A DOG'S LIFE
TODAY MY LIFE BEGAN.
ALTHOUGH I AM NOTHING MORE THAN A TINY BEING INVISIBLE TO THE EYE, MY ENTIRE BODY AND SOUL ARE ALREADY DETERMINED. IAM A GIRL. I AM GENTLE AND LOVE CHILDREN. I HAVE FOPPY EARS AND DARK BROWN EYES THAT SHOW ALL THE LOVE I HAVE TO GIVE. I AM A RASCAL. MY INBORN URGE TO DIG WILL BRING ME
TROUBLE. MY TEETH ARE SHARP AND MY BARK IS LOUD, BUT I WILL NEVER USE THEM
AGAINST PEOPLE, FOR I AM BORN TO LOVE PEOPLE. AND I CAN HARDLY WAIT.
TODAY I AM BORN. I HAVE FOUR BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. THEY ARE ALL WARM,
SOFT AND CUDDLY LIKE MYSELF. WE DONT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT NURSE AND SLEEP TO
PREPARE FOR OUR FUTURE LIVES.
TODAY I OPENED MY EYES FOR THE FIRST TIME. MY MOTHER IS LARGE AND HAS LONG,
BEAUTIFUL BLACK HAIR LIKE I WILL HAVE. MY LITTERMATES AND I SPEND MOST OF OUR
TIME EATING AND SLEEPING.
TODAY I TRIED MY LEGS FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY ARE SHAKY, BUT I WILL PRESERVE
AND WILL SUCCEED. I BEGIN TO PLAY WITH THE OTHERS AND FRIGHTEN MYSELF WITH MY
BARK. OUR PEOPLE PICK US UP EACH DAY AND HOLD US CLOSELY, TALKING QUIETLY.
WHEN THEY STROKE ME, MY BODY CAN HARDLY CONTAINMY HAPPINESS. I QUIVER WITH
JOY AND I USE MY TONGUE TO SHOW THEM.
WE ARE GROWING QUICKLY AND I HAVE LEARNED TO EAT FROM A PAN. WE MOVE
AROUND AND CLIMB OUT OF OUR BOX. OUR PEOPLE SAY THAT WE ARE LITTLE PESTS AND
PUT US IN A LARGER PEN, HUGGING US TO SOOTHE THEIR WORDS.
I HAVE A NAME NOW. IT IS “MIDNIGHT LACE.” I AM CALLED LACY BY MY PEOPLE. MY
FAMILY IS FULL OF BOUNCE, KISSES AND MISCHIEF. WE HAVE MANY TOYS AND THE
CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY ROMP WITH US MAKING THE HOUSE COME ALIVE WITH
LAUGHTER AND FUN. I AM BEGINNING TO LEARN WHAT “NO LACY” MEANS.
NEW PEOPLE HAVE COME INTO OUR WORLD AND SOME OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
HAVE LEFT. EVERYONE SHOWS ME LOVE, AND I RETURN IT.
TODAY I CAME TO A NEW HOUSE. THE PEOPLE ARE NOT MY PEOPLE BUT THEY SEEM NICE.
I AM HAPPY AS LONG AS MY TUMMY IS FULL AND I AM LOVED. I EAT MY SUPPER AND THE
CHILDREN TAKE ME OUT. I DO WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO, AND THEY SAY, “GOOD,
LACY”. WE HAVE A GOOD TIME PLAYING.
TODAY THE CHILDREN FORGOT TO TAKE ME OUT AND I DID SOMETHING BAD. I HEARD A
BIG “NO”! AND I AM IN DISGRACE. I KNOW THAT I DID WRONG AND WILL TRY NOT TO
MISBEHAVE ANY MORE.
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT HERE, AND THE PEOPLE DONT HAVE MUCH TIME FOR ME. I SPEND
AS MUCH TIME LYING AROUND AND SLEEPING AS I DID WHEN I WAS A LITTLE PUPPY. I AM
BORED, AND FIND THINGS TO DO. MY PEOPLE ARE NOT HAPPY. THEY RAISE THEIR VOICES,
AND I DONT FEEL THE LOVING TOUCH FROM THEIR HANDS AS OFTEN.
I AM MUCH BIGGER, AND I EAT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT. TOO MUCH, THE PEOPLE SAY.
THEY SAY THEY DID NOT KNOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO BRUSH MY COAT SO OFTEN, OR
THAT I WOULD SHED SO MUCH. THEY SAY THAT I DUG A HOLE IN THEIR FLOWER BED. I
SAY I AM SORRY WITH MY EYES, BUT THEY DO NOT SEE.
