Adopting a dog can be exciting, especially if it is your first time. However, it is not easy as it comes with many unexpected scenarios. A man named Craig could relate to that situation ever since he adopted a Golden Retriever named Charlie, whom he found to be very healthy, obedient, and friendly, but later turned out to have strange behavior.
Craig used to believe that the adoption was successful because aside from Charlie getting to cope, even his wife, Anna, welcomed him completely. Everything was going great until one day, he noticed something strange with Charlie. His dog would watch him every night to sleep for a reason he could not figure out. He got bothered more when, even after putting a gate outside his room, Charlie would still stay.
He decided to go to a veterinary doctor, and the results stated Charlie was in good condition. The more that he got confused because that meant it had something to do with Charlie’s mental health. He was determined to discover why his dog exhibited unusual behavior, so he went to the animal shelter and asked about his past.
He was devastated upon hearing the sad story about how the former owner of Charlie abandoned him after his wife got pregnant. They doubted they could handle raising both a baby and a dog. To Craig’s dismay, Charlie’s then-owner waited for him to fall asleep before bringing him to the shelter.
That was why his dog always stayed awake at night instead of resting. Having known all of those, Craig did all the means possible to help him get rid of his trust issues. He started by sleeping in the same room as Charlie. Little by little, he helped his dog forget about his past.
What happened to Charlie only meant that dogs are like human beings. They deserve to be loved because they are capable of feeling, too.
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