Girl's Best Friend

"A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if your rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary?" -Marley and Me

I've never understood it when people say "it's just a dog", maybe because I've never had "just a dog". I remember when the people showed up with the litter of puppies that Daisy came from. I had been babysitting for a friend of my mom's and her house keeper had showed up and told me she had puppies. I told her I'd take one, but didn't ask mom and dad...so, on that Saturday when she showed up at our house with a litter of puppies, mom and dad were more than a little surprised/mad. That is, until this little runt of a dog went straight to dad. He'd walk around to the other puppies, but this one stuck by him. That's when I knew I was getting the puppy I wanted...and also the moment that she would no longer by my puppy.

Daisy did every thing with us: she'd ride the tube behind the boat, ride the four wheeler, go grocery shopping, and go on vacation. When dad had to run to town, she'd even get the front seat of the pickup. She slept with us, she followed us, she comforted us when nothing else seemed to help. She was so much more than just a dog. She was our family, our comfort, our gift. There is no better blessing than a dog. She completed our family. She was the spoiled "last born". And she will be forever missed.

There is no person who will make me feel as extraordinary as Daisy did. No person will ever smile every time I walk in the room, but she did (insert tail wag). No person will ever just listen and never talk back (although she'd occasionally howl...). No person will ever have that perfect cuddle that she had, or the look of curiosity that always made me smile. There is nothing as extraordinary as my Daisy...she was perfect, and will be forever missed.