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Ozzie

Ozzie oh Ozzie Ozzie was a Newfoundland dog This dog was like a big ball of cushion He had a body of a bear and innocent look of child He was soft in and out, well crafted, black and white He weighed around 150 pounds He loved to run- he had the most majestic run I loved watching him, took so many videos of him Rewind a little step back......me as an adult Coming to a new culture, I was very disgusted by how pets were treated I was like - how can animals be treated better than humans? I was confused and had a lot of "nice" things to say about this new pet culture Rewind back........I was around 12 I got a beating from my brother for throwing cold dish water on one of our dogs I was an angry teen Rewind back, way back........around 7 years Me and my sister cried so hard when we watched one of our brothers kill and bury little puppies His reason being, we didn't have food to feed them and nobody would take them I guess, population control I was an innocent kid Around same year or year after, we lost Tommy a beloved dog of the family that had been with us for years His burial was in style, none like that in our village We buried him like a human and even wrote an epitaph for him We all loved him Thank you Ozzie for taking the angry teen and the confused adult out of me And bringing back the innocent kid I will always love you, because of you my love for pets blossomed!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 2/24/2015 5:16:00 PM
What a lovely write, Njeri! Sometimes it is an animal that manages to bring us to our senses:) Perhaps if a grownup person tried to drum sense into our mind we'd react differently..making matters worse! #7 // paul
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Njeri Hunjeri
Date: 2/25/2015 3:50:00 PM
I 100% agree with you. Thank you Paul
Date: 2/24/2015 3:42:00 PM
Njeri, this is such a great write. Love how you went back in time. ^7^ Janet
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Njeri Hunjeri
Date: 2/25/2015 3:48:00 PM
Thank you so much Janet. This one is very personal so it runs deep to me.Blessings to you

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