THIS IS MY STORY AND IT MAKES ME TEARY EYE ... 2 DAYS AGO A JACK RUSSEL (FEMALE)DOG SHOWED UP AT MY FRONT DOOR STEP THAT WAS BEATEN,SEVERELY STARVED, AND SHOT WITH A PAINT GUN MY HEART JUST STOPPED BEATING AND TEARS STARTED TO FLOW DOWN MY FACE I WRAPPED HER INTO A BLANKET AND TRIED TO GIVE HER WATER .YOU SHE SEE HOW SHE WAS DRINKING . MY VET WAS ONLY 15 MIN FROM MY HOUSE SO I RUSHED HER TO THE VETS THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT THEY WERE SEEING. I JUST KEEP SAYING TO MYSELF WHY?ANIMALS CAN NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES LIKE HUMANS CAN. THEY DEPEND ON US FOR FOOD, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND TO TAKE CARE OF THEM WHEN THERE SICK .. SITTING HERE AND WRITING THIS STORY IS MAKING ME CRY AND I,M SORRY I HAVE SUCH A BIG HEART WHEN IT COMES TO ANIMALS AND PEOPLE . SO I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME AND IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART ....
" TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR PET OWNERS"
1-MY LIFE IS LIKELY TO LAST 10 TO 15 YEARS .ANY SEPARATION FROM YOU WILL BE VERY PAINFUL.
2-GIVE ME TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME.DO NOT BREAK MY SPIRIT WITH YOU,R TEMPER.THOUGH I WILL ALWAYS FORGIVE YOU.YOUR PATIENCE WILL TEACH ME MORE EFFECTIVELY.
3-PLEASE HAVE ME SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
4-TREAT ME KINDLY .MY BELOVED FRIEND.FOR NO HEART IN ALL THE WORLD IS MORE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR KINDNESS THEN MINE.DON,T BE ANGRY WITH ME FOR LONG.AND DON,T LOCK ME UP AS A PUNISHMENT. AFTER ALL ,YOU HAVE YOUR JOB,YOUR FRIENDS ,YOUR ENTERTAINMENT.I HAVE ONLY YOU.
5-SPEAK TO ME OFTEN.EVEN IF I DON,T UNDERSTAND YOUR WORDS.I UNDERSTAND YOUR VOICE WHEN IT,S SPEAKING TO ME.YOUR VOICE IS THE SWEETEST SOUND I EVER HEAR AS YOU MUST KNOW BY MY ENTHUSIASM WHENEVER I HEAR YOUR FOOTSTEPS.
6-TAKE ME IN WHEN IT,S COLD AND WET.I,M A DOMESTIC ANIMAL AND AM NO LONGER ACCUSTOMED TO THE BITTER ELEMENTS . I ASK FOR LITTLE MORE THAN YOUR GENTLE HANDS PETTING ME. KEEP MY BOWL FILLED WITH WATER.FEED ME GOOD FOOD SO THAT I MAY STAY WELL.TO ROMP AND PLAY AND DO YOUR BIDDING BY YOUR SIDE.I STAND READY,WILLING,AND ABLE TO SHARE MY LIFE WITH YOU .FOR THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR.I,LL NEVER FORGET HOW WELL YOU TREATED ME.
7-DON,T HIT ME.REMEMBER ,I HAVE TEETH THAT COULD EASILY CRUSH THE BONES IN YOUR HAND,BUT I CHOOSE NOT TO BITE YOU .
8-BEFORE YOU SCOLD ME FOR BEING LAZY AND UNCOOPERATIVE,ASK YOURSELF IF SOMETHING MIGHT BE BOTHERING ME.PERHAPS I,M NOT GETTING THE RIGHT FOOD,I,VE BEEN OUT IN THE SUN TOO LONG , OR MY HEART MAY BE GETTING WEAK.
9-TAKE CARE OF ME WHEN I GET OLD.FOR YOU WILL GROW OLD TOO.
10-WHEN I AM OLD,OR WHEN I NO LONGER ENJOY GOOD HEALTH ,PLEASE DO NOT MAKE HEROIC EFFORTS TO KEEP ME GOING.I AM NOT HAVING FUN.JUST SEE TO IT THAT MY TRUSTING LIFE IS TAKEN GENTLY,AND BE WITH ME ON THAT DIFFICULT JOURNEY WHEN I,TS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE.NEVER SAY,"I JUST CAN,T BEAR TO WATCH ."EVERYTHING IS EASIER FOR ME WHEN YOU ARE THERE. I WILL LEAVE THIS EARTH KNOWING WITH LAST BREATH THAT MY FATE WAS ALWAYS SAFEST IN YOUR HANDS.AND THAT I LOVE YOU ........
THIS WAS SO HARD FOR ME TO WRITE WITHOUT SHEDDING A TEAR ..SO NOW I PRAY TO LORD ABOVE TO WORK A MIRACLE ON THIS LITTLE GIRL THAT I FOUND ON MY DOOR STEP 2 DAYS AGO DO YOU BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON ? WELL I DO !HUGS AND KISSES WENDY
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