The Borzoi Ten Commandments

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="09a00640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Welcome to Shefaro Borzoi and Boer Goats </B></FONT><B>  </B><A HREF="http://www.shefaro.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shefaro.net"><U><B> home</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>The Borzoi Ten Commandments</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Many thanks tomy friend,  Kaoru Ichikawa, Love-Ran Borzoi, Japan, for sending The Borzoi Ten Commandments  to me.  Kaoru is Henry and Kevin's Mother.  Henry is Shefaro's Standing Ovation.  Kevin is National and International (IABCA) Champion Shefaro's Bolero Magic.    </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>The Borzoi Ten Commandments</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1. My life is likely to last ten to fifteen years. Any separation from you will br painful for me.  Remember that before you buy me.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>3. Place your trust in me.  It's crucial to my well-being.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>4. Don't be angry at me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your entertainment and your friends.   I  have only you.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>5. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don't understand your words, I understand your voice when it's speaking to me.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>6. Be aware that however you treat me,  I'll never forget it.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>7. Remember before you hit me that l have teeth that could easily crush the bones of your hand but that I choose not to bite you.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>8. Before you scold me for being uncooperative, obstinate or lazy ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food or I've been out in the sun too long or my heart is getting old and weak.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>9. Take care of me when I get old. You, too, will grow old. </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>10. Go with me on difficult journeys. Never say, "I can't bear to watch it" or " let it happen in my absence." Everything is easier for me if you are there. Remember I love you.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Author Unknown</B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>A Tribute to a Dog</B></div> <div> <B>The one absolutely unselfish friend in this selfish world,the one that never deserts him,the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog.  A dog stands by you in poverty and in prosperity in health and in</B></div> <div> <B>sickness.  He will sleep on the ground,where the wintery winds blow and the snow drives fiercely,if only he may be near his masters side.  He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds and sores that come with the roughness of the world.  He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if her were a prince.  When all other friends desert he remains.  When riches take wing and reputations fall to pieces He is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey thru the heavens. Senator George Vest 1870</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Commandments to live by</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self centered</B></div> <div> <I><B>Forgive them anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives</B></div> <div> <I><B>Be kind anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies</B></div> <div> <I><B>Succeed anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you </B></div> <div> <I><B>Be honest and frank anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight</B></div> <div> <I><B>Build anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous</B></div> <div> <I><B>Be happy anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow</B></div> <div> <I><B>Do good anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough</B></div> <div> <I><B>Give the world the best you've got anyway</B></I></div> <div> <B>You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God</B></div> <div> <I><B>It was never between you and them anyway</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="645" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="304"><div> <I><B>Ten Commandments</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="305"><div> <I><B>Bill of Rights</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="12"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="12" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 776 WIDTH="304"><div> <I><B>1. My life is likely to last only 10 to 15 years</B></I><B>, </B></div> <div> <B>any separation from you will be very painful.</B></div> <div> <I><B>2. Give me time to understand,</B></I></div> <div> <B>what it is you want of me. </B></div> <div> <I><B>3. Place your trust in me</B></I><B>,</B></div> <div> <B>It is crucial for my well-being. </B></div> <div> <I><B>4. Don't be angry with me for long</B></I><B>.</B></div> <div> <B>Don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment. I only have you. </B></div> <div> <I><B>5. Talk to me even, if I don't understand your words.</B></I></div> <div> <B>I do understand your voice when it's speaking to me. </B></div> <div> <I><B>6. Be aware that however you treat me</B></I><B>,</B></div> <div> <B>I'll never forget it. </B></div> <div> <I><B>7. Before you hit me,</B></I></div> <div> <B>remember that I have teeth that could easily have crushed the bones in your hand, but I chose not to bite you. </B></div> <div> <I><B>8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative</B></I><B>,</B></div> <div> <B>ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I've been out in the sun too long, or my heart may be getting old and weak. </B></div> <div> <I><B>9. Take care of me when I get old</B></I><B>. </B></div> <div> <B>You too will grow old one day.</B></div> <div> <I><B>10. Go with me on the difficult journeys</B></I><B>,</B></div> <div> <B>never say. "I can't bear to watch it" or "Let it happen when I'm not there". Remember everything is easier for me when you are there. </B></div> <div> <I><B>Remember I Love You.</B></I></div> <div> <B>~Unknown~</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="312"><div> <I><B>We have the right to be full members of your family. </B></I></div> <div> <B>We thrive on social interaction, praise, and love.</B></div> <div> <I><B>We have the right to stimulation.</B></I></div> <div> <B>We need new games, new toys, new experiences, and new smells to be happy.</B></div> <div> <I><B>We have the right to regular exercise. </B></I></div> <div> <B>Without it, we could become hyper, sluggish ...or fat.</B></div> <div> <I><B>We have the right to have fun. </B></I></div> <div> <B>We enjoy acting like clowns now and then; don't expect us to be predictable all the time.</B></div> <div> <I><B>We have the right to quality health care. </B></I></div> <div> <B>Please stay good friends with a good vet!</B></div> <div> <I><B>We have the right to a good diet.</B></I><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Like some people, we don't know what's best for us. We depend on you.</B></div> <div> <I><B>We have the right not to be rejected. </B></I></div> <div> <B>Just because of your expectations that we be great show dogs or watchdogs, hunters, or baby-sitters.</B></div> <div> <I><B>We have the right to receive proper training.</B></I></div> <div> <B>Otherwise, our good relationship could be marred by confusion and strife - and we could become dangerous to ourselves and others.</B></div> <div> <I><B>We have the right to guidance and correction. </B></I></div> <div> <B>Based on understanding and compassion, rather than abuse.</B></div> <div> <I><B>We have the right to live with dignity.</B></I></div> <div> <B>And to die with dignity when the time comes.</B></div> <div> <B>~Unknown~</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="776" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="5" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 959 WIDTH="304"><div> <I><B>A Dog's Prayer </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Treat me kindly, my loved master, for no heart in the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Please do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I lick your hand between the blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me do.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footsteps fall upon by waiting ear.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>When it is cold and wet, please take me inside, for I am now a domesticated animal,no longer used to bitter elements. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Though if you had no home, I would rather follow through ice and snow than rest upon the softest pillow in the warmest home in all the land, for you are my idol, and I am your devoted worshipper.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach you if were it dry, I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Feed me clean food, that I may be well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life should your life be in danger.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>And, beloved master, should the Great Master see fit to deprive me of my health or sight, do not turn me away from you, Please,rather hold me gently in your arms as skilled hands grant me the merciful boon of eternal rest...and I will leave you knowing with the last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>~Unknown~</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="312"><div> <B>He is your friend, your partner, your companion.</B></div> <div> <B>You are his life, his love, his guardian.</B></div> <div> <B>He will be yours, to care for.</B></div> <div> <B>faithful and true to the last beat of his heart.</B></div> <div> <B>Still, you owe to him</B></div> <div> <B>to be worthy of such devotion. </B></div> <div> <B>~Anonymous~</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Why dogs don't live as long as people </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I think this is comforting to anybody that has lost or will lose a </B></div> <div> <B>beloved friend. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish </B></div> <div> <B>Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I told the family there were no miracles left for Belker, and offered to </B></div> <div> <B>perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we </B></div> <div> <B>made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt Shane could learn something from the experience. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family </B></div> <div> <B>surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy </B></div> <div> <B>seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about </B></div> <div> <B>the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why." </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Startled, we all turned to him.  What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>He said, "Everybody is born so that they can learn how to live a good </B></div> <div> <B>life--like loving everybody and being nice, right?" </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The four-year-old continued, "Well, animals already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long." </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>AMEN. </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>