This shout out goes to Dr. Wendy for watching over our pups and taking such great care of them. Happy playful little men. Sometimes people need to know more about you in order to be their best. In order to accept the challenges that people can present at any moment. I can be a huge challenge at times. Very rude and short when Im angry, upset or feel I lost control over one of our pups. I know you are all surprised about that (LMAO) People often ask me personally what I think and if I feel dogs truly help people with PTSD or other emotional challenges. My mind never stops thinking, so to try and express all my thoughts would be a like playing jacks and Im the ball (LMAO) bounce bounce bounce!! Most will never be able to keep up or be able to pick up all my jacks. How I feel? I get up every day and cant wait to see our pups grow, thrive and train. While our lives maybe be exhausting to others, its truly what I choose to do for my personal therapy. Sara just loves the challenge and keeps me in check (LOL) The voice of reason and the person that keeps me organized. She really deserves more credit than she gets. We get the honor to see all our hard work make a difference in someone elses life. Dogs that are so shy they can barely reach out to eat. Dogs that have given up on life and dogs that have no ideal what its like to be loved for the first time. Not played with or petted on the head as you pass them by but truly loved. We tag dogs from a photo and brief bio. Most of the time, its not that accurate. These little heelers came to us shy and worried. Look at them now. So how do I feel. I think each dog that comes to the ranch, saves a little more of me personally. Gives me hope for a better tomorrow. Someone that wants nothing from me. Someone that cant wait to see me walk into a room without having to stand at ease and oh boy, just one word and they light up like Christmas lights, beyond joy. This makes me happy in life Truly happy. Happier when I know that, that veteran or person waiting for their new dog from the ranch, will feel this very same way the first time they make that connection with their new companion. The wait is worth it!! While the struggles are still there, this makes the struggling a little easier every day. Not just for me, our vets or adopters but for the dogs too. Will this be the day that they come out to play? The day they crawl up into our laps? The day they reach for our hands? I get this moment from each and every dog on the ranch. This day!! The day weve all been waiting for. The word Rescue holds a different meaning here on the ranch. The dogs on the ranch have all of me. Not a small piece or a time card to punch. Not just one moment, but all of me. So when one baby falls down, they take me with him/her until he/she comes back. This is not my job. This is my life. I choose this life. I choose this life for all the right reasons. No paycheck or pill bottle could be this rewarding. You cant buy this kind of happiness. You have to earn it every day ;-) This is how I feel. Papa Paws
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:12:55 +0000