Your Tommy is Waiting for You

I was a person who was extremely fearful of animals especially dogs. But my life took an unexpected turn and I happened to have a pet DOG whom I was extremely afraid of in the past. My story with Tommy went on something like this. Once I was walking home from College and I happened to saw a pitiful-looking dog who was sitting in the shade of a tree. As I was so fearful of dogs I passed by quickly. Then I again saw him the next day. This saw on for a week and I almost saw him daily but after one look, I passed by quickly, afraid of being bitten by him.

Then, one day as I passed by him, he started following me. I was afraid to death of being chased by a dog. But he didn't do anything and just kept following me till I reached home. From then onward, he always followed me like that, and I also became quite used to it. It felt like having your own personal bodyguard. I was becoming less afraid of dogs than I was in the past, but it was still not quite enough to pet or cuddle a dog suddenly.

I told my Mom about this and she instantly became happy and encouraged me to give him something to eat. Actually, I am the lonely and shy type of child of my parents, so they are always worried about me for having no friends. But they felt pleasant when I told them about the dog as they knew that I was so scared of dogs, but I didn’t say anything about being chased by the dog for almost half a month.

As Mom suggested, I timidly tried to give him a loaf of bread to eat from afar. I felt pleased when he ate the loaf of bread. From then onwards, I started giving him food daily. I liked to spend time with him. I accidentally pat him once and thank God he didn’t become aggressive and bit me. Instead, he liked it. I also felt quite happy spending my time with him.

One day when I was on my way home from college, I didn’t see him and became extremely anxious. Then, I saw some kids bullying him with a stick and he looked helpless. I furiously rushed towards those hooligans and admonish them. I warned them if I saw them doing this kind of thing with anyone again, I’ll complain to their parents. They quickly retreated and I took the dog home with me. This was the first time I let him inside the house. I applied for some medicine for his wound and gave him some meat.

I told my mother that I wanted to keep this dog as my pet and she immediately agreed. I named that dog “Tommy” and now he was not homeless anymore. I found a life full of waves of laugh when I used to be with Tommy. I played with him all day long. He was my best friend. I thought it was my day when he chased me. I didn't know why he did this, but I was thankful as now I also found a best friend. He is very obedient. Though sometimes he put me in a lot of trouble, like when I tried to bathe him.

I know that he loves me too because whenever I come back home after College, I find him sitting in the same position before I left, waiting anxiously for me to come back. He’s such an innocent and docile creature and now I can’t imagine my life without him.

Love for pets is natural in humans. Fear is an acquired thing. Fear of unseen things is countered by the encounter of that thing. Keeping a pet as Tommy provides you a life full of joys and happiness. Stress and Tension of all-day work quickly vanish when you see your beloved Tommy waiting for you at the entrance.