Faithful Companions!

Yesterday, in Romeo's memory, we opened our hearts to rescue Milo.  Here he is with Coco and Heathcliff....

You paused outside to look into my cage. I tried to play it right, wanting to catch your eye with a shy glint in my own, a soft bark, that said, "Choose me," in a canine grammar I hoped you'd understand.

~ R.S. Jones's account of his dog Scout's adoption from a shelter  ~

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"No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich." ~ Louis Sabin ~

 

I Rescued a Human Today.

Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels.  

I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so  

she wouldn't be afraid.

As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my  

cage. I didn't want her to know that I hadn't been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers  

get too busy and I didn't want her to think poorly of them.

As she read my kennel card, I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about my past. I only have the  

future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone's life. She got down on  

her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up  

against the bars to comfort her.

Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her  

cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well. Soon my kennel door opened  

and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms. I would promise to keep her  

safe. I would promise to always be by her side. I would promise to do everything I could to see  

that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes. I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor.  

So many more are out there who haven't walked the corridors. So many more to be saved. At  

least I could save one.

I rescued a human today.

 ~ Author Unknown ~

"If man lived up to the reputation of a dog, he would be a saint." ~ Zanzibarian Proverb

"I used to look at [my dog] Smokey and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what you were thinking,' and he'd look at me like he was saying, 'If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to.'" ~ Fred Jungclaus

When I am wrong, he is delighted to forgive. When I am angry, he clowns to make me smile. When I am happy, he is joy unbounded. When I am a fool, he ignores it. When I succeed, he brags. Without him, I am only another man. With him, I am all-powerful. He is loyalty itself.

He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. He is the part of me that can reach out into the sea. He has told me a thousand times over that I am his reason for being; by the way he rests against my leg; by the way he thumps his tail at my smallest smile; by the way he shows his hurt when I leave without taking him. (I think it makes him sick with worry when he is not along to care for me.) ~ Gene Hill ~

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
~ Unknown ~

"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
~ Immanuel Kant ~

His head on my knee can heal my human hurts. His presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things. He has promised to wait for me... whenever... wherever — in case I need him. And I expect I will — as I always have. He is just my dog.

~ Tears and Laughter by Gene Hill ~

He has taught me the meaning of devotion. With him, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding where before I was ignorant. ~ Gene Hill ~

I am joy in a wooly coat, come to dance into your life, to make you laugh!

~ Julie Church ~

"Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends the animals, especially for animals who are suffering; for any that are hunted or lost, or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death. We entreat for them all thy mercy and pity and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words. Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals and so to share the blessings of the merciful." 
~ Albert Schweitzer ~


This post is dedicated to the memory of Ziggy (our first German Shepherd), Tessa (our second German Shepherd) and Romeo (our daughter's beautiful rescue pup)