Bella

A week from now my parents will welcome Bella into their home. Bella is a French Bulldog puppy, who is going to be a part of our family for the next many years to come. My fathers birthday two days ago, led to me surfing the internet looking for potential pets that suit my parents wish list. It seemed to me that life without Bruno was getting boring, and it was indeed time to bring another four-legged friend into our family home.
My parents had several requirements, to make sure that the pet they have at home can indeed be cared for properly. It was important that the dog doesnt grow to be too big or too heavy, so that they could carry it if needed without a worry. They wanted a short haired breed, with little maintenance, and yet wanted a strong and healthy dog, not a delicate lap dog that one has to be ultra careful with.
I guess it was luck that brought me to the website dogshaadi.com - I suppose it is a new website since we didnt see it when we were frantically looking for pups a month ago. The website seemed to have better quality listings for puppies, hopefully indicating that the puppies would be healthy and well cared for. One of the listings connected me to the French Bulldog puppies (www.dvijatmankennel.com) - and very quickly we decided that one puppy would be ours.
We never planned to have a French Bulldog, just as we never planned to own a fox terrier in the past. We really thought we would have another fox terrier after Bruno, but a change of face and breed will make it easier for us to have a brand new relationship.

Bella seems to be a confident pretty girl, just as her name indicates, and now I am just waiting to hear about when she is finally at home.

End of 2010

Its a new year, filled with mixed feelings. I hate leaving last year behind, it was the last year I had with Bruno, and yet the hope of getting over the pain makes me look forward to the future. Every time I see another dog I think of him, and of late I have been seeing a lot of fox terriers. In the past I would always walk up to a fox terrier, have a few words with the owner, and not miss a chance to say hello. Now it seems sad, I always stop myself just as I begin to walk in that direction, the thought of saying "I had a fox terrier" is terrifying, not an emotion I want to share with strangers. I hate thinking that I had a brilliant dog, I wish it were the present instead of the past.
I have no idea what the next year will bring. Perhaps my family will a have another dog soon. I am not sure how much of a hurry I am to get into the new year, and I am not sure how ready I am to leave Bruno behind. I will have to wait and see I guess. All I know, is that I can never pet a dog and say I had one just like that in the past, that is certainly not a sentence I am ready to face just as yet. I hope this is a happy new year, but Bruno is going to stay in my mind forever.