@leahfiles The follow-on is ‘Never give your pearls to swine’. It’s a sin to boast. Quiet intelligence is the best intelligence to have. Keep up the good work!
In China, Seven dogs stolen from their owners have gone viral after escaping from an illegal transport truck and making their way home. They traveled 10.5 miles/17 km together, led by a corgi across highways and fields, now safely back with their respective owners.
I saw a post of someone asking if you would give up 5 years of your life for your dog.
People were commenting that it was wild to do that, that your life is magnitudes more important than a dog’s life.
To that I say:
I would give my dog five years of my life in second and here is why.
Bunsen is our older Bernese Mountain Dog. Knock on wood his health continues to be good and he will turn nine this year.
For those nearly 9 years Bunsen has been nothing but the purest creature in my life.
He consoled our family through grief as a puppy.
He saved our tiny Golden from a coyote attack without even thinking.
Two years later he led us to a dog that was dying in the freezing winter.
He has made numerous public appearances bringing joy to science centres, comic cons, and delivering letters from Santa to small children.
He has brought a stuffed animal to a young boy who lost his dad.
Bunsen has earned a longer life than what dogs are given, but I guarantee that each person who has a dog, has stories of bravery, compassion, and kindness too.
Bunsen is no different than any other dog.
If my time on Earth is less so that a creature like Bunsen gets more- I would take that trade in a heartbeat.
And so would every one else who has loved a dog.
Just a reminder... Cold and Flu season is here. So make sure your humans know how to wash their paws well and that they do it frequently.
Humans with colds are less likely to play ball or take you to the park.