Thank you for sharing this beautiful story! And your timing is impeccable as usual! Zoa Dr. Zoa Rockenstein www.riverrockshepherds.com Home of: Ch. RiverRock's Hotel California (Callie), RiverRock's Straight From The Heart (Sera), RiverRock's Karlotta v. Kenlyn (Karla), and RiverRock's Heart of the Matter (Luke) ________________________________ From: Mo Murkland <onetxalphab@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sun, August 22, 2010 8:08:59 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Dub Day Afternoon complex, I am blessed to be able to have Dubya and Naughty (Dad and Daughter) living with me. I was taking Dubya down for his after dinner walk and I saw this VERY distingushed gray haired Lady setting on the couch by the front door. She watched us walk down the hall and when we got closer, she said, what a beautiful dog! I thanked her and told her that he was as sweet as he is big! I asked her if she'd like to meet him. "Oh, GOODNESS! I have been so afraid of dogs all my life", she says. I walked a couple of steps towards her as I told her he was a 4th generation Therapy Dog. "OH GOODNESS! what a sweet face he has".............and I walked a couple of steps closer as I told her about doing therapy work and some of the break throughs we have had with them..........and we were right next to the couch where she was setting. She had her eyes locked on his, and commented about what soft eyes he had. It was a few more minutes and I asked if she'd like to pet him........she said she had never touched a dog before. I held my hand out to her and she gave me her hand....together we petted Dub as I slipped my hand away. The look on her face was nothing short of amazing! She stroked and stroked him with the most beautiful smile on her face!!!!! She literally could not believe that at 70, she FINALLY was petting a dog. She looked at me with a big old grin, "Look what I have been missing!" To often in this life we don't stop to smell the roses with our dogs.........and we pass up those special times when we could have made such a difference in someone's life. Mo Konigin German Shepherds Home of .... BISS Sel. EX CH Konigin's Phantom of the Opera TC HIC TD Ch. Abraxas Lil Shot V Konigin TC CGC TD Konigin's Great Balls Afire TC CGC TD and 2005 Goodwill Ambassador The Legacy Continues........ ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================