DONNI

I chose her as my first friend to introduce as a tribute to her. Donni , as we fondly called her, left us to become an angel in the second week on March. I first met Donni sometime in July, 2013. I was out walking when i saw this young dog , all excited, very energetic running up and down the lane. i stopped to play with her and she obliged . i was not carrying anything with me and she looked hungry. As she waited outside the society gate i ran up to get some food for her. When i came down , she was gone and no matter how much i whistled, she was no where to be found. I came back upset. I did not see her in the next few days and then again i met her. She became a constant partner during my walks only going upto a certain point and then waiting for me there to come back. Gradually her courage increased and she started sneaking into the society to meet me in the wee hours of the morning. She would walk around with me and with every round I would give her half a biscuit. Sometimes, if she was in a mood to play, she would nibble my hands and jump up to plant a kiss on my cheeks.
She has made friends with the society dog Kalua and both used to sleep in the basement during very cold winters. Donni always made it a point to wish me good morning and my morning walks were never complete without her.
Donni loved to explore and she was once locked in the park beside our building. I laughed when she ran to the gate as she saw me, pleading me to get her out from there. I got her out but again she was inside the very next day.
Donni loved milk and so one often saw her licking the empty packets of milk or trying to strike a friendship with the milkman outside the society gate. She also had a boyfriend: Brownie and they both never failed to embarrass me on the streets jumping on me, biting me and tugging at my tracks.
We left for our school camps , had met her the day i left but when i came back i learnt she had died. She was found dead inside our society, probably had come in to look for me. I don't know what happened to her. I miss her everyday during my morning walks but i know she is always there with me....