~~Forgotten Dog's Christmas~~ 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there The children were nestled all snug in their beds With no thought of the dog filling their head And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap Knew he was cold, but didn't care about that When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter Away to the window I flew like a flash Figuring the dog was free of his chain and into the trash The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below When, what to my wondering eyes should appear But Santa Claus - with eyes full of tears He un-chained the dog, once so lively and quick Last year's Christmas present, now painfully thin and sick More rapid than eagles he called the dog's name And the dog ran to him, despite all his pain "Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN! On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONNER and BLITZEN! To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Let's find this dog a home where he'll be loved by all." I knew in an instant there would be no gifts this year For Santa Claus had made one thing quite clear The gift of a dog is not just for the season We had gotten the pup for all the wrong reasons In our haste to think of the kids a gift There was one important thing that we missed A dog should be family, and cared for the same You don't give a gift, then put it on a chain And I heard him exclaim as he rode out of sight "You weren't given a gift! You were given a LIFE!" Author Unknown

Awesome message - if you don't mind, think I'll pass it along to a few people.

Please do! Thank you!

theres nothing i hate more then to see dogs left out on a chain! whats the sense of having one then letting it live on a chain its just disgusting and i love that poem too!!!

Thanks Jeanne! As you can tell, I agree!

THAT IS SOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME! SUCH AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE! THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT!

Ditto!!!!!!!!!Got my baby on my lap as we speak..........or type ,I think dogs should be inside,with their family!

OH,and in one post I said,We were so obsessed about gary,we quite our jobs, and sold the dog for tickets,I was just joking,I could never sell Checkers.People need to be kinder to their pets!They have feeling too,it breaks my heart,seeing an animal hurt or abuse.

I knew you were kidding! Thank you for being with me on this!

I'm with you 100% buddy!

i'm new here , yet after working with animals for almost 11 yrs this has got to be 1 of the most beautiful things i've ever read !!

thank you from the depths of my soul for remembering god's creatures

maybe be 4 legged furry creatures yet they still have a HEART

deep down inside we could all learn from !


so long story short thanks you for posting this !!

You're welcome, and Welcome to the board!

thanks for posting the message about dogs. My aunt has a neighbor who leaves 5 dogs in a pen all the time with no cover. I have reported them to our humane society, but nothing has changed. It breaks my heart to see them out there, especially now that it's getting cold.

our baby dogs have been blessed with us..... but i know a few people who dont treat there animals quit as well. its a sad thing. one day humans will realize that when the rest of the world turns on you, your four-legged friend is the only thing you've got left. treat them right and they will be forever loving to you.