:17:25
Hey, boy!
:17:27
What's the matter?
:17:29
You miss your mommy and daddy?
:17:32
Your brothers and sisters?
:17:39
I'll take care of you.
:17:41
Don't be scared.
:17:43
I've got you.
:17:47
I'm an only child...
:17:50
...and now you're an only dog.
:17:52
I met him on the day I turned 9.
:17:55
He was just a trembling ball of fur.
:17:59
Scared and shy as I was.
:18:04
That night, lying in bed
before sleep...
:18:07
...l felt the beating of his heart
against my body.
:18:11
And though I didn't know it then,
he was to change my life forever.
:18:15
My dog, Skip.
:18:17
My best and most steadfast friend.
:18:35
Skip and I instantly
became the best of friends.
:18:39
He didn't mind that
I was scrawny and shy...
:18:42
...or that I liked books
a whole lot more than football.
:18:47
It was unconditional love
on both our parts.
:18:51
You've grown almost 2 inches.
:18:58
You could talk to him as well as
you could talk to many human beings.