Thankful... I am!

Partially written by Champ on November 23, 2006...
Today is Thanksgiving and I have a lot to be thankful for... sometimes we need to take a step back and look at all the things we have in our lives to be grateful for...
Here is my list of things I am thankful for:
Food, well, that goes without saying, but there are other things I have put on my list as well so as not to look like such a big food-monger.
I am thankful for my home. Everyone deserves a home, and yet there are people and animals that don't have one.
I am thankful to all the folks who took the time and trouble to feed and care for me before I had a forever home of my own.
I am thankful for the folks that cared enough about me to get me off the highways of Mississippi and into the loving arms of MS Great Pyrenees Rescue and my foster Mom.
I am thankful that I have a job that allows me to help others by being a Therapy Dog. I can give back some of what has been given to me... yes... "paws it forward" or something like that...
I am thankful for long walks in the woods where I can smell the "call of the wild" even if I cannot join in. I am thankful for my neighbor, Anton, who asks every morning to hold my leash and then lets me go wherever I like. This is a good thing.
I am thankful for the full moon, and for the coyotes, vultures, and airplanes that fly over the house and give me the opportunity to bark wildly, as barking keeps them in line... well, except for the airplanes!
So on this day of giving thanks, I have a great deal to be thankful for But I am MOST thankful that I am not.... a TURKEY!!!
Please take a moment to stop and give thanks! And to each and every one... have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Oops, I almost forgot... if you are tired of eating leftovers after the Thanksgiving holiday, (or even if you aren’t), many area restaurants will be donating a percentage of their income on Tuesday, Nov. 27 (or Wednesday, the 28th if they are not open on Tuesdays) to the Foothills Humane Society. A list of participating restaurants will be published in the Tryon Daily Bulletin, so please plan to take your friends and family out to eat on one of those days. We really appreciate these kind restaurant owners, and you can get a great meal and help Foothills at the same time! (I have heard that some of the waitstaff are planning to donate a percentage of their tips -- they ROCK!) I must say that I wish I could find a restaurant that would let me participate. Yum.
Woof!
— Champ