Homecomings

As July 4 approached, I couldn’t help but enjoy all the flags that began to pop up all over the neighborhood. I noticed them on my morning walks with Jet (my foster mom). Jet says the flags are a human way of showing love for their country. I hardly ever see them. How come humans only love their country a few days every year? Humans are confusing some times.

Which brings me to my story for today. It’s about the love my fellow canines and I feel when our human comes home after being away for a long time. It’s hard on us when our humans go away. The humans that serve our country – the hang out the flag for them people – go away for a long time. Jet calls them soldiers. They all wear the same fur or human clothing. It’s sort of a grassy-muddy color. Not sure whether to sniff at it or wee on it.

Anywhoooo Dogs don’t understand the absence of soldiers. They are humans, our humans. We love them. They leave in their funny green fur and we begin to grieve for them. It’s the same for a human infant I guess. They are old enough to miss their mom or dad but too young to understand why they are gone for so long.

One of my favorite pastimes is watching a video of a fellow canine when he realizes his soldier-human has come home.



So, here’s my lesson of the day… In the season of America’s independence, it’s important to remember that when our soldiers are away, humans are not the only one’s that feel the pain of absence or the elation of homecomings.

Okay, here’s the question of the day from Pringle who asked: Can you help my parents? They are looking for a charity that helps animals (especially dogs like us) but they don’t know how to be sure the charity is loujit. – Not sure about that last word.)

Hey Pringle:
I believe the word you are looking for is legit. It means your humans want to make sure the money they donate is primarily (mostly) going to really help canines and cats rather than other humans pushing paper.

http://www.charitynavigator.org/


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