walk213
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Gary and I have been friends for a few years now. My dog Pride comes from his kennel. He is a brilliant gun dog guy and a better man. Recently, he shared with me a poem from his daughter, Eryn. He told me I could share her thoughts.
So God Made My Dad
And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, I need a Dog Man, somebody with The Gift. So God Made My Dad.
God said, I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, scoop poop, wash kennels, work dogs all day in the fields, scoop poop, feed dogs, scoop poop, then sit with his daughter at the kennel and try and solve all the world's problems. So God Made My Dad.
God said, I need somebody willing to sit up all night with newborn puppies and their mother, just to watch their little chests rise and fall. I need somebody who can tell from just a shake of a dog's head how bad an ear infection is, someone who can put up kennel shade in the summer all by himself, and who can shovel five foot snow drifts and break frozen water buckets in the winter. I need somebody who will work a 12 hour day, on only 4 hours of sleep, and then take his daughter fishing just to see her smile. So God Made My Dad.
God said, I need somebody strong enough to be a great leader of the pack, yet gentle enough to love every dog he meets, who will let the dogs be dogs and express themselves, exactly the way I intended all along. So God Made My Dad.
It had to be somebody who'd learn to think like a dog, and then go out in the field with them and not cut corners. Somebody that never wants any dog not to like him, but also somebody who is wise enough to know that every dog needs structure in their lives to be successful in the pack. Somebody who'd appreciate and understand all the simple and beautiful things I created in Mother Nature.
Somebody who'd love his family unconditionally no matter what life brought their way. Somebody who'd raise his daughter just the way he would a puppy, creating a strong everlasting bond that is based on love, trust, loyalty, respect and admiration for each other. Somebody who'd let his daughter go out into the world and make her own mistakes, never trying to stop or control her, but always being right there to listen and help mend her heart. Not knowing that someday all the support and love he has given her over the years would lead her right back home, wanting to spend her life doing what Dad does. So God Made My Dad.
Happy Father's Day Dad
June 16th, 2013
So God Made My Dad
And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, I need a Dog Man, somebody with The Gift. So God Made My Dad.
God said, I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, scoop poop, wash kennels, work dogs all day in the fields, scoop poop, feed dogs, scoop poop, then sit with his daughter at the kennel and try and solve all the world's problems. So God Made My Dad.
God said, I need somebody willing to sit up all night with newborn puppies and their mother, just to watch their little chests rise and fall. I need somebody who can tell from just a shake of a dog's head how bad an ear infection is, someone who can put up kennel shade in the summer all by himself, and who can shovel five foot snow drifts and break frozen water buckets in the winter. I need somebody who will work a 12 hour day, on only 4 hours of sleep, and then take his daughter fishing just to see her smile. So God Made My Dad.
God said, I need somebody strong enough to be a great leader of the pack, yet gentle enough to love every dog he meets, who will let the dogs be dogs and express themselves, exactly the way I intended all along. So God Made My Dad.
It had to be somebody who'd learn to think like a dog, and then go out in the field with them and not cut corners. Somebody that never wants any dog not to like him, but also somebody who is wise enough to know that every dog needs structure in their lives to be successful in the pack. Somebody who'd appreciate and understand all the simple and beautiful things I created in Mother Nature.
Somebody who'd love his family unconditionally no matter what life brought their way. Somebody who'd raise his daughter just the way he would a puppy, creating a strong everlasting bond that is based on love, trust, loyalty, respect and admiration for each other. Somebody who'd let his daughter go out into the world and make her own mistakes, never trying to stop or control her, but always being right there to listen and help mend her heart. Not knowing that someday all the support and love he has given her over the years would lead her right back home, wanting to spend her life doing what Dad does. So God Made My Dad.
Happy Father's Day Dad
June 16th, 2013
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