It was February 7, 2010 when my life changed forever.
When I was only 15 years old I wanted to have a dog raised by me, in my house nobody wanted, but I am one of those people that when I want something, I get it and then around 3 o'clock in the afternoon a little dog arrived that only fit in the palm of my hand, she was very black and you could not distinguish her nose or ears. We didn't know that she had parasites and a lot of anemia, but we managed to cure her completely. Today she has been by my side for 11 years, becoming my best friend, my daughter, my sister, my everything. She is part of this big family and plays a fundamental role.
Era un 7 de febrero de 2010 cuando mi vida cambio para siempre.
Tan solo con 15 años quise tener un perro criado por mi, en mi casa nadie quería, pero soy de las personas que cuando quiere algo, lo logra y entonces sobre las 3 de la tarde llego una perrita que tan solo cabía en la palma de mi mano, era bien negrita no se le distinguía bien la nariz ni las orejitas. Desconocíamos que tenia parásitos y mucha anemia, pero logramos curarla del todo. Hoy hace 11 años que esta a mi lado, convirtiéndose en mi mejor amiga, en mi hija, mi hermana, mi todo. Es parte de esta gran familia y cumple un rol fundamental.
I didn't know how you could love an animal so much. The fact of wanting to come home and knowing that she would be excited to see you, that she wanted to give you kisses, to rub her face in your face. That feeling that someone cared about you and if that someone was Susi I wouldn't trade it for anything. I was never able to have a baby from her because she is so small that finding another puppy of your size was complicated, but what happens is that if she had died in childbirth I would never forgive myself.
No sabia como se podía querer tanto a un animal. El hecho de querer llegar a casa y saber que se emocionaría al verte, que quería darte besitos, restregarse en tu cara. Esa sensación de que le importabas a alguien y si esa alguien era Susi no lo cambiaba por nada. Nunca pude lograr tener un bebe de ella pues es tan pequeña que encontrar otro perrito de tu tamaño era complicado, pero lo que sucede conviene, si se me hubiese muerto en el parto no me lo perdonaría nunca.
Today my little girl is getting old, having sometimes behaviors that were not hers and knowing that this day could be closer, it terrifies me, it makes me sick to know that one day she will leave me alone in this world, that even if she leaves me with her little sister Cookie, nothing will ever be the same without her. Just thinking about it fills my eyes with tears and my heart clenches. I only ask life to let me share much more with her, to have the opportunity to smell and play with my children. I only ask that she would be eternal.
Hoy por hoy mi niña se me esta haciendo viejita, teniendo a veces comportamiento que no eran de ella y de saber que ese día podría estar mas cerca, me aterra me enferma saber que un día me dejara sola en este mundo, que aunque me deje con su hermanita Cookie nunca nada será igual sin ella. De tan solo pensarlo mis ojos se llenan de lagrimas y el corazón se me aprieta. Solo pido a la vida que me deje compartir mucho mas con ella que tenga la oportunidad de oler y jugar con mis hijos. Solo pido que fuese eterna.