World · East Asia & Pacific · 21 hrs ago
A year after parting with a dog, its photos still bring tears and smiles
The writer cared for a Shih Tzu after taking the dog in before a hospital stay in July.
The dog was thought to be about six years old, though its lively behavior made the writer think it might be younger.
The plan was to return the dog to its rescuer after the writer left hospital.
An adoption was arranged but then canceled, and the dog stayed with the writer for three months.
When another adopter was found, parting had become painful because they had spent so much time together.
A year later, photos of the dog on the writer’s phone still bring both tears and smiles.
The account shows how lasting the bond with a temporarily cared-for pet can be.
A year after parting with a dog, the narrator still has photos on a smartphone that bring tears and smiles.
The narrator took in a Shih Tzu the day before being hospitalized in July.
The dog was expected to return to its protector after the narrator’s discharge, but an adopter was found.
The adoption was cancelled, and the dog had been living with the narrator for three months.
- Who
- The narrator and a Shih Tzu dog.
- What
- The narrator reflects on parting with the dog and still reacting emotionally to its photos.
- When
- A year after the parting; the narrator took the dog in in July.
- Where
- The narrator’s home.
- Why
- The planned return to the dog’s protector changed after an adopter was found; the adoption was then cancelled.
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The narrator took in the Shih Tzu the day before being hospitalized.
The dog was expected to return to its protector, but an adopter was found and the adoption was later cancelled.
The dog had been living with the narrator for three months.
The dog’s photos still bring the narrator tears and smiles.
- Dog
- Shih Tzu
- Age estimate
- About 6 years old, according to what the narrator was told
- Time in narrator’s home
- 3 months
- Time since parting
- 1 year
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