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My Best Friend

Anyone that has had a dog in their life can understand the story that I am about to tell you. My story is about my best friend Zommie, my beloved dog of ten years. My dog Zommie recently died from cancer back in August of 2004, and I do miss her a lot.

Sometimes you can never shed enough tears for a dog that you loved so much. I would like to share my story with you about my dog Zommie and my fond memories about her.

It all started back in December of 1994. My friend Randy and his family got Zommie from the Sterling Animal Shelter for eighty dollars. Not bad money for a dog, and a lifetime of love and compassion. She was a tough dog at first because she was a chewer, and got into a lot of things.

One thing I remember about Zommie when she was a puppy is that she had huge paws and a lot of people commented about that. They would say “Man, look at the size of those paws”. She ended up being a 120 lb. dog.

One of the fondest memories I have of Zommie is when she had nine puppies on Super Bowl night of 1997. That was an awesome sight, and she was a good mother to those puppies. She had three like her which half sheppard and lab, four that were black with a little white on each of those puppies, and two odd-colored dogs. All the puppies were given away for free except for one.

My friend Randy kept one of the black puppies and named him Zues. He has an eagle shaped bit of white on his chest. That’s when they game me Zommie. Another fond memory I have about my dog Zommie is when she would carry her food bowl around. I would cut a gallon milk in half and she would carry her food bowl around and find a place to eat. She sure loved her food a lot also. On rare occasions she sometimes would bury her food bowl too.

Another fond memory I have about my dog Zommie is when she rolled around on her back and would groan. It was funny to watch and she usually did it on the shoreline of the pond that we swam in where I work. When she would roll around on her back, we often called that her “rolly polly”. In the water she was an excellent swimmer too.

On land, Zues was faster than Zommie. Another fond memory I will always have is how Zommie and Zues were with each other. They were a good mother and son team, and you could see the bond between them. On the other side of the bridge to forever, our animal friends wait for us.

I’m glad that I was part of Zommie’s life. She was an awesome dog and I will always remember her. Having Zues still does take a lot of the hurt away, but sometimes it’s tough not having her around anymore.

This was my story about my best friend, my dog Zommie. Rest peacefully, and God bless you.