For the Love of My Dog, Lilly

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In Frankfurt’s essay “The Importance of What We Care About” he talks about the importance of caring and why people actually care for things. After reading Frankfurt’s essay I have come to the conclusion that there are plenty of things in my life that I have come to care and love. To be able to have the chance to love something in your lifetime has a great impact on one’s life. Love for the most part can steer you in the right direction, but that’s not always the case. The love that I share in my life has kept me on a pretty good path so far. My love for things varies but one thing in my life that I have learned to have the most love for is my dachshund, Lilly.
Lilly, my black/brown long haired miniature dachshund, has been a part of my family since 2005. I had begged and pleaded with my parents that year that I needed a dog. It was the year after my cat had just died and to be honest I wasn’t a hundred percent sure how having a dog would go. Cats and dogs are two different animals with two different kinds of routines and schedules. Even though I had begged and pleaded for a dog I still wasn’t sure how I would feel about all this. According to Frankfurt “we are creatures to whom things matter” (80). Meaning that even though my heart was undecided on what I wanted to do, once I saw Lilly for the first time I feel in love with her and knew I couldn’t just leave her there, I knew she needed a loving family to go home to.
After about my fifth time to the pet store I finally got to take Lilly home with me. We proceeded to pack Lilly up and get her ready for departure early. We continued pack up the car; cage in the back seat with a bed and a few toys inside. Eventually after all the paper work was done on getting Lilly we put her in ...

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... one thing that I loved and cared for more than life itself was my dog, Lilly. Caring about her is a life time event and even though it takes up a huge amount of my time the love I have for her makes me realize that I’ve never noticed how much time and effort I put in to her. The love I share with her outweighs the love I have for most other things. When I was younger I tried to win her love but as I got older I realized you can’t win someone’s love you have to gain their trust and respect first and then by the time you gain those you’re on your way to a healthy and loving relationship. Yes I know this is a dog I’m talking about but she is family to me and there is no other I would think of then as my sister and my best friend. There are three things in this world that I love more than life and they are, Family, Friends, and last but surely not least my dog, Lilly.

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