In the USA, this month is Adopt-A-Shelter Dog. To commemorate this month I will write a few blogs on animals this week.
I think I have mentioned already that when I was a youngster, we always had a dog in our family. Although they were mongrels for most part, they all were loving pets, fearless watchdogs whose puppies were prized and sought after.
Fluff, for example, was like his name, with soft, long hair and a mean bite. His fur was a little bit like md present pet, Wheppie. Where we lived was on a hill and the yards there were not fenced; dogs were able to roam freely. But not Fluff! Since we didn't have a fence we kept him chained to a post. Woe betide if he got loose though. A loud cry of "Fluff's loose!" would send neighbors scrambling to reach their houses to barricade themselves in. Someone poisoned him, though.
Us children learned to take care these dogs from early.It was fun for us to do so. Feeding them in the evenings, and -oh boy!- helping my aunt Jan to bathe them. Of course, by the time we kids finished we would be wet throjugh and would have to bathe too.Taking care of animals are a good way for children to learn how to be kind and caring. When a child learns to be kind, caring and loving to animals, this lesson quickly passes on to being considerate to humans, especially the elderly and other children . God exhorts us to teach our children to obey his word. And taking care of a pet supply great object lessons for this.
"A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel." Proverbs 12:10. (KJV)
Proverbs 12:10
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