"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Heaven, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace."

 "My only aim in life is to be the person my dogs believe I am.....If I achieve this ambition I will have in fact achieved greatness"

 "The reason a dog has so many friends, is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue"

 "The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog."
- George Graham Vest

 "They are my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. They are the part of me that can reach out into the sea. They have told me a thousand times over that I am their reason for being; by the way they rest against my leg; by the way they thump their tail at my smallest smile; by the way they shows their hurt when I leave without taking them. (I think it makes them sick with worry when they are not along to care for me.) When I am wrong, they are delighted to forgive. When I am angry, they clown to make me smile. When I am happy, their  joy is unbounded. When I am a fool, they ignore it. When I succeed, they brag. Without them, I am only another man. With them, I am all-powerful. They are loyalty itself. They have taught me the meaning of devotion. With them, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. They have brought me understanding where before I was ignorant. Their heads on my knee can heal my human hurts. Their presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things. They have promised to wait for me... whenever... wherever - in case I need them. And I expect I will - as I always have. They are just my dogs."

 "In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog."

 "A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself".

 "A good breeder is someone who is thirsty for knowledge and yet he knows he never will know everything. He struggles with decisions between heart and mind.

A good breeder sacrifices personal interests, finances, time, friendships, precious furniture and valuable carpets. He exchanges a luxury trip to an exhibition and the experience of his pack.

A good breeder waives a gala dinner, an oh-so-great and important exhibitions, etc... because a birth is imminent, or the puppies must be fed at 8'o clock. He overlooks the birth fluid, puts his mouth on the weak puppy to literally force the helpless newborn life breathe in, because it is the realization of his dreams.

The womb of the breeder is a great place where generations of proud and noble dogs, the good to be able to be more lurking. The breeder hands are strong and firm and often dirty, and yet again sensitive to the nudging of a little wet puppy nose.

The back of the breeder is often crooked and bumpy from the infamy of some others who think about his dogs and spread lies to him, and yet it is broad and strong enough to ignore thousands of such lies with a proud smile to bear.

The arms of a breeder are strong enough to wipe the same time, full of puppies to take an arm, and the beginner to lend a hand. The ears of the breeder are strange formations, sometimes talk of red, sometimes flat from a telephone handset, sometimes deaf to criticism and then hellhörig back to the whimper of a sick puppy.

The eyes of the breeder are murky from the study of the pedigrees, sometimes blind to the faults of others and yet so sharp in the perception of one's own mistakes. They are always looking for the perfect species.

The breeder heart is often broken, but always full of hope - and it sits at the right place.

Oh yes, there are some good breeders, and there are also breeders. ..but that is another issue." Author Unknown

 "I am a dog, I am a living breathing animal, I feel pain, joy, love, fear and pleasure. I am not a thing. If I am hit I will bruise, I will bleed, I will break, I will feel pain. I am not a thing.

I am a dog, I enjoy playtime, walk time, but more than anything I enjoy time with my pack-my family-my people. I want nothing more than to be by the side of my human. I want to sleep where you sleep, and walk where you walk. I am a dog and I feel love. I crave companionship.

I enjoy the touch of a kind hand and the softness of a good bed. I want to be inside of the home with my family not stuck on the end of a chain or alone in a kennel or fenced yard for hours on end. I was born to be a companion, not to live a life of solitude. I get too cold and I get too hot, I experience hunger and thirst. I am a living creature not a thing.

When you leave, I want to go with you. If I stay behind I will eagerly await your return. I long for the sound of your voice. I will do almost anything to please you. I live to be your treasured companion.

I am a dog, my actions are not dictated by money, greed or hatred. I do not know prejudice. I live in the moment and am ruled by love and loyalty.

Do not mistake me for a mindless object. I can feel and I can think. I can experience more than physical pain, I can feel fear and joy, I can feel love and confusion. I have emotions, I understand perhaps more than you do. I am able to comprehend the words you speak to me, but you are not always able to understand me.

I am a dog. I am not able to care for myself without your help. If you choose to tie me up and refuse to feed me, I will starve. If you abandon me on a rural road, I will experience fear and loneliness. I will searech for you and wonder why I have been left behind. I am not a piece of property to be dumped and forgotten.

If you choose to leave me at a shelter I will be frightened and bewildered. I will watch for your return with every footfall that approaches my kennel run.

I am a dog-a living breathing creature. If you choose to take me home please provide me with good food, clean water, warm shelter and your love. Do not abandon me. Do not kick me. Do not dump me when life gets too busy. Make a commitment to me for the entirety of my life, or don't take me home in the first place.

If you desert me I do not have the means to care for myself. I am at the mercy of the kindness of people-if I fall into the wrong hands my life will be ruined. I will experience pain, fear and loneliness. If I wind up in an animal shelter I have only my eyes to implore someone to save me, and my tail to show you that I am a friend . If that's not good enough I will die.

I am a dog I want to live. I am not a thing, I am not a piece of property. Please do not discard  me. Please treat me with kindness, love and respect. I promise to repay you with unconditional love for as long as I live. - Author Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

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