to each and all of our extended rescue family. Thank you for your contributions to our message board and the invaluable assistance you have given in so many different ways.

Here in this house......

I will never know the loneliness I hear in the barks of the other dogs
'out there'.
I can sleep soundly, assured that when I wake my world will not have
changed.
I will never know hunger, or the fear of not knowing if I'll eat.
I will not shiver in the cold, or grow weary from the heat.
I will feel the sun's heat, and the rain's coolness,
and be allowed to smell all that can reach my nose.
My fur will shine, and never be dirty or matted.

Here in this house...
There will be an effort to communicate with me on my level.
I will be talked to and, eve n if I don't understand,
I can enjoy the warmth of the words.
I will be given a name so that I may know who I am among many.
My name will be used in joy, and I will love the sound of it!

Here in this house...
I will never be a substitute for anything I am not.
I will never be used to improve peoples' images of themselves.
I will be loved because I am who I am, not someone's idea of who I
should be.
I will never suffer for someone's anger, impatience, or stupidity.
I will be taught all the things I need to know to be loved by all.
If I do not learn my lessons well, they will look to my teacher for blame.

Here in this house...
I can trust arms that hold, hands that touch...
knowing that, no matter what they do, they do it for the good of me.
If I am ill, I will be doctored.
If scared, I will be calmed.
If sad, I will be cheered.
No matter what I look like, I will be considered beautiful and
thought to be of value.
I will never be cast out because I am too old, too ill, too unruly,
or not cute enough.
My life is a responsibility, and not an afterthought.
I will learn that humans can almost, sometimes, be as kind and as
fair as dogs.

Here in this house...
I will belong.
I will be home.

(author unknown)

I think that most of us have something to thank you for Denise, our furbabies who are all celebrating Christmas with us,thanks to your dedication to the GSD breed.

Kate and the gang

indeed, thanks to you Denise. Your genuine love and care for these animals have helped shape my character - I'd like to believe your influence has taught me more respect for animals.

Merry Christmas to all the furries out their enjoying their christmas with their forever families. Think the dogs got s many pressies as the humans round here....no bike tires though Sean. They have better taste

I have got Kahn his very own tyre. All Sean needs to do is come by and see me when he is in Auckland.

Is it a tractor tyre

Just about