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Max--tribute to a beautiful and noble service dog
We never really figured out what breed he was. Was he a boxer mix?
Sometimes when I walked him he would act like a boxer and jab at a cat, or surprisingly, at a homeless person. Maybe that's because he worked so hard for his master, and was once homeless himself. He was saying, "I found a place in the world where I could be useful and helpful to somebody; why can't you?" And though Max was a certified service dog, her owner, Velvet, and I were told, when Max was "assigned" to her about seven years ago, that Max had had some "issues" with his previous master. He didn't like cigarette smoke, for example. Maybe his previous master was kind of like what I think I might be like if I had a horrible accident and was confined to a wheelchair. I might think that my life was now so miserable that I should just sit around and booze and feel sorry for myself. So I guess Max made some demands on his master, which is probably a good thing too. My friend Velvet never lets her disability discourage her from being active socially, helping friends, researching arcane matters of interest only to former law librarians or fans of everything from inane British comedies to stuff like "Great Weeds of the Southwest". No wonder Max was so devoted to her. I loved this dog as much as I love my own dog. And "Stuart" never had "issues" with Max that were serious. Once in a while, my Stuart, a fifteen pound terrier, would try to assert himself. Max, at about 80 lbs. would just turn away. His amazingly soulful eyes, that everyone noticed, seemed to say, "What's the point?" My friend David and I used to take Max on long walks. We'll never forget his jauntiness and playfulness. Alas, that athleticism and agility was fading in recent weeks. It was a difficult situation. Max had diffuse metastatic cancer, similar to what one of my mom's dogs had years ago. Velvet and I went back and forth on what to do. And I have been through this before with my dog Simon, who had a different kind of cancer. Experiences like this teach us a little about our own mortality, a point made in a book I am reading called DOG YEARS. Their lives are so abbreviated compared to those of humans, and yet they touch us so acutely. Max, I will see you at the Rainbow Bridge. See below (some misspellings but one of my favorite sites on this issue): http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/legendh...bowbridge.html -- A. Brain Remove NOSPAM for email. |
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Max--tribute to a beautiful and noble service dog
Thank you for the tribute of a wonderful dog. I offer sincere condolences in
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Max--tribute to a beautiful and noble service dog
"A. Brain" wrote in message ... We never really figured out what breed he was. Was he a boxer mix? Sometimes when I walked him he would act like a boxer and jab at a cat, or surprisingly, at a homeless person. Maybe that's because he worked so hard for his master, and was once homeless himself. He was saying, "I found a place in the world where I could be useful and helpful to somebody; why can't you?" And though Max was a certified service dog, her owner, Velvet, and I were told, when Max was "assigned" to her about seven years ago, that Max had had some "issues" with his previous master. He didn't like cigarette smoke, for example. Maybe his previous master was kind of like what I think I might be like if I had a horrible accident and was confined to a wheelchair. I might think that my life was now so miserable that I should just sit around and booze and feel sorry for myself. So I guess Max made some demands on his master, which is probably a good thing too. My friend Velvet never lets her disability discourage her from being active socially, helping friends, researching arcane matters of interest only to former law librarians or fans of everything from inane British comedies to stuff like "Great Weeds of the Southwest". No wonder Max was so devoted to her. I loved this dog as much as I love my own dog. And "Stuart" never had "issues" with Max that were serious. Once in a while, my Stuart, a fifteen pound terrier, would try to assert himself. Max, at about 80 lbs. would just turn away. His amazingly soulful eyes, that everyone noticed, seemed to say, "What's the point?" My friend David and I used to take Max on long walks. We'll never forget his jauntiness and playfulness. Alas, that athleticism and agility was fading in recent weeks. It was a difficult situation. Max had diffuse metastatic cancer, similar to what one of my mom's dogs had years ago. Velvet and I went back and forth on what to do. And I have been through this before with my dog Simon, who had a different kind of cancer. Experiences like this teach us a little about our own mortality, a point made in a book I am reading called DOG YEARS. Their lives are so abbreviated compared to those of humans, and yet they touch us so acutely. Max, I will see you at the Rainbow Bridge. See below (some misspellings but one of my favorite sites on this issue): http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/legendh...bowbridge.html -- A. Brain Even though I don't know these dogs personally, it never fails to grieve me when I read of a passing. Consider now with joy that Max is healed and whole, waiting only to be reunited with you again on the other side. My deepest and most sincere condolences. Well written, beautifully said. Kind regards, (the)duckster |
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Max--tribute to a beautiful and noble service dog
I always appreciate a well written tribute, but particularly appreciate
one for someoneelse'dog.s |
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