Man’s Best Friend

Dear Joe,
Here’s another email that keeps going round and round on the internet. It makes me think of Brandy and how inseparable you two were until you went to middle school and became busy with all the sports. Brandy was a good dog for our family.
Love,
Dad


Remember that dogs can’t do a lot of things for themselves and that they depend on you to make their life a quality life!

A Pet’s 10 Commandments:

  1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful.
  2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.
  3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.
  4. Don’t be angry with me for long and don’t lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you.
  5. Talk to me. Even if I don’t understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me.
  6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it.
  7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you. 
  8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I’m not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak.
  9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old. 
  10. On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can’t bear to watch. Don’t make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you so. Quite a tear jerker comment!!!!!!!!!

Take a moment today to say thanks. Enjoy and take good care of our pets. Life would  be a much duller, less joyful experience without them.

Now please pass this on to other pet owners. We do not have to wait for Heaven, to be surrounded by hope, love, and joyfulness. It is here on earth and has four legs!

Instructions for Properly Hugging a Baby (from a dog’s point of view):

1. First, uh, find a baby.

2. Second, be sure that the object you found was indeed a baby, by employing classic sniffing techniques.

3. Next, you will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process.

4. The ‘paw slide’ = Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up.

5. Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented ‘hug, smile, and lean’ so as to achieve the best photo quality.

It will be a shame if you don’t pass this along!!

1948 Tucker

Dear Joe,
Have you seen this email before? It’s been mailed to me about three times in the past year. Maybe it just strikes a chord with my friends but I thought you might be interested too.
Love,
Dad


We were driving back from Las Vegas when we came upon a mint-condition ’48 Tucker, having tire problems. The tire was not flat, but starting to come apart. We followed him to an abandoned gas station in Yermo, Ca. to get out of the desert sun, and helped him change the tire.

During the process I got some great photos of a great car. I don’t remember the owner’s name, but he and his wife had purchased the car brand new in 1948, and were returning from a Tucker rally in Las Vegas. Most of the Tuckers had been trucked or trailered into the rally, but they had driven this one from San Francisco.

See more pictures of the 1948 Tucker.

Dog Versus Deer

Dear Joe,
Remember the year Mom took you for IQ tests and you found an abandoned nest of baby bunnies in the grassy area by where you and Mom parked? You worked so hard to nurse the one bunny back to health and then our dog frightened it off into the woods. This video of a dog and a deer brought back that memory.
Love,
Dad