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  • Jake was a beautiful dog, born to a mother who was a prized champion.His father however, didn't have the blue blood like she did. It wasn't supposed to be that Jake wasborn of this union, but somehow, even with all precautions taken, it still happened. In...

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A Dog Named Jake

  • Jake was a beautiful dog, born to a mother who was
    a prized champion.His father however, didn't have the blue
    blood like she did. It wasn't supposed to be that Jake was
    born of this union, but somehow, even with all precautions
    taken, it still happened. In an unguarded moment, his mom
    slipped through the fence and volia, Jake was
    conceived.

    It caused great upset, for this to happen, but it wasn't
    easily undone, so Jake was born
     
    From the start, he was a georgeous pup, gaining the
    attention of anyone who came near. He soon came to
    realize that he was special. As he grew he continued to
    gain popularity, with the human population.

    His coat was solid white and very full. When it came
    time for the litter to be weaned, the owner decided to
    keep Jake, she hadn't planned to, because he wasn't full
    bloodied, like his mother, but he had such a winning way
    with people, that she just couldn't resist.

    He had her wrapped around his little finger, so to
    speak. What ever he wanted she got for him, special
    dog food to make his coat shine even more, tasty
    treats, and lots of attention. Jake ate it up.He knew
    he had become the center of her world.

    Untill the day came when the job she had asked
    her to move to a different area, one where she was
    not allowed to have dogs. So with a heavy heart, she
    took a picture of Jake and advertised it on the front
    page of the paper she was in charge of.

    The new owner recognized Jakes merits right
    away, and was very proud to own him. She soon ran
    into a problem, though, for it turned out that Jake
    liked human attention so much that he would do
    anything to stay beside a human.

    He had grown very large by this time, and
    exceedingly strong. He had learned that with
    practice he could run and lunge at his chain,
    until finally it would give into the pressure and
    break.

    His new owner allowed him to follow her around
    the farm, when he was loose. He never bothered any
    of the other animals. He would come up to them and
    get to know them, but not attempt to harm them in
    any way, except at times when certain other dogs
    were out that decidedly liked to chase the cats,
    and to be way too rough with other smaller dogs.

    He was reprimanded several times over this
    behavior, but he persisted, not being able to stay
    out of the chase, if another dog took off. This caused
    his owner great consternation, because she knew it
    was not right for the smaller animals to be treated this
    way, and since Jake would not listen, he had to be
    restrained in some way.

    The only option being to tie him with a chain. He
    was put in a very large pen, with lots of trees and running
    room, but soon found a way out of that, then he was put
    on several different chains, but managed to break every
    one of them. He would not be still or content anywhere
    unless he was loose and free to do as he pleased, including
    chasing other animals.

    He was observed lunging at his restraints, jumping
    high into the air, then falling back when he came to the end
    of his chain. He learned how to climb over the fence that
    was near him, back and forth until he had entangled his
    chain to the point he could not move, then he would bark
    until someone rescued him.

    He also learned how to climb one of the fruit trees
    near enough for him to reach it, causing his chain to get
    hopelessly entangled in the limbs, breaking off many,
    allowing them and the fruit to fall to the ground. He constantly fought his restraints, turning over his dog house numerous times, quickly wearing out the grass, anywhere he was tied, and barking until he was untangled.
    His owner loved him very much, and tolerated this
    behavior until she had exhaused all patience and every
    possible situation for him, except one.

    He was taken to the barn and put on a chain that
    was impossible to break, and tied near other dogs so
    that he wouldn't be lonely, and given an entire stall of
    his own, under a big tree for shade, the chain being long
    enough for him to get plenty of exercise, but this still
    did not suit the gentle giant.

    He continued his obstinate behavior, refusing to bow
    to authority, insisting on having his own way, until he
    finally found a way out of this new situation, or so
    he thought.

    The barn door was the only thing loose that he could
    get to, so he worked on it until he had it almost ready to
    fall from the hinges, and low and behold if he didn't devise
    one more trick, thinking it would bring him his much desired
    freedom, somehow he was able to climb over the top of a
    door that was about 6 foot tall, and jump to the other
    side, but he didn't count on one thing, the door was
    made of boards and between each of them was a crack
    just wide enough for his chain to fall into, and since it was
    unbreakable it did not move, when his owner found him, it
    was too late to help him anymore.

    So his short life ended before he was two, and all the
    adoration and attention that he had received had not saved
    him from himself.His strong determination to have his own
    way brought about his own demise.

    So the morale of this story is beauty and strong will , alone
    are not sufficient to live a good life, one must be willing to listen and obey, especially to those in charge of you.You can find ways to break the bonds that hold you, but it might not be the best thing for you. The freedom you so desire, just might be your undoing.

    To live together on this planet, there has to be order, and
    with order comes rules to live by, if we are willing to be obedient, we can find the freedom we so desire within the restraints, without having to fight every step of the way, and find out in the end that we can not win, for God created us to be obedient and trusting. In time he will do for us what we cannot do for ourselves, He knows what we need to be happy, and is willing to supply it, if we are willing to trust and wait, contentedly.

    When we take things into our own hands, sometimes the
    out come is far from what we expect and the price greater
    than we desire to pay.