Get a tissue NOW!

[Guest Anonymous]

OOHHHH what a great story/poem!!! I have talked to and receive mail from many breeders and I fully believe if you breed it you also should rescue the breed...Just my $1.00!! :D

[Smooshie]

:cry: I've read this somewhere before and I always bawl like a baby,...its such a beautiful story. People who work in rescue really are Angels.

[Guest Anonymous]

Someone sent this to me on 9/10/02 - I wanted to pass it on to other dog lovers.

On the morning of September 11, 2001 there was an
unprecedented amount of activity at the Rainbow Bridge.
Decisions had to be made, they had to be made quickly
and they were . . .

An issue, not often addressed here, is the fact that
many residents really have no loved one for whom to
wait. Think of all the pups who lived and died in
hideous puppy mills. No one on earth loved or protected
them. What about the many who spent unhappy lives tied
in backyards? And, the ones who were abused...who are
they to wait for?

We don't talk about that much up here. We share our
loved ones as they arrive, happy to do so. But, we all
know there is nothing like having your very own person
who thinks you are the most special pup in the heavens!

That Tuesday morning on September 11, 2001 a request
rang out for pups who were not waiting for specific
persons to volunteer for a "Special Assignment". An
eager, curious crowd surged excitedly forward, each pup
wondering what the assignment would be!

They were told by a solemn voice that unexpectedly, all
at once, over 6,000 loving people had left Earth long
before they were ready. All the pups, as pups do, felt
all the humans' deep pain in their own hearts. Without
hearing more there was a clamoring among them!..."may I
have one to comfort", "I will take two, I have a big
Heart", I have been saving kisses forever"!

One after another they came forward begging for
assignment. One cozy-looking fluffy pup hesitantly
asked, "Are there any children coming? I would be very
comforting for a child 'cause I'm soft and squishy and I
always wanted to be hugged!" A group of Dalmatians came
forward asking to meet the Firemen and be their friends.
The larger, working breeds offered to greet the Police
Officers and make them feel at home. Little dogs
volunteered to do what they do best...cuddle and kiss.
Father Mike got a special little Yorkie for his very
own. It was difficult to determine who was comforting
whom, the joy was so complete!

Dogs who on earth never had a kind word or a pat on the
head stepped forward and said, "I will love any human
who needs love".

Then, all the dogs, wherever on Earth they originally
came from, rushed to The Rainbow Bridge and stood
waiting, overflowing with love to share . . .

each tail waving an American flag.