WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD
R.I.P. Benelli: June 2, 2013
“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend
most of it waiting for us to come home each day.”
-John Grogan, Marley & Me
“A dog doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or
dumb. Give him your heart and he’ll give
you his. How many people can you say
that about? How many people can make you
feel rare and pure and special? How many
people can make you feel extraordinary?”
-John Grogan, Marley & Me
“It came to me that every time I lose a dog, they take a piece of my
heart with them, and every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece
of their heart. If I live long enough
all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and
loving as they are.”
The
goodness of dogs never ceases to amaze me.
We live our lives for 100 different reasons, and they, they live their
lives for us. They are sweet when we are
not and so incredibly steadfast against our innate bad nature- always there to
greet us with a wagging tail, and, if you are truly lucky, a sloppy wet
kiss. Benelli, Whit’s baby, was no
exception to the incredible nature of dogs.
In her very short life she managed to make a great many people happy,
charming us with her puppy paws and incredibly sharp teeth. A fishing aficionado and an avid brawler, Benelli took on dogs well above her weight class with her sneaky jumps and the throwing
of spotted elbows. I hear in some well-respected
dog circles, she was known as the dog Muhammad Ali. Just sayin’…what did your dog do today? In our crazy circle however, she was simply
known as one of the best dogs ever. She
was loved deeply and will be missed everyday.
I am so sorry, Whit. I will
remember her sweet puppy face as it was in the moments just before she came at me
like a spider monkey.
Go home and
love on the babies that are always there for you and cherish their too-short,
very important lives. And may all dogs
go to heaven.
Love ya, miss ya, mean it.
Kane
