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第25章 宠物情缘Ozzie2（第1页）

第25章宠物情缘Ozzie（2）

IfIwassadhewouldstayomeandlookintomyeyesahatbriomyeyeseventoday。Hewouldreadgentlytouchmyfacewithhispaw。Asyouwellimagihingswouldthehtheworldwasthatwasbme。Weexperiencedourfirstearthquaketogether。Whatamemorythatwas！IgrabbedOzzieandstoodihedoorframeaswewerebeingjostledaround，ItoldhimitwasMotherNaturehigandasscaredashewasheseemedtoknowIwastryingto。

&hegroundstoppedshakioputsomesuppliesiotaketomyedtowatdwhatIwasdoing。AsIaringtoleavehegotinthebagandjustbarkedaookthattomean“Hey，youarenotleavingmebehind！”

It’ssoveryspeyouhavethesemomentsasitisasuresignofaveryspedthatstartstogrowtoincludebodylanguageahappenswithadogitisen。

IalwaysfeltthatOzziehadanunyabilitytoknowwhateant。MsIwouldstirandcallout“Breakfast”。Ozzieoffthebedandru。Iwouldpretendtogobacktosleep。WewouldplaythisgameabouttwotimeswhenfinallyforthethirdtimeIwouldsay“Breakfast”，Ozziewouldstarttoleappauseandturhalookthatsaid“OhNo！Iamwisetothat！”

Ozziewasveryhealthyallhislifeandnotafussyeater。IfthereeoffoodthatIwouldservehimthathedidn’tlikeIwouldaskhimto“PleaseeatitandIwouldnotbuyitagain。”Iwasverysurprisedwhenhewouldeatit！Iwouldgivehimabathwhiethingheenjoyed。Wheheageof15thatisseventimesahuman’sagesoheindeedwasasenior！HedevelopedaknownasCitistus。Thisisfatalforamaledogifheyareourinate。Sohewouldhave“attadIwouldhavetorushhimtothevet。Itwentthiswayforafewmonthsuwasabletogivememediethatstoppedtheproblem。Ihadtobesurehetookthemedidwatchhimverycarefully。Atthisagethevetsaidtoexpegahingbuthereicely。

WherewelivedOzziewastheonlydog。Iheo。So，hebecamethe“masdularwithalltheneighbors。Hewouldvisitandkeeppanywithsomeofthetenantsandtheywerealwaysdelightedandwouldgivehimtreatshisfavanyki。

AboutayearafterhisboutwiththeCitistusOzzie’ssightandheariogo，alongwithlosingtrolofhisbowels。Iwouldhavetoupafterhimahaneyedropper。Iknewhewasgoingaobeinfamiliarsurroundings。

Ithadbeensugroadwehadtraveled！IfeltsohonoredaohavebeeohaveOzziebeepartofmylife。

ThereisnodoubtthatItrulyfeelthatwelearnsomeofourlife’slessonsfromourpets。FromOzzieIlearahebiggestlessontomewaswhenthiofdytheendofyourrope，helpsomeonewhoisihenyoutakeyourmindoffyourself。ThiseomewhenOzziewassick。Ihadmahattime，butIfogforOzzie，andithelpedmereleasealotofstressandasnotthinkingaboutmyself。

ItooksomevaefrommyjobandmadeOzzieasfortableasIcould。Afterallwehadbeenthroughalottogethera。

OnFebruary1，1991Ozziedied。Hewas16yearsold。

Ihadpickedhimupanderingtohimwhatabraveandwonderfulpanionhehadbeen，butitwasokayifhehadtoleaveme。IpromisedhimIwouldbeokay。Withthatheweaklybarkedhisgoodbye。

Ihadhimcrematedandhisashesscatteredureeoerygrouimemybossviewedalossofapetthesameasthelossofafamilymemberaimeoff。

&wasbrokeninamillionpieces。IsaidIwouldbeokayandIhadmadeapromisesolifewenton。IstillmissOzzieandit’sbeen10years！Hemadealastingimpressionandimpaylifesodeepthatithastakehislongtowriteaboutit。Ifeelheisalwayswithme，andwillalwaysholdaspecialplamyheartthathashadtimetohealsincehispassing。

&hsafterOzzie’sdeathIhadfallenasleepandhadadreamaboutveryloudinmyear。Iwokewithastarttothesmellofsmoke。Ihadleftapaove，andOzziewokemeup！

So，forallyouanimalloversrememberyourpetsarewithyouforareasoimesyoudiscoveritwhiletheyarewithyouauntiltheyaregone。Enjoyyourtimewithyourpetsyouwillbesurprisedwhatlifelessonsyou。

IamveryhratefulfOzzieinmylife。

AboutayearafterOzzie’sdeath，Iwassittitable。ItwasarainydayandIwasshpapers。

Iheardaveryloud“bark”atthebackdoor。

Ah！That’saory…