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irecentlylostmybestfriendArnoldinanautomobileaccidentwhilemovingmyfamilytoournewhomeinArizona.Arnoldwasan8-month-oldpotbellywhotaughtmesomuchaboutlove,devotionandcompanionship.iamdevastatedbyhisloss,butthankGoddailyforblessingmewiththejoyofhavingArnoldforhisshortlife.
Anyonecontemplatingapotbellyasapetshouldknowthatifyouareatruepetloveranddevoteyourselftothem,apotbellywillmakethemostwonderfulfriend.Youwillbeassuredofendlesshoursoffascinationandentertainmentasyoubothgrowtogetherinunderstandingthehuman/potbellyrelationship.Wordscannotdescribethisrelationshipanditcanonlybefullyunderstoodbyexperiencingit.
Arnolddidn"tknowhewasapig--hethoughthewasjustanothermemberofourfamily--modelinghisbehaviorthroughobservingme,mywife,mytwodaughtersandourbeagles.Hewasconvincedhewaslovedbyall;andhewas,evenwhenhewasornerytryingtojustgetourattention.Helearnedhisname,howtositandhowtousethelitterboxallinthefirstweekwehadhim(at7weeksold!).
HelovedtosleeponyourlapasyousatonthecouchwatchingTV.Hedidn"tcareifhegrewtoweigh45lbs,hestillexpectedyoutohoisthimontoyourlapatprecisely8:00pmeveryeveningwherehewouldfallfastasleepwithinsecondsaftersnugglinghiswetnosebetweenyourneckandshoulder.ifyoudidn"trespondtohisinitial"honks"lettingyouknowitwashisnaptime,hewouldbumpyourlegswithhisnoseuntilyoupickedhimup.Withhisweightasitwas,youcouldn"tholdhimalleveningashepreferred,soyouhadtoslidehimoffontothecouchnexttoyouwherehewouldsleepforhourswithallfourlegsandhisnosestickingstraightupintheair.Hewouldsnoreaslongashecouldfeelyounexttohimbutwouldimmediatelywakeupifyoutriedtoleavethecouch.Wehadhoursoffunbalancingobjectslikeasaltshakeronhisflatnosewhilehesleptsoundly.
Arnoldhelpedmeinallmychoresaroundourfiveacresinthecountry.Justbeingthereatmyfeet,interestedinwhatiwasdoingmadeeventhemostmundanetasksenjoyable.Whenhewasoutroamingandforagingandyouwouldcallouthisname,hewouldcomerunningattopspeed,honkingthewholewayuntilhegotclosetoyouwherehewoulddodgeyou,zigzaggingaroundwithafewvictoryrolesturningincirclesbeforesettlingdownandcalmlywalkinguptoyouwithhistailwaggingasiftosay(winking)"hah,got-cha."
Heevenhelpedmebuildakitaircraftandacustomizedtrailertohaulitaroundin.iwasplanningontakinghimflyingwithmesomeday.Helovedtoplaywithmysocketsandrolledthemaroundontheshopfloor.Justasiwouldstruggleandgetfrustratedwithsomedifficulttask,Arnoldwouldshowupunderneaththetrailer,withhiswetnoseinmyearandhonking--seemingtosay,"takeabreakandlaughwithmeforawhile,thatshouldmakeitallbetter."Anditdid,everytime.God"smarvelouscreationsministertousinthemostspecialwaysifwecanjuststopforafewmomentsandobservethem.GodusedArnoldtoteachusthisveryimportantlessoninlifewhichwewillneverforget.
MywifeandtwodaughtersbegantosaythatArnoldandiweresoclosethathehadbecomethesonthatineverhadinourfamily.itseemedthatwecouldnolongerhaveanykindofconversationinourfamilyorwithourfriendswithoutArnoldbeingamaintopic.TheneighborhoodkidswouldmakeappointmentstocomevisitArnoldandcouldn"twaittocomeoverandplaywithhim.共3页，当前第1页123※本文作者：佚名※
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