Growing up, I was extremely scared of pets, I didn’t even want to have them around at all, it was so bad that my siblings use to tell me how they will package a little puppy for me as a wedding present because they know I would run out with my wedding gown and they will have my reaction on camera to show my kids.
Few years later, I fell in love with a lover of dogs, he loved dogs so much that he wanted to buy as much as he could take care of, at first, we had so much argument about keeping a pet in the relationship and he just told me I would get to love them. The day he made this statement, I laughed so hard as I told him it was completely impossible for me to love dogs, not in this world or even the one to come and I didn’t mind leaving the relationship for that reason, I had told him affirmatively on that day.
[Lilly and her siblings after birth]
After some time, he brought home an innocent looking puppy who always wanted to be around me, because of how scared I am about dogs, I would always run away from the puppy until one night I had a dream about the puppy. (Everyone I tell about this dream laughs at me, so please don’t laugh too) In the dream, this little puppy was telling me about how much she liked me and how she would like me to stop avoiding her, I promised her in that dream to take care of her and give her attention.
When I woke up in the morning, I shared my dream with my friends and they could not stop making jest of me all through the day but I realized how much my affection grew for the puppy, for the very first time, I went close to her and I tried to touch her, she warmed up nicely to me like an innocent child and it felt as if we both had the same dream. Right from that moment, we began to connect very nicely, she is always excited when I get to serve her meal.
My partner travelled for a long time and it was just Lilly (My dog) and I at home, this period, our affection for one another grew even more as we did practically everything together, those things she could not do, she would sit by me until I am through with it. I loved Lilly more because she was extremely disciplined, she would never mess up the house or act out of instruction. I could leave my food on the table and walk out of the room and regardless of how hungry she gets, she will not touch it until I get back and serve her own food.
The only thing was that, she had a health condition we had to manage, her doctor said it was hereditary and incurable, the only option we had was to manage it which we did to the best of our ability, spending so much money at the time.
[This picture was taken with my mobile phone when she had one of the series of skin condition issue]
When Lilly was two years old, we decided it was time to get her to mate and we told the doctor to help us find a dog with a good health condition to help us do justice. The doctor requested that Lilly spends one week at his place because of distance and I agreed and paid as instructed.
After one week, I saw my dog and I didn’t like the way she looked at all, she looked extremely pale and unkempt, I called the doctor immediately and he said, it was a normal injury that she will get better with time. She stopped eating like before and he said it was a sign of early pregnancy that she will be alright, I had nothing to worry about.
I however became really worried when she became really weak and unable to move at all, the only thing I was feeding her with was milk as instructed by the doctor, he said once she gets over that phase she will be alright. Unfortunately, Lilly didn’t survive that week, I cried so much that night after I heard news of her death and I didn’t stop dreaming about her for some time.
I still miss her basically because she was the first dog I had and she understood me perfectly, I was also hoping she would have kids and we will have a larger dog family but unfortunately, we lost her to the cold hands of death.
I have another dog now who is also very lovely and extremely protective of me but today, I remember Lilly as my first dog and I am dedicating this post to her, may her soul continue to rest in peace. Thank you all for reading, I wish you a peace filled evening.
Hi, I am Tobi a writer, a speaker, relationship counselor, lover of good music. I love making friends and learning from people, I sincerely appreciate every love I get from members of the community, do well to keep them coming