"Smokey: A Dog I Knew but Never Met"

[MoonRiver]

I'm going through this with my old dog. Beautiful read

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From the moment I saw his generous grin and chestnut coat, I knew I’d like him. We had not yet met. And we never would.

His name was Smokey, and I first came to know about him through his human companion Beth.

I only came to know who Beth really is as a person through what she wrote me about Smokey.

That I never met either of them never proved an impediment to knowing her and understand him.

Beth and Smokey as a puppy. Smokey in his wonderland. Smokey's last birthday. (Smokey's Fund, animalcaresanctuary.org)
Beth and Smokey as a puppy. (Smokey’s Fund, animalcaresanctuary.org)
It wasn’t long into my written contact with Beth that I came to recognize yet another one of those subtle yet tangible methods in which Dogs help give us Humans more meaning in our lives. Anyone who invests themselves into the life and well-being of their Dog companion already know how they can so help teach us aspects about ourselves, wonderful qualities we’re reluctant to acknowledge and weaknesses we are loath to confront.

But Dogs can also help us to develop empathy and create friends and acquaintances among our fellow Humans. That’s what Smokey did. Dogs can bridge distances and cultures in a way which becomes as universal a language as music.

http://carlanthonyonline.com/2013/08/25/smokey-a-dog-i-knew-but-never-met/

[xchrom]

1. du rec.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

2. thank you! bookmarking to read later