JIMMY, THE OLD DOG
by dragonlady2811

My name is Jimmy and i´m an old and sick dog.
The fur at my nose is white now and i can´t run very good anymore.
Ihave to take medicine and pills every day. My keeper takes me to the vet very often. I get a shot there everytime. The doc always tells my keeper to give me a shot that i will sleep forever but my keeper dont wants that. He says that he wants me to die in his arms and at home.

Today I feel very bad. I cant eat anything at all. I´m laying here on my favorite blanket the whole day. My keeper is sitting beside me and hugs me. Every time i loose something he cleans all up because i cant stand up zo go out. I remember as i´ve been a puppy he always shouted me out for that.

My keeper has always been there for me. He came with me as i had to go to the hospital to have an operation. And as i came back home i got my favorite meals.

We went on long walks as i´ve been younger and jumped around and played a lot. As my keeper got grandpa i´ve been very happy that i´ve been allowed to play with the baby. I took care of it and when the baby dropped his meal i took it and ate it than i cleaned the baby. The wife of my keeper always called me vacuum when i did that.

If my family went on vacation they always took me with them. We went around and explored the surroundings. I loved doing that. They had a lot more time for me than.

Today i can see my life pass by, i like that its great i can see things i forgot long ago. Suddenly something puts me out of my dreams it got very light around me and i can see my friend Tiger the cat the of the family that died some years ago. He tells me that it is time to go and that my work here is done. I tell him that i have to say bye to my keeper that took care of me for a that long time. As i turn back  i see my keeper sitting on the floor holding me in his arms hugging me and crying. I look asking to my friend and than realice that i just died.

We started walking. Tiger told me at the journey that i´m allowed to go back, if my keeper is in danger and that i can be his guardian angel than.
He also told me that in heaven there is no hurt, no pain and no sickness anymore. As we arrived in heaven i´ve been able to see a lot of animals and people also some of the family of my keeper. My friend told me that we now are there for this people and that they now will take us out for a walk and play with us. If my keeper will die sometimes we will be together again and play and jump around with him than. Oh how i would like to tell my keeper all i got to know now he wont be that sad and it wont hurt him that much that i died. I know now that all creatures god did come to heaven and will be together there again.

This story is dedicated to my mom, she lost her parents, and to my dad who lost his beloved dog Asta. She is the dog this story is about.