----- Original Message ----- From: "Beryl" <arelee_1020@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Showgsd-l" <Showgsd-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <patsgsdpups@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 7:43 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Therapy Dog! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Evans" <patsgsdpups@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <germanshepherds4show@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Show List" > <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Mo Murkland" <murk@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 6:05 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Therapy Dog! > Durango met an old friend on the Hospice wing, that is now unresponsive. He sat down beside the patient and actually started crying. Amazing how the dogs react. Yes it is. I had a very personal expierence several years ago. My husband was in the last stages of cancer. My 3 adult children and I had been taking turns at the hospital. The night before I opted to stay the night with my husband. He was concsious enough that he wanted me to stay, and I felt his time was near. I have never regretted that night or those last moments as they were very personal and touching, though difficult. Early the next morning once I knew that he had passed I called the nurse. She confirmed and I called my home where are 3 kids were. When they answered they told me that they knew because a short while before the phone rang, all of the dogs started to howl, and they would not stop. They also knew once I returned home. I actually had one of the dogs sit in front of me and pat my check gently with her paw. That of course made me cry more. She was my husbands girl, CH. Arelee's Haunting Melody. Beryl Eshom Arelee GSD Davis, CA ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================