Positive Life NSW

What do you see? It’s a dog to some, an animal to others and the world to me. Meet Chakotay my two year old boxer dog. He is my no questions asked, non discriminating and non judgmental mate. He’s not a bitch.

One of the many definitions in the dictionary states a mate is a buddy, a pal and a friend... Yep this guy is all of that to me. Little did I know that day two years ago, when I was on my balcony of my high rise unit in Sydney, how my life would change for the better when I got a dog.

Looking out over a great view from a great apartment, after finishing a day at work in a great job, many would say I had it all. But no I was as lonely as you could imagine. Sure I had friends, I had mates and I had family, but still I was lonely. I was over it, you know, just the weight of living. My mind harped back to how much fun it was to have a dog as a kid.

So I went inside and thought I have to make a change, I had to take control. I had to be the one to change my life to make me happy. I want a mate, a pal and a best friend, but I can’t have a dog in an unit. What can I do? I can move, I can live somewhere else. The life I have now is not making me happy so change it!

I typed in boxer pups into Google and this is the pic I found. A little pup 1200 km’s away. I rang the breeder to ask if he was still available. Yep he was, but so far away. What to do. The breeder said we can courier him to you. Really? So two years ago, what is now the world to me was flown into Sydney Airport and into my heart. All my supposed problems in life fell into insignificance. It was no longer about me, me, me.

All I can say is don’t live life not happy - it’s not worth it. If you’re lonely or just looking for more out of life or life is getting too much to bare, don’t go down the road of depression (also known as the ‘black dog’). Get a dog and you will also get a buddy, a mate, a pal and a friend that will end up meaning the world to you and you will mean the world to your new puppy.

So what is it? To me it’s now a life worth living. Buy the way after many, many, many years of being alone, I now have two men in my life. My pup and my man. Thanks Chakotay for opening my heart to allow me to live again. Say ‘hi’ if you see us walking down the street. We are trained not to bite or bitch.