A
Dog's Plea
Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart
in all the world is more grateful for kindness than this loving heart of mine.
Do not break my spirit with a stick, for although I might lick your hand between
blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things
you would have me learn.
Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as you must
know by the fierce wagging of my tail, when the sound of your footsteps falls
upon my waiting ear.
Please take me inside when it is cold and wet, for I am a domesticated animal,
no longer accustomed to bitter elements.
I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the
hearth. Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for I cannot tell you when I suffer
thirst.
Feed me clean food so I stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to
walk by your side and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life.
And, my friend, when I am very old and I no longer enjoy good health, hearing
and sight, don't make heroic efforts to keep me going.
I am not having any fun. Please see to it that my life is taken gently. I shall
leave this earth knowing with the last breath I draw, my fate was always safest
in your hands.
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