Thank you. That is perfect. I am going to be passing it on to the folks at our shelter (perhaps also to give out to future adopters.. BEFORE they adopt, as Gary says) and to many other friends who I know will also be moved by it.

Pat, with LES

P.S., from Peony, Priscilla, Sydney, Poppy, and Elmer:
OF COURSE! Who could possibly not understand these things?