Beemer is the Best

"No amount of time will erase the memory of a good great dog."

Today was a bad day. I lost my best friend. I know he's "just a dog" but he was a great friend. He gave me a love, companionship and loyalty that I don't deserve. I will miss him greatly. 

Beemer is the Best.

I posted these missives once before about dogs in general and Beemer specifically. They only begin to describe how much we will miss him. He was a great dog.

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender.You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours to the last beat of his heart.You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

      - Anonymous

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Just a Dog

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."

Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.

So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. "Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog." just smile, because they "just don't understand."

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