Let me tell you a story……Do you believe that dogs teach us by example – UNCONDITIONAL LOVE?
Have you noticed odd behaviors in your dog that you can’t explain? Do dogs get Dementia? When I was in grade school, we had a poodle named “Pompador” or “Pompy” for short. I, unlike my brother wasn’t born when she became a part of our household, but I do remember her clearly. I can remember when she placed in AKC Dog Shows or ran and played, chased after balls, but mostly I remember she knew when my dad was going to walk through that door into the house and she just watched still as a mannequin till he did. I also remember when the veterinarian told us she was going blind, then a year or so later when she was going deaf. We lived in a second floor apartment when I was in 4th grade. I can remember my dad gently carrying “Pompy” up and down the stairs so many times to ” go potty”. Unfortunately I didn’t understand the circles she walked in all the time, or her standing in the corner looking at something I just couldn’t figure out, even just staring out into space. If you petted her she just laid her head in your lap or vocalized. By then she was about 19, God finally took her to heaven a few years later.  My parents thought that meant her time was up but they also thought that it was fabulous, she lived to a ripe old age.
Do any of these things sound familiar?
People with dementia may have problems with short-term memory, keeping track of a purse or wallet, paying bills, planning and preparing meals, remembering appointments or traveling out of the neighborhood. Does this mean we Euthanize orВ just ignore them or the symptoms?NO IT DOESNOT.There are many organizations, doctors and support groups to help families that have been blessed with a loved one with any or all of these symptoms. Please check this out if it applies to someone you know and love.
I truly believe God made dogs to teach us by example the meaning of – UNCONDITIONAL LOVE……
IMPORTANT – there are many other conditions that can cause these symptoms in both dogs and people, including some that are reversible, such as thyroid problems and vitamin deficiencies, so please take care of your loved ones, person or dog. See a doctor to find out what treatments are available to manage the symptoms, cure the problem, take away the pain or help them live longer. Quality of life does not in any way diminish your responsibility to treat a problem or maintain yearly check ups and vaccines on your dog.
I tell this story because it has formed my beliefs in QUALITY OF LIFE, both in dogs and people.В Back then I had never heard the term Dementia or Euthanasia. I was into swimming and school. I was also an impressionable child, not an adult. As for me and mydogs, today,В I PLEDGE TO DO THE LAST LOVING THING I CAN, MAKE THE HARDEST DECISION I CAN, TO END THEIR SUFFERING AND ALLOW THEM TO DIE WITH DIGNITY. I will meet them at the rainbow bridge.
And as for theВ human loved ones in my life, whether they suffer from these symptoms or other ones,В I PLEDGE TO DO ALL THAT I CAN TO MAKE THEIR LIFE AS MEANINGFUL AND AS DIGNIFIED AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
Do you believe that God made dogs to teach us by example the meaning of – UNCONDITIONAL LOVE?
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