Mothers get to welcome their baby into this world with promises of a wonderful life, and with every breath of their being, try to ensure that nothing bad will ever happen to them. We know, of course, that is not possible, so we try to ease the pain of heart-breaks, skinned knees, and broken arms with our love. We envelope our children with our compassion and try to heal their aches with the aches of our own desire to make them better.
You, as a rescuer, are no different. Instead of welcoming them to the world, you meet them where they are already hurting. Already broken. In so many cases, in too many cases, helping them to go on to a better life is not possible. So you ease that pain while they are with you. You try to cram a life's worth of love into short weeks or months. I am certain that those short weeks or months or days are more appreciated and mean more to that little dog than the years of life before. That dog goes on to the bridge finally knowing what it means to be loved.
Like being a mother, what you, as a rescuer do, is special, and often thankless, and it takes a special person to be able to do it. Not everyone is cut out for this job, but you, despite the aches of your own, trudge through to the next soul in need. That's what makes you a RESCUER.
Of course, this made me cry my eyes shut... how can I work now?
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Mom to Bambi, Jewels, Sammy Boy and Pixie
Tinha 2/14/91 - 4/25/08 - forever alive in my heart
Mothers get to welcome their baby into this world with promises of a wonderful life, and with every breath of their being, try to ensure that nothing bad will ever happen to them. We know, of course, that is not possible, so we try to ease the pain of heart-breaks, skinned knees, and broken arms with our love. We envelope our children with our compassion and try to heal their aches with the aches of our own desire to make them better.
You, as a rescuer, are no different. Instead of welcoming them to the world, you meet them where they are already hurting. Already broken. In so many cases, in too many cases, helping them to go on to a better life is not possible. So you ease that pain while they are with you. You try to cram a life's worth of love into short weeks or months. I am certain that those short weeks or months or days are more appreciated and mean more to that little dog than the years of life before. That dog goes on to the bridge finally knowing what it means to be loved.
Like being a mother, what you, as a rescuer do, is special, and often thankless, and it takes a special person to be able to do it. Not everyone is cut out for this job, but you, despite the aches of your own, trudge through to the next soul in need. That's what makes you a RESCUER.
Wow.
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We may not be able to FORCE you to adopt from a rescue or reputable breeder, but we'll sure as heck make you feel guilty when you don't. Unless that hurts your feelings, because heaven forbid that you take responsibility for your actions, precious little snowflake that you are. http://andreatalkstoanimals.com or http://www.anipalsanctuary.org
Andrea - I am sorry to hear this. Sophia was loved by one of the best angels in her last days. Thank you for loving her so she could go on to her last home with the others at the bridge.
Forgive me for not sending this eariler (have been wrapped around my Stomper lately).
As always, my prayers are with you and if I can do anything, please let me know.
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