you close your eyes and see my face
and think of times I made you laugh,
the love we shared, the bond we had,
the special way I needed you -
the friendship shared by just we two.
The day's too quiet, the world seems older,
the wind blows now a little colder.
You gaze into the empty air
and look for me, but I'm not there -
I'm in heaven and I watch you,
and I see the world around you too.
I see little souls wearing fur,
souls who bark and souls who purr
born unwanted and unloved -
I see all this and more above -
I watch them suffer, I see them cry,
I see them lost, I watch them die.
I see unwanted thousands born -
and when they die, nobody mourns.
These little souls wearing fur
(Some who bark and some who purr)
are castaways who - unlike me -
will never know love or security.
A few short months they starve and roam,
Or caged in shelters - nobody takes home.
They're special too (furballs of pleasure),
filled with love and each one, a treasure.
My pain and suffering came to an end,
so don't cry for me, my person, my friend.
But think of the living - those souls with fur
(some who bark and some who purr) -
And though our bond can't be broken apart,
make room for another in your home and your heart.
-by Caro Schubert-James
How do you know when you have too many dogs?
1. When you have more grass in your driveway than in
your backyard.
2. When your neighbors find ANY dog running loose
and automatically bring it to your house.
3. When you wan to watch TV and you have to sit on
the floor because all of the furniture is "occupied".
4. When it takes you longer to wash your dogs'
dishes than your own.
5. When you have to use a wash tub for a water dish.
6. When you have to run an obstacle course to get to
the phone.
7. When you see one of your dogs doing something bad
(like chewing something up or leaving a "dog deposit" on the
rug)
and you have to run through the entire list of dogs' names
in
order to yell at the right one and by then it is too late.
8. When the hazmat team comes to your house on trash day to handle
the "deposits" that you have placed in your trash can.
9. When all your dogs are in the back seat of your car and it
automatically changes lanes when they move to the other
side.
10. When you NEVER go anywhere for a vacation because it costs
more to kennel your dogs than to go to Hawaii.
11. When you have an extension on your king-sized bed so
you all fit.
12. When Iams/Eukanuba makes home deliveries.
13. When you move your bedroom into the garage and put a king
and a queen sized be together so all of your dogs
can
sleep with you.
14. When you can't remember all of your dogs' names
and just call them Baby and Pup-pup.
15. When you take your dogs for a run in the park
and people think it is a dog show. [more like a
3-ring
circus!!!]
16. You know your veterinarian's phone number by heart and
have your own file drawer.
17. Your veterinarian drives a Porche, you drive a used van
and you paid for both!
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