Hundeweihnacht

Es heißt, dass in der Heil'gen Nacht

mit ihrem Glanz und ihrer Pracht

ein jedes Tierlein sprechen kann,

gut zu versteh'n für jedermann.

Doch gilt das nur für eine Stunde

und selbstverständlich auch für Hunde.

So hab ich schnell mal aufgebellt,

was mir an Weihnachten gefällt:

 

Wenn abends aufhört all das Rennen

und schon die ersten Lichtlein brennen,

die Menschen geh'n, so ist 's der Brauch

zur Mette in die Kirche auch,

und lassen mich so ganz allein.

Ich frag mich: Fällt mir da nichts ein?

 

Zuerst mal wird, ganz mit Bedacht,

das Weihnachtsbäumchen klein gemacht.

Am Zweiglein knabbern, Äste beißen,

die bunten Kugeln runterreißen.

Lametta, Kerzen, alles fliegt!

Und Frauchen hat nichts mitgekriegt.

Keep my memory …

Keep my memory with you

For memories never die

I will be there with you

When you look across the sky

 

I will be there in the clouds

In the birds that fill the air

In the beauty of a fragrant rose

You will find my memory there

 

You will feel me in the tenderness

Of a tiny baby's touch

You will hear me if you listen

In the twilight's gentle hush

 

When your hearts are heavy

And you feel that you are alone

Just reach down deep inside of you

For your heart is now my home

 

I will always be with you

I will never go away

For I will live on in your hearts

Forever and a day

 

(Author unknown)

Heartbroken ...

I know that you are heartbroken

And sad that I am gone.

But I am in Heaven now,

And I'm never once left alone.

 

Oh I wish you could see me now.

Heaven is a beautiful sight to see.

Jesus is the light that shines forever.

And He walks daily with me.

 

Oh, the skies are never gray here.

And it never ever rains.

Although I know you feel the pain...

Up here, there is no pain.

 

Angels always sing in a choir for me!

With voices so beautiful and clear.

I am in the presence of my loved ones.

I haven't seen one tear!

 

I know that you are hurting for me.

I can't make your pain disappear.

But if you could see me now, you'd know

I am happy in Heaven and I still love you from here!

 

(Author unknown)

Precious

Precious dogs are very few

That’s why there was only one of you

Nothing on earth can ever replace

The sound of your bark ... The smile on your face ...

You changed my life beyond compare

The light of your Love is everywhere

All my Love this day I send

From my broken heart that will never mend ...

 

(Author unknown)

To have, to love, and then to part

To have, to love, and then to part

Is the greatest sorrow of one's heart.

The years may wipe out many things

But some they wipe out never,

Like memories of those happy times

When we were all together.

 

(Author unknown)

Wish upon a star

If I could wish upon a star …

I would wish to see my loved one from afar

For I see my loved one twinkling at night

And oh it's such a beautiful sight.

 

The star it glows with love and care

And no other star in the sky can compare

You shine down on your family at night with love

You were a beautiful gift to me from heaven above.

 

Your beauty glows and shines so bright

And you keep shining until morning light

You are shining now in heaven above

Please my little star keep shining down on me …

 

(Author unknown)

Christmas

The lighted window shows the room

so warm and softly glowing,

The tree so tall with twinkling lights

And all the presents showing.

While just outside a starving cat

Stands shivering in the cold,

And down the street a stray dog limps,

So tired and sick and old.

 

The baby monkey in the lab

Lets out a cry of fear.

The thing he thought was mother

Shot out quills when he drew near.

The car speeds by, the puppy cries

And drags her broken leg.

The beaver in the leghold trap

Lifts pain-filled eyes that beg.

 

How can we speak of peace on earth

And know these things are so,

And say they don't concern us

And we ought to let them go?

How can we think we have the right

To torture needlessly,

When all the time we know so well

It shouldn't have to be.

 

Come join with us at Christmas time

And pledge ourselves anew.

They need our help so badly,

There's so much that we can do.

Don't turn your back upon their pain

Because it's hard to see.

They have no other place to turn,

They've only you and me.

 

(Guila Manchester)

Ein Weihnachtsgedicht

Es war einmal, unterm Weihnachtsbaum,

da erfüllte sich ein Hundetraum.

Eingepackt in Geschenkpapier,

so erschnüffelte das Hundetier,

befanden sich - saftig, lecker, fein -

ein, zwei, drei Stücke Ohren vom Schwein.

 

Ran an das Geschenkeband, weg mit dem Papier,

der Hund ist wie von Sinnen: „Die Ohren sind MIR!“

Die Augen am Leuchten,

der Magen schon knurrt.

Was ist das Geschenkband nur so festgezurrt?

 

Doch die Mühe, die lohnt sich, nun liegen sie da

und es denkt sich der Hund - noch am Kauen - „Weihnachten ist wunderbar!“

 

(Autor unbekannt)

Weihnachten

Ein Hund riecht lang an einem Baum.

