Humans' best friend

I always wanted a dog when I was small, but my mom insisted at that age (I was 7 then) that I wouldn't be responsible enough to care for one. Besides, she wanted me to concentrate on studies.

Now that we have a house with a garden big enough to house dogs, we were lucky that a Singaporean couple gave up their Lab when we were hunting around for a dog. I suppose I'm a purist who insists on purebreeds for a pet.

Ethan and Ewan love animals with all their hearts, and Brownie's lucky to have 2 of them as responsible owners to bathe and feed him. My heart goes out to the dogs that were abandoned at Pulau Ketam, even if they were cross-breeds. All animals are God's creatures, and if you love them, they will love you back.

The story below is a testament to that.

"Dog's Treasures"

Lucy and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.'
Lucky was a real character. Whenever Lucy and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing.
Lucy or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid all of Lucky's other favorite toys. Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very particular that his toys stay in the box.
It happened that Lucy found out she had breast cancer.
Something told her she was going to die of this disease....
in fact, she was just sure it was fatal. She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her shoulders. The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with Lucky.
A thought struck her...what would happen to Lucky?
Although the three-year-old dog liked Jim, he was Lucy's dog through and through.

If I die, Lucky will be abandoned, Lucy thought.

He won't understand that I didn't want to leave him. The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.
The double mastectomy was harder on Lucy than her doctors had anticipated and Lucy was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening walk faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining and miserable. Finally the day came for Lucy to leave the hospital.
When she arrived home, Lucy was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the steps to her bedroom. Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap. Lucky stood watching Lucy but he didn't come to her when she called. It made Lucy sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.
When Lucy woke for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong. She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While she had slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing his beloved mistress all his favorite things in life.
He had covered her with his love.
Lucy forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began living again, walking further and further together every day. It's been 12 years now and Lucy is still cancer-free.
Lucky? He still steals treasures and stashes them in his toy box but Lucy remains his greatest treasure.

Remember.... live every day to the fullest.

Each minute is a blessing from God.

And never forget....the people who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards.

They are the ones that care about us.