Fwd: Fw: ShowRotts-L: Nice Story

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In a message dated 2/14/99 8:42:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, mbsprad2@gte.net
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<< ubj:	 Fw: ShowRotts-L: Nice Story
 Date:	2/14/99 8:42:03 PM Pacific Standard Time
 From:	mbsprad2@gte.net (Bob & Marie Spradlin)
 To:	syearian@aol.com (Vicki Yearian), goinriding@aol.com (Wendy Parks),
Danamar86@aol.com (Pam), gesahorsfx@aol.com (gesa)
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
 
 Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 10:23 PM
 Subject: Fw: ShowRotts-L: Nice Story
 
 
 >
 >
 >> 
 >> This message sent by: Pat Schwartz <rotyler@mb.sympatico.ca>
 >> 
 >> This came to my from a Saint Bernard breeder.  Nice Story
 >> 
 >> "Out of the mouth of Babes......."
 >> >
 >> > It's a story about a 10 yr old dog ("Belker") who had cancer. The vet
 >> > who wrote this story told of going to the family's home to put the dog
 >> to
 >> sleep
 >> > and out of its misery in its own home. The parents thought their 4 yr
 >> > old son (Shane) should witness the experience to help get closure on
 >> the
 >> > family pet's death.  After the euthanasia procedure, the vet wrote the
 >> 
 >> > following:
 >> 
 >> > "We sat together for a while after Belker's death wondering aloud
 >> about
 >> > the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.  Shane,
 >> who
 >> > had been listening quietly, piped up...'I know why'.
 >> > Startled, we all turned to him.  What came out of his mouth next
 >> stunned
 >> > me.  I had never heard a more comforting explanation.
 >> > He said, 'Everybody is born so they can learn how to live a good life
 >> -
 >> > like loving everybody and being nice, right?  Well, animals already
 >> know
 >> > how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."
 >> >
 >> 
 >>
 
 
 
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• To: "Vicki Yearian" <syearian@aol.com>, "Wendy Parks" <goinriding@aol.com>, "Pam" <Danamar86@aol.com>, "gesa" <gesahorsfx@aol.com>
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• Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 20:22:39 -0800

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Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 10:23 PM
Subject: Fw: ShowRotts-L: Nice Story


>
>
>>
>> This message sent by: Pat Schwartz <rotyler@mb.sympatico.ca>
>>
>> This came to my from a Saint Bernard breeder.  Nice Story
>>
>> "Out of the mouth of Babes......."
>> >
>> > It's a story about a 10 yr old dog ("Belker") who had cancer. The vet
>> > who wrote this story told of going to the family's home to put the dog
>> to
>> sleep
>> > and out of its misery in its own home. The parents thought their 4 yr
>> > old son (Shane) should witness the experience to help get closure on
>> the
>> > family pet's death.  After the euthanasia procedure, the vet wrote the
>>
>> > following:
>>
>> > "We sat together for a while after Belker's death wondering aloud
>> about
>> > the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.  Shane,
>> who
>> > had been listening quietly, piped up...'I know why'.
>> > Startled, we all turned to him.  What came out of his mouth next
>> stunned
>> > me.  I had never heard a more comforting explanation.
>> > He said, 'Everybody is born so they can learn how to live a good life
>> -
>> > like loving everybody and being nice, right?  Well, animals already
>> know
>> > how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."
>> >
>>
>>

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