Too Short. Too tall.
She's too fat, too thin.
We're going on vacation, again.
This one ate my Dad's false teeth.
This one ate a whole roast beef!
This one chewed up the couch.
We hate to have him in our house.
I do not like this one at all.
He doesn't come to me when I call.
The black dog there sheds too much hair.
The white cat's owners didn't care.
He doesn't match the new decor.
We just don't want him any more.
He's old. It's time to get a pup.
We just can't stop him from jumping up.
He runs away. He barks a lot.
She's digging up the flower pot.
We can't afford the cost to spay.
We're moving very far away.
The landlord says "He's got to go!"
He takes so much time, we didn't know.
He was a gift from my ex-wife.
We just can't have him in our life.
It seems he makes Aunt Nellie sneeze.
So here, he's yours, take him please.
What you never hear, they never say:
It breaks my heart to give 'em away.
I love him, but I just can't cope.
I've lost my job, I have no hope.
I think I'll never sleep again.
I'm letting go of my best friend.
Please, this time hear me when I say:
A pet is for life...not just Christmas day
.
MEMENTO
I'll leave my scent
Upon this tree
Someday
Someone
Please think of me.
The earth trembled and a great rift appeared,
separating the first man
and woman from the rest of the animal
kingdom. As the chasm grew deeper
and wider, all the other creatures,
afraid for their lives, returned to
the forest -- except
for the dog, who after much consideration leapt the
perilous rift to stay with the humans
on the other side.
His love for humanity was greater than his bond to other creatures, he
explained, and he willingly forfeited his place in paradise to prove it.
--Native American
folktale...an Ojibway tale.