CATS AND DOGS
Leo and Tom
My husband’s not that big on dogs,
He thinks they’re cute, but he’s not that fussed.
I’ve almost always had a dog,
The first was Shadow,
Then came Josh.
Shadow didn’t live that long,
He got run over, how I cried.
Josh came later, we had a house,
A brown Dalmatian, oh so randy!
He used to wander, quite the dandy.
Maverick, black Labrador,
A gentle giant,
Who loved my mother.
As a pup he loved to chew,
The kitchen cupboards, lots of shoes!
Barney was a dog I bought,
A Bearded Collie, brown and white.
I told my husband a big lie,
I’d get a female, small and smooth,
That didn’t shed in all the rooms!
I went to see those Bearded pups,
With my friend Ian who loved all dogs.
We came home with a hairy male,
My husband loved him just the same!
Barney was a sweetie pie,
He barked a lot, was very shy.
He loved to roll in smelly poos,
And smelt disgusting, I tell you!
He wasn’t keen on being washed,
And hated going in the bath.
Soon I found a little Simba,
A Lhassa Apso, my little recue.
His jaw was wonky, his back was bad,
He snapped at strangers out on walks!
He once fell through a frozen pond,
I jumped in after him fully dressed.
And pulled him out, an icy dog,
Hot water bottles warmed him up.
He never left my side from then,
His Wonderwoman - that was me!
My friend Zoe had a litter,
Of Yorkshire Terriers one sunny Easter.
We went over for afternoon tea,
Home we came with Tom, that’s three!
Tom was such a lovely dog,
He’d smile at us and said “Hello!”
When Barney died (he had a stroke),
We missed that lovely shaggy bloke.
Lovely Leo was the next,
Cavalier King Charles, simply the best.
A lazy cuddler, not too smart,
He died too soon and broke my heart.
I haven’t had another dog,
Badu moved in,
Our little cat.
She’s white and gorgeous, quite a character,
Touch her bum and she will bite ya!
She belonged to our next-door neighbour,
But my son Greg was more her flavour.
Now tell me all about your pets,
Cats, dogs, horses, birds or donkeys!
Leave a comment, make me happy!
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