<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>“Always Love Your Pet, No Matter How Old They Get” </b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">by Lesley M. Patterson<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Pets are people, too, just like me and you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They need food in their tummies and lots of beefy yummies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They are little, but their hearts are BIG.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They like to go outside, get fresh air, and dig.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">From big to small, they give their all,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And you can play with them with a toy or with a ball.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To the special bond between human and pet,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">always by your side, forever, I'll bet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Your faithful pet depends on you<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and all the special things for them that you do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Pets help teach us nature's true compassion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They do not withhold love, nor with it do they ration.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And with our pets, I have no doubt,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">that we are lucky not to have to live without.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A furry friend that's always happy to see you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">from life's ups and downs and all that people do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It's quite a sight for sore eyes to behold,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">because that bond is as special as gold.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Always show them love and good measure,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and reap each day a true friend to treasure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Children, remember to be good to your pet<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Be loving to them, no matter how old they get.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Never abandon them or leave them out in the cold or heat,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and you'll have a pet that's super neat!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Always treat them with kindness and love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">for they are truly a gift from above!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Be understanding and patient with them, because they will be for you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And never, ever forget this, my friend, for pets are people, too.</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div>——————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>