Homer

Today was a gloomy day, given the fact that The Memorial Day holiday was rather relaxing. I went in to work only to hear a voice mail I have been dreading to hear. It was Cherry, our office administrator saying she would be in late this morning because they have to put their dog Homer to sleep. I immediately started crying. Yes, I am a dog lover, which is why I pet sit on the side. But this one was a special one, actually all the of the dogs I sit for are special to me in their own way. I knew he was sick, I knew she was doing all she could for him in the last few months he has been ill. But the call was just unexpected. It fit the gray day we had.
Anyway, I just wanted to put it out there that Homer was such a big ole' bear of a dog, a yellow lab, and he will definitely be missed.

A FAITHFUL DOG...
A Faithful Dog Will Play With You
And Laugh With You -Or Cry-
He'll Gladly Starve To Stay With You
Nor Ever Reason Why,
And When You're Feeling Out Of Sorts
Somehow He'll Understand
He'll Watch You With His Shining Eyes
And Try To Lick Your Hand.
His Blind, Implicit Faith In You
Is Matched By His Great Love-
The Kind That All Of Us Should Have
In The Master, Up Above.
When Everything Is Said And Done
I Guess This Isn't Odd
For When You Spell "Dog" Backwards
You Get The Name Of God.

By:Anonymous Dog Poem