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Dog Days
You know that thing about dogs being loyal best friends and all that? Well, it’s true. Maybe they should set up “human obedience schools” to teach us how to give like Maddison and gratefully receive like Lily.
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Love this. We can learn so much from animals.
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This story doesn’t surprise me at all. I wonder if angels sometimes walk the earth on four paws 🐾💕.
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Beautiful! Wish I could share it on my Facebook page.
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Feel free to, Gail. Just copy and paste this url into your Facebook post: https://mitchteemley.com/2022/08/15/dog-days-3/
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The goodest of girls.
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What a lovely story. Am not surprised. Dogs are the best.
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This is proof that God has a special place for animals in heaven. It’s too bad humans don’t behave as caringly as animals.
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Mitch: Good points on Animal behavior. Horses are the same way. The whinnying of mother and colt brings her head up as she hangs out with us after barrel riding. Nudging us as we eat supper at the picnic table. Same with the cat and dog, grooming one another. George MacDonald’s comments on C.S. Lewis’ Great Divorce: “every beast and bird that came near her had it’s place in her love…They are her beasts. In her they became themselves” To awaken all the dead things of the universe into life. Norm
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I was just considering last night when to read Great Divorce…I think I’ll start asap after reading this.
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Beautiful comment!
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Love it! Funny that I also wrote about a dog today.
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♥️ It hurts, doesn’t it, to think of blind animals. There is no spiritual harm in praying for animals the world over, too. He Himself loves them.
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Such a sweet story. We can all learn from these dogs.
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Uplifting story to start out the week. We always can learn a great deal from animals if we’re just willing to open our eyes and our hearts to them.
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Such a lovely story! The loyalty of dogs are just beautiful to watch (and experience). I agree, lets get the puppy classes (I mean, the human obedience classes) ready to roll out to all human beings 🐾.
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Such a beautiful post ❤️. Thank you for this uplifting gift.
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My pleasure, Natalie.
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The photo of Lily pressing her head against Maddison’s chest just melts me. She is most likely feeling the heartbeat and comforting presence of her best friend, and giving her a doggie hug in the process. Thanks for sharing this heartwarming story.
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My privilege, Gina.
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What a touching story! ❤
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Mitch, you hit it right out of the park on a regular basis, you know that? 👏👏👏
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Thanks, Ana. ;>)
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Thank you for posting this heartwarming story, Mitch.
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My pleasure, Liz.
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Thanks for this sweet story and gentle reminder that we need to take care of each other. Would that we were the people our dogs think we are!
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Indeed!
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Such a touching story. And what an insightful conclusion you’ve drawn, Mitch. For those who want to experience the sweet satisfaction of a Maddison-like life, I’m thankful we do have a manual: the Bible.
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Yes, Nancy, and a model in Jesus himself.
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I’m thankful for that too!
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Thank you for that inspiring story, Mitch. Yes, human obedience training might be an excellent idea for too many reasons to list here.
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Amen, Mitch. Hope we don’t have to go blind to appreciate it.
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A story so encouraging, I would like to share it on my dog blog. People can learn a lot about empathy and compassion from our canine pals.
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They can indeed, Eric.
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Such a good one!
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awww so tender Mitch. My poor hunter has an eye issue and I think he got into an altercation with a gopher. Back to the vet tomorrow for a recheck.. not looking good. This was so heartfelt.
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Sending up a prayer for your hunter.
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Thanks so much!!💕❤️💕🙏
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A heartwarming tale.
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Aww, what a great feel-good story! Yes, people should take heed.
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I don’t know where you find these stories, but I’m glad you do.
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Beautiful story Mitch! Reminds me of a conversation I have when the question arises, “Do dogs go to heaven?” Someone will always say, “No! Jesus didn’t die for dogs”
I then say, “No, He didn’t, but they’re not sinful, don’t need a Savior!”
Maybe one day Lily will find Cookie, my beloved one eyed dog from childhood.
Maybe we’ll find them too…
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Yes, however it works, there’s no doubt God made them that way for a reason, Lisa.
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We can learn a lot from dogs!
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I have a friend who has a blind dog. He takes the dog for a walk every day.
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Aw, that’s wonderful, Chris.
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A beautiful story. We can learn a lot from dogs.
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Absolutely true. My morning coffee mug says “help me to be the person my dog thinks I am.”
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Thanks for sharing, Mitch. Such a precious story.
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beautiful….i’m so glad God made dogs.
thank you for sharing this.
that does my heart good.
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So touching! Now, if we could only slow down our lives to act on our empathy towards others in need just as these beautiful dogs did.
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I’ve seen this with horses, too. One senses another’s “disability” and buddies up with them as a partner to guide them. It is just beautiful.
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Aw, sounds beautiful indeed.
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This is the sweetest story! I love to see animals helping animals.
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Omg this is so sad yet inspiring. Animals can all be so different.
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Much to learn from animals 🙂
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Wow nice blogging it really get the crowd popping up
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Beautiful story, dogs can be so compassionate. We could really learn something from dogs.
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This is so cute and inspiring. You can definitely learn a thing or two about these two.
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What a beautiful friendship. I think we could all learn some very valuable lessons from our dogs. They’re amazing creatures, with a deep capacity for love and loyalty and an endless ability to surprise us.
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Dog’s are God’s gift to humans
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This is so touching
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