Day 1

I all can remember is the fire trucks parked out front of my house. Can't even remember the drive to my house from the ice cream shop. Sherman was the only thing on my mind, I wanted so much for him to have escaped. The ground was cold and my body was on fire, I couldn't stop the shaking in my hands and legs. Everyone around me had sorrow in their eyes and words distant from their mouths. The words that the fireman spoke to me hunts me everyday since then. Everyone that has ever lost someone in a accident evolving professionals, knows the sentence that goes something like this...Sorry your "blank" didn't make it. Kapper had to keep me from falling to the ground. It didn't process to my brain, I couldn't believe that 10 hours earlier I was showing how Sherm could lay down on command. I walked out my door not knowing I would never again touch his soft fur, or tell him how much he helped me through the long nights while Andy was away. People might just think that animals are pets and have no effect on people, but I have no doubt in my mind that Sherman made me a better person. He taught me how to be alone without human companionship, he taught me patience even though he woke me up at ungodly hours of the night. Most of all he taught me unconditional love. He loved me no matter what. I want to love like my Sherman loved.