Jack was the first German Shepherd that owned me.
It still very much pains my heart to think too long about him. I can speak of him in quick sentences, and hurried thoughts, but that's it. I do and can look at all the photos of him now, at least.
He taught me about true, pure unadulterated love. He showed me such an intense loyalty it shook me to my very core. I thank him every day for the lessons he taught me, and the ones we learned together.
He was sooo special, he walked on water.
There is one best place to bury a dog.
If you bury him in this spot he will come to you when you call - come to you over the grim, dim frontier of death, and down the well remembered path, at your side again.
And though you call a dozen living dogs to heel, they shall not growl at him, nor resent his coming, for he belongs there.
People may scoff at you, who see no lightest blade of grass bent by his footfall, who hear no whimper, people who may never really have loved a dog.
Smile at them, for you shall know something that is hidden from them, and which is well worth the knowing.
The one best place to bury a dog is in the heart of it's friend.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Jack Donnelly June 27th, 1997 ~ February 15th, 2008
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Oh my gosh,that was so beautiful.
It made me cry.
I'm so sorry for your loss:(
Thank you Lael.
Your thoughtfulness is very much appreciated my sweet.
I wasn't going to do any sort of "memorial" here. But then, I thought, Jack was THE most important being. MY most important being.
It's very selfish, and all for me though isn't it.
I just felt a little bit better writing it out.
I could write a 10,000 page + novel about Jack. As we all could about loved ones that pass.
But, he was so much more importanter, ( who cares if that is a word. )
Your "selfishness" touched me. On Feb. 4 I lost my beautiful Kona girl so your words are especially meaningful to me. Thank you.
hee hee,I think importanter IS a word.
I know what that kind of love is like,it's not selfish at all because it helps all of us,who've
lost our special pets to re-live
their existance.
Any of us who have lost a dog will agree with you whole heartedly!
I'm not going to write a comment again, for then I wouldn't be able to stop and you would be forced to read about it, and the last thing I want is to make you sad remembering your dearest friend. I'm sure he knows he was so much importanter (and I don't give a damn if it's a word either). And I'm sure in his world he'd say the same thing about you. When it comes to dogs, lucky are those who have friends rather than pets! That's all I'm going to say.
"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons."
P.S. It would make me cry all over again, even if I hadn't experienced it myself. But even more so because I have. I fear the same thing all over again as I watch my furry friends grow older. No words will ever help, but the memory of the inestimable moments and years you have shared, and the fact that you have made him so much importanter is something most dogs can't even dream about. All they dream of is mercy.
Seeeeee! I told you I wouldn't be able to stop!
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Thank you Lael, Brenda, Colleen and Violet for your kind words.
Colleen...I hope you can feel a gentle hug coming your way. I'm so sorry about the loss of your friend Kona. Geeez, the way these animals touch us amazes me at times. Pure love. Nothing better.
Violet, you didn't make me sad at all. You made me smile. I believe I know your heart.
Thanks again ladies!
Colleen your words honor your Jack and there is no doubt he smiles everytime you think of him and wishes you could do the same.
I believe the animals who have been loved by someone have the ability to come threw to us.
Perhaps he came to visit and you bumped right into feeling him again.
Smile he loves you too.
Hey Janice,
you said" Perhaps he came to visit and you bumped right into feeling him again. "
Jack was/is such a strong presence in my life. He comes to me, incredibly forcefully, at times. I feel him with me. Many times. NOW, I'm smiling!
I think the whole concept of this may sound weird to some, but I don't fucking care.
He's with me. In his way. Or, my way. But here he resides, in my heart and on my shoulder.
As do all the noses that have had the most wonderful pleasure to have owned you. You, dear woman, astound me with your diligence. Thank you for what you do Janice.
I am with you on your thoughts and thank you too!!
I'm slow to catch up on the news but I am so sorry to read that you have lost one of your beloved dogs. Best wishes to you.
Thank you Jonna. That means a lot.
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