This is one of the nicest stories I've read in a long time. I hope it's true! =) Enjoy!


      Anyone who has pets will really like this. You'll like
      it even if you don't and you may even decide you need
      one!

      Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky
      was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had
      company come for a weekend visit they would warn
      their friends to not leave their luggage open because
      Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his
      fancy.
      Inevitably, someone would forget and something would
      come up missing.

      Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the
      basement and there the treasure would be, amid all of
      Lucky's other favorite toys. Lucky always stashed his
      finds in his toy box and he was very particular that
      his toys stay in the box.

      It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer.
      Something told her she was going to die of this
      disease....in fact, she was just sure it was fatal.
      She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her
      shoulders.

      The night before she was to go to the hospital she
      cuddled with Lucky. A thought struck her...what would
      happen to Lucky? Although the three-year-old dog liked
      Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through. If I die,
      Lucky will be abandoned, Mary thought. He won't
      understand that I didn't want to leave him. The
      thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.

      The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her
      doctors had anticipated and Mary was hospitalized for
      over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening walk
      faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining
      and miserable.

      Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital.
      When she arrived home, Mary was so exhausted she
      couldn't even make it up the steps to her bedroom. Jim
      made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to
      nap.

      Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come to her
      when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep soon
      overcame her and she dozed. When Mary woke for a
      second she couldn't understand what was wrong. She
      couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and
      hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary
      realized the problem. She was covered, literally
      blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While
      she had slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after
      trip to the basement bringing his beloved mistress all
      his favorite things in life. He had covered her with
      his love.

      Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began
      living again, walking further and further together
      every day.

      It's been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free.
      Lucky? He still steals treasures and stashes them in
      his toy box but Mary remains his greatest treasure.

      Remember....live every day to the fullest. Each minute
      is a blessing. And never forget .. the people who
      make a difference in our lives are not the ones with
      the most credentials, the most money, or the most
      awards. They are the ones that care for us.

You know those of you who already have dobes just understand that Dobes are like this naturally. I was having a particularly bad day yesterday and just went and sat down for the dogs to love me to pick me back up. Zenka knows I love to play so after licking me all over my face, she went and got some tugs to play tug with. Paola wouldn’t leave my side sensing I just needed to pet a dog for my sake, and Zenny and Coco kept taking turns licking my face and climbing up in my lap then knowing how much I enjoy tug-o-war, they went and played tug with each other helping me to laugh hysterically. You see Dobes enrich our lives with unconditional love and support. The puppies that have not gone to their homes yet are a riot as well, they will follow me everywhere I go and fall all over me trying to lick my face or sleep in my lap. It’s these things that help to make a day easier. My life has been richly blessed with my dogs and it has been equally blessed by meeting special people along the way who share this passion. Bill and Pam in CO are two of those people, Pam is a cancer survivor and has a new puppy “Zeus” to share her time and love with. Pam people like you and Fred Shotz inspire me to try harder when I am down and push through life’s challenges. We are honored to have shared our wonderful dogs with you, and honored to have gotten to know you a little. I hope we all can have these special relationships in our lives, we hope you all love your new additions as much as we loved them while they were here. Life just really is too short for us not to enjoy it with the ones we love. Jim P. in AZ I am glad you have inspired thousands of people to get busy living and enjoying the law of prosperity. What neat people there are in a world where we are haunted by the violence and hate that goes on in the world. All of you keep living good full lives, you don’t know who you touch along the way, but most of you have touched my life and made me reach a little farther.

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