Katy

White dog with black and brown coloring around the face staring at a treat on the couch, head cocked to the right side.

I adopted Katy shortly after I began to live alone, in October of 2018. She was listed as four years old and expressed her fear of other dogs and people by growling and lunging, but over the five years of our too short time together, she became the darling of the neighborhood and of my community of friends. Excitedly running up to greet familiars and total strangers, even on the day before she died. I see her everywhere I go and miss her terribly.