I knew that our dog Smokey was special from the moment
that we rescued him from the animal shelter or
“dog jail” as we called it.
There were many dogs to choose from and they were all
barking for our attention. I just knew that Smokey was the one
that we wanted. He just sat there as proud as could be as if he
was saying “I don’t care about all the noise and confusion around here
I’m just going to sit here”.
He was an older dog that was just weeks away from being put down.
Everyone at the shelter seemed to try to make us choose another
dog that was younger and this made us more determined
to take him home.
He was a quiet dog. So quiet that a neighbor once
remarked “Do you guys have a dog?”
We didn’t know if he could bark at all because we had him for
three days before we heard him bark and it was such a shock
that we just stood there and laughed.
I loved to come home from work and see him come through
his doggie door all excited to me.
He loved to go for walks and it’s like he knew when you
were getting ready to go even before you had the
leash in your hand.
We only had him for two years but he brought so much joy
into our lives and we wouldn’t trade that time for
anything in the world.
He was such a good dog and I don’t know what we’re going to do
to get over our grief of losing him.
Arlene
| Smokey |
| Arlene |