You'll Appreciate Reading "A Dog's Last Will And Testament" As It Is A Painful Yet Truthful Message From Dogs To Humans
In today's article, we would love to share a poem with you all called "A Dog's Last Will and Testament." This poem, which is by an unidentified author, has become famous and is best known as the "Testament of a Dog" or the "Poem of a Dog" because of the pain it expresses and the profound truths it portrays.
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When we stumbled upon the poem, we felt the urge to share it with all of you, as it is captivating and mind-blowing. We sincerely hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
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So here it goes:
1) The material belongings that belong to me are very few, but I leave them all to you.
2) Among my belongings, you will find a somewhat messy dog bed, a water container that unfortunately has one of its edges broken, and a necklace that I have nibbled at one of its ends.
3) I also leave you half of one of my favorite rubber balls, a broken doll that is probably hidden under the fridge. Behind the kitchen, you will also find a rubber mouse—yes, that toy that I loved to hide and play with. Finally, in the pots and under my house, you will find buried bones; those are also for you.
4) In addition to all my material belongings, I leave you something that is much more important to me: my memories, and I assure you that there are many.
The Last Will Of A Dog
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5) Some of my most important memories I leave for you to appreciate. For example, I leave you with the memory of two loving and big brown eyes, a pointed and short tail, a wet snout, and, above all, I leave you with the memory of some barking and crying that came from behind the door.
6) I also want to leave a stain on your favorite carpet in the living room; it’s right next to the window, and I did it when, on winter afternoons, I decided to appropriate that place as if it belonged to me, and I stayed coiled for hours sunbathing.
7) I’ll leave you a pretty shabby scarf; it’s in front of your favorite chair. That handkerchief that you never got to mend with the right kind of wool always ended up chewed by the time I was 5 months old. Remember that?
8) I leave you, just for you and for no one else, that special noise I made when I ran out and played with the leaves on the trees during autumn when we liked to go for walks in the woods.
A dog's love
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9) Only for you, I leave you the memory of those very special moments we shared in the mornings when the two of us went out along the banks of a river, and you dedicated yourself to giving me vanilla cookies—my favorites.
10) I leave you, as part of my will, my sympathy, my love, my support when things were not going well at all, my devotion to you, the adorable barking when you used your angry voice, and above all, my regret when you argued with me.
11) I know that I have never been to church, that I have never listened to any sermon; nevertheless, despite the fact that I have never said a word in my life, I have wanted to show you all my understanding, my love, and my patience.
12) Finally, I leave you with the certainty that your life has been much happier and more joyful because I was part of it.
A lovely moment
If I had the opportunity to do the same as you, human, I would help my fellow strays who are cold and hungry every night. I would give them a home like the one I had—a home where I was happy. I would give them my bed, my plate, my favorite toys, and even my pillows.
I would leave your loving hand so that they could feel for the first time what it is to be treated with tenderness. I would give them that tender and sweet voice that over and over again repeated my name with love. To my frightened and sad companion who lives in shelters, as I did in the past, I would leave a great place in the heart of a human being—a heart that has never known limits to love in life.
Always looking after us...
For this human reason, when it is my time to leave, never think of saying, “I am not going to have another dog because I am too sad about the departure of my friend and faithful companion.” Do not think about that. Instead, give the opportunity to another four-legged friend of mine who has been abandoned and who needs the love that you provide. That animal that doesn’t know what joy, happiness, or hope is… That’s the partner you have to offer MY place to.
All this is the only thing I can leave him: the love and affection that you once gave me and that he now needs.
This is my testament, this is my inheritance, and this is my last will.
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