To Dog Lovers.........

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To Dog Lovers.........
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Sat, 03-14-2009 - 1:19am
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Here in this house... I will never know the loneliness I hear in the barks of the other dogs 'out there'. I can sleep soundly, assured that when I wake my world will not have changed. I will never know hunger, or the fear of not knowing if I'll eat. I will not shiver in the cold, or grow weary from the heat. I will feel the sun's heat, and the rain's coolness, and be allowed to smell all that can reach my nose. My fur will shine, and never be dirty or matted.



 




Here in this house... There will be an effort to communicate with me on my level. I will be talked to and, even if I don't understand, I can enjoy the warmth of the words. I will be given a name so that I may know who I am among many. My name will be used in joy, and I will love the sound of it!



 




Here in this house... I will never be a substitute for anything I am not. I will never be used to improve peoples' images of themselves. I will be loved because I am who I am, not someone's idea of who I should be. I will never suffer for someone's anger, impatience, or stupidity. I will be taught all the things I need to know to be loved by all. If I do not learn my lessons well, they will look to my teacher for blame.



 




Here in this house... I can trust arms that hold, hands that touch... knowing that, no matter what they do, they do it for the good of me. If I am ill, I will be doctored. If scared, I will be calmed. If sad, I will be cheered. No matter what I look like, I will be considered beautiful and known to be of value. I will never be cast out because I am too old, too ill, too unruly, or not cute enough. My life is a responsibility, and not an afterthought. I will learn that humans can almost, sometimes, be as kind and as fair as dogs.




Here in this house... I will belong. I will be home.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-17-2007
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 6:07am

Donna that was beautiful.

Granny to Caleb and Scotia

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-12-2003
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 8:18am
Oh Donna, that was beautiful,,, thinking
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Registered: 04-24-2000
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 10:05am

OMG...Donna...the graphic of that dog is magnificent...kinda spooky !!! lol


In fact...I have read that before

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Registered: 03-14-2007
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 10:42am
And that made me think of my beautiful Siberian Husky too. His name was Sabre and he was white with silver and had blue eyes. This was the first dog my first DH and I got and we knew squat about training a puppy. We lived in an apartment and both worked full time and came home to a disaster every night. It wasn't fair to the dog and we knew we weren't good at doing what must be done to train her, so we gave her to friends who lived in the country on large acreage. I sobbed. He blamed me and threw it up to me for years as it always made me cry. He liked hurting me. I divorced his sorry asse!! Wish I had kept the dog and bounced

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Registered: 03-14-2007
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 10:51am

You're welcome. Of course I thought of you and Coffee when I got this in an email. We are so blessed to have our dear pets. They will always be lovingly cared for. Makes me sad for the pets who are not well


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Registered: 03-14-2007
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 11:03am

KWYM about about the graphic. When I saw the eyes and nose move, it was a "Whoa!" moment..lol!


No, I most certainly do not think you are "a total whack job", not at all! Your loving words of your precious Baron made me cry..again..as I did when I first read that poem. That trip to and from the vet that last day had to be terrible and I dread that day when I will have to do the same with my sweet Shelby. She is the last pet I will ever own. Keeping mementos of Baron is not odd at all, it shows how much you loved him and it is very normal. Now blow your nose and smile. :-)





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iVillage Member
Registered: 02-09-2007
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 11:24am

Awwwwww .... that is AWESOME!!!

 
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Registered: 03-22-2005
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 12:28pm

That is just lovely,but could hardly read it for the tears.


Bunny,you are not whacko,i feel the same about pets i once had,such a blessing they come into our lives.


Von.

Von.

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Registered: 03-14-2007
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 2:01pm
I got it from my friend Lyn in an email. She had two big afghan hounds. One of them got old and had to be put down last year. Those two dogs could not be more different in every way. They were both males, the older one, Anton,

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Registered: 03-14-2007
Sat, 03-14-2009 - 2:05pm
I think anyone who may not even be a pet owner would probably at least

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