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The search for my four legged bestfriend

He was like an onion, you had to peel him back one layer at a time and sometimes you wept.

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The search for my four legged bestfriend
Shelby Leann Key

After losing my sister, my heart became sorrowful. I faced depression that only God's love could bring me out of. I was overwhelmed, devastated, and lost. I did not know what to do or where to turn. I was stuck in misery.

As a little girl, I always wanted a dog. My little sister had so many allergies we were scared to expose her to an animal. However, Christmas of 2015 God granted me with a dog. He was a four-year-old Jack Russell. He was not what I wished for, but he was exactly what I needed. His name was Roy.

Roy had been through a lot. After observing Roy it was evident that he had been abused, hurt, and mistreated. His life was rough. He was like an onion. You had to peel him back one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. He expressed all the pain he had felt whenever you got too close. He would become frightened. Whenever he wanted to be comforted he hesitated. However, whenever he loved he did whole heartily. He made me feel happy again.

Friday, July 15, 2016, my sweet Roy went missing. My heart was crushed. I felt overwhelmed, devastated, and lost once again. I was stuck again. How could this happen? All my happiness I had was robbed. Where was he? Is he coming back? Is he hungry? Is he thirsty? Is he safe? Is he being treated right? These questions are still flooding my mind. I've become frustrated being so anxious waiting for my baby to return.

Referencing him to an onion... this is the time I weep. I weep for his return. I weep to know he is safe. I weep to know will he come home. I weep.

Roy has taught me so much. Just as he had experienced a hard life, I had as well. We both broke down each other's walls. We both conquered our fear of letting someone in, and through all the hurt we loved whole heartily. That is when we both became happy.

I cherish the time we had together as I weep. I pray the Lord brings him home and keeps him safe. I could not thank the Lord enough for providing me with exactly what I needed.

Roy was last seen Friday, July 15, 2016 at his home in Thomson, Georgia in the Pine Hills area near Jefferson Electric. Please share this article to bring my pup home. If anyone has any information on where Roy is please contact me at skey3@stallions.abac.edu. God bless.

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