I got a new bone yesterday;my favorite thing to chew.I was not the only one;Hayley got one too I started mine at once, you know;I am not a waiter.Hayley, though, stashed hers awayso she could chew it later. So now I’m mad; my bone is done,and Hayley started hers.She’s just happy chewingbut I’m feeling all… Continue reading

I’m an excellent matchWith my humans;I picked them carefully. I tell them whatThey should think and should doAnd they go along cheerfully. They often believeThat they have ideasWhich really they get from me, But that part’s a secretWhich we won’t tell.I’m glad that you agree. -Chocolate Continue reading

I am modest;self-effacingBut really, I’m the bestat chasing! Squirrels I amalways beating,until those trees(and climbing’s cheating). As for Hayley,I’m quicker, butshe’s sneakywith her shorty cuts. With humans,I win every timeWhen there’s a chasethe win is mine! -Chocolate Continue reading

I like humans pretty wellthey’re nicer than I used to think.Their hygiene though!They cannot tell,But some of those guys really stink. The worstest scents,which should be banned,they do on purposewith a can. -Chocolate Continue reading

If you have a humantake good care of him or herYou have to keep them nice and warmbecause they have no fur. We dogs must pay attentionor communications fail;I think it’s ’cause their ears are flat and they’ve no handy tail. But all the trouble’s worth itIf you keep one as a pet.I myself have… Continue reading

Hayley just eats when she’s hungry.She says that she’ll wait for a while.I’m always ready for a treat or a snackAnd either one makes me smile. When I was a pupThere were bad folks aroundAnd I learned right awayI should eat what I found But Hayley has nevermet anyone meanAnd she doesn’t believeWhen I say… Continue reading

Hayley and I,We like things to be fairLike the number of treatsAnd whose turn for the chair.  When our family brings usNew toys from the store We check to be sureThat neither gets more But one thing they miss, (Though it’s only their fate):Some toys smell okayWhile others smell great! So that is one spotOf an overlap,… Continue reading

I like my gamesto be the same.I always returnthe way I came. This frees my mindto contemplatephilosophiesin aggregate. Annoyance whenthings deviatecan turn my actionsreprobate. I do not meanto be the bearerof bad dogness;it’s just my terror coming outwhen things surprise —so in advance:I apologize. -Chocolate Continue reading

A stretch and a shakeis a move that I makefirst thing in the morningas soon as I wake. Then out for a runand some other quick fun,a drink and some breakfast —my day’s well begun. -Chocolate Continue reading

Scratching of earsis a very good practiceby humans who learn it —and also the fact isthat me and my dog palslove things that are smelly,and crunchies, and playtime, andrubs on our bellies.And another good thingthat we all think is funnyIs chasing a fluff-headedtrespassing bunny. -Chocolate Continue reading