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02-28-2007, 06:12 AM | #1 |
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| Dog's Purpose I thought that I would share the story that I received in an email from my sister about losing one of our babies. 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." |
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02-28-2007, 09:45 AM | #2 |
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| I have to quit reading these stories, they all choke me up and bring tears to my eyes. The young innocents have such a perfect way at expressing things so simply. Thank you, that was so sweet.
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02-28-2007, 10:22 AM | #3 |
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| "Thank You " for posting that. It was so sweet and touching to read. I printed it out.
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02-28-2007, 03:15 PM | #4 |
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| Thank you for posting that It was beautiful
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02-28-2007, 07:12 PM | #5 |
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| I love it, just when you think you know stuff, you find out how simple life really is........ how true it is for our furbabies.
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02-28-2007, 07:55 PM | #6 |
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| awwwwww |
03-03-2007, 08:16 AM | #7 |
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| That so touched my heart |
03-03-2007, 08:19 AM | #8 |
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| I'm tearing from that! I think that's the best explanation ever. Thanks for sharing w/ us.
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03-09-2007, 07:31 PM | #9 |
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| Thank you! I am smiling through my tears -- what a beautiful story! |
03-09-2007, 10:19 PM | #10 |
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| Thank you so much for sharing that! That story is so beautiful. It gets to me everytime
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03-13-2007, 09:34 AM | #11 |
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| thanks for sharing that it was really sweet
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03-28-2007, 12:27 PM | #12 |
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| its so true...
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