A DOGS' SOUL

Every dog must have a soul
Somewhere deep inside
Where all his hurts and grievances
Are buried with his pride.

Where he decides the good and bad,
The wrong way from the right,
And where his judgement carefully
Is hidden from our sight.

A dog must have a secret place
Where every thought abides,
A sort of close acquaintance that
He trusts in and confides.

And when accused unjustly for
Himself, he cannot speak,
Rebuked, he finds within his soul
The comfort he must seek.

He'll love, though he is unloved,
And he'll serve though badly used,
And one kind word will wipe away
The times when he's abused.

Although his heart may break in two
His love will still be whole,
Because God gave to every dog
An understanding soul!

AN APOLOGY TO BREED BAN ENTHUSIASTS

I'm sorry you are frightened of my dogs and are trying to have them killed because they are pitbulls.

I'm sorry you lack the understanding of this breed's true history, gentleness with people, wonderful temperament, intelligence and behavioral conformation. I'm sorry you won't read the ATTS stats regarding our breed's true temperament, putting it in the top four for temperament, scoring better than breeds like Golden Retrievers and Cocker Spaniels.

I'm sorry that you side with and protect animal abusers by marking the breed of dog and not the irresponsibility of the owner. I'm sorry that by your logic I could steal a car, run some people over with it, and then you can blame the make of car for the accident as I walk free.

I'm sorry you generalize one breed of dog with one group of people. I'm sorry you can't see the love and determination that many often highly educated, non-criminal, and "normal" types of people show towards this breed and the great personal sacrifices that they make to take care of their dog responsibly.

I'm sorry you cannot go into the shelters and see the hundreds of abandoned and abused pitbulls, dying only for the inane "crime" of being born the breed they are. I'm sorry you cannot see the look of disappointment in their eyes as someone walks by their kennel, and refuses to consider adopting them based on an ill-educated fear mongering reporter. I'm sorry that you cannot be there when the animal looks at a human for the last time, and in spite of being betrayed by all humans they have met, their tail still wags as someone approaches with the syringe of Euthinol.

I'm sorry you cannot be there when law enforcement shoots one of your dogs dead inside its own home in front of the children it mutually loves for simply getting off the dog bed and walking over to say hello with its tail wagging. I'm sorry you cannot be there to rescue pitbull puppies from a plastic bag in a dumpster, dumped there by someone switching their illegal and inhumane activities to another, more lucrative breed.

I'm sorry you cannot understand the difference between canine and human aggression in the way that this breed can. Yes, I'm saying my pitbull is smarter than you.

I'm sorry that the medieval witchhunting genetics of intolerance, generalization, and racism make you feel the need to vilify a breed of dog. I'm sorry that justice, equality, tolerance, common sense are all things you hold dear as a fellow Canadian and expect from others, but do not yourself offer toward a pitbull or its caregiver. I'm sorry that you don't take the constructive time to petition changes in the Canadian animal cruelty act and in the criminal code that would deal out serious punishment to the real animal abusers.

I'm sorry you cannot see the disappointed look on a puppy's face when the people petting it quickly frown and walk away when you tell them it is a pitbull. I'm sorry you feel the need to terrorize my family and my dogs for crimes we never have and never will commit. I'm sorry you don't have to live in fear of your dog's safety from hysterical and mentally unstable people trying to inflict all manner of evil upon your dogs.

I'm sorry that you cannot see my breed working in some of the best Search and Rescue groups in the world, saving countless lives each year. I'm sorry our media censors and refuses to print the breed name "pitbull' when in connection with a positive act such as saving a person or child from a burning house, drowning, wild attacking animals, etc. I'm sorry you cannot see the many pitbulls registered as therapy dogs and bringing so much joy to another misunderstood, neglected demographic in our society, the senior citizen.

I am sorry you can't see a pitbull kiss a child, step carefully over a kitten, or play in a sunbeam. I'm sorry you cannot wake in the morning to feel a warm pitbull cuddled next to you in bed, and know that you are their total world, and even if the house caught fire and trapped you, they would stay with you to the end. But, now that I really think about it, I'm not at all sorry you don't own a pitbull--you do not deserve one.

