My Dog

My dog is the best.  I found him one day when I was taking out the trash.  He was lucky that for some reason that day I happened to look inside of the dumpster before launching my bags in like I usually would.  There was a sadness in its eyes that nearly brought me to tears.  It broke my heart how weak and skinny he looked picking at some weird-looking, discolored bones.  I couldn't help but bring him in for a proper meal.  Since that day, we have become inseparable.

My dog hates being away from me.  So, I bring my dog along with me everywhere; to the park, the market, to the movies and even to the dentist, although they told me not to bring him back again after he got startled and ended up wrecking one of their expensive machines.  I think I'm just not going to go anymore.  I mean, what's the point if I can't bring my dog?  My dog is the best.

I don't understand why some people don't seem to like him.  At the park, people often stop and stare, occasionally telling me to get away from him with their eyes wide, faces twisted in terror.  I don't understand them.  But, I guess they just don't see him the way that I do.  They don't know him like I know him.  I feel as if I've known him my entire life.  Honestly, I barely remember what it was like before my dog.  All of my memories from before that day at the dumpster feel so distant and hazy.

The past week, I’ve been feeling awful; cold and creaky and getting worse.  I have to bundle up when going out to keep warm even though it's summertime.  I'm not sure what's happening to me, but my dog is fine, so there's that.  My dog is the best.  I would hate it if I somehow got him sick.  Fortunately lately, he seems even more lively than ever.  Which is good, though I can barely keep up with him now.  I should probably see a doctor, but they also told me not to bring my dog anymore.  I don't get them.  My dog is the best.  I just hope I don't get too much worse because then who's going to take care of my dog.  It hurts to even think about that sort of possibility because my dog is my whole world.  My dog is the best.