[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Older Dogs

  • From: "Paula Cooke" <psharp212@xxxxxxx>
  • To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:19:33 -0800

That is really great, and touching, Ginger, thanks for sharing it.

Old Dogs Rock!!!

Paula and Little Man Tate


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:  Older Dogs
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 20:35:35 -0500

   ONE BY ONE ...
   >
   > One by One, they pass by my cage,
   > Too old, too worn, too broken, no way.
   > Way past his time, he can't run and play.
   > Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way.
   >
   > A little old man, arthritic and sore,
   > It seems I am not wanted anymore.
   > I once had a home, I once had a bed,
   > A place that was warm, and where I was fed.
   > Now my muzzle is gray, and my eyes slowly fail.
   > Who wants a dog so old and so frail?
   >
   > My family decided I didn't belong,
   > I got in their way, my attitude was wrong.
   > Whatever excuse they made in their head,
   > Can't justify how they left me for dead.
   > Now I sit in this cage, where day after day,
   > The younger dogs get adopted away.
   >
   > When I had almost come to the end of my rope,
   > You saw my face, and I finally had hope.
   > You saw thru the gray, and the legs bent with age,
   > And felt I still had life beyond this cage.
   > You took me home, gave me food and a bed,
   > And shared your own pillow with my poor tired head.
   >
   > We snuggle and play, and you talk to me low,
   > You love me so dearly, you want me to know.
   > I may have lived most of my life with another,
   > But you outshine them with a love so much stronger.
   > And I promise to return all the love I can give,
   > To you, my dear person, as long as I live.
   >
   > I may be with you for a week, or for years,
   > We will share many smiles, you will no doubt shed tears.
   > And when the time comes that God deems I must leave,
   > I know you will cry and your heart, it will grieve.
   > And when I arrive at the Bridge, all brand new,
   > My thoughts and my heart will still be with you.
   > And I will brag to all who will hear,
   > Of the person who made my last days so dear.
   >

   Author Unknown.

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