Aw, Teri,

This is so special and sweet! We should all do as what you did, but 
most of us don't, myself included. <Frown>


LOVE YA KIDDO,

Reeva Parry.


At 09:27 AM 7/18/2007, Teri Van Pelt said:

>Walking a Dog for the Kingdom
>
>     When my dog Butterscotch was alive, we lived on  Linden 
> Avenue.  It was a quiet and pleasant street.  My neighbors were 
> very friendly. A fellow named Dave would pass about three times a 
> day, walking his dog, Four Star.
>Butterscotch and I got acquainted with him and Butterscotch and I 
>both loved for them to drop by on their way on their walks
>  When Butterscotch passe away, I remember Dave, stood out on the 
> side walk crying
>with me over her death.
>He knew what it would feel like to loose his dog
>  it meant a lot to me
>However, when i got my other dog, Max, in as much as Butterscotch 
>got a long with Dave's dog, Four Star, Max and her were not compatible!
>It got so bad that poor Dave had to start walking Four Star clear 
>over on the other side of the street.
>2 months had past and I hadn't seen Dave out walking. I thought I 'd 
>better check on him
>Sure enough, I found out that He passed away in his sleep back in May
>  Now, I have been so depressed lately
>However,  one day littleI decided to do something for someone 
>else.  I walked  right down to Dave's house and offered to walk his 
>dog for his bereaved wife
>She was thrilled!!!
>So, was Four Star; she hadn't been on a walk since Dave's death
>It was then I realized that perhaps in Heaven that Dave was walking 
>my Butterscotch and I was here on earth walking his dog. Needless to 
>say,  that realization  brought a tear to my eyes!