Brillabas tanto como dos soles, e iluminabas mis días. Te voy a amar para siempre, mi chiquito gruñón. ♥️
11 velas · 5 flores
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✎ ¿Qué tan valiente era en el veterinario?
Odiaba al veterinario, detestaba que lo manipulen.
Cuando estábamos en la sala de espera, veía al veterinario pasar y le gruñía mientras lo seguía con la mirada.😂
Cualquier persona lo hubiera considerado un perro difícil, yo sé que sufrió mucho y era desconfiado.
✎ ¿A qué le tenía miedo?
A las escobas, a los desconocidos dentro de casa, y a la violencia.
Siempre trataba de huir o atacar lo que nosotros suponemos, que en su pasado sufrió.
✎ ¿Cómo eligieron su nombre?
Lo discutimos con mi esposo el mismo día que llegó.
Él vino con nombre de refugio: Heider.
Después de una breve charla, decidimos que el nombre más adecuada para él iba a ser Ástor.
✎ ¿Cómo fue su primera noche en casa?
Él estaba en un lugar nuevo y desconocido, y después de haber pasado estos años, creo que también estaba un poco aterrado. Antes de llegar a nuestra vida fue muy maltratado, nunca dejó de desconfiar de los hombres, y protegía a las mujeres.
En su primera noche se durmió sobre la alfombra de entrada de la casa, lo más lejos posible de mi, supongo que para sentirse lo más lejos de algún tipo de maltrato. Al día siguiente y hasta el resto de sus días, adoraba dormir conmigo.
✎ ¿Cuál era su juguete favorito?
Si juguete favorito era un peluche de Lambchomp, lo elegía por sobre todos los demás. Todavía lo conservo con su olor❤️
✎ ¿Qué cosa suya guardaste?
Tengo conmigo su collar, su juguete favorito y dos retazos de mantas que quedaron marcadas con su mordida.
✎ ¿Qué hacía en los días de lluvia?
Dormía todo el día. No había manera de sacarlo a pasear ni con piloto. Odiaba mojarse las patas.
✎ ¿Tenía un mejor amigo, humano o animal?
Era muy amigo del perro de un vecino, llamado Pomelo. Pero así como se emocionaba al verlo de lejos, se hastiaba fácil.
✎ ¿Qué recuerdas de su último día juntos?
Fue un día muy triste para mí. Él estaba atravesando una enfermedad muy difícil y estaba sufriendo.
Yo tenía la esperanza de que hubiera una manera de sanarlo, pero tuve que ser realista y pensar en que si sufrimiento no era vida. Lamentablemente los médicos nos dijeron que no había mucho más que hacer por él.
✎ ¿Quién era su persona favorita de la familia?
En el día a día, yo era su persona favorita. El sentía que me tenía que proteger de todo. Pero cuando venían de visita mis padres, el primer lugar en su vida se lo daba a mi madre.
✎ ¿Te visitó en un sueño?
No, y todavía lo espero
Era muy comunicativo. Cuando quería salir se acercaba a la puerta y le hacía patita insistentemente. De la misma manera nos pedía comida.
✎ ¿Cómo te recibía al llegar a casa?
Me recibía a los saltos, mostraba una felicidad nunca antes vista. Yo me sentaba en el piso y se acercaba a acariciarme con su cabeza
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