Was ist denn das? Er glaubt es kaum.

Geschmückt steht dieser Baum im Raum!

 

Der Hund hebt aber nicht das Bein.

Dafür ist dieser Baum zu fein

Im strahlend hellen Kerzenschein.

 

Auch Schokolade riecht der Hund

In Papier, so herrlich bunt!

Was für ein wunderbarer Fund!

 

Wie freut er sich auf diesen Schmaus,

Schnappt gierig zu. Doch dann – o Graus!

Der Baum kippt um, das Licht geht aus.

 

Ein Engel fliegt ihm vor die Pfoten.

„Was fällt dir ein! Das ist verboten!“

Streng ist sein Mund, hart sein Gesicht

„Du weißt doch, so was tut man nicht!“

 

Der Hund jault, zieht den Schwanz schnell ein.

„Ich tu's nie wieder, Engelein!“

Starr bleibt des Engels Blick gericht'

Auf den frechen Hundewicht.

 

Erst jetzt erkennt der arme Tropf:

Aus Wachs nur ist des Engels Kopf.

 

(Autor unbekannt)

The Heaven of Animals (an excerpt)

With all of my heart, I believe it is true

that there is a heaven for animals, too.

 

Sometimes I think that they already know,

all of the animals ... just where they'll go.

 

Haven't you noticed them drift off and stare,

lift their soft noses, and gave into air?

 

I think that maybe it's heaven they see ...

beyond what their wishes

could wish it to be.

 

When dogs get to heaven

they're welcomed by name,

 

and angels know every dog's

favorite game.

 

They race to the corners of

heaven and back,

 

and everyone gets a turn

leading the pack.

 

When kitties arrive on their soft kitty paws

they are even more lovely to look at because

when they bathe up in heaven, their fur is so fine -

they stretch out their toes and just let themselves shine.

 

They perch on a limb of their very own tree.

It is amazing how far they can see.

 

Then they play and they purr, and they yawn and they nap

in their own ray of light in their favorite lap.

 

Horses in heaven are never alone,

and grass is much sweeter than

grass here at home.

 

Whenever they want to, horses

can snack; as soon as they nibble,

grass grows itself back.

 

Sometimes a horse just wants to have fun,

so he and his friends kick their hooves up and run.

 

When it is thundering high in the sky,

horses in heaven are galloping by.

 

Days often end

in fantastical hues -

marmalade oranges ...

butterfly blues.

 

Sometimes at twilight,

in indigo skies,

animals gather

to play with fireflies.

 

Sometimes they dance

with the angels, or sing.

 

Heaven changes everything.

 

But the love that you have for your animal friends

is always the same - that love never ends.

 

It makes itself known in all kinds of ways.

It floats all around then, or settles and stays.

And when angels whisper in animals ears,

it is your voice that each animal hears.

 

You'll grow older; I will, too.

That's what people always do.

 

But when you meet your friends again,

they'll see you as they saw you then.

 

And you'll find they always knew

how much they were loved ...

 

and how much they loved you.

 

(Nancy Tillman; taken from the book “The Heaven of Animals”)

 

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I would like to thank Nancy Tillman (http://www.nancytillman.com/) for her kind permission to publish her writing on my blog. It’s possible to order the book here.)

The Legend of Rainbow Bridge (by William N. Britton)

The Legend of Rainbow Bridge

From the book, "The Legend of Rainbow Bridge" by William N. Britton

Reprinted with Permission

www.legendofrainbowbridge.com

 

 

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When a pet dies who has been especially close to a person here on earth,

that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.

There are beautiful meadows and grassy hills there

for all our special friends so they can run and play together.

There is always plenty of their favorite food to eat,

plenty of fresh spring water for them to drink,

and every day is filled with sunshine so our little friends are warm and comfortable.

All the pets that had been ill or old are now restored to health and youth.

Those that had been hurt or maimed are now whole and strong again,

just as we remember them in our dreams of days gone by.

The pets we loved are happy and content except for one small thing.

Each one misses someone very special who was left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes

when one of them suddenly stops and looks off into the distant hills.

It is as if they heard a whistle or were given a signal of some kind.

Their eyes are bright and intent. Their body begins to quiver.

All at once they break away from the group, flying like a deer over the grass,

their little legs carrying them faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet,

you hug and cling to them in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.

Happy kisses rain upon your face.

Your hands once again caress the beloved head.

You look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet so long gone from your life,

but never gone from your heart.

Then with your beloved pet by your side, you will cross the Rainbow Bridge together.

Your Sacred Circle is now complete again.

 

(Reprinted with permission of the author. Published 1994. Copyright © William N. Britton. www.legendofrainbowbridge.com)

A Dog’s Return from Rainbow Bridge

When a Dog dies his Soul transitions to a special place in Heaven

called the Rainbow Bridge.

