The House Did Not Fall On Toto

I get the notion that people look down upon cancer dogs. We feel sympathetic towards the animals, which we naturally should, but I believe that owning a dog with cancer should not be frowned upon. Think about if you were a cancer dog...would you like it if people always looked down at you with sad eyes and frowns? I think dogs have the kind of nature where their emotions are highly effected by the emotions of the people around them. If you were always looked down upon by sad faces, wouldn't that make you sad too? I'm not saying you should throw a party for your dog when it's diagnosed with cancer, but I ask that you don't think of the cancer as a curse or a burden. A dog who has cancer should be cherished. They are inspirations. Each cancer dog helps broaden the research for  treatments and cures for cancer. Each cancer dog is a guide for people with cancer. Each cancer dog has a story to spread hope and support to others. Each cancer dog was diagnosed with cancer for a reason. Sometimes it may be hard for the owners to understand that reason, but everyone should know it is not a bad reason at all. Instead of looking at cancer as a disease, as evil, or as a retched thing; view it as a lesson, as a guide, almost like a blessing. Cancer in humans has brought us farther in medical research and influenced greater technology, it has taught us the importance of living life to the fullest, it has turned us into fighters -never giver upers-, it has taught us the true meaning of hope. All of us animals lovers agree that animals are no different than humans. Cancer in dogs has brought us those same things. Is canine cancer really a curse on your dog, if something good is coming from it in the end?