July 3, 2014 I used to walk by a house with little black malnourished puppies everyday. I would see them running through the neighborhood, looking through trash for food. i heart broke for them but I was broke as fuck. one day, the man who lived in that house walked up to me and said that god told him that I was a good person. and he put this tiny puppy in my arms. she was dirty and covered in tics. I washed her in the tiny bathroom sink and she trembled the whole night. 7 years ago, this pup changed my life. we were suddenly on this journey together. she's my best bud, my doofiest pal, my big anxious baby, my greatest love. she is so certain that every lap is meant for her. she doesn't quite fit in my arms anymore, but that doesn't stop me from trying. ID 1: jaden is smiling and crouching down as Jess lays down in front of him ID 2: jess, as a puppy ID 3: jaden and jess, sitting in front of a screen door ID 4: Jaden, the unfriendly black hottie, looks stoic. jess looks off into the distance from behind him. ID 5: jaden holds jess in his arms in a field of tall grass ID 6: jess lays in some grass, smiling at the rope toy behind jaden, who is taking the picture ID 7: jess, just before she's about to bark, with her head slightly tilted ID 8: jaden holds an unamused jess in his arms