I am modest;
self-effacing
But really, I’m the best
at chasing!
Squirrels I am
always beating,
until those trees
(and climbing’s cheating).
As for Hayley,
I’m quicker, but
she’s sneaky
with her shorty cuts.
With humans,
I win every time
When there’s a chase
the win is mine!
-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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