2020 pet magazine

2020 PET MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JANUARY 23, 2020 Page 43 I have always been a dog lover. I can’t remember not having one. They have all been very special and filled a deep need in my life to be loved and to give love. The dog I have now is perfect for me. Zookie actually belonged to my best friend, Kaye. After Kaye passed away from cancer Zookie and I adopted each other. This little 10-pound-Yorkie is about to turn four years old. She has been my delight. I can’t even say her name without smiling. She is so expressive and full of joy and… always ready to play. I know everyone who has pets thinks theirs is the best and it should be that way. After all where else do you find someone who spends their whole day wondering where you are and what they can do to please you? Zookie is the first to see me open my eyes in the morning and the last to see me close them Connected deeply, mutually respected “ at night. She is always attentive to my every move and interested in what I am doing. She brings me a toy and just stares at me. I’ve learned that if I play with her for just two minutes she is a happy camper. And she has learned that if I pick up the toy and place it back on the floor I am not going to engage with her at that time. She teaches me and I teach her. And that is the kind of give a take that produces a deep love and respect for each other. She means the world to me and I mean the world to her. There is no doubt in either of our minds about that fact. [Karen Hargis] Animal stories