Snickers.

Snickers, period. Many think of a cookie or candy whereas I think of my best friend. Snickers is the name of my dog and my life changed forever the day I saw him in the pet store window. Before Snickers I was terrified of dogs due to a traumatic experience I had as a child with large dogs and animals in Texas. Since the experience I would avoid going to places or making friends where there would be dogs. It created a number of issues and I often missed out on a number of opportunities that I now regret. But I have the belief that events in life happen for a specific reason, and that reason was for Snickers to come and change my life forever.

My mother found Snickers at the local mall in a pet store window. She had not been much of a pet person but it was clear that from the moment they caught eyes they were hooked and that Snickers would come home with us that day. We went over a few names, but the only one that seemed to stick was Snickerdoodle, Snickers for short. His name fitted him even better when he would jump to sit at the table with us for dinner. He was clearly a member of our family from the start. When he turned 2 years old we had a scare in which we almost lost him forever. Due to his eating habits and breed (Puggle- Pug/Beagle) he suffers from Diabetes Type 2. For dogs this is a serious condition that is often difficult to manage when not caught early. Thankfully my parents and I learned how to probably care for him for the rest of his hopefully long life. I miss him everyday and try to Skype as much as possible but I will see him soon enough and he knows that I love him. It is true what they say. Dog is man's best friend.