一直以来，我都很想养一只小狗。搬家后，当室友把这只小狗带来时，我知道我儿时的梦想终于实现了。我喜欢它每天跟在我脚边，我喜欢每天清晨醒来听到它的小爪子挠地板的声音……它已经成了我最好的朋友。
Growingup,Ialwayswantedadog.Probablybecausemostofmyfriendshadthem,myfavoriteTVfamilieshadthem,anditjustseemednormal,andAmerican,tohaveapoochinthehouse.
MyDadisveryclean.Notjustclean,ImightsaymoreDannyTanner?ishinhishabits.Asin,hehosesdownthebackyard,andfrontwalkway,andevengetshalfwaydownthestreet,justforfun,untilwehavetoyell,“Dad,you?rewastingwater!Youcan?thosedowntheworld!”Thenhestops,andcomesinside,andstartstheveryimportanttaskofscrubbingthefingerprintsmudgesoffthewalls.
So,nodog.WhenIwaseight,wemovedacrosstowntoalargerhouse,withapool,ina“safer”neighborhood,inagatedcommunity.Withalargeyard.Iwasveryagainstmoving.Why,Icried,werewepickingupanddesertingeverythingandeveryoneweknewandloved?!Ouroldhousewasgreat,wehadanavocadotree,itwasonasupersteephill,whatmorecouldyouwant?Well,inordertocalmmedown,Iguess,myparentstoldmethatwecouldgetadogwhenwemovedtothenew,barrenhome.Iwassold.Iquicklyshutmytrap.
Ifeelitwasserendipitousthatwedidn?tgetadogafterthemove.MyparentssaidthatIwouldneverwalkit,whichIvehementlydenied,butwhichwasprobablytrue.AndsayingwewouldgetadogandnotfollowingthroughwasprettymuchtheONLYthingmyparentseverpromisedthatdidn?thappeninmylifesofar.Iguiltedthemaboutitforafewyears,sobbingonholidayswhenIsaid“theonlythingIwantisadog”andrefusedpresents.Thensnuckthemintomyroomonthesly.
Iaminmytwentiesnow,andournewroommatejustmovedin.Shehasadog.AWestHighlandTerrier,orWestie,astheyareknown.Heisfluffy,butnottoofluffy,small,butnottoosmall,white,butnottoowhite.Heisperfect.
Idon?tevenbelieveinperfectionreally,butthisdogisperfectforME.It?sthedogIalwaysdreamtofhaving,anditlovesmeasIknewadogwould.Atfirstwewouldscareeachother,Iwasnotusedtohavinganon?human,livingthingwithabeatingheartfollowingmearoundanditwouldsurprisemearoundcorners.
Slowly,wegotusedtoeachother.NowIcantellwhenthedogneedstogoout,orwhenhejustseesafewbirdsinouryard.Igivethedoggiewater,Iwalkhim,andIteachhimboundaries.MyboyfriendwasimpressedwhenItaughthimhowtolieinhisbedwhilethehumansareeating,soasnottobotherus.“Ican?tbelievehelistenstoyou.”
Insomeways,IamgladIhavebeenforcedtowaituntilthisagetohaveadogaround.Idon?ttakehimforgranted.IamhappyeverymorningwhenIwakeupandhearhislittlenailsclickingacrossthefloor.Weareagoodmatch.Icanseehowadogisnotforeveryone.Theyareveryneedyandrequirealotofattention.
Nowmyparentsaresemi?retiredbutmyDadtravelsalotforwork.He?sofftoLuxembourg,Mexico,ortheTurksandCaicoseverymonth.IaskmyMomifshewouldlikeadogtokeephercompany.Shesaysno,shehasastepdognow(ours)andshecanvisititwhenevershewants.
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