The Dog

I've always wanted a dog. A pooch. In fact I did have one apparently when I was just born, but alas it seems the post birth me was offensive to the poor thing and after several attempts to eat me my parents had him put to sleep. Strange to think that had that dog had the meal he intended on having I wouldn't be here today.

Maybe I am just a bit masochistic, but I will soon be inviting another dog into my life (hooray!). Luckily however, many years have now passed and I am a lot bigger than said dog so there would have to be a large amount of effort on its part to eat me. In fact, I fully expect that I would notice my limbs being chewed long before I was in any real danger. So this time round, it's all very exciting.

The fact of the matter is that my ownership of a dog is fate. Myself and my partner have discussed getting a dog for months and had planned to look for one shortly after we moved house (due to happen in the next few days). A couple of weeks back, a poor little jack russel cross whippet cross lab pooch was abandoned in my work place. Just dumped behind the till by some scum of the earth who either didn't want or couldn't look after her. Each time I see the action on the camera it makes my blood boil. There is no reason to abandon a dog. Even people who have a true and honest reason for no longer being able to look after and animal should know better than to take the pet anywhere but a rescue home or veterinarian practice.

Thankfully I work with some of the most kind hearted people in the world, all of us naturally love animals. Perhaps this was what was in the mind of the nasty pasty who left her with us. One of the girls took her home and has been looking after her since, taking her to the Vet to be checked over and having her first injections done. Luckily our little abandonee seems to be in perfect health, other than a slight case of separation anxiety which I think is only natural. Soon enough our little pup will be with us in our new home soaking up all the attention it could possibly want.

So there we have it, how one of the cruellest acts in the world can be transformed into a happy ending. A fairy tale for puppies if you will. I only wish all abandoned animals were so lucky as to be left with my team (not that this is a call for that to happen - there are far better equipped places for this to happen!). It gives you a little insight into what rescue shelters have to deal with on a daily basis. I fully intend to do as much work as I can to help them ease their load, if not for their sake, for the sake of the helpless creatures who can no longer rely on their human owners who fail to take responsibility for their care.