A Dog’s Bill of Rights

• I have the right to give and receive unconditional love.
• I have the right to a life that is beyond mere survival.
• I have the right to be trained so that I do not become the prisoner of my misbehavior.
• I have the right to adequate food and medical care.
• I have the right to fresh air and green grass.
• I have the right to socialize with people and dogs outside my own family.
• I have the right to special time with my people.
• I have the right to be bred responsibly if at all.
• I have the right to be foolish and silly, and to make myperson laugh.
• I have the right to earn my person’s trust and to be trusted in return.
• I have the right to be forgiven.
• I have the right to die with dignity.
• I have the right to be remembered well.

A Dog’s Bill of Rights