Thanks redbird, I love dogs too, in fact better than a lot of people.
The other day while watching for a long light on a bridge to change I saw an old hobo with a medium size, black shaggy dog following him. There was a lot of traffic and the dog looked like it was afraid to go across. Just as the light changed I saw the old guy kneel down pick up the dog and started carrying him or her across. I wanted to go back and check but there was too much traffic.

Here's another one that'll leave you misty eyed.

"Make room in your heart"

Sorrow fills a barren space;
you close your eyes and see my face
and think of times I made you laugh,
the love we shared, the bond we had,
the special way I needed you -
the friendship shared by just we two.

The day's too quiet, the world seems older,
the wind blows now a little colder.
You gaze into the empty air
and look for me, but I'm not there -
I'm in heaven and I watch you,
and I see the world around you too.

I see little souls wearing fur,
souls who bark and souls who purr
born unwanted and unloved -
I see all this and more above -
I watch them suffer, I see them cry,
I see them lost, I watch them die.
I see unwanted thousands born -
and when they die, nobody mourns.

These little souls wearing fur
(Some who bark and some who purr)
are castaways who - unlike me -
will never know love or security.
A few short months they starve and roam,
Or caged in shelters - nobody takes home.
They're special too (furballs of pleasure),
filled with love and each one, a treasure.

My pain and suffering came to an end,
so don't cry for me, my person, my friend.
But think of the living -
those souls with fur
(some who bark and some who purr) -
And though our bond can't be broken apart,
make room for another in your home and
your heart.

Caro Schubert-James ---