Sparky ~ My Story

hi my name is Sparky

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i have a big sister named Crikit & a little one we call Ginger

here's my story...

2+ years ago
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my mother, my siblings & i were picked up and taken to ADL

(animal defence league)

we were just born

i was soon heart broken when they separated us after a short bit

i never saw my mother again

1 by 1 my sibs left till i was all alone, very sad and very scared

i was put in a cold room in a metal cage

people were staring at me all light long. i got very sick

i was moved to a hospital cage and things were done i didn't like,

all alone, my heart hurt and i felt horrible

i now know, i had signs of parvo

when they thought i was better

they put me back in the cold room cage

i knew i would cry forever

every time it was light all these faces

plus all these fingers pointed at me all light long

eyes staring... please stop, go away

i just wanted to disappear, life was horrible and i felt horrible

the horrible noise from the bags

the bags take my mess away but the noise scares me

to my soul

hours after leaving the hospital cage

this blue-eyed lady & brown eyed man peeked in at me

the lady had a soft voice and the man sounded nice

i don't care i'm tired of all the faces & fingers...

after all i've only been alive maybe 7-weeks

and life seems horrible!

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the door opened, a hand came towards me and grabed me... help!

the rubbings not so bad but i still wanted to get away can't they tell...

they put me back and closed my door and i went back to my corner

i watched them talking to the other puppies but

they didn't open any cubbies

then... they were gone

i wanted the light to go away so the faces would stop looking at me

i wanted to sleep forever

oh no the lady & man were back... why?

the lady seemed sad kinda like me

so i made an effort to creep up to her

this time she held me

i like them but i think it's safer just to be left alone

when they put me back, i wondered why my sibs weren't put back?

i think i'll sleep, i won't see the faces...

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wait, what's happening, where are you taking me, oh no

this room is different, lots of faces, so much noise

i don't see cages hey i see the lady and the man, why out here?

hmmm, the man is reaching for me... i think i like him, i don't know

uh oh he's now taking me outside, why? i don't understand

the smells are different, where are they taking me?

i'm so scared i'm shaking, at least he's being nice to me

they put me in a big cage with them instead of my cold cubby

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this cage moves and the man is holding me tight

when it stops they open the cage and i was put down

here's my chance i should run but where? i saw bushes...

i knew to hide

i listened as they told some humans about being sad and visiting ADL

they said they were looking for a little black girl puppy

but when they saw me well...

they said i was going to help the heart; what does that mean?

i now know the day before, they buried the lady's mommy.

i tried to move quickly through the bushes

but they caught me and put me back in the moving cage

we went to another place

this one had a big black doggie, i was glad to see this doggie

they were calling it Crikit, a girl doggie yeah!

well, i quickly decided i wanted to stay with Crikit

she didn't seem to want to be around me, i didn't undersatnd

i didn't feel good but i liked her and this place

so much better than the scary cold cubby

they were trying to make Crikit play with me but she wouldn't

turns out i was really sick and Crikit knew it!

well sad blue-eyed lady & brown-eyed man

lucky for me, became my new h-parents!

but when h-mom took me back to ADL the next day

i was scared she was going to leave me!

it turned out okay, they gave me lots of medicine cos i had

kennel cough, worms plus an ear infection!

the medicine made me feel better.

h-mom brought me back to the place with Crikit

i just wanted to be next to Crikit

but h-mom & dad wanted to play with me lots plus

they called me all kinds of odd names, i don't know why...

but one day h-mom said a name i liked, i ran to her wagging my tail

she was so surprised because i did my best to stay away from them

you see i was all about Crikit

mom figured since i ran to her when she said*'Sparky' *that i liked it

well she was right and that's how i got my name

it sure beat my ADL name Gunther

or the name my h-mom & dad kept calling me, Bandit

i think cos i am gold, brown, with a black mask and i sneak off with things

the other names they tried on me well, i just ignored

i guess i would have been okay with Tarzan since i like to leap through the air

but i took matters into my own paws and let them know what i liked

and that's the way it was...

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June 4th, 2005 is my 4-ever home day!

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Sparky ~ aka ~ Spartacus
i am loved