Tuesday, April 26, 2011

They Teach Us

I hear people saying, "My kid's been pulling that puppy crap on me.  There's no way she's getting a puppy.  I'll end up doing everything.  It will all get pushed onto me."
Really?  I am so glad my parents didn't say that.
Don't they realize how much dogs can teach us?
I have learned more from my dogs, my best friends, than from anyone else.
Dogs teach us so many things.
They teach us how to love and they teach us how to live. 
They teach us how to let go. 
They teach us how to fight.
They teach us how to appreciate a sunny day.
They teach us that a sock is just as good as a fifteen dollar rope toy.
They teach us to appreciate the rain when they stand in it like they just don't care that they're getting wet.
They teach us how to be friends.
They teach us how to forgive.
They teach us how to learn.
Lady taught me responsibility and love.  She gives me companionship and understanding.
She gives me loyalty and forgiveness.
Squeak taught me how to fight.  She taught me how to fight very very hard for what you love. 
She also taught me how to let go.
Bentley teaches me about simple things every day.  Snapping at butterflies or tufts of hair floating in the wind.
Even on the coldest days in winter he brought me joy with his antics, rolling around in the snow making puppy angels.
He soaks in the sunlight.
He has the most contented sighs that I have ever heard.
To him, a quick pat on the head is just a great as a full-body rub-down.
Water becomes the best thing in the world.
Being with me is the best thing in the world.
Every day is filled with the best things in the world.
They have so much to teach us.
Let them.

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