The other
day while searching for a lost receipt I came across this and I thought I would
share it with you.
A Dogs Plea
Treat me
kindly dear friend for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness
than the loving heart of mine. Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though
I should lick you between blows, your patience and understanding will more
quickly teach me the things you would have me learn. Speak to me often for your
voice is the world’s sweetest music, as you know by the fierce wagging of my
tail when your foot steps fall upon my waiting ears.
Please take
me inside when it is wet for I am a domesticated animal, no longer accustomed
to the bitter elements. I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at
your feet beside the hearth. Keep my dish filled with fresh water, for I cannot
tell you when I suffer thirst. Feed me with fresh food that I may stay well to
romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side and stand ready to
protect you with my life should your life be in danger. When I am old and no
longer enjoy good health, hearing and sight, do not make heroic efforts to keep
me going, I shall not enjoy myself. Please see that my life is taken gently.
I shall
leave this earth knowing with the last breath, that my life was safest in your
hands.
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