Man's Best Friend
by Liat Homski
Yaniv has a dog. Her name is "Silver", and I'm sure you can guess why...she is gray and when the morning sun strikes her running, she looks just like a silver streak!
Silver has been in the family ever since Yaniv was a baby. They used to play together, learn new things, and even sleep together! Yaniv is now in the Army. Silver misses him so much! Every time Yaniv comes home, she jumps on him, licks his face and barks with excitement.
It was Friday. Yaniv just got back on his vacation, and he was so surprised that Silver didn't jumped on him. He walked around the house and called her name, but there was no answer! Yaniv wondered if someone might have taken her to the vet, and he went to sleep.
In the evening, he asked his mother if she had seen Silver today, his mother looked at his father, and then said,
"You see, there is a law that for every 10 dogs, one need to go to the police. Especially if she is a big and strong dog like Silver.
Well, yesterday a policeman came here and explained that Silver must go."
There was silence for a few seconds, and then Yaniv asked if he could leave the table, and left the room. While he was sitting in his room, he thought that he hadn't even had a chance to say goodbye! He remembered all the nice moments they had shared...how he used to give her a bone every night, and then he fell asleep.
In the morning, he found a little puppy in his room. "You could never be Silver, maybe her little brother, but you can't take her place, no one can."
Yaniv stroked the little puppy. He looked into the warm loving eyes and felt just a little bit better. But he still missed Silver. A lot!