A Dog is A Blessing!

One of my friends sent me this poster, and, I love it!  I say a prayer each day for my dog.

I seem to be in a story telling mood this week. So I thought that I would tell you a story from six years ago when I had two dogs.  Dog don’t just bring joy to their family, they also bring joy to others.

This story is about my dog Magic, now deceased, and my dog Merlin, still very much alive but a senior now.

The first story is about Magic, a border collie and blue healer cross.  We were having a gathering of friends to celebrate the fall equinox.  One of our friends asked if she could bring a guest.  We said yes to the guest.  When he arrived he was very quiet and reserved.  We asked that everyone sit on the floor in a comfortable position.  Everyone had cushions and we moved into a circle.  While the ceremony was going on, Magic went over to the new comer, and sat down, then placed his paw over the man’s heart.  They sat like that for about five minutes.  You could see the man visibly shift in both his face and in his posture.  Magic then lay down in front of him and dozed.  We later learned that the man recently lost his wife.  Magic recognized the grieving and applied his own “magic”.

The second story goes that Magic, Merlin, and I were out for an early morning walk at about seven in the morning.  The off leash area that we walked in was on the route to different schools and kids would short cut through the dog park. As we walked along the grass, we watched a young man (late teens) walk up the hill to get to the top of the hill where we were walking.  At the top, he turned and walked towards us.  He was using the short cut to the high school.  He walked hunched forward, like all the weight of the world was on him.  

Quite unexpectedly, Merlin started to act silly.  He would jump over Magic and race to me and jump.  I tossed the frisbee and he jumped, twisted and landed, with a big grin on his face.  Soon, the young man was laughing at him and trying to coax Merlin to give him the frisbee.  The two played for about five minutes.  The young man’s shoulders relaxed and he was caught in the moment where nothing matters.  For a few minutes, he forgot his troubles. 

 There are other stories about the dogs that highlight the way they see people and animals and try to help them.  I felt so lucky that I was blessed with special dogs that recognized when someone needed comforting.

I would love to hear your stories of your animals, if you have a story to share.

Many blessings,

Judy.  (In case you missed it, email to lightstationwisdom@gmail.com)