Simba

Simba's story starts in 1995. I was 10 years old and my parents had gon on a trip to Paris. My biggest dream was to have a dog. So,when my parent's came back from Paris I went to the airport to wait for them, so I noticed that they had brought a small crate with something in it. Well...I looked into the crate and saw a small golden dog inside it. He was so cute!! It was a male Golden Retriever with 2 months old.I was SO HAPPY that I didn't know if I should kiss the dog or kiss my parents. (I decided to kiss the dog). So there it was...my dream came true! When we got home we didn't know how we should call him...but as the dog was mine I should pick the name. At the time I licked the "Lion King" very much, so I named him Simba. And Simba it was...

Simba was my best friend.Every where I'd go he'd go 2!(except to school). He was very smart and obedient...he would do every thing I'd tell him to do. When Simba was 2 years old, a friend of ours gave us a male boxer so Simba woldn't get lonely...and we accepted.We called him Zéca. Simba was like a father to Zéca. They couldn't be apart...never...

In October 1st 1998, I went to the vet with Simba and Zéca cause they had a weird little ball inside their ears and I didn't know what it was!As their mommy,I was very worried. The vet said that they had to be operated. So 10 days latter they were operated as the vet said. In October 10th 1998, Simba and Zéca were operated to their ears in the morning. When I went to pick them up, in the afternoon, the vet said that Simba hadn't wake up but Zéca did. So I brought Zéca home 'cause he need it to rest, and the vet said that he would call so I would go and pick Simba up from the clinic.

Well....the vet called alright, but it wasn't to go and pick up Simba....Simba had died... I didn't know what to do....I started crying and screaming....the only thing I wanted, was to hold Simba in my arms just one more time....but that wasnt' possible.

But...why did Simba die, you ask, Simba died because of the vet's mistake...he gave Simba a horse's anestesy!!! What kind of vet gives a dog a horse anestesy!!! I was so angry,I didn't know if I showld kill the vet or what! I went looking for him in the clinic, but I never saw him again.I didn't have to pay Zéca's or Simba's operations, but I dodn't care about that!!! I'd pay everything they want if I could only have Simba back!

Zéca didn't eat for almost a week, untill we gave him a new friend. It's a newfie (newfoundland), a male newfie. Now he's 9 months old, but already bigger than Zéca that is 2 years old.

I miss Simba VERY MUCH!!! But there is nothing I can do, except wait untill we cross the rainbow bridge together.

I love you Simba...you went away from my life,b ut never from my heart.

Your mommy, Bárbara Campos.