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Sponsor a Homeless Boston
Terrier
We realize that not everyone can foster a dog but would like
to help out some of our homeless friends. The average cost to shelter/feed these dogs runs about $40 per month.
You can help us with the expenses for these homeless pets by
making a contribution
Suggested sponsorship contributions are typically made monthly
or yearly:
Monthly: $20.00
Yearly: $100.00
Of course any contributions are welcome, as no amount is too
small to help our friends.
Should you choose to sponsor a Boston, your name will be included
on our Supporters web page. Of course, if you wish your contribution
to be made anonymously, we will happily do that for you.
Contributions can also be made in the form of a dedication
("in memory/honor of") and will be included on web page, if desired.
You may either email abtrfundraiser@yahoo.com, or just send your donation and the name of the pet that you want to sponsor to:
ABTR
PO Box 1286
Little Elm, TX 75068
Or to make a secure online contribution using Paypal:
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Tray's Poem
One by one, they pass by my cage,
Too old, too worn, too broken,
no way.
Way past her time, she can't run and play.
Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way.
A little
old woman, arthritic and sore.
It seems I am not wanted anymore.
I once had a home, I once had a bed,
A place that
was warm, and where I was fed.
Now my muzzle is grey, and my eyes slowly fail.
Who wants a dog so old and so frail?
My family decided I didn't belong,
I got in their way, my attitude was wrong.
Whatever excuse they made in their
head,
Can't justify how they left me for dead.
Now I sit in this cage, where day after day,
The younger dogs get
adopted away.
When I had almost come to the end of my rope,
You saw my face, and I finally had hope.
You saw thru
the grey, and the legs bent with age,
And felt I still had life beyond this cage.
You took me home, gave me food and
a bed,
And shared your own pillow with my poor tired head.
We snuggle and play, and you talk to me low,
You talk
to me dearly, you want me to know.
I may have lived most of my life with another,
But you outshine them with a love
so much stronger.
And I promise to return all the love I can give,
To you, my dear person, as long as I live.
I
may be with you for a week, or for years,
We will share many smiles, you will no doubt shed tears.
And when the time
comes that God deems I must leave,
I know you will cry and your heart, it will grieve.
And when I arrive at the Rainbow
Bridge, all brand new,
My thoughts and my heart will still be with you.
And I will brag to all who will hear,
Of
the person who made my last days so dear.
Leslie Whalen
February 2001
A Senior Dog's Wish
I'm waiting here in foster care
for you to come and see
The
one the others have passed by -
Please stop and look at me!
I'm not alone here in my quest
to find myself a place
Where
someone will have love for me
and softly stroke my face.
We're not so young in years they say,
although we're young
at heart
If you'll take a chance with us -
please know we'll do our part.
Our faces have a bit of white,
our legs a slower gait
Our
hearts so full of love to give -
but still we sit and wait.
A younger dog is what folks want,
one who romps and plays
They
won't take time to look at us -
just think we're old and gray.
Little do they know the things
we have to offer them
Manners
learned and quiet souls -
good dogs all we've been.
There are those here too
whose souls were damaged and in
pain
Before they came to this safe place
and learned to trust again.
When new folks come and look at them,
they seem withdrawn
and shy.
Time is all they need to learn
that new bonds they can tie.
Patience, love and gentle hands
is all they ask of you
In
exchange - their hearts they give you
in their lives so new.
We may not be the perfect dogs
in everybody's eye -
Too
big, too small, too brown,
too blue, too black, too old, too shy.
But, unless you sit and take the time
and see all that we
can be
You'll miss the best that is right here -
Please stop - HEY - Look at ME!
Ten Good Reasons to Adopt an "Older" Dog
1. Older dogs are more easily housetrained, if they aren't housetraiend
already.
2. Older dogs are not teething puppies, and won't chew your
shoes and furniture while growing up.
3. Older dogs can focus better because they're more mellow.
Therefore, they learn more quickly than puppies.
4. Older dogs have learned what "no" means.
5. Older dogs settle in more easily, because they've learned
what it takes to get along with others and become part of a pack.
6. Older dogs are good at giving love and are grateful for the
second chance they've been given.
7. What You See Is What You Get: Unlike puppies, older dogs
have grown into their shape and personality. Puppies can grow up to be quite different from what you imagined they'd become.
8. Older dogs are instant companions -- ready for hiking, car
trips, and other things you like to do.
9. Older dogs don't make the extra demands on your time that
puppies and young dogs do. Therefore, you have more time for yourself and a companion that only wants to be with
you.
10. Older dogs let you get a good night's sleep because they're
accustomed to human schedules and don't require nighttime feedings, comforting, or bathroom breaks.
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