The emotions between animals are always moving! A cat, Xiao Xiaohui, often ran to his neighbor's house to find a big dog, Grace, to play with. One cat and one dog quickly became good friends, eating and basking in the sun together. However, the good times were not constant. Grace, 12-year-old, passed away a year ago due to lymphoma. Xiao Xiaohui, who lost her friend, didn't know that she was unwilling to face the fact that her friend passed away. To this day, she still ran to Grace's yard from time to time, sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, waiting for her friend to come out one day, which made Grace's owner very moved!
Grace is an American Eskimo dog. Usually, she likes to stay in the yard the most. While protecting her home, she also makes friends with all kinds of animals in the yard!
The owner said that Grace is very maternal and is born to protect the weak and her family. Sometimes squirrels, owls and hares appear in the yard. Grace is very friendly to them. "Once he protected me from a snake's kiss, he was even eight months old!"
About two and a half years ago, one day, a strange cat suddenly appeared in their yard. Grace showed her way of treating guests and greeted her, and a cat and a dog quickly became good friends. Grace's owner guessed that the cat should have come from a community two streets away. Because she didn't know its name, she gave it a nickname called Xiao Xiaohui.
Since then, Xiao Xiaohui often comes to Grace to play with. Grace will share her snacks with her, which surprised the owner because Grace doesn't like people touching her food! And their friendship deepens while sharing food and basking in the sun.
At the end of October 2017, Grace had just celebrated her 12th birthday. The owner found that her condition was not right, so he took her to see a doctor. After a series of tests, Grace was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma and unfortunately passed away in just one month. "He spent most of his time on the porch during the last days. We thought he was probably saying goodbye to his animal friends one by one." During this period, Xiao Xiaohui also came many times. Even if he didn't eat the tomato, he insisted on being with Grace.
After Gray passed away, Xiao Xiaohui continued to appear. "At first, he will sit in front of our floor-to-ceiling window for a while, sometimes twenty minutes or even longer, as if he wanted to wait for Grace to come to greet him like before." After confirming that he couldn't wait for Grace, Xiao Xiaohui would patrol around to see if Grace was hiding in any corner, and finally gave up lying down to bask in the sun.
"Although we feel sorry for Xiao Xiaohui, we also feel very comforted. Not only will Grace live in our hearts forever, but her cat friend has not forgotten it!" said the owner.
With so much love and nostalgia, I believe Grace will feel very relieved on the Rainbow Bridge!