The day felt like just yesterday, I think about that moment all the time. It has stuck with me since it happened and will stay engraved in my mind till I die. You could say it was a great day or bad one but to me it was it was both. I wish I could have helped myself more but instead I have learned to trust other things not only people but animals too, this is the story of my life.

December 21, 2006

"Hey mom I’m going to the park to go sledding with Rugger, want to come” said Riley “No I have a ton of work to do, are you going to the park by the pond” “Yep” Said Riley “Ok then be safe , I love you “Said Riley’s mom So Rugger do you want to go sledding” “WOOF WOOF” “I’ll take that as a yes.

Off they went to the park .Today was a pleasant day for sledding. For some reason though, when they got to the park it started to snow but this wasn’t any little snow storm this was a blizzard and the snow was coming down like cats and dogs. At this time Riley and Rugger ( her dog) were still sledding and thought that the storm would pass but it just kept getting worse. Sadly they decided to go home because of the storm, but walking in this almost became impossible so Riley had to take a take it easy for just a moment. She sat in her inner tube (her sled) to take a rest but when gust a wing came along she was pushed her down the hill. “Help someone help me” but before anything more could come out of her mouth, she went SPLASH she had plunged in to the frigid waters. What you might not realize is that this pond could be negative something degrees which means that she could die. WOOF WOOF, Rugger had realized that Riley was at risk even though he could barely see through the storm. He had to think fast and that’s what he did. Splash Rugger had leaped in the pond also, he was on a mission and that was to save his owner. Riley at this point was at the bottom of the pond because she was knocked out cold. Rugger had swam to the bottom of the pond and grabbed Riley by the hood of her coat. Then Rugger pulled her up on to land and he started to run by dragging his owner by her coat . He ran so fast that his feet became numb from the ice cold ground. Finally he had reached his house. When he got to the house he placed Riley by the car which he thought might have been warm. Then he bark and barked and even scratched on the door. Then Finally Riley’s mom came rushing out of the door to see her daughter out cold with a pale white look to her face. Then she saw Rugger laying on the floor next to her full of snow. Oh my gosh!!! Said Riley’s mom Then she grabbed the phone and called 911 in a panic.

“Honey are you awake”, said Mrs. Taylor (Riley’s mom) “Yeah, what happened” said Riley in a tired sleepy voice. Then for the next few hours there was crying and a lot of emotion. That is when Mrs. Taylor tried to explain what had happen Riley. The saddest thing was, is when Riley found out the Rugger had lost a leg from numbness and frost bit on his left leg because he could not endure the pain and coldness. But they latter found out that he was okay and that he got a puppy fake leg so that he can still run and jump and be a dog.

But next thing you know both Riley and Rugger were just fine in the end. This had brought much sadness and pain but it paid off. Riley had never realized how much her dog loved her, and that this only brought then closer. Now Riley is in collage and living on her own in a apartment and guess who is with her? You know its Rugger her BDEITWWW(best dog ever in the whole wide word). That just show how a good friend doesn’t always have to be a person.