Story of Memories Chapter One - Beginning - Birth

I own everything in this story and it is fully (C) to me, stealing this will be an act of shame and disrespect to both the creator and all canine kind. This story will be explained from a Canine's point of view, and how he grew up along with what he learnt and what he taught and the bonds he made.

The main character is an Akita (Japanese breed: Akita Inu) known as Mushu, and this is his story of how he showed love, respect, and care for the family that adopts him along with his every feeling.

Without anymore delay, below is the first Chapter:

Story of Memories.

Chapter One: Beginning - Birth

I am a new born puppy, I need mothers warmth and milk~

I grow into a young infant, with tail wags, cute eyes and soft skin~

I get ready to go from mother to my new home with a loving family, and maybe a baby to grow up with! Our bond will be unbreakable...

I grow into a young teen, and I know it was hard at first, but now, it's easy! I love my new family, and the young infant I love the most, but I won't forget my mother or siblings~

I grow into a very well behaved and trained adult, I am now a fully grown dog now, and my tail continues to wag, and i continue to stay by the child's side, along with the family.

I grow old, my fur grays, my speed slows, and my senses dull as the time passes, but I am wise and full of knowledge to teach, and the baby is now a young teenager, and our bond is stronger than words can describe, and the bond I have with the rest of the family is also strong, I love all of them~

I taught the baby to love something that is not human, and to accept creatures of different species and to respect them for they have feelings just like they.

Though I grow old, I teach you so much. My time has come to leave this world ad pass on to the next, leaving behind my love, teachings, and the happiest of memories for you to remember when I no longer stay in body.

My soul will rise up to the green fields of Paradise, where every dog that ever lived now runs around, over endless fields of lush green grass and bones a plenty to dig, with many chew toys and balls to chew on, my mother waits for me here, waiting for all her puppies to join her~ So I too will wait, for my family to join me too when they grow old and pass on, I will always watch down on them...

I taught them to love, respect, and remember: that dogs aren't 'just a dog', we are Family, and we have hearts and feelings just like they.

Though I am gone in body, my love and memories will remain behind to give you comfort when you need it the most, from the day you first met me as a tiny puppy, to the time i grow into an adult to the day I grow old and wise.

I am Mushu, the Akita, and this is my story... The story of how I see things through my eyes and the teachings I have given.

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On the Stroke of midnight on a dark and cold Winters night, snow falls peacefully outside the house I will be born in... I remember... It was December, Christmas Day and my mother is about to give birth to a litter of puppies! I am one of the many puppies born that night, and I'd like you to join me on my quest as I grow into a wise old canine with much teachings to share, come and see how I see things through my eyes and the new people I will meet and learn to love...

So here I am in a dark yet warm area, a cord attached to my belly which feeds me what mother eats. I am in mothers womb with several siblings all grown and ready to come into the world after a long incubation period of pure growth. The gentle wave like whooshing caused by mothers heart in the special liquid of her womb calms us as she prepares for birth, digging in her bed to make it more comfortable as she lay down and gives a push, birth is starting... After several long hours and many hard pushes we are finally born. The sting of cold air touching our skin makes us wriggle and cry as our lungs start to work when we take our first breath of sweet air as we crawl towards mothers teats to feed on her fresh, warm and nutritional milk as she cleans us with such love and tenderness with her huge gentle tongue, warming us up in a way.

After a small while our eyes begin to open and we start to slowly explore our surroundings, but we never leave our bed, no... Not yet, for we are too small and weak to have the strength to go exploring outside of our comfy area. For now we will stay in the warmth of our blankets and fur of our mother, suckling the milk in which feeds us and keeps us going. Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to mention what breed I am! I am a Japanese Akita Inu, very loyal and very faithful to master, my ancestors used to sit by royalty and aid in battle! I feel the strength of my ancestors running through my veins even though I'm so small, I will grow into a strong and loyal Akita to the family that will choose me in several weeks time.

After a few more weeks, our fur is thicker and we have grown fast, still on mothers milk we are not ready for a home yet. I run around with my siblings as we play with our new toys and teething rings and chews. Our little curled tails wagging and our tiny barks yapping as mother watches us protectively. Oh, I forgot again... Mother's family aren't just her puppies! Her family is a lone dog breeder named Ann, and she's a very lovely lady with a very gentle and loving touch. I am just one of many litters my mother has had in her 6 years and Ann takes very good care of us all, treating us with the love and respect we need and feeding mother the food she needs to stay healthy to make nutritious milk for us to feed on, but soon we'll be weened off her milk and we will have to eat this new substance that I'm not so sure of and our milk changes to a different kind of milk... But it's either eat what we're given or go without, and personally... I'm a little greedy, I'll eat anything I'm given at this point if mother won't give me milk!

Now I'm of age and mother is weening me from her milk... Oh dear it's so tough! It's so very confusing on my little innocent mind, I didn't know back then why she was doing it, but as time went on I realized: we can't suckle forever for we won't be babies forever~ Many people came to visit today... Some smelt weird, some smelt good... Some looked funny and others looked smart! I was held many times that day an given fusses a plenty, oh how I love getting a fuss as my tail wags hyper actively from the excitement. I hear Ann speaking to them, I don't remember what she said fully, but I do remember her saying "fine, young and healthy puppies. Akita's are loyal dogs and very faithful to their owners, a perfect addition to the family and form strong bonds with them" I didn't know what she meant back then... But it was some 3 weeks left before I go to my new home, and that is when I learnt what Ann was speaking about, some many months after I leave mother.

At 6 weeks old I am bigger, fluffier, and noisier. I was the noisiest of the litter! I run around and explore my surroundings with my brothers and sisters, no longer needing to stay in our bed at a constant anymore, but mother still watches over us lovingly. I still don't yet understand why she won't let me suckle... But I guess this 'food' Ann gives to us is alright, it's filling and better than nothing. One sibling I missed most when I went to my new family was my little sister... The runt. She was so small and silent, very shy and usual didn't get to join in with us when we played, but when my other siblings played I'd pad towards her and whine playfully, pawing at her gently as she played back, unsure at first but soon to have a full out tugging match with me over this fluffy toy duck Ann gave us to play with. I missed all my siblings too, but my dearest mother the most, but I knew deep down, they were alright without me.

Now I am 7 weeks old, and I'm ready for my new family! But... I didn't want to leave either, even though I had to. We grow into big dogs and eat a lot of food, and Ann wouldn't be able to take care of all of us, so... I had to brave the unknown! I am the last to go to a new home... All my siblings have gone to their new loving families, some with other dogs, some with cats or other animals, or just humans! I sit in my bed cuddling up to mother in confusion... Back then I didn't understand what was going on, where were my brothers and sisters? Were they alright? I look to mother and whine, she licks all over me tenderly with such love and care as I lick her face back with tail wagging but wait! I hear people.... Mother stands and pads over to the door of the room we stay in and looks over this blockade looking thing, it was big and brown and prevented me from leaving the room! but mother can see over it easily due to her long legs. Ann comes into view with a lone lady around her age, a baby in her arms. They talk to each other, Ann and this new lady... I guess this will be my new mom from now on with a new sibling to play with. With one last loving lick from my mother and a lick given back from me Ann pets the both of us and picks me up, now I see a man next to the lady and he takes hold of me...

At first I wasn't sure and cried, trying to get away but I was stopped with the gentle hands of this strange man, I felt... Oddly safe... So I calmed and looked at him, sniffing him and wagging my tail some, it's time to move on... But how will I deal with it as I grow older?

Continue on with this epic story with me to find out~

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End of Chapter 1: Beginning - Birth