About Dogs

  • FRIVERS2
    Posts: 240
    #1256382

    I decided to post this after the E-Collar comments and opinions were expressed, including mine. The reason is simple, the best dog person I know keeps telling me that the most important thing I need to do is understand my dog. I hope this reinforces her comments. Please take the time to read the last paragraph.

    Dog’s Purpose (from a 6-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 six-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 six-year-old continued, “Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.”
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    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    #617128

    Amen!

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4040
    #617137

    True, true, true!

    pahaarstad
    metro
    Posts: 712
    #617140

    We an learn alot for a six year old cann’t we.

    FRIVERS2
    Posts: 240
    #617178

    Now, if you would just love the Pack.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    #617181

    Quote:


    Now, if you would just love the Pack.


    Boy, this thread went down hill fast.

    roosterrouster
    Inactive
    The "IGH"...
    Posts: 2092
    #617237

    As a man with a 14.5 year ole’ lab all I can say is…Please pass the tissues …RR

    Jon Stevens
    Northfield, Wi
    Posts: 1242
    #617261

    That’s the toughest thing about raising a dog is knowing it won’t be with you forever….

    FRIVERS2
    Posts: 240
    #617278

    Sorry, it is a bit off topic.

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