A story for me
Hmm.
Daisy (Dave's (Dads friend) dog) came over today. She looks a lot like Tobi and I felt horrible..she'd pass my doorway and I kept thinking it was Tobi. Um. And my friend Brian wrote this for me:
A Dog's Plea
Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.
Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I might lick your hand between blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me things you would have me learn.
Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when the sound of your footstep falls upon my waiting ear.
Please take me inside when it is cold and wet, for I am a domestic animal, no longer accustomed to bitter elements. I ask no greater glory then the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth.
Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst. Feed me clean food that I may stay well, to romp and play and, do your bidding, to walk by your side and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life, should your life be in danger.
And, my friend, when I am very old and I am no longer able to enjoy good health, hearing and sight, do not make heroic effort to keep me going. I am not having fun. Please see to it that my like is taken gently. I shall leave this earth knowing with my last breath I draw that my fate was always safest in your loving hands.
When I am past and gone mourn for me. Remember the good that we shared, but do not fret over me. I will always live on in your heart forever your friend.
To top off my day, right?!