Mona's Dreams
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I try never to interrupt Dog Dreams – there is something Holy about them. Although, their dreams interrupt my sleep fairly regularly, especially if there is running and barking involved ... which never seems to wake them up!
It's always fascinating to lie there, imagining what a particular dog might be imagining in his or her sleep.
Speaking of which, are boy dog dreams different from girl dog dreams?
Do Dogs ever dream of falling? Or, of going to school without their clothes on? Or, of being able neither to run nor walk, move nor speak, nor complete all of the tasks necessary to get out of a dream?
So, into the mist of mystery regarding the nocturnal reveries and phantasms of Canis lupus familiaris we shall go, with the help of one Greyhound mix named "Mona", a real dog, now departed but not forgotten, who is now doing her thing in Dog Heaven¹, where every Dog's dreams come true; and, with a bit of human imagination.
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison [our personal spheres] by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. ~ Albert Einstein
¹ "Dog Heaven"; Cynthia Rylant; Blue Sky Press; 1995
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About the Book
God makes dogs to come in all shapes, sizes, and, ages; and He does the same with dog-lovers. This book is for all of them - the dogs, the people, and, especially, for God.
About the Author
Since 1999, the author has had a houseful of critters, mostly dogs, and mostly adopted rescues, hence his self-proclaimed title as “The Dogfather.” Presently, he has 13 dogs and 2 cats in the house, not to mention 4 horses in the yard, as well as a scurry of squirrels, a leash of foxes, a murder of crows along with plenty of other free-range feathered friends, the occasional racoon, and even twin fawns, all of whom like to eat.
This all came about when he married his second wife, who was the director of The Animal Protection League, a no-kill dog and cat shelter out in the countryside near Columbia, South Carolina. He adopted her two young daughters, and their dogs (oh, and a monk parrot) they had all adopted. So, they blended with him and his two dogs, which got the count up to 5 household dogs.
He really has no idea how things got this crazy, but has no regrets, except that dogs do not live as long as people do, so there have been many heartbreaks over the years, as dogs left this world for the next. Dog Heaven must be a very happy place!