So the other night, my human went to a
Christmas open house at the home of some of her “dog friends.” These are people that she had the good
fortune of meeting and sharing fun with over the years – because of their
common love of dogs. Dog people bond together. In clubs.
At shows. In parks. It’s a crazy kind of cult. Anyway, despite the fact that this was a
party put on by dog people, we dogs were not invited. Go figure.
Humans get together and talk about us, and show pictures and rave about
our accomplishments – and WE don’t get to go!
Mind you, it WOULD BE a bit chaotic if we did. Actually, more than a BIT.
The home that my human visited has very
well behaved dogs. No stealing food off
the tables, no raucous behavior when people came in or went out – basically
well- mannered. Perhaps that is why WE
didn’t go. But I have to tell you, when
my human came home, we were all over her.
She smelled like Golden Retrievers.
We sniffed and sniffed our human’s pants. And of course, we were NOT happy that we
didn’t get to go. Maybe some OTHER time.
And speaking of Goldens, there was just a
story on the news the other day about Goldens in Turkey. Apparently, people in Turkey LOVE Golden
puppies. They LOVE them. But when those puppies grow up – well they
don’t love them so much any more. So
they “release them” to the wilds. And
while other strays can often fend for themselves, apparently Goldens are not
quite so good at it. So a kind woman has
worked hard to place the Goldens with a rescue organization in the US. Check
this out:
That woman is DEFINITELY a special person. Really –
all those folks who work to rescue dogs – no matter whether they are Goldens or
Cocka-schnauza-laba-husky-doodles are
really earth angels.
This story made me REALLY appreciate just
how good I have it. I have a roof over
my head, food in my bowl, fresh water, toys to play with – pretty good if you
ask me. Not all dogs are as lucky. So maybe I’ll take that goat off the
Christmas list and ask Santa for homes for dogs who are in need of rescue. And really, THAT would be a truly golden moment!
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Linda Wozniak
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