Oopsie. So its been a little while since I posted. Well, ive got a good excuse. Ive got my hands full. Saturday, August 9th was my birthday…so not last Saturday….but the Saturday before that (lol). I wrote here that I hoped to get a puppy…and I did! I got the exact puppy that I posted a picture of, and ive posted a couple pictures since.

His name is Charlie and hes a little Boston Terrier. The reason I chose a Boston Terrier was because my dad has one, and has had another in the past, and they are the most intelligent of the small/medium dog breeds. My dad really thinks a lot of the breed and even spending time with his Boston whos name is Lucy, I could tell they are very smart, loving, compassionate doggies that LOVE their masters and would do anything to please them. Very good companion dogs and thats what I wanted more than anything…a companion. I didnt chose a puppy based on how cute they were, or whatever. I researched a couple of breeds and decided that a Boston Terrier would be the best breed for me because of their characteristics, and they are relatively low maintenance, like short walks, dont like long walks, are perfect for apartments, etc, etc, etc. That sounded the best for me…and I was right. I really couldnt be happier with my little Charlie. I love him to death.

I was pretty worried about how him and my king kittie, Claude, would get along. Well..I am more than happy to report that they get along swimmingly. They play for hours at a time. Sometimes I do think that Claude is getting angry at Charlie..and could have the potential to hurt him…and because of that I watch them and monitor them. I do not leave them alone together at all because the actions of a cat are really unpredictable and you just never can tell, you know?

In other news….
I was laid off from my job. Ive been stressed out and depressed because of that. I have to find something new.. and soon. I do have an interview set up on Tuesday for something I am really not enthused about doing but I have to make money and I have to do it ASAP. Ive decided that I want to go to beauty school so I need a job to save up money to help me get into school, and pay for it throughout, etc.

Anyway…I started this entry like…hours and hours ago, so im gonna hop off of here and watch some TV or something. Buh Bye!!!!

It happened when I watched this video.
And, more specifically..it happened when I read the video description.

I have had a lot of death in my family. Human death. Its been happening pretty much since I was born, however..ive never ever had a “pet” die. I dont really even like referring to our little furrie companions as “pets.” Claude is not my pet. We have a relationship. I take care of him and he loves me and I love him. He really loves both me and Soda a lot and its very obvious to us. Just the other day Claude was laying on the back of the couch and Soda came home. Whenever we come home we just drop everything and run to greet him because hes been left without us for a while. So Soda came up to him and put his face about a foot away from Claudes and said..”Hey Claude..youre sleepy..I can tell” then Claude reached out as far as he could just to touch Sodas face. He is our friend.

A lot of people dont understand this relationship that some humans have with our animal companions. Even some “pet owners” dont understand it. You raise this creature, it is not even a human, it cannot identify with us as humans, we cannot identify with them as animals yet we raise them and we care for them and we form special bonds with them, strong bonds. For a lot of people, our kitties or our dogs or what have you are there for us always. They dont ever hate us. And, if they get mad, theyre only mad for a little while. They are loyal and loyalty is something that we humans have forgotten all about. It doesnt matter how we treat our little friends, they are always happy to see us, they comfort us when we are sad, they make us laugh, and they heal us. The benefits of having an animal around is not disputed.

Its a bond that is really, unmatched I think. They do not call us names, they do not turn their backs on us, they do not hurt us. We are not their masters, we are their companions.

So…needless to say..that video was almost too much for me to handle. Ive never lost an animal. Ive never lost a friend. I really cant imagine how I am going to feel if something were to happen to Claude. I try my hardest to keep him very protected. When I adopted him, I told him that I would always try to keep him safe and that he wouldnt ever have to be in a shelter again or in a home where he was unloved and neglected. I would try my hardest to keep him safe and protected from harm. When you take on the responsibility of caring for a creature, you make that unspoken vow to them. So when you lose them and it is out of your control and you just wonder if they are scared and you are hurting because youve broken that vow even though you couldnt help it…I just cant imagine it, really.