My life changed dramatically 13 years years ago. I got a dog and named him BINGO.
Bingo is a soft-coated whitish brown doggie,very sensitive,short tempered and had a mind of his own...
Bingo has pretty much set the rules of the house ever since. He sleeps on the bed, guards his favorite ball and eats his evening biscuits with so much craze.
He has taught me where all the cats reside, which garden gates have dogs behind them, and which hydrants are the most popular stops. Bingo has taken me down roads and lanes and side streets I didn't even know existed. :)
He stops to smell the bushes. Little did I realize that with a pet, I was headed toward a life of pockets stuffed with full of surprises.
Who knew that the mail would no longer be delivered, nor the trash picked up, in the same quiet manner? Each visitor's arrival is now announced.
Bingo sees to that, standing on his hind legs and barking out the window at the daily invaders. I now see things from his point of view, from his perspective. No longer is a walk through the streets just a walk through the streets; it's an adventure. Squirrels! Snakes! Bingo alerts me to all animals, large and small, and protects me from all danger. No longer is a spotless kitchen floor a high priority. Hair on the sofa? Who even sees it anymore?
I wonder what life was like before the Bingo came along.
What did I do with my mornings before he started coming to sit outside the bathroom door to watch me? Who made a fool out of me before he came along? :)
In fact, some of my best conversations in the past thirteen years have been with Bingo. And that look from him always reassures me that everything will turn out okay.
I'd spent half my life looking for love in all the wrong places. Little did I realize it could be waiting for me back at home by the front door, ready with a big, wet kiss and a wagging tail.
"You're back!" he says,"Let's play! Let's eat! "
But people who say they don't have time for a dog mystify me. What they're saying is they don't have time for unconditional love. Can that be true?
Who have stumbled into the world of dogs know are very lucky.
They will never be alone again.
Never be unloved again.
Never be bored.
They will always have someone who thinks we are wise beyond our years, someone who won't judge us by our waist size or the kind of looks we have.
At this very moment, Bingo is lying in my garden, sprawled out on his side and eyes closed forever.
He is in my heart forever.
I didn't get just a dog thirteen years ago. I got a life.
Its only been days
but i have not forgotten you,
still remembering my friend
so loyal and true.
Theres not a day that goes by
that you don't enter my mind,
a friend that I had
like no other kind.
I go out to our garden
where we used to play,
and its then that im reminded
that you are not here today.
It saddens me so much
to think that you are gone,
but i know you are at peace
and your spirit will live on.
I think of you daily
as I look high above,
to send you sweet kisses
and my prayers with love...
