Loki and I had been best friends long before he came into my life — my future husband.
We went through all the important moments together: when he proposed to me, when I got married, and when I found out I was expecting a child.
Loki was always there — loyal, feeling every one of my emotions, as if she were a part of me.
With my husband, a real relationship never truly existed. He wasn’t interested in her: he didn’t feed her, didn’t play with her, didn’t pet her. It was always me — with love and gratitude, because this dog was by my side when I had no one.
After the pregnancy announcement, Loki changed. She developed a new favorite habit: she would lie down next to me, rest her head on my belly, and listen to the new life growing.
Sometimes, when the baby kicked, she would bark happily, as if she were sharing my joy.
But whenever my husband came near and touched or stroked my belly, Loki would growl, place herself between us, and protect me. Once, she even bit his hand. At the time, I thought she was just jealous or protecting the baby.
I was wrong.
After the birth, I finally discovered the horrible truth — a truth my dog had known for a long time and had tried to warn me about, but which I ignored 😢😱 Continuation in the first comment 👇👇
One day after giving birth, while my husband was in the bathroom, I took his phone — just to set an alarm — and accidentally opened a conversation with his mother.
My heart stopped when I read:
“I don’t want this child. She will always choose him, not me. Sometimes I think everything would be easier if he had never been born. I hate him…”
I sat there, unable to move. In that moment, I understood everything.
Loki sensed his cruelty long before I saw it myself. She knew my husband wanted to harm the baby.
She wasn’t just protecting me — she was protecting my child’s life.
Today, when I see my son stroking her muzzle, I think: without her, he wouldn’t be here. 🐾💔
