[SEL] OT - Jerry's Dog

[Bruce Younger]

"The love and respect I had for my dog precludes me from getting a 
replacement for quite some time. I think that I owe him this for all the 
love, respect and good times between us."

Jerry, I wouldhave sworn I felt the same - until our dear to us dog died 
last April.  There are many things easier to do without a dog than with one 
(we are full-time RV'ers, living in our rig).  With that in mind, we decided 
we would do without a dog for a while.

That lasted three weeks.  I've always believed what our very fine 
veterinarian told us some years ago - that if you have been good to your 
pet, she will send you another when she thinks you are ready.  Maybe it was 
exactly because we had such good times and shared so much with our dog that 
it happened, but three weeks of no dog went by very, very slowly.  Sure 
enough, Maggie's replacement, Kaia, came to us on May 9th.  We feel very 
lucky to have her, and I truly believe she feels she's won the lottery.  She 
was found living in a culvert, taking care of five pups that were not hers.  
Now the pups have homes, she has a home with people who care very much for 
her, and all the vet care, good food, and clean water she wants.  In turn, 
we have a great little dog who is always on the alert for us.

Don't close your mind automatically to another dog.  When it happens, it 
will all be good.

Bruce Younger
05G HHC 313 RR Bn 3/67-4/68
Madison, SD
sluggo54 at hotmail.com

"There is no hunting like the hunting of a man and those that have hunted 
armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else 
thereafter."
E. Hemingway

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