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A Dog's Prayer
Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for
for kindness than the loving heart of me.
Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I should lick your hand between the blows,
your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would
have me do.
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 your footsteps falls upon waiting ear.
When it is cold and wet, please take me inside, for I am now a domesticated animal, no
longer used to bitter elements. And I ask greater glory than the privilege of
sitting at your feet beside the hearth. Though had you no home, I would rather follow
you through ice and snow than rest upon the softest pillow in the warmest home
in all the land, for you are my god and I am your devoted worshipper.
Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach you were it
dry, 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, beloved master, should the Great Master see fit to deprive me of my health or
sight, do not turn me away from you. Rather hold me gently in your arms as skilled
hands grant me the merciful boon of eternal rest - and I will leave you knowing
with the last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.
- Author Unknown
He is Just My Dog
"He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. He is the part of
me that can reach out into the sea. He has told me a thousand times over that I am his reason for being; by
the wayhe rest against my leg; by the way he thumps his tail at my smallest smile; by the way he shows his hurt
when I leave without taking him. (I think it makes him sick with worry when he is not along to care for me.) When
I am wrong, he is delighted to forgive. When I am angry, he clowns to make me smile. When I am happy, he is joy
unbounded.
When I am a fool, he ignores it. When I succeed, he brags. Without him, I am only another man. With
him, I am all-powerful. He is loyalty itself. He has taught me the meaning of devotion.
With him, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding
where before I was ignorant. His head on my knee can heal my human hurts. His presence
by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things. He has promised to
wait for me... whenever... wherever - in case I need him. And I expect I will - as I always have.
He is just my dog."
- Gene Hill
