My Wonder Dog by Doris Kartinyeri

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

My Wonder Dog
Doris Kartinyeri


I look at my dog with some sadness. She is old now. I have had her since she was a puppy.
Her name is Sharah. Sharah is sixteen years old. I watch her carefully. She does not hear me approach her as she is deaf. She also suffers with arthritis.
My Wonder Dog has had a stroke but she fought back and fully recovered. She is a smart dog. Sharah is a Border Collie-Kelpie. Her colouring is black-and-white.
She has the right to live. I would never consider putting her down. She is faithful and she is my best friend. Sharah is my companion. Once a fit dog, with energy so strong, she has slowed down a lot.
She looks at me with sad eyes and I adore her heaps.
P.S. My dog Sharah is no longer with me. I still feel her presence, particularly when I am hanging clothes out or when I am sitting on the back patio. She really was my best friend.

Doris Kartinyeri is the author of Kick the Tin, a story of the Stolen Generation. It will be broadcast on ABC Radio National’s First Person in 2007.

From: A Girl’s Best Friend: The Meaning of Dogs in Women’s Lives
Eds. Jan Fook and Renate Klein
pp 84-85

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