My website has been designed to find my beloved dog who is an English Setter and his name is BEAU and bring him safely back home. Beau was stolen from our home on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia on 1 July 2003.
My website is also dedicated to the memory of my beloved English Setter JESSIE who died on
1 May 2005 without seeing her dear friend Beau again. Dogs have feelings and they grieve just the same as humans.
Please look closely at my website banner. BEAU has his paw up pleading with you to help him come back home !!!!
The Poems and Stories page shows the close connection between humans and dogs which has existed for A HUNDRED THOUSAND YEARS, and the inter-connectedness of all life.
The English Setter Breed page provides some information about these beautiful dogs.
The Pet Grief page talks about the feelings of humans and the feelings of dogs. I believe, as many other humans believe, that dogs have sophisticated emotions and intelligence. Dogs can feel grief, joy and anger just as deeply as humans can. They suffer stress just the same as humans do.
It is encouraging my website is reaching like-minded people in Australia and around the world who genuinely love animals and share my belief that the human species is not superior to all other life forms on Earth. Dogs have a great deal to teach us, if we will only stop being so arrogant and listen to them and respect them. This applies to all animals and the natural environment.
Diane Stein in her book 'Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats' believes "the sickness of the Earth is reflected in the dis-eases of people and animals, and animals in their oneness with the Earth are hurt sooner than humans and are more helpless."
In our society today there is a great deal of abuse in various forms at all levels towards animals, and there is increasing abuse towards children. The natural environment is also not spared. I believe this is caused by the increasing arrogance, selfishness and greed of humans.
There is a proven scientific link between what happens to animals and what happens to children in a society.
It is a national disgrace that absolutely nothing is being done to even discourage the stealing of dogs (all animals) and nothing is being done to stop irresponsible dog owners from keeping lost dogs they find without making any attempt to locate the legal owner of the dog (all animals). This also constitutes stealing.
One of the worst forms of animal cruelty and abuse is taking an innocent, defenceless dog away from his family when he is very happy in his home and very much loved and respected by his family. This dog will suffer and grieve forever unless he is reunited with his family, where he belongs.
Mahatma Ghandi believed that "the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated".
Humans forget the great contribution animals make to our lives when they say, "it's only a dog (all animals) ".
Feelings of unconditional love and grief are generally looked upon by humans as 'weaknesses' in our society today because humans have become so aggressive and so self-focussed.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in her book 'The Wheel of Life' believed "the sole purpose of life is to grow. The ultimate lesson is learning how to love and be loved unconditionally."
I believe if you cannot respect an animal or the natural environment in which you live, you cannot respect a human. We all live on this Earth together, whether we like it or not.
I feel the time has come for humans to give back unconditionally to the animals and the natural environment and stop taking for themselves.
A philosophy of the Cree Native American Indians is .. "Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only then will you realise that money cannot be eaten". It is a shame that so many people in society today have chosen to forget this truth.
'The Sacred Tree. Reflections on Native American Spirituality' produced collaboratively by Julie Bopp, Michael Bopp, Lee Brown and Phil Lane expressed this philosophy: The Hurt of One is the Hurt of All. The Honour of One is the Honour of All.
The Hurt of Beau is the Hurt of All. The Honour of Beau is the Honour of All.
Respect the Earth and Every-Being therein .. therein lies the Dog.
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