Why dogs don't live as long as humans

Vikinggirl

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Shared from Facebook, and out of the Mouth




Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten year old Irish wolfhound, named Belker. The dogā€™s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa and their little boy Shane were all very attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer.


I told the family there were no miracles left for Belker and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog. Ron and Lisa told me that they thought it would be good for the four year old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.


I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belkerā€™s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few moments, Belker slipped away peacefully. The little boy seemed to accept Belkerā€™s transition without any difficulty or confusion.


We sat together for a while after Belkerā€™s death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, ā€œI know why.ā€ Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I never had heard a more comforting explanation.


He said, ā€œPeople are born so that they learn how to live a good life ā€“ like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?ā€ The four year old continued, ā€œWell, dogs already know how to do that, so they donā€™t have to stay as long.ā€
 

ddnene

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I have seen this before, and shared it on my FB pageā€¦ LOVE it!!!
 

2BullyMama

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OMG... how amazingly true!
 

Davidh

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I absolutely loved that! So simple yet TRUE!
 

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