TODAY I WAS TAKEN FOR A LONG RIDE. USUALLY I LOVE TO RIDE, BUT THIS TIME WAS
DIFFERENT. I WAS TAKEN AWAY AT NIGHT, AND THE MAN WAS VERY QUIET. THE LADY
WAS CRYING, AND THE CHILDREN WERE ASLEEP. I FELT UPSET. THEN THE CAR DOOR
OPENED, AND I HOPPED OUT, READY FOR A ROMP. BUT THE CAR DOOR SLAMMED SHUT,
AND THE CAR DROVE AWAY. I AM FRIGHTENED, I AM HUNGRY, I WAIT!!.
I HAVE WAITED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. MY TUMMY HURTS. I AM NOT HAPPY. I HAVE
SEEN PEOPLE AT THEIR HOUSES, BUT THEY HAVE NO LOVE FOR ME. MY EYES SHINE WITH
THE LOVE THAT I HAVE TO GIVE, BUT NOBODY WANTS IT.
I TRY TO FIND FOOD. I AM HUNGRY, AND SO VERY TIRED. I DIG THROUGH SOME GARBAGE,
BUT THERE IS SO LITTEL FOOD, AND THE PEOPLE COME OUT AND YELL AT ME. I RUN
ACROSS THE ROAD. ITS DARK, AND A CAR HITS ME, THROWING ME INTO A GUTTER.
FOR SOME TIME, I LIE STILL. FINALLY I GET UP BECAUSE THE ACHE IN MY STOMACH IS
WORSE THAT THE PAIN IN MY LEG. I WALK THROUGH THE NIGHT SEARCHING FOR WHAT I
HAVE LOST. BUT I CANNOT FIND IT. I LIE DOWN TO WAIT.....I KNOW NOT FOR WHAT.
TODAY A MAN CAME. HE CALLED ME. HE DID NOT SAY “HERE LACY,” LIKE MY PEOPLE DID,
BUT HE SAID “HERE DOGGY.” HE SEEMED KIND. I AM SO AFRAID, BUT MY LEG HURTS AND
HIS TOUCH IS GENTLE. HE PUT ME IN HIS CAR. WE WENT TO A LARGE PLACE WITH MANY
OTHER DOGS. I HAVE MY FIRST FULL MEALIN A LONG TIME.
ANOTHER MAN LOOKS AT ME. MY LEG IS VERY PAINFUL, AND MY HEART IS FULL OF GRIEF.
MY COAT NO LONGER SHINES, AND MY BONES SHOW THROUGH IT. MY EYES STILL GLOW
AND I LICK HIS HAND. HE SAYS “WHAT A SHAME. THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL DOG, BUT
NOBODY WILL WANT HER NOW.”
TODAY MY LIFE ENDED!!!!.
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TODAY MY LIFE BEGAN.
ALTHOUGH I AM NOTHING MORE THAN A TINY BEING INVISIBLE TO THE EYE, MY ENTIRE BODY AND SOUL ARE ALREADY DETERMINED. IAM A GIRL. I AM GENTLE AND LOVE CHILDREN. I HAVE FOPPY EARS AND DARK BROWN EYES THAT SHOW ALL THE LOVE I HAVE TO GIVE. I AM A RASCAL. MY INBORN URGE TO DIG WILL BRING ME
TROUBLE. MY TEETH ARE SHARP AND MY BARK IS LOUD, BUT I WILL NEVER USE THEM
AGAINST PEOPLE, FOR I AM BORN TO LOVE PEOPLE. AND I CAN HARDLY WAIT.
TODAY I AM BORN. I HAVE FOUR BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. THEY ARE ALL WARM,
SOFT AND CUDDLY LIKE MYSELF. WE DONT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT NURSE AND SLEEP TO
PREPARE FOR OUR FUTURE LIVES.
TODAY I OPENED MY EYES FOR THE FIRST TIME. MY MOTHER IS LARGE AND HAS LONG,
BEAUTIFUL BLACK HAIR LIKE I WILL HAVE. MY LITTERMATES AND I SPEND MOST OF OUR
TIME EATING AND SLEEPING.
TODAY I TRIED MY LEGS FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY ARE SHAKY, BUT I WILL PRESERVE
AND WILL SUCCEED. I BEGIN TO PLAY WITH THE OTHERS AND FRIGHTEN MYSELF WITH MY
BARK. OUR PEOPLE PICK US UP EACH DAY AND HOLD US CLOSELY, TALKING QUIETLY.
WHEN THEY STROKE ME, MY BODY CAN HARDLY CONTAINMY HAPPINESS. I QUIVER WITH
JOY AND I USE MY TONGUE TO SHOW THEM.
WE ARE GROWING QUICKLY AND I HAVE LEARNED TO EAT FROM A PAN. WE MOVE
AROUND AND CLIMB OUT OF OUR BOX. OUR PEOPLE SAY THAT WE ARE LITTLE PESTS AND
PUT US IN A LARGER PEN, HUGGING US TO SOOTHE THEIR WORDS.
