I watched "Hachiko"yesterday afternoon and I adored how loyal the Akita was.
Right after I had completed the movie, I called for my candy girl and talked to her,
She is a good listener:P
(As she prickled her ears and listen attentively at her Mistress's lines of strange words,very different from her own barks)
And told her that she has to wait for me too at the doorstep of the house,
every single time I'm off to somewhere and back home.
This spot candy, no other spot, *pats the floor*
She kissed my leg, I take it as a yes.*glad for fun* :D
God and everyone knows candy is not as smart as the Akita was,
But she would wait on that spot---- provided there was food on that spot.

I went to a pet store this afternoon,
It was fun going to a newly opened pet store(as there weren't a lot of pet stores in my hometown)
to have a good look at various expensive breeds they cater
There were only a few, as it was not a huge store,
Malteses, cross retriever breeds, golden retriever and another kind which I could not recall at this minute.
I stared at each of them, they stared quizically back at me with a different pair of round eyes,
"Hey little buddy, whats up? Hows life in a square block?"
Its a pity that young pups like them had to restricted in a closed area for 2/3 of the day,
And wonder, when would be the time where their tiresome routine would end.
How exactly would that happen,
Are dogs smart to know they were displayed for sell?
Not a fat chance :)

At these two different times,
They reminded me of how important pets were to humans,
And how a connection is formed between a pet and human after a long period of time,
How they would change a person throughout time,
to better loving people, whom earlier, they find awkwardly strange to be.

And to speak of this, I would like to narrate a small part of my own life,
One of my dogs, Smooch, passed away few months back,
I was at college,
And knew of its death through the phone when my mum called,
I grieved and sobbed for a short period.
That was all I thought the fullstop of mourning was placed.
Her sufferings has ended now, may her soul be sent to the "Rainbow bridge" and may she be allowed to enjoy her next level of happiness at a different dimension.

Months later, I returned home during the semester holidays,
The minute I walked to the back of house leading to the kitchen,
I called for my dogs,
Ritaa, Candyyy.. I halted. Smooch..
I was not up for a water works moment.
I felt my eyes burning slowly.
smoochie doochie.
That was what I use to call her if she was late on her steps to greet me.
smoochie doochiee..
Hesitantly,I realised I could not scream that name out.
My heart was doing it.No, she is not here anymore,
Tears start to cascade down my cheeks, I blinked, Rita and Candy were whinning to grab my attention.
I looked at them.
"Girls, how are both of you doing without..smooch?" with smooch's name whispered softly.
Both of them jumped when I spoke,excited over my comeback.
I patted them and wiped the tears away .

The hidden gap was there.
How would I have not known?
Now that I have returned..
Alas.., it has sealed the incomplete connection I had with my deceased dog.

Bestwishes,
Whiteglitters