“Why do you have a statue of a dog on your front porch?” Stewart asked Louis.
Louis rubbed his chin thoughtfully and answered, “That isn't just a statue of a dog, it is a statue of Rusty, one of the most amazing and my favorite dog of all time.” He trailed his last few words as he thought of his old friend.
“I would love to hear about Rusty,”
Sighing as he reminisced, Louis said, “He saved my life when I came home from the war,” taking a deep breath, “He pulled me from the depth of despair by showing me life was worth living again and I owe my life to Rusty.”
As they were staring at the statue it began to glow, “And, that is Rusty telling me he loves and misses me too.”
“That is amazing! How did you do that?”
“It just happens when I am standing near the statue and I think or speak about Rusty,” Louis continued grinning, “Didn't I just tell you that Rusty was an amazing dog?”
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BEAUTIFUL WORDS 
What a lovely story about one man and the dog… Then you go and throw something supernatural into the mix, brilliant story!
Thank you Angie! 🙂
awh! lovely twist that makes a pet lover smile! 🙂
Thank you Jodi! I love my pets and I know you do too. 🙂
Gotta go get a statue of my dog 🙂 Love this and the twist at the end!
Thank you JR! 🙂
Such a nice story and the twist at the end fitted in perfectly. It’s nice that he still can experience the affection from Rusty. 😃
Thank you Jessie! Yes, it is nice that he gets affection from Rusty even after his death. 🙂
Rusty is still amazing
Thank you Donna! Yes he is still amazing! 🙂
Awww, reminds of the saying, a dog is man’s best friend. You left me with a pout at the end of the story 😄
LOL! You didn’t want it to end? Why the pout?
It was Louise talking about how the light shown because Rusty was missing him too and that picture of the dog was too cute! Hence the pout. Ohhhhhh, hahahhaa, it was a happy emotional pout Pj. Hahaha, I just realized pouts are meant to be sad.
Okay, I understand now. LOL!!
Haha! You think of pout as a happy pout. 🙂
Touching tale, Joy.
Thank you CE
Creative story. I like that the statue glows when it feels love. It makes you feel that the dog is there even though he’s long gone.
Thank you Mandi, yes it does. The dog is telling him he loves and misses him through the statue.
That supernatural element gave it a real zest.
Thank you Francesca!
Very creative and touching story!Cool hint of supernatural!
Thank you Lynnz!! 🙂
so nice!
🙂 Thanks!
Really different!
Great story about a man and his beloved dog. Great job.
Thanks Tessa!
Lovely story. Dogs are my favourite and you wrote a loving story, no wonder the dog glowed.
Thank you Scrapydo2! Dogs are my favorite too. 🙂
Very sweet tale about Louis and Rusty! I also thought it was very nice for Stewart to ask more about the dog, when Louis first told him. So many times, the other person will chime right in with a story about their own dog, or their own ideas about pets. To have someone say, “That’s important to you? I’d love to hear more,” that’s the mark of a good friend.
That’s true Joy – I think you are right.
The ending completely fitted the story’s mood. Excellent!
Thank you Steve! That makes me happy. 🙂
Love all things dog! Interesting twist…in life Rusty made Louis glow and in death Louis makes Rusty glow!!! hmmm…;-)
LOL! That’s very true!!
Deb, I know that you are following my blog, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. I just sent out my challenge post for this week about 5 minutes ago, did you get it? It isn’t coming into my inbox.
No, it should be in my email right? Or where do I find it?
In your email, if you have requested to receive it by email.
Which I did, let me go double check and make sure it’s turned on…
UGH! Well I have finally figured it out and am all set…or so I think…do you want to resend to me or do you want me to click on the site and do it that way?
I can’t send it again or it will go out again to everybody. I guess you’ll have to go into your reader to see it. Everyone seems to be telling me they received it, but I haven’t received it in my email although I am signed up for that. This is so frustrating!!
No problem I’ll go on the reader and I’ll get it there…thanks for notifying me about it!! 🙂
No problem! I’m sorry this is happening. I don’t usually have to go through this but occassionally, WP throws a kink in things.
No worries! 😊
I just posted my story let me know if I did everything correctly, thanks!
Okay, that’s great Debbie! I will check it out in the morning, I’m on my way to bed.
To have a friendship that powerful that gives you comfort even after death parts you. Beautiful Priceless.
That’s true. Even death doesn’t stop that kind of friendship from glowing. 🙂
An amazing dog indeed. I like that
Thank you Al. 🙂
You’re welcome 🙂