Although Mark Levin is known as a constitutional lawyer and a nationally syndicated broadcaster, he is, first and foremost, a dog lover. In 1998, he and his family welcomed a half-Border Collie/half-Cocker Spaniel they named Pepsi into their lives. Six years later, his wife and son persuaded him to adopt a dog from the local shelter, a Spaniel mix. It turned out he was older than originally thought, and he was the most beautiful dog they'd ever seen. They named him Sprite.
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I had to have my Old English Sheep Dog put to sleep this past May. Stuart Geoffrey was 13 years old. Stuart was just a big furry loveable goof. He loved everyone and thought everyone loved him.I have no doubt that God has a special place for dogs in heaven.I am so sorry about Sprite.
Jane from NY
Hi! I’m the dog who lives in your home.
Yes the dog that you leave all alone.
When you leave please turn on the TV.
So I won’t feel all alone, when it’s just me.
I’m just an animal but with feeling to be had.
And I feel hurt, empty, happy and yes sad.
Give me a pat on the head and tell me I’m good.
Tell me you love me like a good master would.
Please can I just go for a walk with you outside?
Or maybe the ultimate, a car ride.
Just giving me a bowl of food or water isn’t enough.
Give me a hug, a squeeze, a kiss, some of that stuff.
Hi! I’m the dog who lives in your home.
Yes the dog that you leave all alone.
Terence from FL
We have 2 wonderful dogs that are both shelter rescues.
Daisy is our Jack Russell/Beagle mix which we adopted from the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington, NY 15 and a half years ago. She is a sweet girl who has given so much love over the years.
She has been quite the traveler going to Florida several times by plane and quite a few car trips to North Carolina among other places.
Luckily for us she has been a healthy dog most of her life. A few years she did give us a scare and got really sick with a very high fever, weak pulse and mysterious infection and had to be hospitalized. But our wonderful vets at the Baldwin Harbor Animal Hospital in Baldwin, NY fixed here up and gave her back to us quickly.
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When mobile vet Dr. Lisa Tuzo arrived, after a morning when I dreaded the noise of every car parking on our street, it was clear that our 16-year-old sheltie Beau was in a bad way, immobile on his fleece bed.
He had however been his younger self in his dreams, able-bodied in his imagination until the very end, including the morning of his euthanasia, when his paws twitched in his sleep as he chased seagulls.
Dr. Tuzo explained how my husband’s mantra, “He’s just old,” was what I wanted to hear, even though I felt he was deteriorating markedly and in fact not just old. Sure, old dogs sleep a lot, but heavy heavy sleep indicates the fog of kidney failure and that the pet is in a bad way. Lamont feels that “everything living wants to live,” and would not be inclined to euthanize a pet. I however did not want Beau to suffer seizures, tremors or undue suffering, which is why the information from Dr. Tuzo and another mobile vet about end-stage kidney failure and potential suffering was valuable.
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Griffin is a 4-year old Golden Retriever. He has a special job as a Certified Therapy Dog. He visits hospitals, nursing homes, and reads with children in a remedial reading classroom. In the hospital, Griffin has shown a special talent of finding where patients are feeling pain. He puts his head there and rests it gently, trying to comfort him/her. He has done this time and time again bringing tears to the staff, patient, and occupational therapy students who accompany us on our visits. He has inspired children to read over the years by bringing them a new excitement and interest in reading, while giving them a soft, warm, unconditional affection that cannot equal any other. He is truly a gift and he keeps on giving and giving and givng in his own unconditional way, never looking for anything in return but love and attention. He has followed in the footsteps of Cody, our first Golden Retriever Therapy Dog, who I believe left his wonderful spirit behind to keep his work going through Griffin.
Donna from CT
We once had a long-haired Akita (Bambi) and a pitbull (Boo). Both were females, and they got on wonderfully.
Once, when Boo had to have a foxtail removed from her nose (requiring an overnight stay at the vet), Bambi just moped. At this point, Peewee (our elderly Chihuahua-mix) had already been put to sleep. Bambi thought Boo wasn’t coming back.
Boo was still a bit groggy from the anesthetic when she came home. She just climbed up into her favorite chair and curled up. I could just imagine what the conversation between Boo and Bambi must have been like:
“WHERE have you been? I missed you!
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