A Great Dog Story

[JohnsBromeliads]

Anyone who has pets will really like this story about "Lucky"


>>Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named Lucky. Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit, they would warn their friends not to leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy.
Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing. Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the basement, and there the treasures would be, amid all of Lucky's favorite toys. Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very particular that his toys stay in his box.

It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told her she was going to die from this disease... in fact, she was sure it was fatal.
She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her shoulders. The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with Lucky.
A thought struck her...what would happen to Lucky? Although the three-year-old dog liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through. If I die, Lucky will be abandoned Mary thought. He won't understand that I didn't want to leave him. The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.

The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had anticipated and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening walks faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining miserably.

Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the stairs to her bedroom. Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap.
Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come to her when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.
When Mary woke, for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong. She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned!
While she slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing his beloved mistress all his favorite things in life. He had covered her with his love.
Mary forgot about dying. Instead, she and Lucky began living again, walking futher and further together every day.

It's been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free.
Lucky? He still steals treasures and stashes them in his toy box, but Mary remains his greatest treasure.......

Rember...live every day to the fullest...
Each minute is a blessing...
And never forget... the people who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards.
They are the ones that care for us.

[Mandy]

What a great story, brought tears to my eyes.

[bhscarlett]

they live on a much deeper level, than we do and they can literally feel peoples emotions,, many such studies are done on parrots, horses, dogs, and im sure tons more creatures we live with in our world,, thanks for sharing,, Blessings, Beth thank you for sharing this tail,, tale ..

[Mandy]

Beth I think they live on a deeper level than people give them credit for and I also believe they understand things more than we realize. They are precious gifts.

[angmf2233]

Very good ending. just loved this story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!