i died today,your pupy

[fuzzbuttbuddy]

I Died Today

Dear Mom and Dad,

I died today. You got tired of me and took me to the shelter. They
were overcrowded and I drew
an unlucky number. I am in a black plastic bag in a
landfill now. Some other puppy will get the barely used leash you
left. My collar was dirty and too
small, but the lady took it off before she sent me to the Rainbow
Bridge.

Would I still be at home if I hadn't chewed your shoe? I didn't know
what it was, but it was leather,
and it was on the floor. I was just playing. You forgot to get puppy
toys.

Would I still be at home if I had been housebroken? Rubbing my nose
in
what I did only made me
ashamed that I had to go at all. There are books and obedience
teachers that would have taught you
how to teach me to go to the door.

Would I still be at home if I hadn't brought fleas into the house?
Without anti-flea medicine, I
couldn't get them off of me after you left me in the yard for days.

Would I still be at home if I hadn't barked? I was only saying, "I'm
scared, I'm lonely, I'm here, I'm
here! I want to be your best friend."

Would I still be at home if I had made you happy? Hitting me didn't
make me learn how.

Would I still be at home if you had taken the time to care for me and
to teach manners to me? You
didn't pay attention to me after the first week or so, but I spent
all
my time waiting for you to love
me.

I died today.

Love,
Your Puppy

i posted twice...so everyone would see...

[delidog]

I've seen this before....
Get Tissues before reading

[fuzzbuttbuddy]

oh...your right...you need tissues!

and also your furry friend.....:



majorly.....sad

[lute]

OMG! that's terrible....yet soooooo true.
i almost cried.

[joanofark]

I cant beleive stupid people like that don't take care of their dogs



So sad

[sweet_stormy]

my pup might have died if my family didnt adopt her. she is malnutriciant and we adopted her yesterday.... the family that had her left her in a VERY small kennel. my pup is only 4 months old. she is a black lab husky mix. that is very sad....

[Amber]

So sad No matter how many times I read it it just >breaks< my heart. I cannot understand how someone can just throw away a perfect puppy. If only people could commit to owning a dog this kind of stuff wouldn't happen!

[Toller 42]

I posted these poems in the other one too, but i'm going to post it again in this one!
GREETINGS WITH LOVE
From a Lonely Dog

I wish someone would tell me what it is
That I've done wrong.
Why do I have to stay chained up and be
Left alone so long?
They seemed so glad to have me when
I came here as a pup.
There were so many things we'd do
While I was growing up.
The Master said he'd train me as a
companion and a friend.
The Mistress said she'd never fear
To be left alone again.
The children said they'd feed me and
Brush me every day.
They'd play with me and walk me
If I would only stay.
But now the Master "hasn't Time"
The Mistress says I shed.
She doesn't want me in the house
Not even to be fed.
The children never walk me
They always say, "Not now".
I wish that I could please them.
Won't someone tell me how?
All I had, you see, was love.
I wish they would explain
Why they said they wanted mine,
And then left it on a chain.

author: Edith Lassen Johnson

[Toller 42]

and here is the other one!
BYE BABY
No more lonely cold nights or hearing that I'm bad.
No more growling belly from the meals I never had.
No more scorching sunshine with a water bowl that's dry.
No more complaining neighbors about the noise when I cry.
No more hearing "shut up", "get down" or "get out of here"!
No more feeling disliked, only peace is in the air.
Euthanasia is a blessing, though some still can't see
why I was ever born If I weren't meant to be.
My last day of living was the best I ever had.
Someone held me very close, I could see she was very sad.
I kissed the lady's face, and she hugged me as she cried.
I wagged my tail to thank her, then I closed my eyes and died.

Written by an Animal shelter volunteer in Massena, NY

[Sudilar]

I wrote this myself a few years ago:

RESCUED

I sit alone
So far from home,
Looking out at all the scared faces.
Families gone, left no traces.

That day, I jumped right into the car.
We hadn’t driven very far.
I thought, “The park!!”
I started to bark!!

Wait!!
What is my fate?
This is no park!
There are no trees, it’s way too dark.

Where are THEY taking me?
How can this be?
Why don’t YOU look back at me??
Why won’t you see?
What are they going to do to me?

I sit here alone in a cell.
Is that fear all around me, I smell?
Now, a long time has passed
Since I saw you last…

I guess you’ll not be coming back for me.
How long did you own me?
Two years? No, three!
I loved you dearly, did you not love me?

Today is bright and sunny and clear.
Number 1996, my number, I hear.
The worker approaches and says with a sigh
Number 1996, with a tear in her eye.

Is she happy, is she sad?
I can’t tell..that’s bad.
As we walk down the hall
I’m so nervous, I fall.

She gently lifts me up and tells me today
That I will be able to run and to jump and to play
With the angels, she says, who will be taking me away.
What does she mean? What does she say??

We get to the door, do we go through the blue?
Where happy people wait patiently with children, too!
Do we go through the amber?
That hides the gas chamber.

How did I get to this moment in time?
I stand here healthy, in my prime!
This point in time, I know, must be braved,
Because either door, TODAY I GET SAVED.

Composed through many tears by:
Sue