For this giveaway hop, I am supposed to share a Happy Ending story ;) And the first story that came to my mind happened when I was about seven years old....and the one who got a Happy Ending in this story was.... my German Shepherd puppy
The story is pretty short and nostalgic...my dad bought us (me and my younger sis) a month old puppy. We, seeing that he was more brown than black, promptly named him "Brownie" :-D Yeah...not very creative, I know..but who'd resist a name like that? My sis (she was four then) didn't leave his side.. She cuddled him, made him lick all over her face (I am not too sure if she licked him in return too :p) and back then, we were living near a country side...and that meant, chamelons / bearded dragons were aplenty....and our sweet, yet ferocious Brownie literally strained his leash every time one ran past him..
We had fun, he had fun and it was a lovely, happy time..for about a month - rumbustious kids and equally unruly dog (In retrospect, it might mean we were ignoring his wilder tendencies, probably)... Then came the summer hols and we had to leave him with our dad, while my mom took us to our grandparents... I am still not sure what happened then, but when we returned back, my dad informed that he had to return the puppy... because it BIT him! It was the right thing to do, but back then, it was the time we went ballistic...we kicked, cried, made a fuss...screamed for a while..didn't talk to anyone for a while...
A few days passed in abject misery... and one day, my dad came and said... that one of his friends, who was really good with training dogs, took Brownie under his wing. And he was fine, doing well...and in fact, loving it there. It effectively stopped out tantrum because we were hoping he was pining for us the way we were for him, but knowing he was fine elsewhere was a eye opener.. And thankfully, instead of hating him for it, we kids resolved to feel better about it :) happy because...well.. he was fine, doing well and happy too..under someone who knew how to manage him properly.
That's the story of Brownie...our first dog!
So....are you a dog person, or a cat person or someone who prefers electronic gadgets to live pets ;)
Tell me in the comment and don't forget to leave your email id..and I'll pick a winner for who can choose one of my two titles as their prize.
And don't forget to visit the other wonderful participants too :
We had fun, he had fun and it was a lovely, happy time..for about a month - rumbustious kids and equally unruly dog (In retrospect, it might mean we were ignoring his wilder tendencies, probably)... Then came the summer hols and we had to leave him with our dad, while my mom took us to our grandparents... I am still not sure what happened then, but when we returned back, my dad informed that he had to return the puppy... because it BIT him! It was the right thing to do, but back then, it was the time we went ballistic...we kicked, cried, made a fuss...screamed for a while..didn't talk to anyone for a while...
A few days passed in abject misery... and one day, my dad came and said... that one of his friends, who was really good with training dogs, took Brownie under his wing. And he was fine, doing well...and in fact, loving it there. It effectively stopped out tantrum because we were hoping he was pining for us the way we were for him, but knowing he was fine elsewhere was a eye opener.. And thankfully, instead of hating him for it, we kids resolved to feel better about it :) happy because...well.. he was fine, doing well and happy too..under someone who knew how to manage him properly.
That's the story of Brownie...our first dog!
So....are you a dog person, or a cat person or someone who prefers electronic gadgets to live pets ;)
Tell me in the comment and don't forget to leave your email id..and I'll pick a winner for who can choose one of my two titles as their prize.
And don't forget to visit the other wonderful participants too :
i am a dog person all the way. my last dog was a beautiful huskey shep mix and lived to 15 years of age
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I am an everything person, dog, cat and electronic gadgets!
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I like dogs' loyalty, but cats seem lower-maintenance!
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Dogs and electronic gadgets
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I'm definitely a dog person.
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I'm a dog person because I am deathly allergic to cats! lol My pet HEA story starts out sad but works out. Thanksgiving our dog, Bo, of 15 years was attacked by another dog and had to be put down. My sister noticed at Christmas how sad my dad still was so she bought him a puppy to cheer him up. Now Bear (the puppy) is spoiled and my dad laughs a lot more. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Definitely a dog person! My little boy is named Gershwin and he's 14 years old. He still acts like a puppy though!!
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I'm a dog person and a gadget person! But my dogs really aren't pets, they are our family members. Sometime they can be more temperamental than our two kids and they are just as spoiled!
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I love dogs! Growing up we always had large dogs! Now we have a little one that I just love!
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I am both... I love both cats and dogs... Always had pets around dogs and cats even the wild bunny's my dad would save... We had turkeys as pets to (dad couldn't off them so they got so fat they died.) Ok I am off subject lol
ReplyDeleteHubby and I have two boys plus two dogs Zelda is our Black Lab we got her 10 weeks old... And Eddie is our German Shepard/Husky we got from a guy hubby works with who was getting married and moving and a lot of places have rules against big dogs so Eddie ended up in our family( He is a fuffy,very chill, chicken shit with a depth perseption problem so sometimes he runs into things). Both our dogs are going on 5 years old and are 100 percent part of our family. I am trying to get a cat but hubby not a cat person but i will wear him down eventually. lol
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Thanks for being part of the hop.
I would love to adopt a puppy or dog one day. They are such friendly, loyal and loving animals. Hopefuly when I am ready I'll have one in my life :)
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I used to be a cat person but I am now a dog person. We have a half dachsund/ half shih tzu dog that is black and white. Her name is Boo and everybody loves her. She is a very sweet, friendly dog. Thanks for the great giveaway!
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I am an animal person in general. More of a cat person I'd say :) Mostly because I can't have a dog where I live though lol. Thanks for a great giveaway!
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i like all animals but my cats don't they barely get along with each other so no dog or lizards for us
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I like both, but cats are my favorite.
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I'm definitely a dog person. I have 2 amazing dogs that make my life better
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Im totally a dog person! I only have one currently but at one time we had 3 running around. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I like both, though I'm more of a cat person.
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Well, I'm a bit late for your contest. I'm basically behind all the time now in reading other peep's blogs. Anyway, I love dogs. I own Sir Poops and Hair Ball. Cats are okay except for their poo boxes.
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