[Dailydrool] HERE IN THIS HOUSE

[Alice Heidbreder]

This seems to fit for a pet that has been adopted. Not sure where I got this from but is fitting either way.
 
Enjoy
 
Drool to all who need.
 
Alice, hand maiden to princess Maxine
 
Here In This House:

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, even 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 known 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.

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