I would have died that day if not for you

I would have given up on life if not for your kind eyes

I would have used my teeth in fear if not for your gentle hands

I would have left this life believing that all humans don't care

Believing that there is no such thing as fur that isn't matted, skin that isn't flea bitten, beds to sleep on, someone to love me, to show me

I deserve love just because I exist

Your kind eyes, your loving smile, your gentle hands

Your big heart saved me…

You saved me from the terror of the pound

Soothing away the memories of my old life

You have taught me what it means to be loved

I have seen you do the same for other dogs like me

I have heard you ask yourself in the time of despair why you do it. When there is no more money, no more room, no more homes

You open your heart a little bigger, stretch the money a little tighter, make just a little more room to save one more like me.

I tell you with gratitude and love that shines in my eyes, In the best way I know how

Reminding you why you go on trying.

I am the reason.

The dogs before me are the reason.

As are the ones who come after.

Our lives would have been wasted, our love never given

We would have died if not for you!

Author Unknown

Before I grow too frail and weak, And all that's left is peace in sleep, I know you'll do what must be done, To end this fight that can't be won. I don't fear death as humans do, So let me try to comfort you, Come: let us take a quiet stroll, And share some quietness soul to soul. No need for words 'twixt you and I, No need to say a last good-bye, We've grown so close in mind and heart, It seems so cruel that we must part. Be sure I sense the pain you'll feel, Without me walking at your heel, The days will feel full of despair, Your "Sunshine" simply won't be there. In time the pain will slowly wane, You'll think of me and smile again, You'll speak with love and pride of me, Your extra special friend Now take me where my needs they'll tend, And stay there with me till the end, Hold me close with soft good-byes, 'Till life's bright light has left my eyes. The final sound I need to hear, Is your soft voice upon my ear. Your loving face will fade and dim, As the rush of heaven closes in

Author Unknown

Have You a dog in heaven, Lord? And do You pat its head? Does she sit up and beg each night Before she goes to bed? Does she look up with shining eyes When she sees Your smiling face? Does she wag her curley tail When she wants to run a race? Have You a dog in heaven, Lord? Is there room for just one more? 'Cause my little dog died today; She'll be waiting at Your door. Please take her into heaven, Lord, And keep her there for me, Just feed her, pet her, love her, Lord, That's all she'll ask of Thee.

-AUTHOR UNKNOWN-

My heart is open

My spirit is full,

I feel no pain

Just the moon’s pull.

I joined all my old friends

In this special place,

Resting my weary body

Upon this beautiful space.

I had to leave

My body knew the signs,

So please remember me

And all the good times.

I’m never far away

You can still see my smile,

And know that I can see yours

Across the many miles.

Until we meet again

I’ll be watching over you,

Just like you did for me

Always standing strong and true.

So I bid you farewell

For now it seems,

And I’ll see you one day

And forever in your dreams

The Dance by Garth Brooks

Looking back on the memory of

The dance we shared 'neath the stars above

For a moment all the world was right

How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye

And now I'm glad I didn't know

The way it all would end, the way it all would go

Our lives are better left to chance

I could have missed the pain

But I'd have had to miss the dance

Holding you, I held everything

For a moment wasn't I a king

But if I'd only known how the king would fall

Hey who's to say? you know I might have changed it all

And now I'm glad I didn't know

The way it all would end the way it all would go

Our lives are better left to chance

I could have missed the pain

But I'd have had to miss the dance

Yes my life, it's better left to chance

I could have missed the pain

But I'd have had to miss the dance

The House Dog's Grave

I've changed my ways a little;

I cannot now Run with you in the evenings along the shore,

Except in a kind of dream;

and you, if you dream a moment, You see me there.

So leave awhile the paw-marks on the front door

Where I used to scratch to go out or in,

And you'd soon open; leave on the kitchen floor

The marks of my drinking-pan.

I cannot lie by your fire as I used to do

On the warm stone,

Nor at the foot of your bed;

no, all the night through I lie alone.

But your kind thought has laid me less than six feet

Outside your window where firelight so often plays,

And where you sit to read--and I fear often grieving for me--

Every night your lamplight lies on my place.

You, man and woman, live so long, it is hard

To think of you ever dying

A little dog would get tired, living so long.

I hope than when you are lying

Under the ground like me your lives will appear

As good and joyful as mine.

No, dear, that's too much hope: you are not so well cared for

As I have been.

And never have known the passionate undivided

Fidelities that I knew.

Your minds are perhaps too active, too many-sided. . . .

But to me you were true.

You were never masters, but friends. I was your friend.

I loved you well, and was loved.

Deep love endures

To the end and far past the end.

If this is my end,

I am not lonely.

I am not afraid.

I am still yours

Darlin, forever is a long, long time, and time has a way of changing things.

 - The Fox and the Hound - Walt Disney Movies

"When you're the best of friends, Having so much fun together, You're not even aware, you're such a funny pair, You're the best of friends"