Thoughts and life

Bernie!

I have have a dog named Bernie and I wanna talk about him bc I feel like appreciating my dog a little bit more today and everyday after that. I mean I appreciate him already, but not enough. So I give u a rant about my dog!

Okay so last year before 8th grade started. or was it 7th grade? Idk bc it seems forever since that day. Anyway. One day in the summer time my sister was outside and she saw a dog near a house that is not being used. She tried to get him to come over to her, but he didn't move. She being her, she started going towards the dog. He started barking at her, she got scared and backed away. For the next couple of days/weeks my sister would go over to the side of the house and give the dog food and water. He kinda (not really) warmed up to my sister, but wouldn't let her go near him. A couple days later it was a really hot day in the summer, I mean all days are really hot mostly in summer bc I live in South Carolina, but it was a day were no one should really go out. My sister and dad saw the dog on the side of the house, so my sister got him a big bowl of water. He gladly took it. After a couple minutes he came into our yard. My sister had the idea to go out side and open the car door and put some food in it. The plan worked and we hopped in the car with him. (stupid idea) immediately he started wagging his tail and stomping his paws bc he was so happy. After we calmed him down we got him in the house. At first we had to put him inside and my other dog outside bc we didn't know how they would work out. Eventually they accepted each other.
Now, since my sister rescued him u would think he would be attached to her. Nope, he is attached to me all the time. When he settled he instantly loved me and would always go to me. He always followed me every where I went around the house. And he always protected me when he thought someone was hurting me or if I was in "danger" at first I was really annoyed and thought it was annoying. I've grown to love it and appreciate it tho, bc he still does everything. He does a bunch of other things like this. Like when he wants to go out my dad will call for me and he instantly is waiting at the end of the hallway for me. He always goes to me if he is getting scolded at by my parents when he does wrong. He sometimes waits for me to be done with my shower; he will wait at the door until I'm done. Lastly he wants me to cuddle with him at night when i go to bed. Sometimes he will even bark when he wants to go to bed and he won't stop until I go to bed too.
The sad thing is that we think he was abused by men. We kinda know this bc when he met my dad he was really uptight and always on guard around my dad. Even tho my dad is basically a big teddy bear, Bernie thought he was bad bc he was abused. Plus my dad loves dogs! Anyway, at first he would stand and bark at my dad all the time until he got used to him and learned that not all people are cruel, mean little crap heads.
Bernie is a big softy and protects my family. I love him and he's my big teddy bear, that thinks he's a lap dog. Which I don't know why he thinks that bc he's a pit bull.
Any way, this long rant was to show my appreciation and love towards him. Even tho he will never read this bc he is a dog I still wrote this.

Here's a picture of him

Sorry for grammar or any type of mistakes.