Princess
Returns:
( A Dog's
Return To Comfort )
When I
was about 7 years old, a friend of mine came to my house to play. She
started to tell me about a house about 2 blocks away that had this dog outside
tied to a post with no water or food, and the owners had just up and left her
there a few days before.
Even
though I was young, I've always had a BIG heart when it comes to animals, no
matter what kind...and when my friend told me this, I just knew I had to go to
this dog...as we went to this home, I heard the dog wimpering out in the back of
this home, I climbed the fence to go in to check on the dog, not knowing what I
was going to find...well here was the most beautiful dog, you ever wanted to
see, she was mostly Collie, but not a full breed, she was mixed with something
but we never knew what. I felt so bad for her cause the temperature was near the
upper 90's that whole week, and she had no shade to lay in, plus there was no
food or water...I just couldn't let this dog die...it was already going into
heat exertion and the dog was in need of very good care...
I
proceeded to bring her home, my parents of course were very upset with me, but
knew I could not let an animal just die, so we took care of her! You could see
it in her eyes, she was so over joyed at the rescue and we fastly became
inseparable...my parents let me have her after we found out the people didn't
want her...so hence I named her Princess....
I was an
only child growing up and I had very little friends that came over to my home,
and since I was usually kept inside the home, my dog became my closest
friend...the bond that I had for this dog was almost as one!
As time
went on, Princess knew my thoughts even before speaking, I took her to kiddie
dog shows and was so proud of those ribbons we won, but then a dreaded day came
when she became very sick...at first we didn't know why cause she was cared for
very good and always went to the vet, well we found out a few days later that
she was poisoned and it was a little too late she was dying...when the end came
I had her head in my lap trying to be the brave soul and comfort her...that is
where she died in my arms...
I was so
heart broken I didn't eat for days...on the third day as I went to bed, I was
curling up to a picture of her and I felt a bounce on my bed ( like someone
jumping on it ) I was so scared...I hid my head under my covers, but then there
was something at my toes, I quickly moved them away, but this THING pounced on
them...ALL OF A SUDDEN, I thought PRINCESS... this was a game we used to play, I
quickly took my head out of the covers...as I tried to look into the darkness, I
noticed a dog, going around in a circle and then laying down at the foot of my
bed!
I just
couldn't believe it, so I turned my Mickey Mouse lamp on the night stand only to
see nothing! The image was gone and so was the feeling of something being on the
bed! My heart leaped as I thought of all the good times I had with Princess and
how much joy she brought to my whole family!
She
returned a few times to me over the next few months, usually when I was feeling
low and alone...in a way she taught me, that I was NEVER alone...and her loving
care that she brought to me as a child...was reward for what I had done for
her!...
My
spirits always rise when I think of this loving dog, and the life that was snuff
from her, but that never stopped her from givng that love back...my mother had
also seen her during this time...playing with some socks we used to give her to
play tug-of-war with!
From:
Shnsassy
ShnSASSY1