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My Tail of Devotion for Buster

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 world's 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 domestic 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 with fresh water, for I can not 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.

Buster is still very healthy and my best friend, this poem was given to me by my breeder when we picked Buster up . I thought it was beautiful and I wanted to share it with everyone that has lost a pet or has just purchased one. So enjoy it and cherish everyday with your dog. Dogs bring us so much joy and laughter. Some say dogs keep us younger....and make us healthier.


AUTHOR~ Beth Norman Harris~

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