If you have a human
take good care of him or her
You have to keep them nice and warm
because they have no fur.
We dogs must pay attention
or communications fail;
I think it’s ’cause their ears are flat
and they’ve no handy tail.
But all the trouble’s worth it
If you keep one as a pet.
I myself have several;
a matching human set!
-Chocolate
I’m Pete Harbeson, a writer (among other things) located near Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to writing my own content, I’ve learned to translate for my loquacious and opinionated pup Chocolate Bossypaws. No surprise, she mostly speaks in doggerel. You can find her contributions tagged with Chocolatiana.
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