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Tess, good to hear from you. How is your Mom doing? Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "tess owens" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 3:42 AM Subject: Re: Do Animals Have Souls? > Letter to God > > Dear God, > > Please remember these few things when taking care of my boy, He likes to > walk back and forth in the pond, chasing the blue gills, watching close > for you to reel in the "big one". He will then "hold" the stringer for > you. Please take him fishing. > > The lizards in the tree stumps won't be safe anymore, so you'd better hide > the lizards. > > If you put dog bones in your robes, he will "wave" at you until you give > him one. Give him two. > > His day bed is the one closest to the fireplace. If there is a girl lying > in it he will come and rest his head on your knee until you remove her. > His bedtime is 8 pm; please help him up the stairs. > > Don't leave freshly baked pies on the counter, no matter how crippled he > becomes, he will always eat it. Blueberry is his favorite, with just a > little cinnamon. > > If there is a child in the water he will bring it out, especially if it is > having a good time. If there is a small child walking with a cracker, he > will keep the child from overeating. Please give him a child to follow. > > Don't leave any ladders leaning against your house, he will be found on > the roof. > > I hope there is a playground nearby with lots of kids, he will wait his > turn at the slide, and bark when he gets to the bottom. > > Be careful when you spell out words like "C-A-R R-I-DE". and " E-A-T," > even "B-U-N-N-Y", He knows how to spell, you had better be ready to follow > through. > > When you take him on a trip, and stop to rest, just tell him to " be a > good Boy", he will lift his leg whether he has to go or not. > > He can't "go" with a leash on, it makes him cough. In fact don't even show > him a leash, he will choke. > > He also can't go for a walk without his Dummy in his mouth, He can't make > it past the gate, he likes the orange one the best. > > The top of his head will become pointed if you don't kiss it often during > the day. Then his hats won't fit. > > He can't sleep unless he is on the right side of the bed. > > When you give him a marrow bone, make sure his mom is there too, he likes > to use her back as a table and get her all slimy. > > If you tell him to "stay", make sure you come back to release him, he will > stay there for days. > > During the football games, if you get a chip, he gets a chip. > > He doesn't like the nuts with the shell on them, peel them please. > > If you go to the lake then stop for ice cream on the way home, he always > gets the first lick and then the bottom of the cone too, please. > > Don't use a Buoy to tie off your boat, he will spend all afternoon trying > to drag it to shore. > > If you take him camping, he has to sleep between you and Mrs. God, on the > softest part of the foam pad. > > When the Japanese Tourists get off the bus at the Grand Canyon have them > take a group photo instead of one at a time, he gets too tired of smiling. > > Don't get mad at him when you come home and his head is in the dog food > bin, He has to stretch is stomach muscles every now and then. > > That's all for now God, Tell him we love him, miss him and hope he likes > the food up there. > > > > > rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Peggy, if my dogs don't/didn't have > souls, then I don't want one either. I > think I do understand your pain. I had Amy Schnauzer for 14 years. She had > everything from mastectomies to hysterectomies, bladder surgeries, finally > at age 14 and she wasn't eating and I tried to put the bowl "lower:"on the > floor, I had her euthanized. When it happened her whole body rose off the > table and she screamed horribly. I was like a crazy person for quite > awhile, not because of guilt, but because she suffered so much. My mom, > who > was an atheist said she "saw" Amy several times after her death and I > could > hear the little sound she used to make to get me up out of bed to go out > to > the kitchen for a snack. > > Mr. Spike, on the other hand is not only Mr. Happy, he's healthy too. He > is > a very mixed breed - Schnauzer head, Shih-Tzu body. > > I don't think you ever get over losing a pet, but it does get less painful > as the years pass. They are all so special. You can never love them enough > Ray, a dog's person > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peggy Willocks" > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:35 PM > Subject: Do Animals Have Souls? > > >>I just wanted to share my journal entry for today with all of you. It >>helps >> me to get rid of some heavy baggage and helps you to know me a little >> better. I will just give you excerpts, and you can read the full entry >> here: >> >> http://www.plwp.org/journal_view_peg.asp >> >> Peggy >> >> >> >> Journal excerpt: >> >> Today, July 12, 2005, we put our pet pug of nearly 15 years to sleep. >> Euthanasia . . . we made the choice. He is blind with one eye ruptured, >> nearly totally deaf, has horrible arthritis, and probably many other >> ailments of which we're not aware. He gasps for air upon any exertion, >> and >> I am sure would be content to just sleep all day for another 4-5 years. >> But >> in dog years he is 98 - his body is slowly deteriorating, and the family >> would not have him suffer for anything. We have all cried as much for his >> loss as much as we would any other member of the family. For those who >> don't have "family" pets, I can never explain how we are feeling. >> >> I reminisce about his adoption into our family. My son had graduated from >> high school and his one request was for a puppy. We scanned the paper's >> classified ads for the "perfect" dog at the perfect price. My husband >> wanted a Boston terrier - those cute little black and white dogs with the >> stubby tail. His parents had one, and that was his request. On the other >> hand, I recalled when growing up that our neighbors had a Chinese pug - >> anything but cute! But I remembered how unique that breed of dog was, and >> there just above the ad for the Boston terriers was one for a pug. I told >> the kids about it, but I didn't share this with my husband. Our last >> warning as the three kids and I drove away was my husband yelling, "Don't >> take the checkbook - we want to think about this." >> >> We decided to look at the pug first. The ad read, "Chinese pug puppy - >> parents on the premises - $150." That was a bargain! But remember, we >> didn't take the checkbook. We drove up to the trailer park lot and saw a >> young man outside. This was before cell phones, so we hadn't called ahead >> or anything. "We'd like to see the puppy you have for sale." The slender >> man quickly went into the trailer and returned with the pup and his very >> pregnant wife. It was love at first sight! His little wrinkled forehead >> and curled up tail were irresistible! >> >> * * * * * >> >> Yes, we have good memories of Festus. Our walls and photo albums have >> Festus displayed just like any other family member. And the grandkids >> loved >> him, too. But they were beginning to beat up on him because he got in >> their >> way and couldn't move fast enough to escape their path, oblivious to that >> fact. And the pain of not seeing him every morning, not hearing him >> grunt, >> snort and sputter each day, or yelping whenever I went outside without >> him >> will take some getting used to, but I know that he is better off. >> >> I don't believe in human euthanasia, but I better understand that once >> this >> earthly body has worn out or is riddled with illness to the point that >> one's >> quality of life is so limited, then a prayer for that person to go on to >> another dimension is not a bad thought. Once, my son asked me if animals >> had a soul. Many years ago I told him "no;" but today I cannot imagine >> Festus being anywhere but in "doggie heaven." >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Stay connected, organized, and protected. 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