Missy - My therapy German Shephard..

Missy - My therapy German Shephard..
  My Five year old German Shephard is my therapy dog. What do I mean? Well first off shes a rescue dog, a dog that was abandoned , abused by the previous owner. She also was a stray with battle scars on her face. She was very weak and skinny when we first got her some 18 months ago. But since then we MY boys nursed her back to health and now shes very strong and alert. I mean One night some kids , teenagers were banging on my door very aggressively , she woke me up as she barked very loud , if you know German Shephards they're bark is loud and  angry.. Well I got up grabbed my shot gun,  I mean I wasn't sure what was going on but I went to my door where once again this teenager banged aggressively on my door. I looked out the window I saw a car with teenagers in them. I wasn't about to open my door if they were planning a attack..I know sounds paranoid , but too many stories of break ins,, and home invasions,, so I just watched .. they eventually left.. But that was really creepy,, Thank God for my dog warning me and Thank God I didn't have to use deadly force , because if I do decide to shoot someone is going to be deadly force. If I feel threatened by someone entering my home wit weapons in hand. watch out I will shoot to kill . Ok.. I know that sounds barbaric, but I'm not jeopardizing my family to taking any chances on some drugged out kids or young adults looking for money or what not/ 
  ok.. Back to my dog.. I enjoy walking her because its exercise for the both of us. Being older I don't do much running anymore.. I do alot of walking .. with mu dog and doing bag work and lightweight lifting.  But I also like stretching.. Being older being nimble is so important, our muscles need it. But back to my dog.. when we walk I think about life , about whats been going on at work.. It helps me relax and unwind.. especially the weather is SOCAL is so nice now.. But its also therapy for the many years I went through.. The stress of being alone , the stress of being away from family and friends.. The stress of war , the stress of conflicts.. the stress of long watches , the stress of seeing death or picking up pilots who crashed in the oceans, Its not a nice sight to see anyone from all branches of services be brought on board and stored in our freezers for the next port.. Let me tell you this,, the smell of death or dead corpses is a smell I wish I could forget , and its stressful to think I seen so many burials at sea and seen and attended so many funerals of shipmates ,, it not cool at all, But its what the military life is and to be honest its not for everyone.. Sometimes I wonder if it was really meant for me. I mean I;m a emotional , sensitive proudful person that knows how to fight.. Some might say that's a deadly combination.. Perhaps, But I feel my passion for US navy ..and for The country I defended and served is like no other. We vets or retirees, we fought , we killed , we saw others fight and die for the flag,, that to us the flag is more than a symbol of  THE USA,, it represents everyone who fought and died for this country , military and or civilians. recall 9/11 that changed everything for everyone and the Flag we draped on coffins , the flag we wave to others and flown on ships and bases and our personal homes or trucks and cars .. displayed the Spirit of True Americans.. that's why idiots that burn the flag or refuse to stand in honor of it. Can burn in hell I have no need or respect for you,Ok.. Freedom of speech ,, so be it.. But I don't care for you either. America needs people that respect the flag and those who fought for our freedoms.. But that's another blog.. Tonight. Its about taking a walk with my faithful dog,, and helping me calm down each day and night and helping deal with the many years of service i had and the stressors I had to deal with.. I know people don't understand retirees, we are proud stubbborn , hard headed,, folks that are dead set in our ways and perhaps to prideful to back down. But its the way we are wired.. We just have a different code . we live by , HONOR , COURAGE AND COMMITMENT , UNIT , DIVISION , GOD , COUNTRY.. its a tough one to live by and if you never served you don't understand..  But anyways,, I'm happy I have a dog that heps me deal with stress I incurred during my 20 + years of service to this country. Sometimes I wonder why the hell I did it. But deep down inside.. I'm glad I did , because the 5 years I have been out of the military,, I 'm still trying to find peace and solace at my job site which I'm striving to do.. Well Have a great day and Thanks for reading my blogs.. 
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