My Thoughts on Dogs...
- Brenda Mroch
- Jan 2
- 4 min read
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Let me start by saying that if you do not love or at least like dogs...you will not like this blog...but for you lovers of dogs, please continue...
Gosh, have you ever thought about what life would be without the love from a dog?! God sure knew what he was doing when he created these wonderful Blessings for us! Not sure where the saying "Dogs are mans best friend"came from...but it truly makes sense to me.
Growing up in a family with 6 other siblings...well, what that meant is, I never really had my very own dog...even though our pets had to be shared, I loved them all of course and have always been a huge animal lover.
There was a popular sitcom called the Beverly Hillbillies that I loved to watch as a kid...Ellie Mae who was the niece of a millionaire who had a multitude of pets, she adored animals just like me....oh how I envied her!
On my bucket list of wishes is to someday hang out with a baby elephant! I know I know...I adore all baby animals ...they have such a silly innocence about them and are so fun to watch. Did you ever see how baby Panda Bears act?!? Oh my goodness they are such a hoot!
It actually was not until 2017 that I experienced the amazing unconditional love from my very own dog...and he turned out to be exactly what my heart needed at that time in my life. My oldest son Jonah had passed away the year before and at times I was feeling like a lost soul... an opportunity came about for us adopt the cutest, tiny pit bull mixed white puppy, with a brown patched left eye who needed love and a mommy...he was 6 weeks old, super adorable and super smart...his name was Ollie. He seemed to know who he was...so we just kept the name which seemed to perfectly fit this tiny little Earth Angel.
He was exactly what my broken heart needed, my attention and focus was taken off my brokenness and put into this cute little puppy who had taken to me the moment we met! He was such a well behaved dog and I took him wherever I went. Our walks were him always leading the way, not having to be leashed up but having his leash in my hand just in case we came across others...at which time I would hook him up and Ollie would just ignore the other dogs walking by them like a King...I always wanted a dog that listened and stayed by my side like that!
He was the best medicine for my soul...always happy and making my heart happy...always watching out for me...I actually had thoughts that Jonah had something to do with bringing Ollie into my life to help me with my grief...
When Ollie was about 2.5 years old he became very sick...long story made short after thousands of dollars of tests, we found out he had been born with kidney disease and would have to be on dialysis...oh my gosh...the cost to keep him alive would be astronomical, what kind of life would that be for a pup...for my Ollie boy?!?
It was heart wrenching to put this beautiful pup down...I asked the vet hospital if we could do it outside...my son Shane came with me...I sat on the blanket telling Ollie to come lay by me and he obediently obeyed as he always did...not long at all after the shot, Ollie took his last breathe...oh man, it took all my energy to walk back to the car hanging onto my Shanes arm... sobbing almost uncontrollably...that night before crying myself to sleep, I visualized Ollie with Jonah...whispering to Jonah to take care of him until I got there...
According to me, there is no question if dogs go to Heaven. How can they not!?!
This sweet puppy had helped through a very tough time in my life...he clearly was a gift... an earth angel meant for me. I will always feel thankful thoughts for having him in my life even if it was for a short period of time. I now have another wonderful dog named Yoshi...he is awesome too...he leads our walks just like Ollie did!
How did I get so lucky to have not 1 but 2 amazing dogs in my lifetime?!? Thank you God! Having these fur babies in my life has been a beautiful thing and we humans can certainly learn how to have unconditional love towards each other from these 4 legged lovelies...
I have often wondered if I would love them as much... if they could talk?!
Those eyes speak to me at times... where I am trying to figure out what exactly are they thinking or trying to tell me??
Yes...I talk to Yoshi every day and I am sure he knows what I am saying! :) I kiss his forehead and tell him how much I love him all the time...I am a lucky girl to have this pooch...the only downside to loving a dog, is we outlive these beautiful angels...but the love that bonds us, well ...I believe when itś my time to leave this earth...I will be reunited with these precious babies.
You do realize what dog spelled backwards is right?!
Before I say good bye...I want to wish you all a Happy and Blessed New Year!
Until next time I hope you...
Choose Faith...and Always Love...xo
Brenda
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