Puppies for christmas

[AllAmericanPUP]

[b]Know someone who's thinking of giving a doggy or kitty as a Christmas present this year? Maybe you should pass along the following.....[/b]


Twas the night before Christmas
when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
not even a mouse

The stockings were hung
by the chimney with care,
in hopes that St. Nicholas
would soon be there

The children were nestled
all snug in their beds
with no thought of the dog
filling their heads

And mamma in her 'kerchief
and I in my cap
knew he was cold
but didn't care about that

When out on the lawn
there arose such a clatter
I sprang from the bed
to see what was the matter

Way to the window
I flew like a flash
figuring the dog was free of his chain
and was digging in trash

The moon on the breast
of the new-fallen snow
gave the luster of the mid-day
to objects below

When, what to my wondering eyes
should appear
but Santa Claus
with eyes full of tears

He unchained the dog
once so lively and glad
last year's Christmas present
now painfully thin and sad

More rapid than eagles
he called the dog's name
and the dog ran to him
despite all his pain

"Now Dasher! Now Dancer!
Now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On Cupid!
On, Donner and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch!
To the top of the wall!
Let's find this dog a home
where he'll be loved by all"

I knew in an instant
there would be no gifts this year
For Santa Claus had made
one thing quite clear

The gift of a dog
is not just for the season
We had gotten the pup
for all the wrong reasons

In our haste to think
of the kids a gift
there was one important thing
that we missed

A dog should be family
and cared for the same
you don't give a gift
then put it on a chain

And I heard him exclaim
as he rode out of sight
"You weren't giving a gift!
You were giving a life!"

- Author Unknown

[hicksstar]

So often it is true :(

[StarFox]

Dog I should print that out and start handing it out to the people at the shelter who "want a puppy for chistmas for a suprise" or the "he is going to be outside but we want him before chirstmas" OR the "we will keep him in the garage untill chistmas moring"!!AGGH! I think I need to go slam my head against something very hard..excuse me.

[pyrless]

I like the part about "giving a life".

[Rowie-the-Pooh]

Me too, Pyrless.
I'm constantly researching breeds and checking out breeder's websites (since a good, responsible breeder has tons of information) and will come across breeder's websites that say "xmas puppies ready" or "puppies will be ready before xmas...make your child happy for xmas!" or some other crappy line like that. It makes me sooo mad! Why would people do that? (Don't even get me started on WoC and CP...) :x

[pyrless]

i know who WoC is, who is CP?
yeah, you see that in the paper all the time too (i am always on the lookout for somedog that really needs us)..."will hold for christmas, perfect christmas puppies..."
on a related note, i saw an ad for a Canary Dog that said "Like a black Lab"...now even I know better than that and i only have a cursory knowledge of breeds other than the Pyr! Poor dogs.
:cry:

[between the wrinkles]

CP i believe would be cuddlypuppy. right?

what a good poem. it tells the truth. puppies are not presents. no creature should be a christmas gift. not like that.

[imported_Kat]

Really great poem that hits home hard..