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A Dog's Plea

Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all
the world is more grateful for kindness than the
loving heart of me.

Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though 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 footstep 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 that I may 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, should your life be in danger.

And, my friend, when I am very old and I no longer
enjoy good health, hearing and sight, do not 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 that my fate was always safest in your hands.

by a dog's friend in Kansas City, MO