12/11/2024
Dogs are not a present for occasions , they are a life long commitment. They need to be indoors with their family, they need love, warmth and compassion. They will need healthy food. They need toys and things to chew. They need grooming, medical care and most of all their human family to share their lives with until that day comes that they must leave us. They are a commitment. They are loving souls. Don’t get a pet unless you plan on giving them the best life possible. A dog on a chain, or lives solely in a doghouse is a very lonely , sad and anxious dog. Do your research on breeds of dogs too before you select one for your lifestyle. When possible, always ADOPT and save a life. Rescue dogs are some of the best dogs you will have the pleasure to spend your life with. Christmas blessings to all shelter pets. Hopefully this holiday season you all find loving homes. Many good rescues in our area. If you are a rescue organization, please post here. To name a few. Sweet Paws rescue, Last Hope, Geeat Dog rescue, Schultz’s Guest Shultz's Guest House. Salem Animal Rescue Merrimack Valley,
THE FORGOTTEN DOG'S CHRISTMAS POEM
Everyone take heed…and please pass this around to everyone thinking of getting a puppy or dog this holiday season… puppies are not gifts, they are a lifetime commitment!
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Twas the night before Christmas
when all thru the house
Not a creature was stirring
not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nick soon would be there.
The children all nestled snug in their beds
With no thought of the dog filling their head.
And mom in her kerchief and I in my cap
Knew the dog was cold, but didn’t care about that.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash
Figuring the dog was free of his chain and into the trash.
The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
gave the luster of mid-day to objects below.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But Santa Claus with his eyes full of tears.
He unchained the dog once so lively and quick
Last year’s Christmas present now painfully sick.
More rapid than eagles he called the dog’s name
and the dog ran to him despite all his pain.
Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and V***n
On Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen.
To the top of the porch to the top of the wall
Let’s find this dog a home where he will be loved by all.
I knew in an instant there would be no gifts this year
For Santa had made one thing quite clear.
The gift of a dog is not just for the season
We had gotten the dog for all the wrong reasons.
In our haste to think of the kids a gift
There was one important thing we missed
A dog should be family, and cared for the same
You don’t give a gift, then put it on a chain.
And I heard him explain as he rode out of site,
“You weren’t given a gift, you were given a life.”
