National Dog Day, held
annually on August 26.
USA Today
We grew up with pets in our
fam. Every mixed breed from
here to Kingdom Come. I well
remember loving them all.
The time came, however, for
my little brother to get his first
guide dog. We were told that
pets were fine, but preferably
no other dogs.
'Twas hard to say good bye,
but we were able to place them.
Sammy's first dog was a lovely
Golden Retriever. He obviously
came with a set of rules.
We could never touch him
whilst on leash. Probably
preferable that we never touch
him at all.
How the world opened up for
my brother. The freedom it
gave him, the positive added to
his life. I believe he had a total
of four during his life.
We may be honoring our dogs
and I know we love them all . . .
. . . but naught in this world
matches the value of a seeing-
eye dog.
I salute them as well as all dogs
trained to augment the lives of
those who need them.
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