It is always said and believed by millions all over the world that BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER. But, still when I talk about this phrase, it makes no sense to me at all. Of course, always my family is and will be the best, but whom I am talking about is my baby, the baby whom I never gave birth to, whom I mothered from the age of eleven.
She entered my life at a very tender age, but I entered her life when she was just 20 days old. She was brought in a small basket, and when I opened it, out came this fluffy baby, who was so eager to see me that I lost myself in the beauty of her happiness. When I picked her up, I felt she was hugging me, enquiring, where have I been all this time?
Well, she became the best part of my life henceforth.
She didn’t demand anything from me, except, well, you couldn’t hide food from her at all. I loved her but the only thing which she ever loved was ‘Food’. She was such a food-lover that even if it was mid-night and it was food, you couldn’t make her to sleep. Well, that’s’ my baby for you, but wait she was never chubby at all, how much ever she ate. I don’t know whether there was an ‘automatic diet mechanism’ inside her, well she was never so chubby that I couldn’t pick her up because if that was the case I would always miss the warmth of our hug when I carried her, even though she didn’t like to be carried or hugged. She was the only pet till now that I have seen who hated these touchy-touchy gestures. Well, I always ignored her hate and was always hugging and petting her even if she sometimes tried her best to wriggle out of my hands.
Well, she was my favorite pastime, every time I was at home and playing with her was the only one thing and we both used to enjoy it as much as possible. When she was very young, less than 2 years, she could perform all these circus like antics, like playing with her own tail and going round and round in circles, or trying to play with a frog and if the frog jumps towards her, she would jump back a step and quickly run towards the house, and, if she is extremely bored then she would come and nudge my hands so that even I would start attacking and pushing her and a tug-of-war would soon ensue for my hands. She was the most active of all the dogs I had ever come across as I would only see her resting when she was sleeping. She dared not sleep anytime other than night because of the fear of something being eaten without her share being kept for herJ
Time just flew by and then she started ageing, her antics reduced, her sleeping time increased and also the fact that she didn’t mind me carrying her now was a welcome change for me. Probably now she didn’t have the energy to wriggle out my hands and was happy with the free transportation facility she was getting without using her energy. But her appetite was ever as usual. That is the only part of her which never changed. If a day she ate a meal a little less, all of us would be perturbed, thinking is she sick. But, even that changed, when my baby was thirteen and a half years old, she was hail and hearty in all other ways except for her age, which is so little in case of human years and so old for dogs. She possibly succumbed to her call from the God, a little painfully, but I was nobody to stop her journey, how much ever I loved her and in one instance she was all gone. But, still I hug that painful moment when she was nearing her death and when I generally patted her with tears barring my vision, she looked at me as well with a replica of the same tears in her eyes as well. That is the last memory of hers with me!
That’s my baby for you! Her name was Rinky, but we all called her all possible sweet names that we could think of in our little hearts. I can write pages and pages for her, but what’s more important for me is that She will always and always remain in my heart forever. There is a beautiful story that I have heard about a little boy whose pet dog is put to sleep due to a rare disease and when everyone talks about the short life given to dogs, the young boy comments as follows:
'People are born so that they can learn how to live a good Life - like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?'
'Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long.'
I couldn’t have added a better ending than the above statement.
Love you my baby, Wherever you go, You will always and always remain in my heart forever..............
She entered my life at a very tender age, but I entered her life when she was just 20 days old. She was brought in a small basket, and when I opened it, out came this fluffy baby, who was so eager to see me that I lost myself in the beauty of her happiness. When I picked her up, I felt she was hugging me, enquiring, where have I been all this time?
Well, she became the best part of my life henceforth.
She didn’t demand anything from me, except, well, you couldn’t hide food from her at all. I loved her but the only thing which she ever loved was ‘Food’. She was such a food-lover that even if it was mid-night and it was food, you couldn’t make her to sleep. Well, that’s’ my baby for you, but wait she was never chubby at all, how much ever she ate. I don’t know whether there was an ‘automatic diet mechanism’ inside her, well she was never so chubby that I couldn’t pick her up because if that was the case I would always miss the warmth of our hug when I carried her, even though she didn’t like to be carried or hugged. She was the only pet till now that I have seen who hated these touchy-touchy gestures. Well, I always ignored her hate and was always hugging and petting her even if she sometimes tried her best to wriggle out of my hands.
Well, she was my favorite pastime, every time I was at home and playing with her was the only one thing and we both used to enjoy it as much as possible. When she was very young, less than 2 years, she could perform all these circus like antics, like playing with her own tail and going round and round in circles, or trying to play with a frog and if the frog jumps towards her, she would jump back a step and quickly run towards the house, and, if she is extremely bored then she would come and nudge my hands so that even I would start attacking and pushing her and a tug-of-war would soon ensue for my hands. She was the most active of all the dogs I had ever come across as I would only see her resting when she was sleeping. She dared not sleep anytime other than night because of the fear of something being eaten without her share being kept for herJ
Time just flew by and then she started ageing, her antics reduced, her sleeping time increased and also the fact that she didn’t mind me carrying her now was a welcome change for me. Probably now she didn’t have the energy to wriggle out my hands and was happy with the free transportation facility she was getting without using her energy. But her appetite was ever as usual. That is the only part of her which never changed. If a day she ate a meal a little less, all of us would be perturbed, thinking is she sick. But, even that changed, when my baby was thirteen and a half years old, she was hail and hearty in all other ways except for her age, which is so little in case of human years and so old for dogs. She possibly succumbed to her call from the God, a little painfully, but I was nobody to stop her journey, how much ever I loved her and in one instance she was all gone. But, still I hug that painful moment when she was nearing her death and when I generally patted her with tears barring my vision, she looked at me as well with a replica of the same tears in her eyes as well. That is the last memory of hers with me!
That’s my baby for you! Her name was Rinky, but we all called her all possible sweet names that we could think of in our little hearts. I can write pages and pages for her, but what’s more important for me is that She will always and always remain in my heart forever. There is a beautiful story that I have heard about a little boy whose pet dog is put to sleep due to a rare disease and when everyone talks about the short life given to dogs, the young boy comments as follows:
'People are born so that they can learn how to live a good Life - like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?'
'Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long.'
I couldn’t have added a better ending than the above statement.
Love you my baby, Wherever you go, You will always and always remain in my heart forever..............
1 comment:
Hi da..........ohhhhhhh I can feel how much you miss her da.....u were upset for such a long time. I know she is in a better place now. I'm sure she could not have asked for more than all the love bestowed by all of you for the past 13 1/2 years.
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