I’m a runner,I’m a jumper,I’m a wagger;tail thumper I like things to happen snappy.When they doI’m very happy. Only one thingbugs me: waiting.That’s the only thingI’m hating. Besides that stupid squirrel; I’ll catch him one of these days.  -Chocolate Continue reading

Naps are one of my favorite things;I take them whenever I canAnd that really means whenever I want‘cause I am a dog (not a man). A nice soft place is the first thing I needAnd quiet is good as well.I don’t mind at all if a pillow’s not cleanAnd I don’t care one bit how… Continue reading

I’m a morning dogand I get up at six.My humans do grumblebut I have my tricks. A pat on the earand a lick on the feetwhen they try to pretendthat they still are asleep. But it’s time to get up!Take me out; that’s my goal.And while I’m outside,Breakfast please! In my bowl! When I’ve run… Continue reading

I don’t want to saythat my humans are slow,but so many thingsthey just don’t seem to know. Things that are clearto my sister and meto the humans are just one big mystery. Could it be dueto their smallness of nose,or their miniature ears,Or no tails, do you ‘spose? -Chocolate Continue reading

There was stuff in my yardand I rolled in it good.A sniffer joke good for a laugh. But while I was yukkingit up with my palsI got captured and put in a bath. Everybody watch out because humans are denseYou can’t count on them havinga humorous sense!  -Chocolate Continue reading

Ever since I bought my humansI’m afraid that I’ve been gypped;their sniffers are defective and they cannot hear at all. They’re pretty good at tossingand their thumbs are pretty good,but their thinkers aren’t so thinkyand I worry that they’ll fall. But I guess I’d better keep ‘em‘cause you just can’t trade ‘em in,I’m pretty sure they… Continue reading

Squirrels annoy us,My sister and me. They trespass our yardand they play in our tree. But pretty soon squirrelswill pay for their crimes, ‘cause we’re practicing.Watch; we will learn how to climb. -Chocolate Continue reading

Humans are cutewhen they bow to our wishes, opening doorsand filling our dishes. But whenever they step beyondtreats, toys and food,Those tall dopes can put me right into a mood. I try to correct them,And lecture them, too,but they’re dense;my instructions don’t always get through. They yell No! and Stop!and among their bad habitsIs thinking they’ll stop… Continue reading

Chocolate is a young dog who always has plenty to say. After more than a year of intense study, I’ve learned how to translate much of what she passes along. To my surprise, she often speaks in rhyme, and usually has some trenchant observation to impart. On breakfast and playing chase in the back yard… Continue reading