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by iluvmyGSD on 31 August 2007 - 12:08
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Yellowrose...i just read your post on the other thread, i am so sorry for your loss...i would have posted this for you there, but i thought you and your dog deserved your very own tribute thread also...i had this link posted to this story on 4-packs thread, but im gonna copy and paste the story here for you also. though i know no amount of words can take away your pain, there is a hope that some may comfort and ease your hurt..(i was really touched by the last line)...again, so sorry
by iluvmyGSD on 31 August 2007 - 12:08
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The Journey
When you bring a pet into your life, you begin a journey - a journey that will bring you more love and devotion than you have ever known, yet also test your strength and courage.
If you allow, the journey will teach you many things, about life, about yourself, and most of all, about love. You will come away changed forever, for one soul cannot touch another without leaving its mark.
Along the way, you will learn much about savoring life's simple pleasures -jumping in leaves, snoozing in the sun, the joys of puddles, and even the satisfaction of a good scratch behind the ears.
If you spend much time outside, you will be taught how to truly experience every element, for no rock, leaf, or log will go unexamined, no rustling bush will be overlooked, and even the very air will be inhaled, pondered, and noted as being full of valuable information. Your pace may be slower - except when heading home to the food dish - but you will become a better naturalist, having been taught by an expert in the field.
Too many times we hike on automatic pilot, our goal being to complete the trail rather than enjoy the journey. We miss the details - the colorful mushrooms on the rotting log, the honeycomb in the old maple snag, the hawk feather caught on a twig.
Once we walk as a dog does, we discover a whole new world. We stop; we browse the landscape, we kick over leaves, peek in tree holes, look up, down, all around. And we learn what any dog knows: that nature has created a marvelously complex world that is full of surprises, that each cycle of the seasons bring ever changing wonders, each day an essence all its own.
Even from indoors you will find yourself more attuned to the world around you. You will find yourself watching summer insects collecting on a screen.(How bizarre they are! How many kinds there are!), or noting the flick and flash of fireflies through the dark. You will stop to observe the swirling dance of windblown leaves, or sniff the air after a rain. It does not matter that there is no objective in this; the point is in the doing, in not letting life's most important details slip by.
by iluvmyGSD on 31 August 2007 - 12:08
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You will find yourself doing silly things that your pet-less friends might not understand: spending thirty minutes in the grocery aisle looking for the cat food brand your feline must have, buying dog birthday treats, or driving around the block an extra time because your pet enjoys the ride. You will roll in the snow, wrestle with chewie toys, bounce little rubber balls till your eyes cross, and even run around the house trailing your bathrobe tie - with a cat in hot pursuit, all in the name of love.
Your house will become muddier and hairier. You will wear less dark clothing and buy more lint rollers. You may find dog biscuits in your pocket or purse, and feel the need to explain that an old plastic shopping bag adorns your living room rug because your cat loves the crinkly sound.
You will learn the true measure of love - the steadfast, undying kind that says, "It doesn't matter where we are or what we do, or how life treats us as long as we are together." Respect this always. It is the most precious gift any living soul can give another. You will not find it often among the human race.
And you will learn humility. The look in my dog's eyes often made me feel ashamed. Such joy and love at my presence. He saw not some flawed
human who could be cross and stubborn, moody or rude, but only his wonderful companion. Or maybe he saw those things and dismissed them as mere human foibles, not worth considering, and so chose to love me anyway.
If you pay attention and learn well, when the journey is done, you will be not just a better person, but the person your pet always knew you to be - the one they were proud to call beloved friend.
by iluvmyGSD on 31 August 2007 - 12:08
I must caution you that this journey is not without pain. Like all paths of true love, the pain is part of loving. For as surely as the sun sets, one day your dear animal companion will follow a trail you cannot yet go down.
And you will have to find the strength and love to let them go. A pet's time on earth is far too short - especially for those that love them. We borrow them, really, just for awhile, and during these brief years they are generous enough to give us all their love, every inch of their spirit and heart, until one day there is nothing left.
The cat that only yesterday was a kitten is all too soon old and frail and sleeping in the sun. The young pup of boundless energy wakes up stiff and lame, the muzzle now gray. Deep down we somehow always knew that this journey would end. We knew that if we gave our hearts they would be broken.
But give them we must for it is all they ask in return. When the time comes, and the road curves ahead to a place we cannot see, we give one final gift and let them run on ahead - young and whole once more.
"Go now and run free, good friend," we say, until our journey comes full circle and our paths cross again.
And our journey will come full circle. There is a special place somewhere for animals and the people who have loved them. A place where one doesn't have to explain their love for animals.
My friends, I'll see you there!
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by Blitzen on 31 August 2007 - 13:08
How kind and thoughtful, IluvmiGSD. I'll join you in expressing my condolences to YellowRose and thank you for for making a new post about her loss. I may not have seen it otherwise This seems to be a bad month for losing GSD's. A few weeks ago I told abut a friend's GSD that had just celebrated his 15th birthday. He too went to the bridge shortly thereafter.
by animules on 31 August 2007 - 18:08
YellowRose, Sorry to hear that. Another awaits at the rainbow bridge.
luvmygsd, very nice post.
by angusmom on 31 August 2007 - 18:08
yellowrose, sorry to hear about your loss too. it's a sad month. god bless.
luv, i think this was a very nice and considerate post too.
by yellowrose of Texas on 01 September 2007 - 06:09
Iluvmigsd:
Thank you very much.....yes , its been a sad month.....Your post was excellent....as old as I am, I learn thru everone elses lose, the importance of every hour, and every day we spend with the humans or the beloved german shepherds in our lives...
By this time, most of you have figured out, my shepherds are my every breathe....and the most important venture of my life....I love to show them off, and I love to take care of them At the time of discovering this thread , it is 1:00am in the morning , and I havent had supper yet. nor finished feeding and running the kids...I stay indoors during the hot hours of the day , and prefer to work into the morning hours.......the dogs like night time also cooler,.......
I have cried a bucket of tears today over the wonderful heartfelt utterings of 4-pack and now Karmin.......Im going to get off now , after I just got upset on the thread about DH,,,,I dont think I need stay on here any longer......some people dont have the heart of a german shepherd at all......I met a lady today and I laughed when I ask for her email address to send her references..tonight.....her email is
luvinmylabs@ fbbvbnvnmdnvb I thought about how every person has their favorite pet, whether it be a german shepherd or a lab or a Collie or a Min Pin....they are all important , and BTW
IT'S LOVE THAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND....
IT'S LOVE THAT MAKES IT WORTH IT ALL....
IT'S LOVE THAT MAKES US WISE AND LEADS US INTO THE RIGHTEOUSNESS, LIKE THE STARS FOR EVER AND EVER.....
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR CARING......GOODNIGHT KARMIN AND 4-PACK.....
RESTORE TO ME THE JOY OF YOUR SALVATION AND GRANT ME A WILLING SPIRIT, TO SUSTAIN ME..(Us)........
Psalm 51:12
by clewsk9s on 01 September 2007 - 06:09
Amen...
YellowRose, please accept my sympathy for your loss, my prayers for your comfort and also that you take care of yourself and get some dinner . May God bless and keep you.
by iluvmyGSD on 01 September 2007 - 15:09
yellowrose-- your welcome, it was the least i could do...you have always answered my questions, put up with my ignorance of GSD's, and yes, it doesn't take long to see how much you love your dogs...besides the general info--the most important things i have learned from a lot of you is how to love my dogs better/ show them love by working with them, training them, and playing with them, as much as possiable.speaking with other people who feel they same way about their dogs is truly inspritional..thank you, and take care...
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