That's an amazing story Shell! I'm Rachel and i'm also new here. One of the purest things in life is having such a strong bond with your pet, be it dog, cat, horse, parrot... whatever... Animals, and dogs in particular, are so loyal. They have no preferences, don't ask for much, and will die to protect those they love. In other words, their love in unconditional. ..
Lord Bryon wrote a beautiful poem for his dog, Boatswain, a Newfoundland, but i'm sure in his heart he was writing for all dogs, please read this until the end, as it's extremely touching:
When some proud son of man returns to earth
Unknown to glory, but upheld by birth,
The sculptur'd art exhausts the art of woe,
And stoned urns record who rest below;
When all is done, updon the tomb is seen,
Not what he was, but what he should have been;
But the poor Dog, in life the firmest friend,
The first to welcome, foremost to defend;
Whose honest heart is still his master's own,
Who labours, fights, lives, breathes, for him him alone
Unhonour'd falls, unnoticed all his worth,
Denied in Heaven the soul he held on earth;
Whilte man, vain insect! hopes to be forgiven,
And claims himself sole exclusive of Heaven!
Oh, man! thou feeble tenant of an hour,
Debas'd by slavery, or corrupt by power,
Who knows thee well, must quit thee with disgust,
Degraded mass of animated dust!
By nature vile, ennobled but by name,
Each kindered brute might bid thee blush for shame.
Ye! who, perchance, behold this single Urn
Pass on--it none you with to mourn:
To mark a Friend's remains these stones arise,
I never knew but one, and here he lies.
Newstead Abbey, November 30th, 1808
On the pedestal supporting the antique urn he had inscribed:
Near this spot
Are deposited the remains of one
Who possessed Beauty without Vanity
Strength without Insolence
Courage without Ferocity
And all the Virtues of Man without his Vices
This praise which would be
Unmeaning flattery
If inscribed over Human ashes is but a just tribute to the memory of BOATSWAIN, a Dog
Who was born at Newfoundland, May 1803,
and Died at Newstead Abbey,
November 18, 1808.