Hi, my name is Kristy and I am writing a true story about my dream dog and how she became mine.
Back in 2012 I had a regretful and heart-breaking decision to make. I had to put my Shar-Pei to sleep. It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life and it wasn't a light one at that. Still to this day, I remember the last day I had to say goodbye like it is a bad dream that keeps reoccurring. They say the loss of a loved one gets easier to live with but they don't tell you that it never completely heals or goes away, that the last day you see them and the state their in, or the last hug and kiss you gave and the last goodbye you say to them lingers on in your memories forever more. But the loss does become easier, until you find something that makes you weep like a baby due to the hurt from missing that animal or loved one is brought back up through a story or a scripture on a piece of paper once more.
I decided to get a bulldog but was turned off getting one at the time because friends of ours had told me that they aren't built for this climate, that they die due to the heat here. So, instead I settled for a Swedish Vallhund but I wasn't able to choose him, I wasn't able to even get the sex I originially wanted due to it being the only girl of the litter and while I was still trying to find a way to cope and deal with the loss of my companion, best friend and protector, this boy wasn't mine, not really. He was everyone else's dog and I felt guttered and depressed once more, but I didn't give him up, I kept him. I then ended up living with my boyfriend and again, my dog wasn't mine, he was my boyfriends dog. I saved up and said to myself that this was my time to get my dream dog, the bulldog. I looked for a breeder and I paid for my bulldog, got her back in 2017 and she carries my Shar-Pei's name in remembrance of him. My boyfriend hated her and even told me so; one night he came home drunk and unable to stand and walk on his own two feet as usual... only this night was different to all the other late nights I would stay up and wait for him; this night she accidently tripped him and he went to hit her with a chair. I left him not long after that and never looked back. I was happier on my own with my bulldog and Swedish Vallhund because I was always on edge when I was living with my then boyfriend after being threatened repeatedly by his family and in fear of my safety, animals safety and also in fear of his health, I became a prisoner in his home due to fear of going out and who I might have run into while in the street. It wasn't a way to live.
My bulldog is now three years old and I don't regret my decision. She is my light that guided me through my time in hospital due to a deep vein thrombosis which nearly claimed my life as well as getting me out of my toxic relationship. Ever since the loss of my Shar-Pei, I have become obsessively protective of my fur babies, especially my dogs, so without my bulldog, I really don't think I would be where I am today and I don't think I would have had the strength I did to get out of hospital and make it back to her back in 2018. She is my rock, my light, my everything. She is very special to me and continues to help me with her support during my severe anxiety and depression on a daily basis. I love her with all of my heart.
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