You’ll never know pet love until you share your love with a
pet…
I have so many great memories from my childhood. Growing up, in Puerto Rico, we always had Chihuahuas
and when I was twelve years old we had two Chihuahuas named Popi and Mota. Mota was a female and she was my sister’s
favorite. Popi was a male and he was
mine. We loved Popi and Mota so much;
they were our family. That summer we traveled
to Orlando, Florida to visit our family.
My father stayed behind to watch over the dogs and plus he was needed at
work. Sadly, while we were gone Popi passed
away. I’ll never forget the day when my
mom said to me, “Popi is dead.” It was
the first time in my life that I experienced the pain of a broken heart.
Several years later, we moved to Florida and had been living
there for a few years when my sister’s boyfriend gave her a small gift bag that
held the cutest Chihuahua named Macho. Macho was a very special dog and the minute
you walked in the door, he was seated waiting to greet you “welcome home.” We shared so many special moments with him up until
he passed away in October 2007 due to heart complications. Then we had another special
addition to our family that joined us in 2008. Her name was Nina. She was a beautiful Pit-bull that lived with
me for some time. She belonged to Sam,
my brother-in-law, and she was so adorable. She spent the night with me many times when I
was scared about lizards coming into the house. Nina was very active and playful until she
started having health complications with diabetes and passed away in Feb 2013.
Today, we are happy to share our love with two new family
members. Bowser The King, a Chihuahua, moved
into the Sanchez household last March 2013. He lives with my sister and we are training
him to be gentle with his love. He loves
you so much that he can’t control his excitement sometimes. J BEBO, The Prince, also a Chihuahua, moved
into the GOALYGO household in Jan 2014. He is Bowser’s brother. Bebo is so adorable and growing fast. We grow closer every day and have our own
special mother-puppy love language.
I wasn’t expecting to ever have another dog in my life after
losing Popi. I realized that I didn’t
want to be hurt again. It was the first time I experienced love towards a pet
and losing that love also came with a sense of abandonment. I was devastated. I never knew how much losing Popi affected me until
recently when I welcomed Bebo home. He looked at me so fearful and I couldn’t
help but say to him “I can’t leave you behind, welcome home.” On our way home that night, I felt that
special love again and a sense of support, loyalty and caring. There he was in my house checking things out
and I said “Not sure what your name’s gonna be but, you are my bebo.” As soon as I said that his ears perked up,
his eyes got big and I said “that’s it, BEBO, that’s your name.” Since then, we are developing a unique relationship. After 24 years of having lost Popi and being
afraid to love again, I remember once more how special pet love is. A love
that’s priceless. Bebo brought back special memories and his
heart to my house. I look forward to sharing many years with him and celebrating
many birthdays.
Welcome Home Bebo! This
is GOALYGO!
P.S. He is very
curious lately. To prove it, the
following characters were typed by him while I wrote this blog!:0)~
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He thinks playing with the keyboard is
fun. This is GOALYGO! :0)
Yanira ALY Nazario
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