Pet Relationships
...nimal and immediately thought about my killer back home. As the dog edged closer, I held out my water bottle to give it a drink. I remembered the smell of dogs in hot weather. I remembered the sound of a dog drinking from a bottle. These sensory details made me call home just to hear Face bark through the phone. During my first week of school when I was on my way to Math 103, I saw a dog that looked similar to my killer Face. My eyes got really big as I started toward the brindled canine creature. The owner didn’t look like anyone I had seen before so I knew that it wasn’t Face, but I felt attached to the dog anyway. “Here boy, come here, you’re a big boy,” I said to the dog as he ran toward me as if he had known me before. When he got there the owner was out of breath because the dog had dragged him so fast and said, “Wow, he’s never ever done that to a stranger before, he must know you from some other life!” The dog jumped on me and would’ve kissed me if I didn’t push him down. Since I have been in Ann Arbor, I haven’t thought about any pets until that day. My perspective has changed about animals. I believe that this place has taken me away from the thoughts that I used to have about stranger pets. Now, every time I see a dog I feel attached in a certain way. I had only been away from home for a week when I visited home for Independence Day Weekend. As soon as I stepped through the door I was greeted with paws in my chest that knocked me to the ground. I had missed Face so much that we stayed on the ground for another 30 minutes of excitement as I rubbed him. It felt warm to be back with my favorite family member. I had remembered the scent of his dog food as I walked down the basement stairs. I had remembered the scent of his doggy cologne and was really touched by the hundreds of kisses he gave me. I had remembered the sound of his panting from excitement and his growling whenever I tried to get up from playing with him. Since I’ve had him, I have never been away from for more than a few days. When I had visited home that time, I really felt loved. When I had seen that strange dog on my way to class, he reminded me of how Face acts when he hasn’t seen me in a couple days. It took me right back to when I visited home again. In my mind, I sort of thought that it was Face and almost fell to the ground to play jump around with this strange dog. Luckily, his owner made a breakthrough by introducing us. Since I have been in Ann Arbor, I have viewed the value of my pet’s relationship with me very differently. I have come to understand why people do crazy things for their animals. I have been awa...