Debt.

Today I've been sitting around thinking of Jenna. Letting my mind wander back through the years we’ve spent together. It’s amazing how much I owe her.

 I have always said that, in many ways she has taught me more than I could ever teach her. But now I’m realizing that I owe her more than knowledge. I owe her for her unconditional love. I owe her for giving me perspective. I owe her for never giving up on me. I owe her for forgiving me for my mistakes, for my flaws. I owe her for putting up with me, from days when I was a poor sport to the days where I dressed her up like a clown. The time she has spent with me, I will be forever grateful for. The person she has made me to be, the person she will continue to change, is someone I could never be without her. The life I live now, the goals I have, the experiences I've shared with her would have never happened with any other dog.

I am forever indebted to a 14 pound, 13”, sable sheltie… and I will never be able to repay her for what she has already done for me.