I often get excited
when I’m out to walk and trot
and I meet a stranger dog
whose acquaintance I’ve not got.
If they are still a puppy
then we both will want to play;
older dogs are boring
’cause they listen to the “stay.”
I know what I’m supposed to do,
I just don’t always do it.
I might get scolded after,
But I just say “yeah, I knew it.”
-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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