Thank you for being interested. Doesn't sound much but it meant just about everything.
A dog wakens your heart to joy and companionship.
A friend is the only person you will let into the house when you are Turning Out Drawers.
From serenity comes gentleness, comes lasting strength.
Brooks too wide for our leaping, hedges far to high. Loads too heavy for our moving, burdens too cumbersome for us to bear. Distances far beyond our journeying. The horse gave us mastery.
You took me to adventure and to love. We two have shared great joy and great sorrow. And now I stand at the gate of the paddock watching you run in an ecstasy of freedom, knowing you will return to stand quietly, loyally, beside me.