It's March 18th and in the last half a year many of challenges have taken place for myself, my son, and Lars. There are some that might not have the compassion I have for my dog, but the beauty is he is much more than a dog to me. He is one of my heroes. My son I am sure does not mind having a birthday so close to him, and they are best of friends.
I had a friend that so unselfishly a number of years ago told me we were going for a ride, and I better plan on the day. She had mentioned that we were going up past the Omro Wisconsin area. My first question was "You mean that you are finally going to go sky diving with me?" She said no, and was fast to remind me that in her mind only two things fell from the sky; bird crap and idiots. Much to my expectation we came to a breeder that raised champion German shepherds. She said "I know how much you loved Brutus your last dog and now I want you to pick a new guy." The world is full of very kind people. Lars had a dad that was a Canadian champion and the female was a champion vitreous in the United States.
I wanted to do something really good with Lars, and because of some of my virtues in the past we decided we would train hard and join a search and rescue team. Never under estimate the good that an animal like Lars can bring; to people that needed to be found, and those that found themselves by being with him.
Lars has a tag that is on his collar and it simply says "I AM A SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG MY NAME IS LARS" People asks why I admire that tag so much. That's easy; he earned it, and I am proud of him. He can climb step ladders, walk beams, go through the worst conditions, and actually enjoyed all the FEMA training. I am proud of my friend for all he has done for me, and I firmly believe without his love and affection I would not be writing this today. I don't need to write about all that, but it is amazing the strength I gathered from him when I could not grab it from anywhere else. He is also a therapy dog. The feeling I get from him walking into a hospital, home, or visiting a veteran can never be explained. A tear would show it. For example we could walk down a corridor and walk into a room and I would ask a woman "My name is Tom and this is my friend Lars. We are visiting andI wonder if you would like some company for awhile. From there Lars would sit right next to the person and as I walked a way for a bit to give the time alone. I could hear comments like "You are such a nice boy, I wish you could stay with me here" or "I had a friend like you when I grew up." The Vets were a blast because i would tell myself I would give it two hours today and it always was darl when I walked out. The minute they saw him comments would yell out like "There's my buddy Lars!, come here guy." How do you take a way that time from someone. I would have slept on the floor if it meant more time for them.
So Lars, as you were a little puppy listening to those Metallica CD's and I named you after Lars Ulrich little did I know that I could not feel comfortable in a picture these days without you. I can never thank you enough, and you have changed my whole perspective and outlook on life, and how special and wonderful it is.
Lars, you are a good boy!
See you at closing!
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