Rob MacBean
The Mongrel Hordes
Lake Cowichan BC
(Permission granted by me the author to crosspost as long as it stays intact, and with my name on it.)

[ATTENTION MR. SNEAKER SUPPORTERS!]

1. What is your full name? Kitten Saffyre Carlyle (Like I'm gonna tell anyone my REAL full name!?)
2. What colour pants are you wearing? Surprisingly blue... usually black. o.o
3. What are you listening to right now? Cowboy Troy: Loco Motive - "Wrap Around the World"
4. What are the last 4 digits in your phone number? 7448 (Yep, that's SHIT)
5. What was the last thing you ate? A rice crispy treat... I think... @.o
6. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be? I would be indigo... you can't really tell if it's more blue or more purple. ^.^
7. How is the weather right now? Icky and hot! *Poutses*<
8. Last person you instant messaged? Jake or Deids... or was it Jayme? >.< Can't remember!
9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Their eyes and hair... I love green/hazel eyes and long hair. *Melts* Boner has hazel eyes and used to have long hair.
10. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Well, I stole it from Deids, and yea... I like her... but only when she's got some Elfooms!!
11. How are you today? I'm fine... how are you?... *Waits*... Fine, don't answer me asshole! >.<
12. Favourite drink? ... -.- If you're even reading this you know the answer... and if you don't... then... it's Mt. Dew.... *Bops you for not knowing*
13. Who do you have a crush on? O.O That's asking for a novel. Jayme, Lyle, Eric, Dustan and... Shhh... [I LOVE BONER!]
15. Hair colour? Dark Blonde with Copper streaks up front.
16. Do you wear contacts? No, but I'm supposed to wear glasses but I won't wear 'em.
17. Siblings and their ages? Nope... NONE! ^_^ YAY!
18. What are/is their full name? Just said I didn't have any... weren't you listetning!? >.<
19. Favourite month? SEPTEMBER! For my birthday! ^_^
20. Favourite food? Lazagna or Cheese Pizza
21. Last movie you watched? Charlie's Angels
22. Favourite day of the year? Either Sept 15th or May 18th. (My b-day or Boner's b-day)
23. Are you too shy to ask someone out? ... YES!
24. Do you like scary movies or happy ending movies better? Usually happy ending movies, but every now and then it's good to get the shit scared outta ya. :P
25. Summer or winter? *Agrees with Deids* That's not a fair question!!! I love 'em both!! In the summer when it's hot, you can only take off so much, before you go and jump in your swimming pool! ^_^ But... you sure can't have snow ball fights in the summer!
26. Relationships or one night stands? WTF!? What kind of Q is that!? I LOVE MY BONER! I needs a relationship!
27. Chocolate or vanilla? Vanilla for me thank you.
28. Do you want your friends to write back? Depends on what they are writting back to me. If it's nice, funny, or important then yes... if they are being assholes or little bitches then fuck that!
29. Who is most likely to respond? Jake or Deids... a few others but, I'm not writting a list.
30. Who is least likely to respond? Who ever I don't send to?... I dunno.
31. Living conditions? Living dead girl...
32. What books are you reading? None... I don't read alot... anymore.
33. What's on your mouse pad? Don't have a mouse pad...
34. Favourite card game? Spider Solitare
35. What did you do last night? Watched RAW, played online, talked to Boner, stayed up late... all that fun stuff that I prolly shouldn't do.
36. When's your birthday? Answered this already... SEPTEMBER 15TH!!!!
37. What do you do when you first wake up? Call Boner... what else did you think I did?

ELFOOMS!

