My thanks to Bones

You came into my life, tattered and torn. You didn’t know that a human could be trusted and I could see that in your blank eyes. Your coat was dirty and matted and I could tell it had been a long time since you had eaten.  I could tell you needed love and that is what ive spent every day since doing.

That first day I cleaned you up and filled your empty belly, it wasn’t long before you started to smile and that let me know you were starting to trust me.

Its been over 5 years since that day and while I may have rescued you, you in turn rescued me as well. I too was tattered and torn, and together you and I have went to hell and back together and the only thing that gets me through every day is knowing youre there, always there to lick away the tears, console the fears that I live with and you show have taught me that you and I are really a lot alike.

We take care of each other, no matter what else is going on or who else is around.  Your smile gets me through most days when id honestly rather still be in bed but in out walking you, knowing that I must put your needs before mine at times as you do the same with me when im screaming in the middle of the night and I know it must scare you but you tough it out and wake me up, and stay with me until I stop. 

Yes, while you are my service dog, you are first my trusted friend and the one constant that ive had during the hardest days of my life.  When we started out you didn’t even know the simple command “sit” now look at you, you have saved my life, you save me from myself every day. Who would have ever thought that the scared little guy that I rescued back then would turn out to be the one who ended up rescuing me in return and for that I cherish each and every moment with you.  Theres not even a person in my life that has ever made this much of an impact on me as you have and it makes me very grateful that  I found you.