The loss of my beloved dog Yonnie...my story.

The story of how my love and devotion for dogs began. I had never had an infinity with dogs until...I was staying with friends in Bournemouth and they had 5 dogs, but one little dog Billy took a shine to me and me to him, he would always clamber over me and i loved it, but suddenly my friend Ken asked if i would like to give his  little dog Benji a home, ( he was the runt of the litter and quite poorly) and without thinking i agreed, not even knowing how to manage a little dog, and so i brought him home and he blossomed.  It wasn't long before i had a phone call from Ken's partner telling me that Ken had died, he had committed suicide, and he asked if i would take Billy which of course i agreed to, I drove to Bournemouth and collected Billy but he was very nervous and afraid but i held him on my lap all the way home, I showered him with love as i did Benji to, little Benji passed over not long after. Suddenly it was me and Billy facing the world, sharing an unbreakable bond, i loved that little dog beyond measure and we had many years together until his passing and i still mourn him today.

.Deciding we would have no more dogs, but we did, we had Charlie, Chami, Eddie, Diva and then my beloved Yonnie who was found on the streets of Cairo.I loved all my dogs, but Billy and Yonnie broke my heart and when i lost them part of me died, they were my soulmates, and my grief is ongoing, I am consumed with loss.I still have wee Diva and she has changed, when before she would never stay on my bed for long, but now she stays on my bed all night.If the world had a heart of a dog it would be a far kinder place. Whether there is such a place as the Rainbow Bridge i am not sure, but if you have been blessed with the love and devotion of a dog, you are indeed truly blessed.