What Dog's Really Want For Christmas
Posted by BJ's Blog - I've Got Lhasatude at 12/24/2007 10:30 AM and is filed under BJ's Blog Posts,General 
Hello Everyone,
Well here in the US of A it's Christmas Eve.. and I just had to stop for a moment to post this message to you.
My life these past few weeks has been very hectic with the arrival of my second litter of pups and all the family coming home for the holidays. It was in fact the arrival of those pups that set me to thinking about Christmas and what a dog really wants.
My pups arrived on December 8th, 5 days early and what a miraculous gift they were. Normally we expect about 6 in a litter but this litter arrived in duplicate! ELEVEN pups! It was the arrival of number eleven that triggered my thoughts about this season and it's meaning.
Pup number eleven arrived weighing only 4.6 ounces, so small she could lay in my humans hand! There we so many that my second wife, Luna, couldn't begin to feed them all. And what timing! Just two weeks before the holidays, a time that is always maddening around my house.
The humans were prepared and set up a twenty four hour nursery to care for my pups. Sixty six bottles of formula for them every single day, not to mention getting up every 4 hours to feed them. Everyone in the house pitched in and made the sacrifice to care for the family. That's what families do, care for each other, or at least that's what they should do. Right?
But it was a few days later when my littlest girl started having problems that really set me to thinking. Here's this tiny little thing, already having to be bottle fed and now she's having trouble breathing. In the wild she would be dead, that's just the way nature works, harsh as that is.
In some kennels she'd have been put down,needy pups aren't worth the expense and the effort to some humans, and this little girl is needy. But, not in a family... family is different, families don't give up on each other and my humans weren't giving up on Hita Miaja. Her name means Lovable little girl in our native Tibet and my humans were determined that she would grow up.
Watching them nurse her with oxygen and massage and medicine I realized exactly what this time of year is all about, and what dogs really want for Christmas. It doesn't come from a store, you can't order it on line, or bake it in the oven. You can't find it at a craft store, or in the mall or even in a specialty shop. Perhaps humans really want it too, but get so busy and so caught up in the tinsel and the lights and the competition for gifts that they forget.
Dogs really want three things for Christmas.. Love, companionship and a family to care for. Simple, wonderful things that seem to escape so many, and not just at holiday time. Nothing can replace the touch of a human hand, the tender caress of a gentle owner. Sitting together around the house, lying by the fire, or the easy chair knowing you're safe and you have someone to take care of, protect and defend , that's a gift that simply can't be replaced with anything you'll find in a store.
Being together, a family, taking care of each other in good times and in tough times; and knowing that someone is willing to get out of a warm bed in the middle of the night to take care of one who is sick now that's what Christmas is all about. We all love the toys, the wrapping paper, the good food, and the romps in the newly fallen snow. But when it comes right down to it, if you really know me, you'll understand why I jump up in your lap, cuddle at your feet while you watch TV, sleep by your legs at night and always have an ear out for danger. It's because you're my family and nothing in the world replaces the time we have together.
So, I'll leave you this Christmas Eve with a parting thought from a small dog who has been blessed with a wonderful life. If you have a canine companion, spend the years you share together with warm pats on the head, belly rubs and the pleasure of your company. It's the only thing we really want. And, if you can, help one of us who are spending our lives in a shelter or rescue. You'll be giving the greatest gift there is .... FAMILY!
Happy Holidays Everyone!
BJ
Well here in the US of A it's Christmas Eve.. and I just had to stop for a moment to post this message to you.
My life these past few weeks has been very hectic with the arrival of my second litter of pups and all the family coming home for the holidays. It was in fact the arrival of those pups that set me to thinking about Christmas and what a dog really wants.
My pups arrived on December 8th, 5 days early and what a miraculous gift they were. Normally we expect about 6 in a litter but this litter arrived in duplicate! ELEVEN pups! It was the arrival of number eleven that triggered my thoughts about this season and it's meaning.
Pup number eleven arrived weighing only 4.6 ounces, so small she could lay in my humans hand! There we so many that my second wife, Luna, couldn't begin to feed them all. And what timing! Just two weeks before the holidays, a time that is always maddening around my house.
The humans were prepared and set up a twenty four hour nursery to care for my pups. Sixty six bottles of formula for them every single day, not to mention getting up every 4 hours to feed them. Everyone in the house pitched in and made the sacrifice to care for the family. That's what families do, care for each other, or at least that's what they should do. Right?
But it was a few days later when my littlest girl started having problems that really set me to thinking. Here's this tiny little thing, already having to be bottle fed and now she's having trouble breathing. In the wild she would be dead, that's just the way nature works, harsh as that is.
In some kennels she'd have been put down,needy pups aren't worth the expense and the effort to some humans, and this little girl is needy. But, not in a family... family is different, families don't give up on each other and my humans weren't giving up on Hita Miaja. Her name means Lovable little girl in our native Tibet and my humans were determined that she would grow up.
Watching them nurse her with oxygen and massage and medicine I realized exactly what this time of year is all about, and what dogs really want for Christmas. It doesn't come from a store, you can't order it on line, or bake it in the oven. You can't find it at a craft store, or in the mall or even in a specialty shop. Perhaps humans really want it too, but get so busy and so caught up in the tinsel and the lights and the competition for gifts that they forget.
Dogs really want three things for Christmas.. Love, companionship and a family to care for. Simple, wonderful things that seem to escape so many, and not just at holiday time. Nothing can replace the touch of a human hand, the tender caress of a gentle owner. Sitting together around the house, lying by the fire, or the easy chair knowing you're safe and you have someone to take care of, protect and defend , that's a gift that simply can't be replaced with anything you'll find in a store.
Being together, a family, taking care of each other in good times and in tough times; and knowing that someone is willing to get out of a warm bed in the middle of the night to take care of one who is sick now that's what Christmas is all about. We all love the toys, the wrapping paper, the good food, and the romps in the newly fallen snow. But when it comes right down to it, if you really know me, you'll understand why I jump up in your lap, cuddle at your feet while you watch TV, sleep by your legs at night and always have an ear out for danger. It's because you're my family and nothing in the world replaces the time we have together.
So, I'll leave you this Christmas Eve with a parting thought from a small dog who has been blessed with a wonderful life. If you have a canine companion, spend the years you share together with warm pats on the head, belly rubs and the pleasure of your company. It's the only thing we really want. And, if you can, help one of us who are spending our lives in a shelter or rescue. You'll be giving the greatest gift there is .... FAMILY!
Happy Holidays Everyone!
BJ
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