Our Dogs · 5:32am Mar 30th, 2018
Our dogs are our companions.
It may seem like we care for them,
But more often than not,
They care for us far more
Than we do them
They must be the stupidest things on earth...
What did we do to deserve such love?
Maybe we're the fools?
No, worse.
Maybe we're the monsters.
Either way,
Dogs are our companions.
Far more forgiving and loyal than us.
Our first dog is the one we carry the longest
We teach them tricks
And maybe if we're clever enough,
We learn a few lessons from them.
Our first dog is always the one we take for granted.
A few "maybe laters" or "another day"
And soon they're gone to the next world,
Still waiting for a foolish master.
Some of the more cynical say
"Why should they?"
The most cynical say
"That was the one thing my dog
Could not learn.
That I was a foolish owner."
What an idiot these dogs are...
They have faith in us.
Why couldn't wee live up
To this faith?
Our next dog is always the one we treat the best.
We carry the first dog in our hearts.
Perhaps we treat the next dog as our first dog,
But this dog always treats us as just us.
No expectations,
But love from a foolish master.
We owners learn a few lessons
And perhaps become wiser.
The next dog is always the next dog.
They come and they leave,
Perhaps they'll meet one another,
But they come and they leave,
And if we're clever and wise and just,
We become better with each
Gift they give us.
Our last dog is the one we carry the shortest.
If we're selfish and lucky,
They'll be there on our final journey,
Taking us to meet all of our dogs,
And be there to help us meet our first dog.
And if they live past us,
All the better,
Perhaps they'll be the first dogs
Of the children of the family.
Teaching them lessons soon,
So they become better owners.
I hope this is true.
And I believe it to be true.
And I will make it true.
To my first dog,
a small, white and tan brown chihuahua
First named Snow
Then named Meimei
I apologize.
I hope you'll forgive me.
Tell whatever god, goddess, or gods up there,
That they better take good care of you,
Or I will make them wish they did.
To my next dog,
I promise I'll do better.
No.
I will do better.
No promises needed.
And finally to my last dog,
I hope that whatever happens,
You'll be happy.
Just as happy and more as every single one of my dogs.
To all of my dogs,
I thank you for being patient with this foolish me
I hope that I was and will be a good master to you.
Our dogs are ours
Just as we are theirs.
Let's take care of one another
As we should.
Thank you for listening.
Rest in peace
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Make sure to love your pets.
Sorry for your loss.
4828499
It'll get better.
Take care... Actually make sure you make time for your pets. They're family too.
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Yeah, I don't know what I'd do without them.
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Thanks for reading.
To my family's first dogs, Thank you. Even though one is gone and the other is soon to follow, we will never forget you.
Willow, AJ, thank you so much.
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Treat them well.
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Willow was treated well until she passed away, and and AJ is being treated well now. Don't worry. I might not be there for him due to having to go to college, but the rest of my family are giving AJ the best they can.
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That's good. Also make sure no malpractice goes on.