Two hearts in one home
For Doky, the best dog a little girl could’ve asked for.
There are many stories about the immense love between a person and their dog. This particular story is about mine.
When I was little, my life was quite turbulent. It’s ironic because childhood is what you miss the most when you grow up. My home was full of conflicts that were never resolved. My life was truly chaotic, and it hadn’t even begun yet.
I will always be grateful to my mother for all the support she has given me. For striving and giving me a life full of luxuries. However, when it came to animals, she wasn’t the best. My mother didn’t like pets and often argued with my father about it. She found other homes for the animals we had and sent them away. At that time, all I could think about was that no dog would stay with me until the end of its life. I will never know what it is like to have a dog that grows old with me.
As life went on, on May 1, 2014, on my way to my grandmother’s house, I saw the most beautiful puppy in the world a few blocks from my house. I remember that a man had a box with four puppies, three females and one male. There was my future dog. I approached the man to ask him about the dog, and he said that to take it with me, we had to pay him $100.
At the time, it was common to buy dogs on the streets or in pet stores in my country.
My mom didn’t have that kind of money to take the puppy home, and she wasn’t even sure she wanted to buy it. We went to my grandmother’s house as planned, and I cried throughout lunch to convince my mother to pay the $100 so that I could finally have a dog for many years to come. At the end, my mother was convinced that this dog had to be ours. We went back to the store and saw that the dog that had impressed me was the only one left for sale. My mother convinced the man to sell the puppy for $85, and he agreed.
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The dog stayed with me. I named him Doky, after the black and white dog from the famous Discovery Kids show.
Since then, 11 years of the best time of my life have passed. Without a doubt, the arrival of my dog was what I needed to continue the adventure of growing up.
I once read that dogs hate hugs, but since they know their owners love them, they let themselves be hugged. That phrase makes sense with my Doky. I’m sure he hates having his personal space invaded and, above all, being hugged and kissed incessantly.
Maybe all the dogs I lost knew what I was waiting for years later and together decided to send me the kindest, sweetest, and happiest dog to keep me company. I don’t know what I would do without him wagging his tail and following me everywhere.
There is no doubt that dogs are angels on earth.
Thank you, Doky, for teaching me about unconditional love. Without your company, I wouldn’t be writing this now, at almost 21 years old. No matter how much time passes, you are the best dog this girl could ever wish for.
