posted 03-15-2003 08:36 AM           

He is just like other dogs , I would always
say. He love;s to go to the park to have a
play.

Everyone loves him there, so its okay.
My dog wont fight he wasn't raised that way.

But then one day ,right before dark.A troubled young man came into the park.He had by his side the biggest dog I'd ever seen .
And unfortunatley for us, both were quite mean.

We asked very nicely if they would just go
The dog answered with a snarl, and the man said a harsh NO!

Well his dog was a terror, threatening to all. Then he started a fight with a Lab over a ball.

They fought pretty hard and the man would not intervene.Then comes my dog and pushes
right in between .

He grabbed that big dog and thrashed him around , And with one quick jerk threw him down to the ground.

The Lab was able to escape, I heard everyone cheer ; But my dog was now in a frenzy, and would not let me near.

He finally let go, what I saw stopped my heart.That mean big dog had been torn right
apart.

The authorities were called, the big dog was now dead.But they didn't take the big dog they took mine instead.

We all tried to explain that my dog saved the day.But because of his breed he was taken away.

You see my dog was a pitbull and they don;t get any breaks. One small incident is all that it takes.

A dog had died, And though he hadn;t started
the fight.My dog was held responsible for what happened that night.

He was deemed a danger to all sentenced and to death .And I told him now as he takes his last breath.

It's my fault that my dog is being killed today. Please listen for a moment to what I am going to say.

Everyone warned me about his potential to fight. I said it won't happen , I am raising him right.

And now my dog is paying the ultimite price,
because I was stubborn and wouldn't take the
advice.

learn from this story , don;t let it happen to you.
author Sue Gauthier.

this is a beautiful poem and honestly,and it bought tears to my eyes. tybrax

posted 03-16-2003 01:40 AM           

Thanks for that, it was so sad but true.

Russ

posted 03-17-2003 09:24 PM           

Is it ok if I crosspost this?