A Few Dog Quotes:
"Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog!" - Franklin P. Jones
"A Dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." - Josh Billings
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." - Ann Landers
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." - Will Rogers
"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies." - Gene Hill
"Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails." - Max Eastman
"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace." - Milan Kundera
"The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too."- Samuel Butler
"Things that upset a Terrier may pass virtually unnoticed by a Great Dane."-Smiley Blanton
"Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to."
- Joe Gores
A Dog Owner's Prayer
Dog Owner’s Prayer
O Lord don’t let me once forget
how I love my trusty pet.
Help me learn to disregard
canine craters in my yard.
Show me how to be a buddy
even when my sofa’s muddy.
Don’t allow my pooch to munch
postal carriers for lunch.
Shield my neighbor’s cat from view—
guide my steps around the doo.
Train me not to curse and scowl
when it’s puppy’s night to howl.
Grant I shan’t awake in fear
with a cold nose in my ear.
Give me patience without end—
Help me be ‘A Dog’s Best Friend’!
- Author Unknown
A Dog's Purpose:
A Dog's Purpose:
(From a 4 Year Old)
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year old
Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife,
Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker
and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the
family we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform
the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.
As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it
would be good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure.
They felt as though Shane might learn something from the
experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's
family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog
for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going
on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The
little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty
or confusion.
We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud
about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."
Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next
stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.
He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a
good life -- like loving everybody all the time and being nice,
right?" The four-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how
to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
