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A PROMISE TO YOUR DOG AND OTHER WORDS OF WISDOM

Lindsays Grandma — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 03:27:00 GMT

I will never move and not take you with me

I will never put you in a shelter and leave

I will never let you starve

I will never let you hurt

I will never desert you when you get old

Nor will I leave you when you go blind

If that time comes I will be there to hold you

Because I love you and you are FAMILY

Author Unknown

Let me be the first to admit I am guilty of

not keeping in contact with people I barely

see or keeping in touch with my own family.

Just know if you ever impacted my life in any

way you are forever in my heart and no

time apart could ever change that.

Author Unknown

Sometimes

the strongest among us are the

ones who smile through silent pain,

cry behind closed doors, and fight

battles nobody knows about.

Daveswordsofwisdom.com The Strongest People

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sandraskates — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 03:30:50 GMT

I love that first one and it is how I feel about our cats.

We've adopted various cats from our local animal shelters. They were all owner surrenders for various reasons.

One cat we adopted as a kitten and I always tell him that if I have all control, that this home will be THE ONLY HOME he will ever know.

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HappyDaze — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 03:46:39 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma wrote:
I will never move and not take you with me
I will never put you in a shelter and leave
I will never let you starve
I will never let you hurt
I will never desert you when you get old
Nor will I leave you when you go blind
If that time comes I will be there to hold you
Because I love you and you are FAMILY

I love this and wish everyone who owned pets actually followed through with this. It breaks my heart when I read on these forums about people who want to put their pet to sleep because they are older and having accidents and they are tired of cleaning it up. For one, there ARE things you can do to help, either medication or belly bands, diapers, etc. Many times these animals are perfectly healthy otherwise, just old and can't necessarily control their bladder or bowel as well. Anyway, I digress. Love this.

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January121 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 04:52:48 GMT

My fur baby and I are together until the very end ... I have loved all of my pets unconditionally and have taken care of them as if they were human!!

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marden — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 14:25:19 GMT

All of my dogs are with me to the end. I would NEVER desert them no matter what. All my dogs lived long happy lives from puppy to senior. That's a promise I made to each one. I had a Lhasa who lived to be almost 17 and he was a happy little boy. Right now I have a Shih Tzu who's 10 and I love him to death. He's a very happy little boy!!

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Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 17:46:34 GMT

My kitty cat, Bogey, is the four legged love of my life.

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Witchy Woman — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:21:30 GMT

@sandraskates wrote:
I love that first one and it is how I feel about our cats.

We've adopted various cats from our local animal shelters. They were all owner surrenders for various reasons.

One cat we adopted as a kitten and I always tell him that if I have all control, that this home will be THE ONLY HOME he will ever know.

I agree.

I've gone so far as to have this in my will. The house cannot be sold until my last cat dies. I have sufficient money to cover the cost of their care. And, I mean if it requires every last penny I have, then they are to sell other assets to care for the cats (this should not be necessary, but just in case).

These directions are to the executor of our will should my husband and I die at the same time. Otherwise, we would each care for the kitties alone.

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hckynutjohn — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:32:20 GMT

Lindsays Grandma,

Thank you for your thought provoking post. If this doesn't Open a few eyes? Nothing will!

Best regards from

hckynut(john)

Re: A PROMISE TO YOUR DOG AND OTHER WORDS OF WISDOM

fourpaws56 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:41:22 GMT

I do this every day

Sometimes

the strongest among us are the

ones who smile through silent pain,

cry behind closed doors, and fight

battles nobody knows about.

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fourpaws56 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:52:35 GMT

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fourpaws56 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:53:37 GMT

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fourpaws56 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:55:23 GMT

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fourpaws56 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:58:19 GMT

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fourpaws56 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 20:00:45 GMT

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catwhisperer — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 20:00:56 GMT

@fourpaws56...we think alike. I will take animals any time over people and their selfish ways.

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Lindsays Grandma — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 20:59:32 GMT

fourpaws56...

Between my chronic back and sciatic leg pain plus the pain in my hip while recovering from a broken hip surgery I too live these words every single day. Not to mention personal family issues. Bless you and I hope the new year brings you relief from the issues that cause you pain.

To all the posters here I am glad you enjoyed the "Promise To Your Dog" - right now as I type this I am looking out the window watching our three dogs playing in the grass, such happy creatures.

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fourpaws56 — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 22:02:28 GMT

Lindsays Grandma, thank you,you are so sweet...I miss my dogs so much,I had three black labs and a huskey...they have all crossed the rainbow bridge..hug and kiss all your dogs for me please :-)

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croemer — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 22:07:30 GMT

I can not believe that some people just dump their animals. Mine is a huge part of our loves and would never just dump them without a care,