I found your dog today.No,he has not been adopted by anyone.

Most of us who live out here have as many dogs as we want,those

Who do not own dogs do so because they choose not to.I know you hoped

He would find a good home when you left him out here,but he did not.

When I first saw him he was miles from the nearest house and he

Was alone,thirsty,thin and limping from a burr in his paw.

How I wish I could have been you as I stood before him.To see

His tail wag and his eyes brighten as he bounded into your arms,

Knowing you would find him,knowing you had not forgotten him.

To see the forgiveness in his eyes for the suffering and pain

He had known in his never ending quest to find you…

But I was not you.And dispite all my persuasion,his eyes

See a stranger he did not trust.He would not come.

He turned and continued his journey;one he was sure

Would bring him to you.

He does not understand you are not looking for him.

He only knows you are not there,He only knows he must

Find you.This is more important than food or water or the

Stranger who can give him these things.Persuasion and

Pursuit seemed futile.

I did not even know his name.I drove home,filled a bucket

With water and a bowl with food and returned to where we

Had met.I could see no sign of him,but I left my offering

Under the tree where he had sought shelter from

The sun and a chance to rest.

You see,He is not of the desert.When you domesticated him,

You took away any instinct of survival out there.

His purpose demands that he travel during the day.

He does not know that the sun and heat will

Claim his life.He only knows that he must find you.

I waited hoping he would return to the tree;hoping my

Gift would build an element of trust so I might bring him home,

Remove the burr from his paw,give him a cool place to

Lie and help him understand that the part of his life with you

Is now over.He did not return that morning and at dusk

The water and food were still there untouched.

And I worried.You must understand that many people would not

Attempt to help your dog.Some would run him off,others would call

The county and the fate you thought you saved him from

Would be preempted by his suffering for days without

Food and water.I returned again before dark.

I did not see him.I went again early the next morning

Only to find the food and water still untouched.

If only you were here to call his name.

Your voice is so familiar to him..

I began persuite in the direction he had taken yesterday,

Doubt overshadowing my hope of finding him.

His search for you was desperate,it could take him

Many miles in 24 hours.It is hours later and a good distance from

Where we first met,but I have found your Dog !!!!

His thirst has stopped,it is no longer a torment to him.

His hunger has disapeared,he no longer aches.

The burr in his paw bothers him no more.

Your dog has been set free from his burdens.

You see your dog has died.

I kneel next to him and I curse you for not being here yesterday

so I could see the glow,if just for a moment in those vacant

Eyes.I pray that his journey has taken him to that place

I think you hoped he would find.

If only you knew what he went through to reach it…

And I agonize,for I know,that were he to awaken

At this moment,and (if) I were to be you,his eyes would sparkle

With recognition and his tail would wag with forgiveness.

Author Unknown

The best place to bury a Dog is in the heart of his Master !

This was so nice I just had to add more.

A Dog Sits And Waits

A dog sits waiting in the cold autumn sun

Too faithful to leave,too frightened to run.

He's been there for days now

With nothing to do but sit by the road,waiting for you.

He can't understand why you left him that day.

He thought you and he were stopping to play.

He's sure you'll come back,and that is why he stays…

How long will he suffer?How many more days?

His legs have grown weak,his throat is parched and dry;

He is sick now from hunger and he falls,with a sigh.

He lays down his head,and he closes his eyes…

I only wish you could see how a dog dies !

Author Unknown

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