The other day my dad asked me how old my oldest dog was. I told him that Bonnette was 12 years old. He started laughing and saying how I told him 12 years ago that she was only going to stay for 2 weeks.
He has a point there. I did only intend to keep her for 2 weeks. But lots of fun stuff happened and she’s stayed with me ever since. And I’m super grateful because she’s a cookie to me! Can’t imagine my life without my little puppie paws!
What I told my dad though was that he shouldn’t sound like he was upset about this long-term canine roommate because my dad loves her more than any one else. I can’t tell you the number of times he and she have sat watching television together. Or how many times he’s given her some of his food. Or the number of times he comes over to my place on any given week to just pet her and give her a hug. He’s not fooling me!!
I told my sister the story of my dad and she laughed saying that ‘he loves Bonnette more than he loves us’. I had to agree with her. They don’t call dogs ‘man’s best friend’ for nothing. My dad is very attached to my dogs and he loves their companionship more than most other things in the world. I feel the same way about my dogs. They always know how to cheer me up and they are great at snuggling!!
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