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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…