{"id":2811,"date":"2014-08-26T20:41:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T20:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2014-08-26T20:41:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T20:41:11","slug":"in-honor-of-national-dog-day-tue-26th-aug-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2811","title":{"rendered":"In honor of National Dog Day (Tue 26th Aug, 2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For my special little Staffy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t know who wrote this poem but it is so sad&#8230;..<\/p>\n<h1>Just a Staffy Cross<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/2\/2f\/StaffBT.jpg\">http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/2\/2f\/StaffBT.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today is just another day \u2013 to me they\u2019re all the same&#8230;<br \/> I have the worst of genes you see, I bear the \u201cStaffy\u201d shame.<\/p>\n<p>The shame is in our numbers, there\u2019s thousands with no home.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands just like me you\u2019ll find, in kennels all alone.<br \/> My mum was \u201cjust a Staffy\u201d, my father \u2013 well who knows?<\/p>\n<p>Mum, too, became unwanted, as the last puppy goes.<\/p>\n<p>And then begins the process, of money-making deals<\/p>\n<p>A life of \u201cmoving on\u201d unfolds, who cares how the Staffy feels?<\/p>\n<p>If you have the cash to hand, the Staffy pup is yours<\/p>\n<p>But that pup is getting bigger now, just look at those big paws.<br \/> You brought me for your image, thought I\u2019d make you look more tough<\/p>\n<p>But you\u2019ll find my boisterous nature has already got too much.<\/p>\n<p>If you had thought to train me, with kindness and with praise<\/p>\n<p>You would have had a faithful friend to share your darkest days.<\/p>\n<p>I would lay down my life for you, but you simply cannot see<\/p>\n<p>You make sure you get your money back on what you paid for me.<br \/> And on it goes, until one day, I\u2019m no longer worth a dime<\/p>\n<p>The retail on an adult staff \u2013 not worth the waste of time.<\/p>\n<p>So what happens to a Staffy now? Do you really want to know?<\/p>\n<p>Do you care what will become of us, when we leave our final home?<br \/> Have you ever thought to wonder, \u201cWhere is that Staffy now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cStaffy\u201d has another name; he\u2019s become a \u201cstray\u201d somehow.<\/p>\n<p>Me, I was put into a car and driven far away<\/p>\n<p>The door held open, I jumped out, I thought to run and play.<\/p>\n<p>It was with joy and happy heart I turned to look for you<\/p>\n<p>You drove away with all my trust and a piece of my heart too.<br \/> I wondered round for many days before I was brought here.<\/p>\n<p>Now I wait with heavy heart, trepidation and with fear.<\/p>\n<p>Seven days is all I have you see, seven days for you to claim<\/p>\n<p>The little dog that you threw out, for which you have no shame.<br \/> This is my last goodbye now my seven days are up<\/p>\n<p>If only more thought had gone into the future of that pup<\/p>\n<p>As the needle empties to my veins I lay down with one last sigh<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sorry I was born a Staffy, because it means that I must die.<\/p>\n<p>No more lonely cold nights or hearing that I\u2019m bad<\/p>\n<p>No more growling belly from the meals I never had<\/p>\n<p>No more scorching sunshine with a water bowl thats dry<\/p>\n<p>No more complaining neighbours about the noise when I cry<\/p>\n<p>No more hearing \u2018shut up\u2019, \u2018get down\u2019 \u2018get out of here\u2019<\/p>\n<p>No more feeling disliked only peace is in the air<\/p>\n<p>Euthanasia is a blessing, though some still can\u2019t see<\/p>\n<p>Why I was ever born, if I weren\u2019t meant to be<\/p>\n<p>My last day of living was the best I ever had<\/p>\n<p>Someone held me very close, I could see she was so sad<\/p>\n<p>I kissed the lady\u2019s face and she hugged me as she cried<\/p>\n<p>I wagged my tail to thank her, then I closed my eyes and\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>died.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For my special little Staffy Don&#8217;t know who wrote this poem but it is so sad&#8230;.. 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