Personal Essay Unlikely Friendships

Unlikely Friendships 

Recently, I have taken into account certain relationships in my life and how much they affect and mean to me.   One relationship in particular has greatly affected me. My parent’s two black Labrador Retrievers, Mookie, who is thirteen and Mya, who is eleven, (91 and 77 in human years) whose time on this earth is limited.   While they are both not my pets, I cherish them both.   As I’ve grown, I’ve been wondering about how life will be when they are not around.   

They came into my life about eight years ago.   I was ten years old at the time and my father had just started dating a woman, who is now my stepmother.   Before I knew it, my father had informed me she was moving in and she would be bringing her two dogs with.   Fortunately for my stepmother, the dogs and I instantly clicked. At the time Mookie was five and Mya was three and still had a face of a puppy.   They were never frightened or uncomfortable by their new environment.   However, whenever