A Dogs Prayer

This is going to be a short blog post. First, I would like to make an announcement. My wife and I became grandparents for the first time a little bit less than a week ago. The baby’s name is Jack.

This post is about a dog’s prayer, which I with permission is borrowing from fellow blogger pensitivity101. This post is also related to one of my previous posts : Promises To My Dog.

The picture features a dog’s prayer on black and the head of a sleeping Labrador. The full dog’s prayer is shown below.
A dog’s prayer – anonymous author

A Dog’s Prayer

I am typing out the prayer in case it is hard to read the text in the picture.

Before humans die, they write their last Will & Testament, give their home & all they have, to those they leave behind. If, with my paws, I could do the same, this is what I’d ask…

To a poor and lonely stray I’d give:

  • My happy home
  • My bowl & cozy bed, soft pillows and all my toys
  • The lap, which I loved so much
  • The hand that stroked my fur & the sweet voice which spoke my name

I’d Will to the sad, scared shelter dog, the place I had in my human’s loving heart, of which there seemed no bounds.

So, when I die, please do not say, “I will never have a pet again, for the loss and pain is more than I can stand”.

Instead, go find an unloved dog, one whose life has held no joy or hope and give MY place to HIM.

This is the only thing I can give…

The love I left behind

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Author: thomasstigwikman

My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.

70 thoughts on “A Dogs Prayer”

  2. Very touching, Thomas!! Our pets mark us profoundly in a very positive way, and I also think they don’t want us to fall into sadness when they leave but to perpetuate the love affair. Thank you, my friend, for this piece!! Truly appreciated!! And congrats for your firstborn grandchild, Jack. May he be healthy, happy, and loved throughout his life. Enjoy these delicious, tender moments! Lots of light and blessings to you and yours, always! 🙏✨🌞

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  5. huge congrats on the arrival of jack, your very first grand baby, the newest addition to your family! and thank you for sharing this heartfelt poem for dogs and wish for dogs everywhere

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  15. Great post, Thomas. I’m happy for you and your family. We’re going to see our grandson Jack (great name, huh?) next weekend as our son and daughter-in-law are coming out to Oregon for her brother’s wedding. Jack is sixteen months old, teething up a storm these days.

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  18. Congratulations on your grandbaby! 😊

    After each of our pets on the blog passed away, I had an episode of reading their last wills and testaments where they bequeathed (or refused to bequeath) their loot to the pets they left behind. It was always fun, but also always sad, too.

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  22. A lovely poem, and a lovely sentiment. Nothing is greater than a good home for an animal.

    Congrats on becoming a grandparent. My best wishes for the new little one, the new mom and dad, and the new grandparents.

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