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avebury

(10,951 posts)
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 10:38 PM Nov 2014

Incredible, Inspirational Dog

Dominick the Two-legged Dog

Dominick is a greyhound who only has two right legs, after a tragic accident. This loving and spirited dog gives hope that adversities in life can be overcome through determination and the willingness to adjust.

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Incredible, Inspirational Dog (Original Post) avebury Nov 2014 OP
Wow! Suich Nov 2014 #1
He doesn't even know he's missing 2 legs. Who's a good boy? Nt Fla Dem Nov 2014 #2
Pui Avanti! Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #3
Great poem. Thanks. panader0 Nov 2014 #5
k&r Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #4

Xipe Totec

(43,888 posts)
3. Pui Avanti!
Fri Nov 28, 2014, 04:21 PM
Nov 2014

Do not surrender even when defeated,
and do not be a slave even in bondage,
trembling with fear advance bravely,
and attack with fury, though badly wounded.

Be as stubborn as a rusting nail,
that refuses to yield though old and ruined,
and do not envy the peacock's plumage,
that hides in fear at the first noise.

Be as a god that never cries,
or as a devil that never prays,
or as the oak whose mighty canopy,
needs of water but does not beg it.

Even when it rolls to the dust,
let your head scowl and bite,
and scream for vengeance.

- Pedro Palacios Almafuerte
Argentinian poet 1854-1917

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