Also, I forgot to mention that my wiki, Zero Tolerance, was chosen as one of this month's top ten wikis of the month. In The Wiki Awards!! ^_^

What are you listening to?: "Hummm hummmmmhhhhummmm" By Stupid Comp (LOL!)
What are you watching?: ... my hands... computer... erm... porn... I mean... uh.... NEXT QUESTION!
What time is it?: 4:58am CT
What are you wearing?: Black tank top, old blue jeans, black bra, underwear (you don't need to picture that :P) and black socks or black boots. Barefoot, bwaha!
Wanna cyber?: Cyber what? (Cyber means internet...)so, you're asking, do I wanna internet... I thought I already was...! O.O
Hey baby, nice shoes...:Does your face wanna meet 'em?
What're you drinking?:WTF do I ever drink!?! Mt F'n Dew!
Eating?:Well, nothing at the moment, just got done eating a giant been and cheese burrito, though. YUMMY! ^_^
Got both hands on the keyboard?:Nope. One on the mouse.
You sure bout that?:You forgot about my thrid hand didn't you!?
Who are you talkin’ to?: Myself.
What other windows do you have open? E-Mail (Beer Mail)
How bored are you?:Extremly, care to cure me by givin' me a beer?
If you could be anywhere, where would you be?: Home is where the cat is...
Who would you be with?:LOTS of people... I'm here for the Party baby!
What would you be doing?:Li'l bit o' this an' a li'l bit o' that... ^_^

VISIT THESE AWESOME WIKIS!

YAY!! I makeded a quizzy-muh-bob like Deidwa!!!

You can vote for your favorite nickname/wrestling personna for me! <poll:18654>

[09 Things You're Looking Forward To]
1.] Moving out of the house
2.] Being able to truely love someone again
3.] Not being afraid to let someone love me
4.] Tomorrow
5.] Talking to my friends
6.] Going to Hollywood Dave's every Saturday night
7.] WWE's RAW every Monday
8.] WWE's SmackDown every Thursday
9.] Coming home after a long time away.

[08 Things You Wear Daily]
1.] My penticle
2.] My Lord of the Rings, One Ring Replica
3.] My ring from Mindy's wedding (Yes, I still have it.)
4.] Shirt
5.] Pants
6.] Bra
7.] Underwear
8.] Shoes (And no, I don't always wear socks)

[07 Things That Annoy You]
1.] Peopel that say they will call then don't
2.] People walking behind me
3.] People that I don't know touching me
4.] My computer's errotic behavior (Yes, it's the comp not me!)
5.] When I can't find any insperation to draw
6.] When I can't find any insperation to write
7.] When none of my friends are online or at home.

[06 Things You Touch Every Day]
1.] My computer
2.] My cats
3.] My dogs
4.] The sink
5.] My bed
6.] A pencil/paper

[05 Things You Do Every Day]
1.] Talk to Jake
2.] Talk to Deidre
3.] Talk to Mindy
4.] Talk to Sarah
5.] Talk to Boner

[04 People You'd Want to Spend More Time or Hang out With]
1.] Mindy
2.] Don
3.] Taren
4.] Jayme


[03 Movies You Could Watch Over and Over]
1.] Lord of the Rings (The whole trilogy)
2.] Pirates of the Carribean
3.] Lion King (The entire trilogy)

[02 Of Your Favorite Songs At This Moment]
1.] "When I Get You Alone"
2.] "I Just Want You"

[01 Person You Could Spend the Rest of Your Life With]
1.] Myself (I Have no choince but to spend the rest of my life with me)

ok i thought this was funny
found this in someone's house... pass it on...


20 ways to maintain a helathy level of sanity:


1. at lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. see if they slow down.


2. page yourself over the intercom. dont disguise your voice.


3. every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.


4. put your garbage can on your desk and label it "in".


5. put decaf in the coffee maker for three weeks. once everybody has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to expresso.


6. in the memo field for all of your checks, write "for sexual favors".


7. finish all of your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy"


8. dont use any punctuation.


9. as often as possible, skip rather thatn walk.


10. ask people what sex they are. Laugh hysterically after they answer.


11. specify that your drive-through order is "to go".


12. sing along at the opera.


13. go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.


14. put misquito netting around yor work area and play tropical sounds all day.


15. five days in advance, tell yor friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.


16. have your co-workers address you by your wrestling name, "rock hard".


17. when the money comes out of the ATM, scream "i won!, I won!".


18. when leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "run for your lives, they're loose!".


19. tell yor children over dinner, "due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."


and the final way to keep a healthy level of insanity...


20. send this to someone to make them smile...its called therapy.