In Honor of our Canine Friends
If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy
to give you any time,
If you can patiently wait for your loved ones even when they leave
you for hours, days or weeks without telling you
and feel no resentment,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can love unconditionally,
If you can adjust to any home and be content,
If you can have your leg amputated and carry on without anger or
without asking "why me?",
If you can honestly say that deep in your heart
you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion,
gender preference or politics,
THEN,
You have ALMOST reached the same level of development as your dog.
-author unknown