Tag: dog story

• About Face—A Dog Story

  I got her at the pound on my 26th birthday, a fluff-ball Shepherd mix with big brown eyes, floppy ears, and a perfect black diamond dead in the center of her tan forehead. She was just seven weeks old, not yet ready for adoption. I lied to get her out. They found her in the…

  jcafesin

  January 10, 2023

  aging, dogs, pet adoption, pets

  best friends, bff, death, dog lovers, dog story, dying, euthanasia, grieving, loss, pet owners, shepherds

• The Gift and Cost of Love

  

  My mother was crying when I walked into the kitchen around sunset, her hips sunk into the linoleum counter top. She was slouched against the handle of the refrigerator door holding on to it as if to hold herself up. I looked over at my father who sat in his usual place at the head of…

  jcafesin

  June 13, 2022

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  animal lovers, animal rescue, bff, dog lovers, dog story, dogs, german shepherd, grief, loss, man's best friend, pets, shepherd