"A Dog's Last Will and Testament"
(Author anonymous)
Included in a recently published book in Germany "Der Verlust eines Hundes" (The Loss of a Dog) by
Elli Radinger and Translated by Janet Beasley
When humans die they prepare a will in order to leave their home and everything they own to all those
they love.
If I were able to write I would also make out such a will. To a poor, lonely, full of longing stray I would
leave my happy home, my food bowl, my cozy bed, my soft pillow, my toys and the beloved lap. The
gently stroking hand, the loving voice, the place I had in someone's heart and the love which, at the end,
will help me towards a peaceful, painless end while being held in in loving arms.
And when I die, then please don't say: "Never again will I have a dog, the loss is much too painful." Find
yourself a lonely, unloved dog and give it my place in your heart. That is my bequest. The love I leave
behind is all that I have to give.
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