I do not think there is an animal that shows so much affection and love for us, as a dog displays.
They greet us when we come home, tail wagging, body quivering with excitement, as if you were never going to return.
They nuzzel your hand, looking for a friendly pat on the head, some scatching behind the ear, or best of all a belly rub.
They bring you balls and stick, so you will throw them, so they can bring them back. They will play “Tug of War” with a thick rope, holding on with a death bite, never giving up in the game.
They lay at your feet, when you are reading, watching TV, just wanting to be near you.
They guard your house, letting you know, of anyone that comes near the place with a loud bark.
They also will eat your sandwich, the minute you turn your back, that you left on the counter. Then give you that, “I’ve been a bad dog look” as a sign showing you they are sorry.
They behave, and mind your commands, better than your children do. Yes they are family, and anyone who says different, never had a dog.
It hurts when you lose your “Best Friend” and that is as it should be. To Love is to make yourself vunerable to the hurt, when that Love is lost, with their passing.
One of the member of FAOL, always closes their BB coment about if Dogs are not allowed in Heaven, they want to go where the Dogs go. I agree, Heaven cannot be all that great if Dogs are not allowed! I know when it my time to die, that when I get to Heavan, there will be some 4-legged friends waiting for me, tails wagging and bodies quivering. As if to say, “Where have you been, thought you would never come home, I have been missing you…”
~Parnelli
[This message has been edited by Steven H. McGarthwaite (edited 22 March 2005).]
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