one day, some strangers came by to my little house, put me into a plastic crate on the back of the van and drove me away. i remember the chinese woman who has taken care of me crying when i left. one of the girls who live in the big house opposite mine cried too. i wondered what was going on...i've never been in a crate before, and i don't really like it as it's smaller than my little house, and i don't know these people who have taken me away.
i don't remember very much what happened, i think i was put into another big thing that was very noisy and then after a long time, the noise stopped. then more strange people came to get my crate out and into another van. then i was brough to this house where there were lots and lots of doggie smells and sounds, but i don't see them. i get put into another little house, like the one i left. these strange people were nice to me though, so i don't feel so frightened.
the next thing i know, there's a familiar smell, and i see that man who used to take me out for long walks, up and down hills with exciting smells and strange creatures. he's standing in front of me! oh wow! oh wow! i haven't seen him in ages!!! he's bending down to pet me and i'm so excited that i give him a hug around his legs. oh, wait...there's someone else with him. i think it's that girl who used to go with me on the long walks. i'm not that excited to see her, as she wasn't that nice to me. although she did drive us to the long walks for a while. then i didn't see her for so long that i've almost forgotten her.
i think this is my new house now, and they come and see me every now and then. but they don't take me for walks. the man - his name is 'dad' - always seem happy to see me. i think the girl - i think her name is 'mum' - seem to be happy to see me too. she doesn't play with me as much as the man does. i think she doesn't like me jumping up on her, but i just want to give her a hug like i give the man a hug. oh well, if she doesn't like me hugging her, then i'll just hug the man.
then all of a sudden, the visits stopped! have they forgotten about me? why haven't they visited me for so long? did they give me to a new family? i was very worried, but the people who feed me are nice to me, so i try to keep my mind off the man and the girl. they disappeared for a while too, when i was back at my little house, but here they are. so maybe they've gone away for a short while and they'll come back and visit me again.
but i was worrying for nothing, because the next time i saw them, they took me out of my new house! i haven't been on a walk for AGES, and i was sooo excited that they were going to take me on the long walk again. but then they put me into the plastic crate and drove away! i was worried that they would put me into the big noisy thing again, so i scratched at the door, but it wouldn't open, and i kept telling them that i wanted to get out, but they only told me that 'it's alright' and that 'we're going home now'. i wonder what 'home' means...i was getting quite happy in my new little house, but i did miss my long walks.
and after a while, we stopped and then they let me out of the crate and into a BIG house! imagine that! i was allowed into the BIG house, where people live!!! there's some new smells around, so i sniff around a bit. the dad and mum keep following me around...i think they are worried that i will go to the toilet in the big house, but they don't know that i don't do toilet in houses. i don't like to go to the toilet in the house, as it's not in my nature. i only do that if i need to, like when i don't get let out of my little house...and after that, i feel very embarassed about it.
then the dad and mum showed me this thing called a 'bed'. it's blue and soft, i wonder if it's mine. i get into it, and they don't scold me or try to get me out of it. maybe it's mine! i lie down experimentally...it's comfortable. much better than the hard floor of my old little house. i scratch at the puffy thing in the middle to make it more comfortable for my head to lie on. i look at the dad and mum, and they're telling me that i'm a good boy, so maybe it IS mine! oh wow...my own 'bed'!
i look around the big house and my new bed and dad and mum...i think this is what home is.
i don't remember very much what happened, i think i was put into another big thing that was very noisy and then after a long time, the noise stopped. then more strange people came to get my crate out and into another van. then i was brough to this house where there were lots and lots of doggie smells and sounds, but i don't see them. i get put into another little house, like the one i left. these strange people were nice to me though, so i don't feel so frightened.
the next thing i know, there's a familiar smell, and i see that man who used to take me out for long walks, up and down hills with exciting smells and strange creatures. he's standing in front of me! oh wow! oh wow! i haven't seen him in ages!!! he's bending down to pet me and i'm so excited that i give him a hug around his legs. oh, wait...there's someone else with him. i think it's that girl who used to go with me on the long walks. i'm not that excited to see her, as she wasn't that nice to me. although she did drive us to the long walks for a while. then i didn't see her for so long that i've almost forgotten her.
i think this is my new house now, and they come and see me every now and then. but they don't take me for walks. the man - his name is 'dad' - always seem happy to see me. i think the girl - i think her name is 'mum' - seem to be happy to see me too. she doesn't play with me as much as the man does. i think she doesn't like me jumping up on her, but i just want to give her a hug like i give the man a hug. oh well, if she doesn't like me hugging her, then i'll just hug the man.
then all of a sudden, the visits stopped! have they forgotten about me? why haven't they visited me for so long? did they give me to a new family? i was very worried, but the people who feed me are nice to me, so i try to keep my mind off the man and the girl. they disappeared for a while too, when i was back at my little house, but here they are. so maybe they've gone away for a short while and they'll come back and visit me again.
but i was worrying for nothing, because the next time i saw them, they took me out of my new house! i haven't been on a walk for AGES, and i was sooo excited that they were going to take me on the long walk again. but then they put me into the plastic crate and drove away! i was worried that they would put me into the big noisy thing again, so i scratched at the door, but it wouldn't open, and i kept telling them that i wanted to get out, but they only told me that 'it's alright' and that 'we're going home now'. i wonder what 'home' means...i was getting quite happy in my new little house, but i did miss my long walks.
and after a while, we stopped and then they let me out of the crate and into a BIG house! imagine that! i was allowed into the BIG house, where people live!!! there's some new smells around, so i sniff around a bit. the dad and mum keep following me around...i think they are worried that i will go to the toilet in the big house, but they don't know that i don't do toilet in houses. i don't like to go to the toilet in the house, as it's not in my nature. i only do that if i need to, like when i don't get let out of my little house...and after that, i feel very embarassed about it.
then the dad and mum showed me this thing called a 'bed'. it's blue and soft, i wonder if it's mine. i get into it, and they don't scold me or try to get me out of it. maybe it's mine! i lie down experimentally...it's comfortable. much better than the hard floor of my old little house. i scratch at the puffy thing in the middle to make it more comfortable for my head to lie on. i look at the dad and mum, and they're telling me that i'm a good boy, so maybe it IS mine! oh wow...my own 'bed'!
i look around the big house and my new bed and dad and mum...i think this is what home is.
