Give thanks for one thing that's easy to be grateful for...

So this may sound  stupid, and a bit superficial but something that comes to mind quickly when I think of what I'm thankful for is my dog Cali, or as most people call her chubby puppy. Honestly though, that over weight chihuahua is the golden child of my family - everyone freaking loves and obsesses over her so much that is is borderline creepy. It probably has a lot to do with the fact that as children me and my brother were deprived of a dog. My parents absolutely HATED animals in the house and only let us bring home pets that lived in cages. When they grew up  in the Philippines  most dogs were strays or kept on farms, and the idea of a dog wearing clothes or having special toys or food was ridiculous. However this all changed last summer when I accidentally stole a dog and brought her home.

I rescued this dog we later named Sangria and eventually found her owners. When I went to drop her off home, I realized I had found her on the block she lived. Her family had been away on vacation and the house sitter accidentally let her out. Anyway I had Sangria for almost a month until her owners came. At first my parents nagged me to bring her to the pound, but I just couldn't. Sangria was so little and fragile the idea of her in a pound was heart-breaking. Eventually though my parents fell in love with her. By the time Sangria's real owners found her me and my mother were in tears as we gave her away, and a few weeks later we brought home from the pet store a little puppy of our own.

So while I am most obviously grateful from my adorable little dog, I am also grateful for all the people  that make sure all animals are safe and taken care of. For the people who work and fight for animal rights, and just pet owners in general who treat their pets with love and care.