Okay so it's pretty clear that I am having some issues with storytelling in the right way. In basic terms my story idea,  as it stands at the moment, is going to be blocked out below in basic terms- so that I can scratch away at it more and more. Or change it up completely, I'm always open to suggestions. 

I hope this makes it a little more clear, it did for myself, I think the idea is there, I'm just presenting and telling it in a way that doesn't do the idea enough justice and it probably needs some tweaking- so tomorrow during my tutorial with Alan I will have this blocked out in a clearer fashion to be discussed. 

 We meet the characters: First we meet Ryan, he is introduced as the 'dog of the house', like an only child, super clever and well groomed, he is happy- living the perfect life.
Then we meet Bella. She is younger than Ryan, slower, dopier, smaller and her markings have bled out so she is visually not as perfect. 

 Incident (Rejection): Ryan begins by rejecting the idea of another pet, this is his home. But Bella is persistent in trying to copy Ryan, to learn to be a dog, and become his friend. 

 Resolution (Acceptance): As Ryan gets sick, with age, he notices how much effort Bella goes to to be just like him (copying a visual problem, a small limp, stiffer joints). After realising this, he decides to accept Bella and begins to teach her to do things properly; how to be a dog. They then become good friends.

 Climax: One day, Ryan goes to the vets and doesn't come back. The family are devastated, but Bella is grown now- even with her messy markings and being way smaller than Ryan ever was. She proceeds to do all the tricks he taught her- that they believed only Ryan could achieve. 

 This keeps Ryans memory alive in tribute to him, through Bella's actions.

 So why a story like this? (Let's talk about meaning)

 So I suppose the moral of this story would be friendship, a bond. Between animals and us, but even more so their bond to each other- even if we can't always see it, it's there.

 The idea I started with was leaning more towards, dogs being mans best friend and always being present, even after they die.

 They live on in each other, the same as we do as humans. 

 The reason I feel this is important, not just because I've seen it in animals, is because we're always quick to talk about it as people but animals cannot typically express these things as we can.