小说园>让我留在你的身边歌曲 > 第25章 宠物情缘0zzie2（第1页）
第25章 宠物情缘0zzie2（第1页）
Iwassadhewouldstaynexttomeandlookintomyeyesandinagesturethatbringstearstomyeyeseventoday。Hewouldreachoutandgentlytouchmyfacewithhisaw。Asyoucanwellimaginethingswouldthenbeokaywiththeworldnomatterwhatitwasthatwasbotheringme。Weexeriencedourfirstearthquaketogether。Whatamemorythatwas！IgrabbedOzzieandstoodinsideofthedoorframeaswewerebeingjostledaround，ItoldhimitwasMotherNaturehiccuingandasscaredashewasheseemedtoknowIwastryingtocomforthim。
AfterthegroundstoedshakingIbegantoutsomesuliesinaduffelbagtotaketomycar。OzzieseemedtowatchmeandwhatIwasdoing。AsIwasrearingtoleavehegotinthebagandjustbarkedandbarked。Itookthattomean“Hey，youarenotleavingmebehind！”
It’ssoverysecialwhenyouhavethesemomentsasitisasuresignofaverysecialbondthatstartstogrowtoincludebodylanguageandwhenithaenswithadogitisneverforgotten。
IalwaysfeltthatOzziehadanuncannyabilitytoknowwhatcertainwordsmeant。MorningsIwouldstirandcallout“Breakfast”。Ozziewouldleaoffthebedandruntothekitchen。Iwouldretendtogobacktoslee。WewouldlaythisgameabouttwotimeswhenfinallyforthethirdtimeIwouldsay“Breakfast”，Ozziewouldstarttoleaauseandturntomewithalookthatsaid“OhNo！Iamwisetothat！”
Ozziewasveryhealthyallhislifeandnotafussyeater。IftherewasatyeoffoodthatIwouldservehimthathedidn’tlikeIwouldaskhimto“PleaseeatitandIwouldnotbuyitagain。”Iwasverysurrisedwhenhewouldeatit！Iwouldgivehimabathwhichwassomethingheenjoyed。WhenOzziereachedtheageof15thatisseventimesahuman’sagesoheindeedwasasenior！HedeveloedaconditionknownasCitistus。Thisisfatalforamaledogifnottreatedastheyarenotabletourinate。Sohewouldhave“attacks”andIwouldhavetorushhimtothevet。Itwentthiswayforafewmonthsuntilthevetwasabletogivememedicinethatstoedtheroblem。Ihadtobesurehetookthemedicineandwatchhimverycarefully。Atthisagethevetsaidtoexectanythingandeverythingbutherecoverednicely。
WherewelivedOzziewastheonlydog。Infacthewastheonlyet。So，hebecamethe“mascot”andwasoularwithalltheneighbors。Hewouldvisitandkeecomanywithsomeofthetenantsandtheywerealwaysdelightedandwouldgivehimtreatshisfavoritebeinganykindofmeat。
AboutayearafterhisboutwiththeCitistusOzzie’ssightandhearingbegantogo，alongwithlosingControlofhisbowels。Iwouldhavetocleanuafterhimandfeedhimwithaneyedroer。IknewhewasgoingandIwantedhimtobeinfamiliarsurroundings。
Ithadbeensuchalongroadwehadtraveled！IfeltsohonoredandrivilegedtohavebeenchosentohaveOzziebecomeartofmylife。
ThereisnodoubtthatItrulyfeelthatwelearnsomeofourlife’slessonsfromourets。FromOzzieIlearnedPatience，TrustandLove。Thebiggestlessontomewaswhenthingsgetoutofcontrolandyouarenearingtheendofyourroe，helsomeonewhoisinworseshae，thenyoucantakeyourmindoffyourself。ThiswaswhathaenedtomewhenOzziewassick。Ihadmanyroblemsatthattime，butIfocusedoncaringforOzzie，anditheledmereleasealotofstressandworrywhenIwasnotthinkingaboutmyself。
ItooksomevacationtimefrommyjobandmadeOzzieascomfortableasIcould。Afterallwehadbeenthroughalottogetherandhedeservedit。
OnFebruary1，1991Ozziedied。Hewas16yearsold。
Ihadickedhimuandwaswhiseringtohimwhatabraveandwonderfulcomanionhehadbeen，butitwasokayifhehadtoleaveme。IromisedhimIwouldbeokay。Withthatheweaklybarkedhisgoodbye。
IhadhimcrematedandhisashesscatteredunderabeautifultreeonthePetCemeterygrounds。Atthetimemybossviewedalossofaetthesameasthelossofafamilymemberandgavemesometimeoff。
Myheartwasbrokeninamillionieces。IsaidIwouldbeokayandIhadmadearomisesolifewenton。IstillmissOzzieandit’sbeen10years！Hemadealastingimressionandimactonmylifesodeethatithastakenmethislongtowriteaboutit。Ifeelheisalwayswithme，andwillalwaysholdaseciallaceinmyheartthathashadtimetohealsincehisassing。
AfewmonthsafterOzzie’sdeathIhadfallenasleeandhadadreamaboutOzziebarkingveryloudinmyear。Iwokewithastarttothesmellofsmoke。Ihadleftaanonthestove，andOzziewokemeu！
So，forallyouanimalloversrememberyouretsarewithyouforareason。Sometimesyoudiscoveritwhiletheyarewithyouandsometimesnotuntiltheyaregone。Enjoyyourtimewithyouretsyouwillbesurrisedwhatlifelessonsyoucanlearn。
IamveryhonoredandgratefulforhavingOzzieinmylife。
AboutayearafterOzzie’sdeath，Iwassittingatthekitchentable。ItwasarainydayandIwassortingthroughaers。
Iheardaveryloud“bark”atthebackdoor。
Ah！That’sanotherstory…
