Do I Go Home Today? My family brought me home cradled in their arms. They cuddled me and smiled at me and said I was full of charm. They played with me and laughed with me and showered me with toys. I sure do love my family, especially the little girls and boys. The children loved to feed me; they gave me special treats. They even let me sleep with them - all snuggled in the sheets. I used to go for walks, often several times a day.They even fought to hold the leash, I'll not forget - a cherished memory. I now live in the shelter - without my family. They used to laugh and praise me when I played with that old shoe. But I didn't know the difference between the old one and the new. The kids and I would grab a rug, for hours we would tug. So I thought I did the right thing when I chewed the bedroom rug. They said I was out of control and would have to live outside. This I didn't understand, although I tried and tried! The walks stopped one by one; they said it was things that I had done. I wish I knew my crime. My life became so lonely in the backyard, on a chain. I barked and barked all day long to keep from going insane. So they brought me to the shelter but were embarrassed to say why. They said I caused an allergy, and then they each kissed me goodbye. If I'd only had some training as a little pup. I wouldn't have been so hard to handle when I was all grown up. "You only have one day left", I heard a worker say. Does that mean I have a second chance? Do I go home today? Author Unknown When I read this, I just had to make a page of it; so that people hopefully, will stop and think before getting an innocent little animal and then not caring for him and in the end, it ends up like this. I have seen many little animals that are starved for love, because their owner's fail to give them what is needed. Maybe they feed them and maybe they don't, but that is not enough. They are like little children and need to be trained, loved and taken good care of and not neglected or after being owned for a short period of time, decided they are not wanted. My heart aches, when I see the precious little things being treated like this. So, Please if you can not treat them like you should, do not get them. They depend on us for love and care so, do your part to give them a loving home. Remember they love us unconditionally and we, as humans, could take lessons from them in many areas. Too, if you have a pet, have it neutered, in order to decrease the number of unwanted pets that end up living in shelters or being euthanized.