It started like any other morning on the farm. I was halfway through patching up the chicken coop when I saw Barley, my loyal old yellow Lab, trotting up the dirt road after one of his usual morning adventures. But this time, he wasn’t alone. Right behind him was a dark brown horse. A real … Read more
I was only meant to be picking up cat litter and trash bags. That’s all. Out and in. However, as I pulled into the Walmart parking lot, I noticed a large, unkempt dog sitting close to the cart return, perhaps waiting for someone who never returned. He didn’t yell. remained motionless. observed each car as … Read more
The air smelled like rain and smoke, and ash covered the snow. I saw him standing there, frozen, holding a tiny, trembling kitten in his hands. “Sir… are you alright?” I asked gently. “They’re all gone,” he whispered. “The house, the memories… She’s the only thing I have left.” His name was Elias. All he … Read more
It was a lovely Sunday afternoon, and the park was bustling with visitors. Among them, a tall man wearing a long dark coat strolled slowly down the path, flanked by three large German Shepherds that stayed closely by his side. At first, people admired the impressive sight. But after a moment, an eight-year-old girl named … Read more
Luna stopped abruptly. Her ears perked up, her tail stiffened, and her gaze locked onto a woman pushing a stroller, inside which a baby lay wrapped in a light blue blanket. The dog’s nostrils flared, sniffing the air with unusual intensity. Then, without warning, a low, threatening growl rumbled from her throat. Andrei noticed the … Read more
Ryan became suspicious when his dog ran into the church and started barking at his father’s coffin. Seeing the dog alert and tense, he opened the casket and was shocked to find it empty. Earlier, Ryan got out of his car and stood outside the church, not ready to say goodbye to his father. “We … Read more
The Dog We Didn’t Choose I was expecting a poodle. Or maybe a dainty little Yorkshire Terrier. Something elegant, something presentable. So when my husband and son walked through the door with that… that rescue mutt, I nearly dropped my coffee. She was scruffy. Too big for a lap dog, too awkward to be cute, … Read more
Mr. Harris had been coming to the shelter for weeks. He always said he was just looking. Never interested, never ready. “I don’t need a dog,” he muttered. “Ain’t got no family, no one to leave it with.” But he kept coming back. One afternoon, as he stood by the kennels, a young golden retriever … Read more
He didn’t say much on the drive out. Just stared out the window, his hand resting lightly on the armrest like it was holding onto something I couldn’t see. I asked him a few things—half-hearted questions about the old place, about what he expected to find—but he just gave this small, quiet smile. The kind … Read more