I recently watched a show wherein the dog-loving mercenary decides not to kill the target because he witnesses the target (and his wife!) taking care of a stray dog. An older friend is inconsolable because her 10-year old dog left for his heavenly abode a week ago. She should have been prepared – throat cancer made his mortality rather imminent. And yet, she is devastated. I have told her that dogs go to heaven because if it is a place for the noblest of souls, then I am convinced it must be full of dogs.
We adopt dogs as pets knowing fully well the work it will entail. We know that they have short life spans. And yet most of us willingly and lovingly bring them into our homes and our hearts. They make our lives richer by their presence, their unconditional love and acceptance, their joy in your being! They make their presence felt for sure.
Our 14-year old Labrador refuses to grow up – his friskiness belies his grey hair. Whoever thought of a dog with a salt and pepper beard! He has a mind of his own and is not afraid to express his opinion. If I come home late or return from a vacation, he complains. Everyone in the block can hear him vociferously criticizing me for being negligent. He willfully demands to be taken for walks and it never surprises me how he gets everyone to indulge him. His ability to get people to move is noteworthy. I often rely on him to prove that the inert mass, on the sofa or the bed, is a sentient being.
His capacity to love unconditionally is second to none. Despite his advanced age, he insists on guarding me by sitting, and mostly snoring, by my side while I read, eat, or work. He shows his happiness in my company openly. I guess I can handle a little complaining from time to time.
They are very affectionate and it’s very difficult to forget when they leave us.
My introduction to an adult loving a dog came from you; I remember being bewildered when Johnny died and you were so upset.
Beautifully captured! Leaves one with a warm fuzzy feeling
Beautifully written. Lovely reading it
The bond between you and your dog is heavenly…your love for him and his for you binds not just the two of you but the whole family together.
I remember you cooking ‘achari chicken’ for Ruff!
Your idea that dogs
crossing the rainbow go to heaven and perhaps become stars up in the sky will provide solace to a number of dog lovers like me. Thence I suppose we can pick our star and stay connected with our beloved pet for the rest of our life. The feeling is so beautifully evoked.
I am sure every dog lover will connect with the bond you share with your wonderful pet. The unconditional love of our pet for us fills our heart with joy and the place it occupies in some corner of our heart can never be replaced with anything else. The void left by our pet companion always remains.
Loved the blog.
the best breed ever, no one can ever give so much unconditional love!