INSPIRING STORY OF THE WEEK – MY SPECIAL BOY, OBI by Ashley Howland

 

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INSPIRING STORY OF THE WEEK

MY SPECIAL BOY, OBI

by Ashley Howland

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This is the inspiring story of a very special dog.

It was so hard for the Howland family to say goodbye to Obi, their ten and a half year old Lab. He was a dog who loved to please, but always in his own style. He was the quickest to complete everything at dog school, but he did it his way. Obi was a clown; he just seemed to know when to behave and when to be silly. He would do everything perfectly, and then another time he would do completely the opposite thing you asked him to do. At shows he refused to sit in the stalls. He had to be out sitting on the Howland’s deck chairs so he could get the most pats.

One of the first students Obi worked with had come from a really dark place. He was anti-social, distant and a behavior problem. Obi broke all barriers to his heart. Through working together every week, this student grew in confidence. He began to communicate with staff and peers. He even came back the next year as a mentor and helped other students. Later on, he applied for school captain and spoke in front of the whole school, and even mentioned Obi in his speech. While he didn’t win that position he did win a showing trophy with Labs ‘n Life. It is very probable that through Obi he found himself.

When Ashley took Obi to school with her, he would say hello to every person he met in the hall, yet sit next to the one person who was afraid of dogs. When he’d climb up on a kid’s lap,  he would pick the kid who had come from the worst background, or who was just having a really bad day. He had some sort of sixth sense about these things.

Yes, it was hard to say goodbye to Obi, but he left great memories for those whose lives he touched.

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This story is now published in

Tales2Inspire  ~ The Sapphire Collection

Stories of Timeless Memories that Echo In the Mind

 

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and also in Tales2Inspire ~ The Diamnd Collection – Series II