Posted by responsiblek9 on November 18, 2003, at 23:56:53
In reply to Re: The loss of dogs (long) » Tabitha, posted by Dinah on September 25, 2003, at 17:33:01
Dinah , I did explain to my therapist why the dogs were important to me. I have assistance dogs . And have for twenty years plus.
Dogs dont judge us for our social ineptitudes.
They take us for exactly what we are .
They walk with us for a time. We but take care of them for a time. Then they leave .
But in the time they give us. They give us their all!
I have had a dog die defending me from a guy who grabbed me and had a gun,I got away. She gave me the time to do so. She died there.
Her daughter was with me 13 years working as an assistance dog . 8 times she kept me from ending up dead. But she did not get to die of old age either . Some mean neighbor poisoned her with strychnine and the mother to my current service dog died in the same poisoning. So I had 4 week old pups running around motherless and me in a terrible state . One stayed with me because no one would let me sell her. She is now my retiring service dog . 8 years old been with me across the US. And three times saved me from ending up dead or severely injured .
Then I have the young guy who just finished training . But I owe the dogs a lot. They gave me my life back and my freedom. I give them all I have.
They trust and are trustworthy,
They cant really lie even when they try.
They honestly do care when we are ill
Their motives are transparent .
They love with all their souls
They truly enjoyed helping me
They cared not that I was poor , or homeless or worthless. To them I was their world.
Through them I came to see the world differently with curiousity and wonder.
And they give everything freely ( except for a few dog biscuits and attention of course!!)
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