Shoot The Dog Singalong Version
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(1) My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you will be painful for me. Remember that before you buy me. (2) Give me time to grasp what you want from me don’t be impatient, short-tempered or irritable. (3) Place your trust in me and I will always trust you back, respect is earned not given as an inaliable right. (4) Don’t be angry with me for long, and don’t lock me up as punishment, I am not competent of understanding why? I only know I have been rejected. You have your work, amusement and friends. I only have you. (5) Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don’t grasp your words, I grasp your voice and your tone “just look at my tail”. (6) Be conscious that notwithstanding you treat me, I’ll never forget it and if it’s cruel it may affect me forever. (7) Please don’t hit me. I can’t hit back, but I may bite and scratch and I genuinely don’t ever want to do that. (8) Before you scold me for being uncooperative, obstinate, or lazy, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I’m not getting the right foods or I’ve been out in the sun too long or my heart is getting old and weak, or I may just be dog tired. (9) Take care of me when I get old. You too will grow old and may likewise need love, care, and attention. (10) Go with me on difficult journeys. Never say, “I can’t bear to watch” or “Let it take place in my absence”. Everything is more comfortable for me if you are there. Remember, no matter of what you do I will always love you. I wrote this back in the very early nineties but held altering it until I at long last ended with this version in 1998. It has been copied a lot of thousands of times. I have had a heap of e mails with regards to it. Therefore I decisive to add it to Ezine to reach a wider audience.. I hope you likewise like it. If you determine to print it or use it on the internet site just give me a link back to my site, or at least mention my name as the author as it has passed through so a heap of sites, in a number of cases they state author unknown because my name had been lost in all the transfers. Thank you |
