| This dog's name is Ben.He was my present for Christmas 2000.It was the greatest present I ever got.While alive, he was the best friend I could have ever had.Unfortunately, he got cancer in 2011.He was put to sleep on the 9th of January 2012.It really was the worst day of my life.In his last days of life,he has been going through a lot of pain.He was completely deaf and nearly blind.Although he could barely make a step, he got up every day, using his last forces to go walking with me.Every few steps he fell down and I had to wait for him to rest and try to get up again.He couldn't bark anymore,but everytime I left,he barked the hardest and the loudest he could.He couldn't eat properly alone so I often took a spoon and fed him.He was the biggest fighter I have ever seen.He looked at me as if he was yearning to tell me he's trying to stay alive.I feel like a half of me has been burried with him.Although he's gone, there's nothing in this world that could ruin the friendship we had and still have.I'd give my life for him,and I know he would do the same.He has been beaten by our neighbour, shot by some lunatic, almost got hit by a car and he just kept on living.It's rare to find a friend with a good heart.This friend had the best heart in the world.The first day I got him,my dad threw him a piece of some pink cake on the floor.It was the first thing he ate at our place.When I felt like his days are almost over, me and my mom made a pink cake a I gave it to him.I wanted him to know I remember everything about him. This photo is special to me because I can see myself in his eyes.I truly hope someday I'll see myself in his eyes again. |














