Paws

It may sound strange but raising these dogs has taught me so many good lessons of life., not only because over the 30 plus years, I have seen dogs with cancer,arthritis,myositis,heart disease,etc; it includes a few of my own dogs but also doing rescue. If you keep a`dog 10 plus years at some point they get old, get health issues and pass away, and it hurts bad , but you have to think back to the good times, when the dog was young, healthy, and by your side,playing, acting silly, and loving you.

I have learned a lot about dog health issues from hearing what some dogs have had to go through and what some families have done to try and prolong the inevitable.     But mostly what has inspired me was meeting so many wonderful people, have listened to their hurt feelings, when they lost their pet and what the pet had brought to their life in joy and caring.   Its a sad fact that pets have very short life spans compared to people.

I have sold pups to families and heard how the dog has helped a family member, with cancer, autisim, parkinsons, migraines,epilepsy, depression, or issues in their lives. I recently sold a pup to help bring joy to a family whose home burned down and they lost everything including their three dogs in the fire, and another family whose dad has served two tours of duty in afganistan, and when he returned home their family pet passed away, another pup went to a woman recovering from an auto accident and she will have back issues for the rest of her life, another pup helped a gentleman with parkinsons facing the possibility of brain surgery;   the list goes on . I have heard amazing stories of how the rescue instinct comes out in a saint bernard and they have saved children from drowning, being bit by a rattlesnake, or getting hit by a vehicle; in some cases the saint gave its own life. But mainly I have heard wonderful stories of life, love and compassion, and all have touched me . Please remember everyday to tell your family members, friends, and your pets how much you love them because your life can change in an instant and you never know how long any creature, four legged or two legged has on this earth.