FW: the wisdom of dogs and children

January 27, 2007

At 12:13 PM 1/27/07, you wrote:

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Acaysha - NHMA

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Friday, January 26, 2007 9:33 PM

AllTreasure Coast Moms

SO true enjoy

Why Dogs Don’t Live As Long As People

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Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-

old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his

wife Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very much

attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle.

I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the

family there were no miracles left for Belker, and offered to

perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.

As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it

would be good the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure.

They felt as though Shane might learn something from the

experience.

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's

family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old

dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was

going on.

Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The

little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any

difficulty or confusion.

We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering

aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than

human lives.

Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, " I know

why. "

Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next

stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.

He said,

" People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life

like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right? "

The four-year-old continued, " Well, dogs already know how to do

that, so they don't have to stay as long. "

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

~Author Unknown~

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January 27, 2007

As a guy who loves dogs, and gets along with them better than with most people: total agreement.

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Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:19 AM

Re: FW: the wisdom of dogs and children

At 12:13 PM 1/27/07, you wrote:

Acaysha - NHMA [acaysha (AT) photon (DOT) net]Friday, January 26, 2007 9:33 PMAllTreasure Coast MomsSO true enjoyWhy Dogs Don’t Live As Long As People=========================Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, hiswife Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very muchattached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle.I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told thefamily there were no miracles left for Belker, and offered toperform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought itwould be good the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure.They felt as though Shane might learn something from theexperience.The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker'sfamily surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the olddog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what wasgoing on.Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. Thelittle boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without anydifficulty or confusion.We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wonderingaloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter thanhuman lives.Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth nextstunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.He said,"People are born so that they can learn how to live a good lifelike loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?"The four-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to dothat, so they don't have to stay as long."Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.~Author Unknown~---Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release 2/14/05

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