DDF PSA ~ Just a Dog

Someone emailed this to me this morning and I enjoyed it so much I thought I'd share it with you. It makes me think of a conversation the other day that I had with a coworker who insists that spay/neuter surgeries should be done off the back of a pickup truck in her farm yard. *sigh* I wish I could reach the people who think like that but I wonder if I ever could?

JUST A DOG - Author unknown




From time to time people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog", or "that's

a lot of money for just a dog". They don't understand the distance traveled,

the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog".



Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog". Many hours

have passed and my only company was "just a dog", but I did not once feel

slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a

dog", and in those days of darkness the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me

comfort and reason to overcome the day.



If you, too, think it's "just a dog", then you will probably understand

phrases like "just a friend", "just a sunrise", or "just a promise". "Just a

dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure

unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make

me a better person. Because of "just a dog' I will rise early, take long

walks and look longingly to the future.

So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all

the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the

pure joy of the moment. "Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and

diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog", but the

thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man". So the

next time you hear the phrase "just a dog" just smile, because they "just

don't understand".