Two years ago in February, my birthday had just passed early in the month, I lost my b
eautiful dog. Her name was and is "Jaja", and I loved her as she loved me. She was a combination of her mother's head, a Lhaso Apso, and her dad's body, a Chinese crested. To me, she was unique.
On this night, my friends were taking a sofa I had given to them. My Jaja liked to play in the yard and she had gotten out of the gate as the gate was open when they were moving the sofa.
I had heard a high yelp. As I went outside, my friends had told me to sit down, I replied, "Whatever it is just tell me." As they told me, I felt cold and horror. They told me that a car had hit her and killed her instantly and SPED OFF. That was baby's yelp that I had heard. My friends were not able to get the license plate number.
I felt so numb. I wanted to be alone. I found the wrong ways to cope for myself, yet my partner would console me and our dachshund, Carmen Miranda, did also . I knew that Carmen had known that Jaja had passed.
Jaja was buried in a big pot made for a large plant and I would go and put pictures, prayers and her toys on top of her. As I am Buddhist, I prayed with incense everyday and wished that she is in a better place which I had kept saying and praying.
My heart had a hole in it for so long. When I thought I was ready to have another pup, we went to local Galveston and Houston shelters in Texas. Every time I saw a dog at the agencies, my heart broke even more. I would leave crying with tears in my eyes.
So we waited for a little bit longer. My heart had lingered forever. The next February, a friend’s dog had a litter of mixed Maltese pups. When I went to see the pups, I chose a little girl pup. Truly an angel had come down and blessed me with her.
She was so ugly though! Now she is a bigger pup now and her spirit beautiful! I named her, in honor of Jaja, Jiji. My heart still yearns for Jaja's touch, but Jiji and Carmen Miranda have captured my heart as my angel crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.
I will never forget my precious, beautiful little crazy angel, JaJa.