Mountain Views News          Saturday, November 28, 2015

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JUST FOR BEST FRIENDS

Mountain Views-News Saturday, November 28, 2015 

 
HAVE A GRATEFUL DAY

LOOKING FOR A BEST FRIEND?

Happy Tails

by Chris Leclerc

To share the holidays with? 
Dorothy is a blue and white, 
six-year old Staffy mix with the 
heart and soul of a guardian 
angel! Dorothy was found 
homeless wandering the streets 
of Rosemead with a little friend 
by her side. With nothing but 
love to give; sweet Dorothy 
became the best friend and 
protector of a little Chihuahua, 
now named Toto. The two girls 
make quite the pair and would 
love to stay together, if possible, 
but they are enjoying making 
new friends on their own. 

 

 Though weighing about 51 
pounds, Dorothy still makes 
every effort to fit into one’s lap 
for some gentle pets… until she happily falls 
asleep within minutes. She truly enjoys spending 
time with people, be it indoors or out, and is 
happiest during her walks in the park. Although 
Dorothy enjoys and looks forward to her walks, 
she does not need long strenuous walks. Life on 
the streets was rough without a family to care for 
her and has taken a toll on Dorothy’s knees but 
it’s nothing that can’t be fixed with medical care 
and well deserved TLC. 

 With such a loving and protective nature, 
Dorothy would make a great and loyal best friend 
to anyone willing to give her the forever home she 
so rightfully deserves!

 She currently resides at the San Gabriel Valley 
Humane Society located at 851 E. Grand Avenue 
in San Gabriel. We are located off San Gabriel 
Blvd., north of Mission and south of Las Tunas. 
To arrange a ‘Meet and Greet’ with Dorothy, 
and perhaps Toto, please stop by any time from 
10:30am to 4:30pm Tuesday thru Sunday. Her 
adoption fee is $145 and includes spay surgery, 
vaccinations, microchip and a free wellness exam at 
a participating veterinarian. Under the shelter’s 
‘Adopt A Buddy’ program, a second dog adopted is 
$39. Feel free to call us at (626) 286-1159 for more 
information on Dorothy. If you are interested in 
meeting Dorothy or any of the other wonderful pets 
at the shelter, visit the San Gabriel Valley Humane 
Society at 851 E. Grand Ave., San Gabriel, Calif., 
91776. See our website at www.sgvhumane.org for 
information and photos of all our wonderful pets. 

 

 2016 calendars are available at the shelter for 
a $10 donation. The photos were selected among 
hundreds submitted by shelter supporters. They 
make great holiday gifts for the animal lovers 
on your list! If you would like to order a 2016 
calendar on line, you can stop by the shelter or do 
so through Paypal. Go to the shelter website at 
sgvhumane.org for more information. 


Last week, during a walk with “Brown”, one of 
my favorite four-legged friends, we both seemed 
unusually aware of how blessed we are to be alive, 
just walking together and enjoying the weather. 
Along the way we came across an unexpected, 
subtle yet powerful Sierra Madre treasure.

 This treasure could have easily gone unnoticed, 
but somehow that day it caught my eye and it had 
such a positive impact on me that I decided to 
share it with my readers. Many thanks to the kind 
neighbor who lives on Fairview Ave. for placing 
this lovely treasure in the plastic letter dispenser 
you put in your front yard, for passers-by such as 
Brown and I to enjoy!

GRATITUDE:

 You think this is just another day in your life. It’s 
not just another day. It’s the one day that is given 
to you - today. It’s given to you. It’s a gift. It’s the 
only gift that you have right now. And the only 
appropriate response is gratefulness.

 If you do nothing else but to cultivate that 
response to the great gift that this unique day is, 
if you learn to respond as if it were the first day of 
your life, and the very last day, then you will have 
spent this day very well.

 Begin by opening your eyes and be surprised 
that you have eyes you can open. That incredible 
array of colors that is constantly offered to us for 
pure enjoyment.

 Look at the sky. We so rarely look at the sky. We 
so rarely note how different it is from moment to 
moment, with clouds coming and going. We just 
think of the weather, and even of the 
weather we don’t think of the many 
nuances of weather. We just think of 
good weather and bad weather. This 
day right now has unique weather, 
maybe a kind of weather that will 
never exactly be the same that is 
right now. The formation of clouds 
in the sky will never be the same that 
is right now. Open your eyes. Look at 
that.

 Look at the faces of people that you 
meet. Each one has an incredible 
story behind their face. A story 
that you could never fully fathom. 
Not only their own story, but the story of their 
ancestors. We all go back so far. And in the present 
moment on this day, all the people you meet, all 
that life from generations and from so many places 
all over the world, flows together and meets you 
here like a life-giving water if you only open your 
heart and drink.

Open your heart to the incredible gifts that 
civilization gives to us. You flip a switch and there 
is electric light. You turn on a faucet and there is 
warm water and cold water and drinkable water. 
It is a gift that millions in the world will never 
experience.

 So these are just a few of an enormous number 
of gifts to which you can open your heart. And so 
I wish for you that you would open your heart to 
all these blessings and let them flow through you. 
That everyone whom you will meet on this day 
will be blessed by you; Just by your eyes, by your 
smile, by your touch - just by your presence. Let 
the gratefulness overflow into blessing all around 
you, and then it will really be a good day.

Source: A film by Louie Schwartzberg, narration 
by Brother David Steindl-Rast, www.MovingArt.
TV


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