Birthday

A lonely and desolate birthday, I didn’t have a single gift or wish, is it because I’m blind?

A lonely and desolate birthday, I didn’t have a single gift or wish, is it because I’m blind?

The shelter was a place of echoing barks and the clatter of food bowls, a constant hum of canine activity. But in one...
Today is my 4th birthday and I just hope everyone can send me good wishes

Today is my 4th birthday and I just hope everyone can send me good wishes

The sun dappled the shelter’s concrete floor, casting long shadows that stretched and danced as the day wore on. In one of the...
I know I’m just a homeless dog so I can’t blame people for not caring about me, but I’m still looking forward to birthday wishes on my birthday today

I know I’m just a homeless dog so I can’t blame people for not caring about me, but I’m still looking forward to birthday wishes on my birthday today

Nito knew the rhythm of the streets. The rumble of early morning trucks, the hurried footsteps of commuters, the distant sirens that wailed...
5 years on the streets and today is my 5th birthday, but I know no one will care, because I know I’m just a stray dog

5 years on the streets and today is my 5th birthday, but I know no one will care, because I know I’m just a stray dog

Five years. That’s a long time to live on the streets. Five years of dodging cars, scavenging for scraps, and seeking shelter from...
Today is my birthday but I am so sad because I don’t have any wishes or gifts. Is it because I am an ugly disabled dog?

Today is my birthday but I am so sad because I don’t have any wishes or gifts. Is it because I am an ugly disabled dog?

The shelter was a cacophony of sounds – barking, yelping, the distant clang of a metal food bowl. But in one small, quiet...
Today is my 1st birthday, but no one remembers it, is it because I’m ugly?

Today is my 1st birthday, but no one remembers it, is it because I’m ugly?

The shelter was a cacophony of sounds – barking, yelping, the distant clang of a metal food bowl. But in one small kennel,...
Today is my 5th birthday, 5 years of living on the streets, I just wish for a real home

Today is my 5th birthday, 5 years of living on the streets, I just wish for a real home

The alley was Janes’s world, a narrow, concrete canyon echoing with the sounds of the city. Five years. Five long years he’d spent...
I know I look ugly but today is my birthday, I still hope everyone sends me birthday wishes

I know I look ugly but today is my birthday, I still hope everyone sends me birthday wishes

Dema wasn’t like the other dogs at the shelter. He knew it. He’d seen the way people looked at him – a quick...
Forsa the dog’s 4th birthday, also the day he found his forever home after 4 years in a shelter

Forsa the dog’s 4th birthday, also the day he found his forever home after 4 years in a shelter

The air in the shelter was a familiar mix of disinfectant and dog biscuits, a scent Forsa had known for four long years....
Today is my birthday but I’m so sad, until now I still haven’t received a single birthday greeting

Today is my birthday but I’m so sad, until now I still haven’t received a single birthday greeting

The air in the shelter hummed with the usual mix of barks, yelps, and the distant chatter of staff. But in one quiet...