Once Upon a Time, There Lived Two Dogs Named Fluffy and Sitara

Some circle life is. A true story about two dogs and two friends who took care of them and then lost them.

The world is an endurable place because there are dogs in it, Credit: Julie Flett

I want to talk about Fluffy and Sitara.

I want to talk about them because I want to think about them and, by extension, remember them. I am writing this because I think more people should know about them and, by extension, remember them because, oh, my God, they deserve to be remembered even by people who never met them, never saw them. Never saw the smile on their spotted faces when they bounced out to us, greeting us with their lolling tongues, flopping ears, and wagging, happy tails. I want to tell their story, because I think you should know that the earth is a great place, just because Fluffy and Sitara walked on it once, and together they were happy. The world is a better place because Fluffy and Sitara lived in it- even for a little while.

Yes, you must have guessed by now that Fluffy and Sitara were dogs. Two beautiful young spotted Indie dogs, and they were siblings. Sitara was the girl, and Fluffy the boy. To come to their story, you need to know my story, or at least some part of it, which was centred on animal welfare. Even before I started my undergrad, I knew I wanted to do something for animals of…