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A
Dog's Plea
Treat me kindly,
my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more
grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.
Do not
break my spirit with a stick, for though I might lick
your hand 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 worlds sweetest music, as
you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when the
sound of your footstep falls upon my waiting ear.
Please take me
inside when it is cold and wet, for I am a domesticated
animal, no longer accustomed to bitter elements. I ask
no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your
feet beside the hearth.
Keep my pan
filled with fresh water, for I cannot tell you when I
suffer thirst.
Feed me clean
food that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your
bidding, to walk by your side and stand ready, willing
and able to protect you with my life, should your life
be in danger.
And, my friend,
when I am very old and I no longer enjoy good health,
hearing and sight, do not make heroic efforts to keep
me going. I am not having any fun. Please see to it
that my life is taken gently. I shall leave this earth
knowing with the last breath I draw that my fate was
always safest in your hands. (a Dog's friend in Kansas
City, MO)
Thanks Dan
for Caring for her and being a great owner.
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