You will find dog hair on the floor,
They will alert you’re at the door.
They may request a little pat,
A simple “no” will settle that.

It gripes me when I hear you say
“Just how is it you live this way?
They smell, they shed, they’re in the way
AND WHO ASKED YOU? Is all I can say.

They love me more than anyone,
My voice is like the rising sun,
They merely have to hear me say
“C’mon my dogs, it’s time to play.”

Then tails wag and faces grin,
They bounce and hop and make a din.
They never say “No time for you,”
they’re always there, to GO and DO.

And if I’m sad, they’re by my side
And if I’m mad, they circle wide
And if I laugh, they laugh with me
They understand, they always see.

So once again, I say to you?
“Come visit me, but know this, too.
My dogs live here, they’re here to stay.
You don’t like pets, be on your way.
They share my house, my food, my space
This is their home, this is their place.”

Author Unknown

My little Bully passed away,
no more to breathe a sound.
I held him for the last time,
then entombed him in the ground.

Day and night I wept so much,
in tears I thought I’d drown.
I searched my soul for comfort,
but no peace therein was found.

In great despair, I hit my knees
and then began to pray.
“Father will I ever see,
my dog again someday?”

I raised my eyes and saw an angel
standing near a gate.
I sensed an inner peace
I’d never felt before that day.

The angel smiled and said to me,
“Oh man of little faith!
God sees every bird that falls;
He knows your Bully’s fate.

I have met your little dog,
I saw him pass my way.
Your precious dog is still alive;
he just walked through this gate.

Paradise is lovelier
than you can comprehend.
No pain or grief, no tears or fears,
and life will have no end.

God gave to man His only Son,
to cover all his sins.
So why would God withhold from you,
your pure and loving friend?”

The angel took me by the hand
and said, “Now come with me.
A glimpse of paradise I’ll give,
to you so you can see.”

Through the gate and o’er
the Rainbow Bridge we did proceed.
Through green valleys filled with flowers,
rolling hills and trees.

“Wow, so this is paradise!”
The place was filled with joy.
I saw my Bully playing there,
with dogs and cats and toys.

He also had some doggie treats,
and food that he enjoyed.
He’d made a lot of new friends there,
including girls and boys.

Then I saw a child come near,
and hug my little mate.
She said to him, “I love you so,”
and kissed him on the face.

The angel said, “The child just crossed
the Rainbow Bridge today.
Now she needs a little friend,
to love and help her play.

God’s love for her would be enough,
in that make no mistake.
But in His love, He knew full well,
the child would want a mate.

This is why God called your dog
unto this splendid place.
God’s entrusted her with him,
`til you pass through the gate.”

I pleaded, “May I hug them both?!”
The angel answered, “No!
You’d violate a sacred site,
and now it’s time to go.”

He led me back across the Bridge
and through the gate to home.
He left me there with new-found hope
and peace within my soul.

If someone ever asks
what happens to a dog that dies,
Just give a gentle smile of joy
and look them in the eye.

Take their hand and comfort them
and tell them not to cry.
For dogs don’t die,
they simply cross a bridge to paradise.

~ Dan Atcheson ~

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If it should be that I grow frail and weak
and pain should keep me from my sleep…
Then you must do what must be done
for this, the last battle can’t be won!

You will be sad…….I understand
Don’t let your grief then stay you hand
for this day, more than all the rest
YOUR LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP
STAND THE TEST

We’ve had so many happy years
What is to come can hold no fears
You’d not want me to suffer so
When the time comes, please let me go

Take me where my needs they’ll tend
Only stay with me until the end
and hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see

Don’t grieve that it should be you
Who has to decide this thing to do
We’ve been so close……we two, these years
Don’t let you heart hold any tears

I know in time you too will see
It is a kindness you do to me
Although my tail its last has waved
from pain and suffering I’ve been saved