Why I do Rescue...

Once I was a lonely dog,
Just looking for a home.
I had no place to go,
No one to call my own.

I wandered up and down the streets,
in rain in heat and snow.
I ate what ever I could find,
I was always on the go.

My skin would itch, my feet were sore,
My body ached with pain.
And no one stopped to give a pat
Or to gently say my name.

I never saw a loving glance,
I was always on the run.
For people thought that hurting me
was really lots of fun.

And then one day I heard a voice
So gentle, kind and sweet,
And arms so soft reached down to me
And took me off my feet.

"No one again will hurt you
Was whispered in my ear."
"You'll have a home to call your own
where you will know no fear"

"You will be dry, you will be warm,
you'll have enough to eat"
"And rest assured that when you sleep,
your dreams will all be sweet".

I was afraid I must admit,
I've lived so long in fear.
I can't remember when I let
A human come so near.

And as she tended to my wounds
And bathed and brushed my fur
She told me bout the rescue group
And what it meant to her.

She said, "We are a circle,
A line that never ends".
"And in the center there is you
protected by new friends".

"And all around you are
the ones that check the pounds,
And those that share their home
after you've been found".

"And all the other folk
are searching near and far.
"To find the perfect home for you,
where you can be a star".

She said, "There is a family,
that's waiting patiently,
and pretty soon we'll find them,
just you wait and see".

"And then they'll join our circle
they'll help to make it grow,
so there'll be room for more like you,
who have no place to go".

I waited very patiently,
The days they came and went.
Today's the day I thought,
my family will be sent.

Then just when I began to think
It wasn't meant to be,
there were people standing there
just gazing down at me.

I knew them in a heartbeat,
I could tell they felt it too.
They said, "We have been waiting
for a special dog like you".

Now every night I say a prayer
to all the gods that be.
"Thank you for the life I live
and all you've given me.

But most of all protect the dogs
in the pound and on the street.
And send a Rescue Person
to lift them off their feet".

When I Got My New Dog

I asked for strength so that I might rear him perfectly;
I was given weakness and I spoil him.

I asked for a healthy dog so I can rest easy;
I was given a "special needs" dog so I can know nurturing.

I asked for an obedient dog so I might feel proud;
I was given a thinking dog so I can feel humble.

I asked for compliance that I might feel masterful;
I was given a clown so I can laugh.

I asked for a companion so I would not feel lonely;
I was given a best friend and I feel loved.

I got nothing I asked for,
But everything that I need.

What is a dog to me?

Tiny creature, lying there
cold wooden floor damp and bare.
Tiny pet lay at their feet,
wondrous creature there to meet...

But alas, they only see
a dog a pest, tied to a tree.
Hungry thirsty, needing more,
alone, on the other side of the door...

You act a puppy and they strike,
with bone shattering blows with all their might.
You crawl away, scared and lost.
They'll teach you "manners" at any cost...

They forget your tiny body, not yet grown.
You peed on the floor cause you were alone.
They tied you out, away from the home,
dear sweet puppy, frightened, alone...

Kind folks came, into play,
one particular lonely day.
The owner thought as he gave you up,
"What's the problem its only a pup"....

"Not human, or anything the like.
So what, I hit it with my might?
So charge me, and see what I do.
A dog is a dog, not like me and you"...

Funny how humans think things thru.
A dog is only human too.
Imagine if they gave up, on us.
"They, are only humans." they could surely cuss...

I write this for all furkids out there,
alone and chilled in cold night air.
Be patient dear one we are near
A rescuers prayer will find your ear...

Soon one day a home you'll see,
a special place to simply be,
a puppy, free, to play and stay
safe, and cherished  for all your days...
For Emma and ALL abused furkids
Thanks Barb for sending her to me.

THE FAMILY DOG

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The family's dog was bought to guard,
Chained to a post in a chilly backyard,
House in a shed that was airless and dark,
And every few weeks had a run in the park.

When boredom set in with no fun and no work,
One day it broke loose and went quietly berserk,
Pa couldn't fathom just why it went wild,
As it flattened his wife and then bit his child.

The police were called in to sort out the mess,
And the whole sorry tale was revealed in the press,
The Rescue Society was really annoyed,
So, the dog was re-homed, and the owners destroyed.