2015/10/21

A dog's Bill of Rights (1)

  1. I have the right to give and receive unconditional love.
  2. I have the right to a life that is beyond mere survival.
  3. I have the right to be trained so that I do not become the prisoner of my misbehavior.
  4. I have the right to adequate food and medical care.
  5. I have the right to fresh air and green grass.
  6. I have the right to socialize with people and dogs outside my own family.
  7. I have the right to special time with my people.
  8. I have the right to be bred responsibly, if at all.
  9. I have the right to be foolish and silly, and to make my person laugh.
  10. I have the right to earn my person's trust and to be trusted in return.
  11. I have the right to be forgiven.
  12. I have the right to die with dignity.
  13. I have the right to be remembered well.
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Another, slightly different Version:

I have the right to give and receive unconditional love
I have the right to a life that is beyond mere survival
I have the right to be trained so I do not become the prisoner of my own misbehavior
I have the right to adequate food and medical care
I have the right to socialize with people and dogs outside of my family I have the right to have my needs and wants respected
I have the right to special time with my people
I have the right to only be bred responsibly-if not at all
I have the right to some time and space all my own
I have the right to be foolish and silly, and to make my person laugh
I have the right to earn my person's trust and to be trusted in return
I have the right to be forgiven
I have the right to die with dignity

(I was not able to clarify who is the author of this poem(s). Maybe it's Maurice Maeterlinck or Carolyn Krause;
Author's note:
"We are alone, absolutely alone, on this chance planet, and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, except the dog, has made an alliance with us.")

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