第25章宠物情缘Ozzie（2）
IfIwassadhewouldstayomeandlookintomyeyesahatbriomyeyeseventoday。Hewouldreadgentlytouchmyfacewithhispaw。Asyouwellimagihingswouldthehtheworldwasthatwasbme。Weexperiencedourfirstearthquaketogether。Whatamemorythatwas！IgrabbedOzzieandstoodihedoorframeaswewerebeingjostledaround，ItoldhimitwasMotherNaturehigandasscaredashewasheseemedtoknowIwastryingto。
&hegroundstoppedshakioputsomesuppliesiotaketomyedtowatdwhatIwasdoing。AsIaringtoleavehegotinthebagandjustbarkedaookthattomean“Hey，youarenotleavingmebehind！”
It’ssoveryspeyouhavethesemomentsasitisasuresignofaveryspedthatstartstogrowtoincludebodylanguageahappenswithadogitisen。
IalwaysfeltthatOzziehadanunyabilitytoknowwhateant。MsIwouldstirandcallout“Breakfast”。Ozzieoffthebedandru。Iwouldpretendtogobacktosleep。WewouldplaythisgameabouttwotimeswhenfinallyforthethirdtimeIwouldsay“Breakfast”，Ozziewouldstarttoleappauseandturhalookthatsaid“OhNo！Iamwisetothat！”
Ozziewasveryhealthyallhislifeandnotafussyeater。IfthereeoffoodthatIwouldservehimthathedidn’tlikeIwouldaskhimto“PleaseeatitandIwouldnotbuyitagain。”Iwasverysurprisedwhenhewouldeatit！Iwouldgivehimabathwhiethingheenjoyed。Wheheageof15thatisseventimesahuman’sagesoheindeedwasasenior！HedevelopedaknownasCitistus。Thisisfatalforamaledogifheyareourinate。Sohewouldhave“attadIwouldhavetorushhimtothevet。Itwentthiswayforafewmonthsuwasabletogivememediethatstoppedtheproblem。Ihadtobesurehetookthemedidwatchhimverycarefully。Atthisagethevetsaidtoexpegahingbuthereicely。
WherewelivedOzziewastheonlydog。Iheo。So，hebecamethe“masdularwithalltheneighbors。Hewouldvisitandkeeppanywithsomeofthetenantsandtheywerealwaysdelightedandwouldgivehimtreatshisfavanyki。
AboutayearafterhisboutwiththeCitistusOzzie’ssightandheariogo，alongwithlosingtrolofhisbowels。Iwouldhavetoupafterhimahaneyedropper。Iknewhewasgoingaobeinfamiliarsurroundings。
Ithadbeensugroadwehadtraveled！IfeltsohonoredaohavebeeohaveOzziebeepartofmylife。
ThereisnodoubtthatItrulyfeelthatwelearnsomeofourlife’slessonsfromourpets。FromOzzieIlearahebiggestlessontomewaswhenthiofdytheendofyourrope，helpsomeonewhoisihenyoutakeyourmindoffyourself。ThiseomewhenOzziewassick。Ihadmahattime，butIfogforOzzie，andithelpedmereleasealotofstressandasnotthinkingaboutmyself。
ItooksomevaefrommyjobandmadeOzzieasfortableasIcould。Afterallwehadbeenthroughalottogethera。
OnFebruary1，1991Ozziedied。Hewas16yearsold。
Ihadpickedhimupanderingtohimwhatabraveandwonderfulpanionhehadbeen，butitwasokayifhehadtoleaveme。IpromisedhimIwouldbeokay。Withthatheweaklybarkedhisgoodbye。
Ihadhimcrematedandhisashesscatteredureeoerygrouimemybossviewedalossofapetthesameasthelossofafamilymemberaimeoff。
&wasbrokeninamillionpieces。IsaidIwouldbeokayandIhadmadeapromisesolifewenton。IstillmissOzzieandit’sbeen10years！Hemadealastingimpressionandimpaylifesodeepthatithastakehislongtowriteaboutit。Ifeelheisalwayswithme，andwillalwaysholdaspecialplamyheartthathashadtimetohealsincehispassing。
&hsafterOzzie’sdeathIhadfallenasleepandhadadreamaboutveryloudinmyear。Iwokewithastarttothesmellofsmoke。Ihadleftapaove，andOzziewokemeup！
So，forallyouanimalloversrememberyourpetsarewithyouforareasoimesyoudiscoveritwhiletheyarewithyouauntiltheyaregone。Enjoyyourtimewithyourpetsyouwillbesurprisedwhatlifelessonsyou。
IamveryhratefulfOzzieinmylife。
AboutayearafterOzzie’sdeath，Iwassittitable。ItwasarainydayandIwasshpapers。
Iheardaveryloud“bark”atthebackdoor。
Ah！That’saory…