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Nikki's Memories

Very Sad

My mommy is feeling really sad right now. Some one posted a link to join in a campaign to stop dogs from being chained up. Mommy thinks its a great idea. For half my life, my mommy and my daddy would fight all the time. He was a mean man. He treated mommy and my human brother and sister very badly and he would always leave me outside chained to my dog house. When mom would come home, she would bring me right in and then the fighting would start. He always said there was nothing wrong with what he was doing and that I didn't belong in the house. Mommy would always say what was the point in having a pet if you were just going to abandon it to the outdoors. It was because of how he treated me and my human sibs that mommy finally left him. She took me with her and I was never chained again. Can you believe, though, that he actually fought her to keep me. Thank goodness, mommy didn't back down. But, mommy can not get over the guilt for allowing all of us to be exposed to that man for so long. He threatened her and she was afraid of what he might do if she left. Finally, even the fear of his threats was not enough to keep her from leaving. At least I got to spend the last years of my life knowing I was truly loved and living in a warm house without a chain to hold me back. So, please, anyone who reads this....do whatever you can to stop people from chaining their dogs. Its cruel and it is NOT alright.