The Day I Found Love

I thought I’ve seen them before. There were occasions when the daughter of my then "human" threw parties at their house that these two other humans would attend. The guy seemed to love dogs but the lady seemed to be afraid of us. Hmmmm…. Must be the other dogs’ fault. They’re always barking and crying for attention as I just sat here in my corner, penchant and obsrvant of the things happening around me. 

Then one day, voila! The guy and the girl came back! And this time, they took me with them. At first I got scared coz what if they had evil plans for me like being eaten in the side streets of the noisy and polluted city. I heard that from the grapevine. And yeah, word does get around even in the poshest villages of San Juan. On the other hand, my dreams of finally being taken care of by a human could also finally be coming true! At this thought, I let go of my fears and surrendered myslef to the hands of fate. 

They brought me to their car and went to my doctor of two years. Inside the clinic, I was given a nice cold bath. Ahhhhhh, what a refreshing feeling! If only the water wasn’t so cold. But it was invigorating nonetheless. My doctor showed them how to properly clean my ears coz I have such long and  big ones. And my favorite part was the cleaning of my paws especially the parts in between my toes. It tickles every time but I liked it! That way, no fungus can ever try to infect me. Then it was time to change the old leash. We went to the shop dowstairs and they bought me a lot of stuff like my play pen (which I hate… hush, hush), my body collar and leash, my plates and my special food and drink. Wow! I’m so touched. These humans really kow how to make a dog feel valued. I thought that was the end of the good stuff. But what happened next was the part I’ll never forget.

We got back inside the car and just when I thought hey’d let me sit at the back again, the guy let me sit in the middle and the lady who used to be afraid of dogs, sat beside me. She caressed my ears, my head, my neck, my belly…she touched me all over! And it was the nicest feeling in the whole wide dog world! I think my heart skipped a beat when she did that. Oh momma! When we came to a stop, they brought me to this huge place full of humans and other dogs. I’ve never seen so many in my entire life! Arf! Arf! Later that evening, I think my humans got tired already so we all went home… my new home. They fed me and put me to sleep as I started dreaming of more days to come like this. I hope they love me for real this time. Coz I know in my little doggy heart I already do.