A DOGS PLEA

A DOGS PLEA

BY:ANONYMOUS

Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no

heart in all the world is more grateful for

kindness than the loving heart of me.

Do not break my spirit with a stick, for

though I might lick your hand between blows,

your patience and understanding will more

quickly teach me the things you would have

me learn. Speak to me often, for your voice

is the world's sweetest music, as you must

know by the fierce wagging of my tail when

your footsteps fall upon my waiting ear.

Please take me inside when it is cold and

wet, for I am a domesticated animal, no

longer accustomed to bitter elements.

I ask no greater glory than the privilege of

sitting at your feet beside the hearth. Keep

my pan filled with fresh water, for I cannot

tell you when I suffer thirst. Feed me

clean food that I may stay well, to romp

and play and do your bidding, to walk by your

side, and stand ready, willing and able to

protect you with my life, should your life

be in danger. And, my friend, when I am

very old, and I no longer enjoy good health,

hearing and sight, do not make heroic efforts

to keep me going. I am not having any fun.

Please see that my trusting life is taken

gently, I shall leave this earth knowing with

the last breath I draw that my fate was always

safest in your hands.