For those of you who never read it (lab, children, best)
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This is what introduced me to Marley some years ago... before the book and the movie.
Dawn, tissues.
Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal – Marley (http://texaninthephilippines.com/2011/06/17/saying-farewell-to-a-faithful-pal-marleys-eulogy/ - broken link)
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You know me so well, Jack.
The way that man writes about his dog is so beautiful.
This stuck with me:
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He taught me to appreciate the simple things — a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight.
It's so true. There have been many times that, on the evening news, I hear about snow coming. My shoulders drop in defeat. "Again? I'm just so sick of the snow." Then, in the morning, the ground is covered in that disgusting white stuff. "I thought they'd be wrong; that it wouldn't snow." And those are the only mornings that, when I open the door for Artie to go out, he doesn't zoom out the second the door is opened. When I open the door for him on those mornings, and he sees the snow, he stops short every time. "Whoa! Look at that! AWESOME!!!! I think she did that just for me!" And then he runs, full force, out into it. Digs his nose into a fresh pile of snow. Rolls in it. Jumps and frolics. And comes back to me, covered in snow, with the biggest grin on his face as if to say "Thanks for that!" And then I'm actually HAPPY that it snowed... that I made it snow for him.
I especially like his matter of fact attitude about the dog's death. No drama or histrionics, just heartfelt appreciation for a damn fine dog that's reached the end of his life. Chapter closed, time to move on.
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I especially like his matter of fact attitude about the dog's death. No drama or histrionics, just heartfelt appreciation for a damn fine dog that's reached the end of his life. Chapter closed, time to move on.
Exactly the way that I'll be when it's Artie's time. (That emoticon, for those who don't realize, means that the statement before it was a complete lie.)
Never saw the movie but read the book. Yep, kleenex time. What made it more poignant for me was at that time, i had just put my heart dog to sleep about a year before. He was my best friend. And also at that time, i had an elderly dog whose time was growing short. Such a sad ending, as it always is when you lose a dog, but a wonderful book.
I read the book, cried like I had never cried before and then had a nice email exchange with the author. But I could never shake the fact that when Marley was old and possibly near death, the family went to Disney World anyway. He caught a lot of flak for that, and I think it was deserved.
So, FYI, here's a great movie website that tells you if the dog dies or not. Believe it or not, I have consulted this when we're picking movies to watch at home.
Personally, I can't watch a movie where animals or children die.
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(That emoticon, for those who don't realize, means that the statement before it was a complete lie.)
