Orion not doing well.

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Orion not doing well.

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My friend's service dog has not been doing well, due to a possibly cancerous bone growth on his back left leg. His wake is tomorrow, and his final trip to the vet is Thursday.

The Power of the Dog, Rudyard Kipling

There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie --
Perfect passion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart for a dog to tear.

When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet's unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find -- it's your own affair --
But . . . you've given your heart to a dog to tear.

When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!)
When the spirit hat answered your every mood
Is gone -- wherever it goes -- for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart to a dog to tear.

We've sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we've kept'em, the more do we grieve;

For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short-time loan is as bad as a long --
So why in -- Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
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His Apologies, Rudyard Kipling


Master, this is Thy Servant. He is rising eight weeks old.
He is mainly Head and Tummy. His legs are uncontrolled.
But Thou hast forgiven his ugliness, and settled him on Thy knee...
Art Thou content with Thy Servant? He is very comfy with Thee.

Master, behold a Sinner! He hath committed a wrong.
He hath defiled Thy Premises through being kept in too long.
Wherefore his nose has been rubbed in the dirt, and his self-respect has been bruised.
Master, pardon Thy Sinner, and see he is properly loosed.

Master-again Thy Sinner! This that was once Thy Shoe,
He has found and taken and carried aside, as fitting matter to chew.
Now there is neither blacking nor tongue, and the Housemaid has us in tow.
Master, remember Thy Servant is young, and tell her to let him go!

Master, extol Thy Servant, he has met a most Worthy Foe!
There has been fighting all over the Shop – and into the Shop also!
Till cruel umbrellas parted the strife (or I might have been chok- ing him yet),
But Thy Servant has had the Time of his Life – and now shall we call on the vet?

Master, behold Thy Servant! Strange children came to play,
And because they fought to caress him, Thy Servant wentedst away.
But now that the Little Beasts have gone, he has returned to see
(Brushed – with his Sunday collar on) what they left over from tea.

. . . . . .

Master, pity Thy Servant! He is deaf and three parts blind.
He cannot catch Thy Commandments. He cannot read Thy Mind.
Oh, leave him not to his loneliness; nor make him that kitten's scorn.
He hath had none other God than Thee since the year that he was born.

Lord, look down on Thy Servant! Bad things have come to pass.
There is no heat in the midday sun, nor health in the wayside grass.
His bones are full of an old disease – his torments run and increase.
Lord, make haste with Thy Lightnings and grant him a quick release!
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Damn. :(

Sorry never seems to cover it.
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randy wrote:Damn. :(

Sorry never seems to cover it.
+1

Peace for all concerned, and a devout hope for a meeting later on. G-d Bless!
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It's a tough time when we lose a friend.
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
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Darrell wrote:"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."--Will Rogers
Billy Graham said he believed that God would arrange everything for his complete happiness in Heaven, and if that meant his dog had to be there with him, he believed he would be.
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Very sad news. I hope Orion can enjoy his final steak dinners and all the attention he deserves.
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About an hour and a quarter until the vet makes the house call. Orion is calm, reasonably happy,, and has a tummy full of yummies. I, on the other hand seem to be be suffering from fairies dicing onions and stirring up dust. Sneaky little SOBs.
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McClarkus wrote:It's a tough time when we lose a friend.
We've lost three of our furry family in the last several years. It's always painful. We move on, but we will never forget Pixie, Winston, and Wokkie. Our condolences.
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