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A group of friends were discussing and wondering why the life-span of dogs in general was relatively short, and by comparison humans lived much, much longer.
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A young boy, the son of one of the fathers present, interrupted and said he knew the reason why. Seeing that the group could not arrive at a suitable solution they granted the youngster a hearing. What follows I received in an email and I cannot remember who the author was.
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The young boy said that dogs lived less that twenty years because God was satisfied that dogs had nothing more to learn. Dogs attain perfection is a relatively short period of time, which is pleasing to God. However, humans unfortunately cannot attain the same high standards, therefore, God hopes that by allowing humans to live much longer they will improve as time passes. This is the reason why humans live longer than dogs.
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An amazing deduction.
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LOVE. A dog’s love for his master is unwavering and not as fickle as that of human beings. A dog expects nothing in return… his/her love is unconditional.
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Mood. A dog does not suffer from mood swings… one day hot and the next cold!
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A dog always greets his master in the same fashion, and happiness has no boundaries.
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Loyalty. A dog’s loyalty will never be surpassed. He will lay down his life without hesitation in order to save a loved one.
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How do some humans repay all this love, loyalty and devotion?
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It is a shameful thing that certain unthinking and uncaring human beings abandon their dogs when they go on vacation. They ride out into the country and open the car,s door so that the dog can get out and then speed away.
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There is so much cruelty to dogs and animals, unfortunately it would seem, a never ending malady.
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To underscore a dog’s love and loyalty a certain story of which there are many comes to mind.
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During the second world war a certain dog used to walk down to the bus stop at 5 pm each week-day to wait for his Master’s return from work. Unfortunately his Master went to war and was killed in action. The dog continued his routine of waiting for his Master each and every day of the week until he was not able to do so.
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How do we humans measure up to this kind of loyalty and devotion?
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So please show your dog some kindness. Fortunately there are many of us who love dogs and animals..
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Chris Nagel is an avid researcher of health and fitness programs and supplements. Also read how to train dogs by visiting Chris’ sites at http://www.weightlossreviewz.com, and http://www.dogsinform.com respectively.
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