I HAVE A NAME NOW. IT IS “MIDNIGHT LACE.” I AM CALLED LACY BY MY PEOPLE. MY
FAMILY IS FULL OF BOUNCE, KISSES AND MISCHIEF. WE HAVE MANY TOYS AND THE
CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY ROMP WITH US MAKING THE HOUSE COME ALIVE WITH
LAUGHTER AND FUN. I AM BEGINNING TO LEARN WHAT “NO LACY” MEANS.
NEW PEOPLE HAVE COME INTO OUR WORLD AND SOME OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
HAVE LEFT. EVERYONE SHOWS ME LOVE, AND I RETURN IT.
TODAY I CAME TO A NEW HOUSE. THE PEOPLE ARE NOT MY PEOPLE BUT THEY SEEM NICE.
I AM HAPPY AS LONG AS MY TUMMY IS FULL AND I AM LOVED. I EAT MY SUPPER AND THE
CHILDREN TAKE ME OUT. I DO WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO, AND THEY SAY, “GOOD,
LACY”. WE HAVE A GOOD TIME PLAYING.
TODAY THE CHILDREN FORGOT TO TAKE ME OUT AND I DID SOMETHING BAD. I HEARD A
BIG “NO”! AND I AM IN DISGRACE. I KNOW THAT I DID WRONG AND WILL TRY NOT TO
MISBEHAVE ANY MORE.
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT HERE, AND THE PEOPLE DONT HAVE MUCH TIME FOR ME. I SPEND
AS MUCH TIME LYING AROUND AND SLEEPING AS I DID WHEN I WAS A LITTLE PUPPY. I AM
BORED, AND FIND THINGS TO DO. MY PEOPLE ARE NOT HAPPY. THEY RAISE THEIR VOICES,
AND I DONT FEEL THE LOVING TOUCH FROM THEIR HANDS AS OFTEN.
I AM MUCH BIGGER, AND I EAT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT. TOO MUCH, THE PEOPLE SAY.
THEY SAY THEY DID NOT KNOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO BRUSH MY COAT SO OFTEN, OR
THAT I WOULD SHED SO MUCH. THEY SAY THAT I DUG A HOLE IN THEIR FLOWER BED. I
SAY I AM SORRY WITH MY EYES, BUT THEY DO NOT SEE.
TODAY I WAS TAKEN FOR A LONG RIDE. USUALLY I LOVE TO RIDE, BUT THIS TIME WAS
DIFFERENT. I WAS TAKEN AWAY AT NIGHT, AND THE MAN WAS VERY QUIET. THE LADY
WAS CRYING, AND THE CHILDREN WERE ASLEEP. I FELT UPSET. THEN THE CAR DOOR
OPENED, AND I HOPPED OUT, READY FOR A ROMP. BUT THE CAR DOOR SLAMMED SHUT,
AND THE CAR DROVE AWAY. I AM FRIGHTENED, I AM HUNGRY, I WAIT!!.
I HAVE WAITED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. MY TUMMY HURTS. I AM NOT HAPPY. I HAVE
SEEN PEOPLE AT THEIR HOUSES, BUT THEY HAVE NO LOVE FOR ME. MY EYES SHINE WITH
THE LOVE THAT I HAVE TO GIVE, BUT NOBODY WANTS IT.
I TRY TO FIND FOOD. I AM HUNGRY, AND SO VERY TIRED. I DIG THROUGH SOME GARBAGE,
BUT THERE IS SO LITTEL FOOD, AND THE PEOPLE COME OUT AND YELL AT ME. I RUN
ACROSS THE ROAD. ITS DARK, AND A CAR HITS ME, THROWING ME INTO A GUTTER.
FOR SOME TIME, I LIE STILL. FINALLY I GET UP BECAUSE THE ACHE IN MY STOMACH IS
WORSE THAT THE PAIN IN MY LEG. I WALK THROUGH THE NIGHT SEARCHING FOR WHAT I
HAVE LOST. BUT I CANNOT FIND IT. I LIE DOWN TO WAIT.....I KNOW NOT FOR WHAT.
TODAY A MAN CAME. HE CALLED ME. HE DID NOT SAY “HERE LACY,” LIKE MY PEOPLE DID,
BUT HE SAID “HERE DOGGY.” HE SEEMED KIND. I AM SO AFRAID, BUT MY LEG HURTS AND
HIS TOUCH IS GENTLE. HE PUT ME IN HIS CAR. WE WENT TO A LARGE PLACE WITH MANY
OTHER DOGS. I HAVE MY FIRST FULL MEALIN A LONG TIME.
ANOTHER MAN LOOKS AT ME. MY LEG IS VERY PAINFUL, AND MY HEART IS FULL OF GRIEF.
MY COAT NO LONGER SHINES, AND MY BONES SHOW THROUGH IT. MY EYES STILL GLOW
AND I LICK HIS HAND. HE SAYS “WHAT A SHAME. THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL DOG, BUT
NOBODY WILL WANT HER NOW.”
TODAY MY LIFE ENDED!!!!.
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