！IgrabbedOzzieandstoodinsideofthedoorframeaswewerebeingjostledaround，ItoldhimitwasMotherNaturehiccuppingandasscaredashewasheseemedtoknowIwastryingtocomforthim.
“Hey，youarenotleavingmebehind！”
It’ssoveryspecialwhenyouhavethesemomentsasitisasuresignofaveryspecialbondthatstartstogrowtoincludebodylanguageandwhenithappenswithadogitisneverforgotten.
“Breakfast”。“Breakfast”，Ozziewouldstarttoleappauseandturntomewithalookthatsaid“OhNo！Iamwisetothat！”
’tlikeIwouldaskhimto“PleaseeatitandIwouldnotbuyitagain.”Iwasverysurprisedwhenhewouldeatit！Iwouldgivehimabathwhichwassomethingheenjoyed.WhenOzziereachedtheageof15thatisseventimesahuman’sagesoheindeedwasasenior！“attacks”.
，hebecamethe“mascot”.
AboutayearafterhisboutwiththeCitistusOzzie’ssightandhearingbegantogo，.
Ithadbeensuchalongroadwehadtraveled！IfeltsohonoredandprivilegedtohavebeenchosentohaveOzziebecomepartofmylife.
ThereisnodoubtthatItrulyfeelthatwelearnsomeofourlife’，，helpsomeonewhoisinworseshape，，butIfocusedoncaringforOzzie，andithelpedmereleasealotofstressandworrywhenIwasnotthinkingaboutmyself.
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OnFebruary1，1991Ozziedied.Hewas16yearsold.
Ihadpickedhimupandwaswhisperingtohimwhatabraveandwonderfulcompanionhehadbeen，.
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’sbeen10years！，andwillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmyheartthathashadtimetohealsincehispassing.
AfewmonthsafterOzzie’，andOzziewokemeup！
So，.
IamveryhonoredandgratefulforhavingOzzieinmylife.
AboutayearafterOzzie’sdeath，.
Iheardaveryloud“bark”atthebackdoor.
Ah！That’sanotherstory…
