April 2006
Howdy from Blue
Dog Bakery
A young Shadow
How do I begin to thank all of you for your heartfelt emails regarding our loss
of Shadow? At first, I thought I could personally write back to each and everyone
of you, but it was just too hard. I got too sad thinking of all the stories
about Shadow that I wanted to share with people and because we received almost
500 emails.
So, from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU for caring enough to contact me, for your own stories of loss and for your words of encouragement. When our son comes home this summer from college, we will go looking for another great rescue dog to fill Shadow’s bed.
At the end of this newsletter is a lovely story on a dog’s purpose as told by a 4 year old. Sent to us, from one of you, to share with everyone.
Peace, Margot
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A Dog's Purpose - from a 4 year old
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year
old
Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and
their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker and they were
hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the
family
we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the
euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.
As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it
would be good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt
as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's
family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the
last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a
few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy seemed to
accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion.
We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud
about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."
Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next
stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.
He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live
a good
life -- like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?" The
four-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so
they don't have to stay as long."
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply, Speak kindly.
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