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Today’s Blog Post
“I will not yield to temptation, I will not yield, I will not – I…”
Some people call it temptation… which eventually leads to sin. Everyone knows what that is like I am sure!
A few years ago we said good bye to a wonderful friend. She simply slipped away and all of the years that we had enjoyed together stopped. She died. I remember that day clearly… as if it was just yesterday.
That was the day that Sparkle’s life ended. The Vet came to our house to help us put Sparkle down. The faithful little dog that we had for 16 years lay in my wife’s arms as she sat in the kitchen cradling her small body. Sparkle was a Bichon Frise.
I reached down just before Sparkle would go to sleep and smoothed her curly fur one more time. As I did that she closed her eyes in satisfaction with a slow blink, as if saying “Thank you..”, one more time.
The Vet gave her a small injection and Sparkle slowly relaxed in my wife’s arms. After a few moments she slowly stopped breathing and went limp in my wife’s arms. I had to leave the kitchen… I just couldn’t take it! I hate that part of having a PET… a dog that had hopped into our lives and made everything happy sixteen years before… and for everyday since that time had always been happy. Even when the rest of the humans in my life were pure and simple ornery to deal with… Sparkle stayed the same.
When I came home from a really rough meeting, when things hadn’t gone well at all… when I wanted to just quit… Sparkle would lick my hand and tell me that I was home.
Oh boy… do I remember what that was like! Only too well… only too well…
A few weeks ago our daughter Dana called, checking to see if we were ready to become Grandparents again. WHAT? You have got to be kidding!
“Dad, we are thinking of getting a puppy. We wanted to ask if you would be okay with that? We know that you would be involved taking care of it sometimes… The kids really want to get one. We wanted some input from Grandpa and Grandma. What do you think?”
Oh boy… don’t think about it! If they get a pup, it won’t change my life. It is not their problem. “It’s up to you Dana. We will help you if we can.”
A week or so went by. Grandpa and Grandma were invited to go with the Grandkids to see the puppies.
Darn! We went. The little beggars are just too cute. The small, wiggling and then sleeping Jack Russell Terriers cuddled up to the kids and snuggled into their arms… gulp.
Emma said, “Here grandpa, you hold one!”
“No Emma, I’ll watch you.” I responded.
Yikes…
There was one extra puppy without a home. Naw… we can’t do that!
When I dug Sparkle’s grave that day, I promised myself that I would not go through this again.
So within two weeks, my grandkids may take delivery of one beautiful little pup. It is amazing! And I heard that they are struggling with a decision now to take the brother as well. Sheesh!
Then I looked on the Internet and found Jack Russell Terrier pups and doggies and they are just too much…
I can’t go through that again… I just can’t… Hokey Mokey!
~ Murray Lincoln ~
http://www.murraylincoln.com/
Source:
This dog is fast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKEQQJ4VHpY
and another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SputwKEiHOI&feature=related
Oh Boy…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2RPtcjoGBo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boBmMegNk_E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xiv87Ym1HXc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdTbL7BuSn4&feature=related
1 comment:
I can empathize completely. I was home--with the kids--when the Vet came to give our most wonderful Collie dog that final injection. I have never been able to own a dog since.It was just too hard.
But I can see you being tempted by a wiggly puppy!!
Good Luck!!
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