Most don't know, but I do not
plan what I will write about for this weekly blog, it's rarely planned. It comes to me in a thought, a motion of a
dog or a word. At the start of each new
week, I tell myself, "start today, and you won't be pressed for
time," but usually I write on Saturday night or Sunday morning before it's
posted at 8 am, but this past Wednesday, I saw a Facebook post, and it struck a
chord.
"There are many
different Dogs. Happy Dogs, Sad Dogs, Abandoned Dogs, Lost Dogs, Neglected
Dogs, Abused Dogs, Deaf Dogs, Three Legged Dogs and Blind Dogs that could no
longer be safely provided for by their Human. What do All these Dogs have in
common??? Greg Lane.
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| It takes a village |
Many years ago, a quote from
Africa emerged and said, "It takes a village to raise a
child." It's an African proverb
that means that an entire community of people must interact with children for
those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy
environment." It takes a loving, caring, and safe community to give
the skills that not one person or parents can do. Their wings need to strengthen and made
stronger to face the problems that will undoubtedly arise. It was never my job as a parent to be my
child's friend, it was to teach them to survive when I'm gone. More support and help is needed because it's a harsh world.
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| It takes a Village |
The post is so true, but I
want to expand just a little. Every dog
that was mentioned came through Clancy's Dream.
Yes, there are many different kinds of dogs, and they can take one form
or many. Whether everyone knows it or
not, "we, you and I" are the village and we become more powerful and
stronger each week with people wanting to become part of our village because
they have the same passion and love.
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| It takes a Village |
The post also said,
"First and Foremost: Dogs Live in The Moment. For the most part, except
for severe abuse, they forget the past and live in the here and now. When a dog comes to the farm or to a new
foster, they are usually shy for the first day, but by the third, they're
running with the pack, they have forgotten their past. "The Most Important: Dogs are
Resilient." I can attain to this
because if I packed the baggage around, that's in my mind, I would be in sad
shape. Every dog that came into Clancy's
Dream was broken in one way or many. No
matter the circumstances, they were abandoned, broke, abused, and/or neglected,
sometimes all. Every dog...
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| It takes a Village |
Several weeks ago, Clancy's
Dream took on nearly 20 dogs that needed a village. Neglected, matted, malnourished living a life
in a cage for breeding purposes to supplement retirement. The calls and postings were made, and more
than enough helped arrived quickly, but this is not the whole story. Many times the village came together to help
the "Happy, Sad Dogs, Abandoned Dogs, Lost Dogs, Neglected Dogs, Abused
Dogs, Deaf Dogs, Three Legged Dogs and Blind Dogs that could no longer be
safely provided for by their Human," and not they live in loving homes and
get everything they need and want.
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| It takes a village |
This last weekend a large
part of our transport mission was completed with the 20 dogs but only because
of our village. Our community has grown
from a village to a nation and even throughout the world. I discovered on our administration files on
Clancy's Facebook page, we are now global.
Clancy's Dream is seen in 51 countries, some I have never heard of. While we are usually limited with working in
states around our home state, our support, whether it's financial, verbal, the love and passion, is worldwide. Not
everyone can transport, foster, or donate, but knowing you are here to support,
says so much.
Just over 3 years
ago, when Clancy died, I knew that in only a few weeks his name would only be
whispered by very few people, little did I know how wrong I was... Ken
