[lm6y]

Sorry to hear this Kevin. I know it doesn't seem like it now, but you gave him the best gift you possibly could have. How many of us will be so lucky as to go out in relative comfort, where we want to be, surrounded by the people that love us most.

He will be in good company when he gets there. A lot of Pelican buddies will be welcoming him, and showing him the ropes.

Mo_Gearhead dropped this on me when I lost Reggie on new years eve. You can't read it with a dry eye, but that only shows that you did the right thing.

RIP Watson...


Treat me gently beloved master, and I will love you with a full and happy heart.

Show me patience and I will learn to understand your every word and action. I will even protect you with my life if yours is at any time in danger.

Speak to me often, for your voice is music to my ears and I await even the simple sound of your footsteps, knowing soon you will be near.

Shelter me from nature's bitter cold and wet and I in return will warm your feet beside the hearth. Or, if life should be unkind, I will find a place of comfort for us both, for your pleasure is my dearest wish.

Play with me, for I seek your challenge just as I seek to please you. I will follow a thrown ball to the ends of the earth if you choose it and I will swim the seven seas just to see you smile.

Fill my bowl with fresh water and see that I'm well fed, for I cannot speak to ask you and am completely at your mercy. But my trust in you is so complete, I know you will never do me wrong.

And beloved master, when I grow old and the time comes to say farewell, hold me gently in your arms and I will go without a whimper. For with you I am safe and secure. A dog who gave love and received it with a grateful heart.

( By: Phylis Feiner Johnson )