There He is alive and well, a part of Never Ending Love.

He is healed, whole, and restored.

 

He sniffs special friends, meets family and hugs loved ones.

They chase one another, play and bark together.

There is plenty of food, treats, chewies, balls, bones and sunshine.

Everyone is warm, safe and comfortable in their beds.

 

He visits you in dreams with memories of the special times you shared.

He is happy and content EXCEPT for one thing.

He misses that special bond with the person he head to leave behind.

He sends signs to let you know he is thinking about and watching over you.

His Soul is ALWAYS by your side.

He has NEVER stopped loving you!

 

Then the day comes when your Dog wants to be back.

There are promises to keep.

He wiggles and sparkles with intent.

It’s time to return to Earth as you both have agreed.

His energy vibrates faster and faster,

forming a Heart to be loved.

 

He feels the pull of your Prayers and yearnings.

He is strengthened by the power of your belief in Never Ending Love.

Full of Hope and Faith he leaves the safety of Rainbow Bridge.

His Soul begins the search for the Haven of your heart.

 

In perfect timing that moment arrives.

You find one another!

Time stands still as you look into each other’s Soul.

 

Your heart is etched with the feeling of recognition in his eyes.

Cautiously you move forward filling the gaps that complete your bond.

Your touch caresses his beloved velvet head.

All sadness is gone.

Your heart is whole again!

 

Your Dog has returned from the Rainbow Bridge.

Together you begin again,

another journey

in the Eternal Cycle of Life!

Your Love is here

Now,

Forever and Always!

 

(Brent Atwater, taken from Ms. Atwater’s book „Animal Reincarnation: Animal Life after Death – Everything You Always Wanted to Know“, 5/5/13;

Author’s note:

“Please download your copy on each of the pages and share!”)

 

A Shelter Pet’s Return from Rainbow Bridge

My heart is warm and my spirit bold

I’ll never have the chance to grow old.

Depressed and scared, not matter my age

I’ve been put in death row cage.

I’ve done my best to win your attention

now left behind in loveless detention.

Abused, abandoned and soon I’ll die.

I didn’t get adopted or rescued – Why?

Was I not pretty or healthy enough?

Can’t you see beyond that stuff?

Where is your help when I need you?

Begegnung mit dem Christkind

Auf Wanderung durch den verschneiten Wald,

Trifft auf das Christkind der Dackel Theobald.

Eine wichtige Frage stellt er ihm.

Was es sich den selber wünschen werde.

Die Antwort vom Christkind: Endlich Frieden auf der Erde

 

(Autor unbekannt)

Räuber auf vier Pfoten

Die Nase in die Luft gestreckt,

einen ganz leckeren Geruch entdeckt,

mit ganz viel Glück

und viel Geschick

kann´s mir vielleicht gelingen,

den Weihnachtsbraten in meine Gewalt zu bringen.

„Bello ab“, schreit da die Mutter.

Verflixt, dann doch nur Trockenfutter.

 

(Autor unbekannt)

Weihnachten

Schon ganz früh am Morgen,

mach ich mir so richtig Sorgen,

nur ständig Hektik und Gerenne,

nicht die Familie, die ich kenne.

Kein Gassi gehen und kein Toben,

ich werde nur aus der Tür geschoben.

Von einem Weihnacht wird gesprochen,

was hat der Weihnacht denn verbrochen,

dass alle Welt nur schimpft und stresst,

was mag das sein? Bestimmt kein Fest!

 

(Autor unbekannt)

Traurige Nachricht

Am Hofe alle versammelt um den Hund,

dieser eine traurige Nachricht tut kund,

Ente Heinrich ist der Braten zum Weihnachtsfeste

Und wird verspeist bis auf ein paar Reste

Nur getraut er sich nicht zu sagen,

diese werden landen in seinem Magen.

 

(Autor unbekannt)

Die alte Dame und ihr Pudel

Gemeinsam humpeln sie nach Hause,

Der alte Pudel und Frau Bause.

So viele Weihnachtsfeste zusammen allein,

Wo mag nur der Rest der Familie sein.

Auch wenn alle Welt den Kontakt versäumt,

Der Hund der bleibt als treuer Freund.

 

(Autor unbekannt)

Christmas quote

A dog is for life not just for Christmas

(Famous slogan created by Clarissa Baldwin in 1978)

In memory

With tears of grief and heavy hearts

we said goodbye to you.

Animal friends as sweet as you

have been a precious few.

 

You stayed with us

and played with us

and gave us all your love.

Now we give the gift of peace to you

and thank our Lord above

for the years you joined our family

with your patient, gentle face.

we'll always keep you in our hearts

in a very special place.

 

All the memories you made with us

are surely here to stay,

for what love has already given us

death could never take away.

 

(Author unknown)