Archive for ◊ 2008 ◊

06 Dec 2008 Have you a dog in Heaven?
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Have you a dog in Heaven, Lord?
And do you pat its head?
Does he sit up and beg each night
before he goes to bed?

Does he look up with shining eyes
when he sees Your smilling face?
Does he wag his stubby little tail
when he wants to run a race?

Have You a dog in Heaven, Lord?
Is there room for just one more?
Cause my little dog died today;
he’ll be waiting at Your door.

Please take him into Heaven, Lord.
And keep him there for me,
just feed him, pet him,l ove him, Lord,
thats all he’ll ask of Thee.

Anon

06 Dec 2008 The Boy
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There’s sadness now, we cry, we weep,
our gentle giant’s gone to sleep.
It’s quiet, yet we hear his sound,
his feet still dragging along the ground.

He made all welcome, no bark, no growl,
just the largest grin, then he’d fetch his towel.
He asked for nothing but gave his all,
right to the end, to that final call.

When it’s time for us to take that final ride,
that fearful trip to the other side,
our journey there will bear no strife,
we know he’ll be waiting, as he was in life.

If you’ve lost your friend, if he’s not at hand,
the loneliness you’ll understand.
No more will follow, they couldn’t compare
to that giant, gentle, big black bear.

author unknown

06 Nov 2008 Pictures of dogs
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Memorial to a gentle giant

Memorial to a gentle giant

06 Nov 2008 Bridge Called Love
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It takes us back to brighter years,
to happier sunlit days
and to precious moments
that will be with us always.

And these fond recollections
are treasured in the heart
to bring us always close to those
from whom we had to part.

There is a bridge of memories
from earth to Heaven above…
It keeps our dear ones near us
It’s the bridge that we call love.

Author Unknown

06 Oct 2008 Quotes for cat lovers
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WILD AND FREE

I hope you’re running wild and free now you have gone to eternity,
Free from pain and young again as once you used to be.
I hope you’re running wild and free, as free as the wind in the trees,
Playing and purring in ecstasy, or sleeping and dreaming at ease.
I hope you’re running wild and free, as free as the clouds in the sky,
Rushing excitedly, a kitten again, with eyes as blue as the sea.
I hope you’re running wild and free, sometimes maybe remembering me,
For I know the time will come one day when we’ll both be wild and free.

P J Quick

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ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT

Since you have gone the sun has left the sky,
No breezes blow,
No birds sing
To ease the aching vacuum in my heart.
I shall not forget your gentle ways;
No judgements made,
No difficult demands,
No needs save one,
To share your life with mine.
Now kind, uncomprehending people say
“Cheer up, you’ll love another pet some day.”

Hilda Lunn

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06 Oct 2008 Quotes for dog lovers
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Here are some quotes about dogs and words people have written about losing their best friends. I hope they help and inspire you. Feel free to use them in your own tributes if you like. They are all in the public domain so you can use them freely.

If you have any quotes you’d like to share with people please feel free to add them through the comments section at the end of this article.

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MAJOR

Born a dog
Died a gentleman

Epitaph on a dog’s gravestone in Maryland, USA

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She died as she had been born and as she had lived, in my care, and surrounded by those who loved her.

Vicki W. Fowler

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Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives.

John Galsworthy

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To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman.

Hermione Gingold

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I think God will have prepared everything for our perfect happiness. If it takes my dog being there [in Heaven], I believe he’ll be there.

Rev. Billy Graham

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I Only Wanted You

They say memories are golden; I don’t know if that’s true
I never wanted memories, I only wanted you.
A million times I’ve needed you, a million times I’ve cried
If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly, in death I love you still
Your passing leaves an emptiness no one will ever fill.

Author Unknown

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06 Oct 2008 Four Feet in Heaven
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Your favorite chair is vacant now…
No eager purrs to greet me.
No softly padded paws to run
Ecstatically to meet me.

No coaxing rubs, no plaintive cry
Will say it’s time for feeding.
I’ve put away your bowl, and all
The things you won’t be needing;

But I will miss you little friend,
For I could never measure
The happiness you brought me,
The comfort and the pleasure.

And since God put you here to share
In earthly joy and sorrow;
I’m sure there’ll be a place for you
In Heaven’s bright tomorrow…

Alice E. Chase