Who's the Boss?

FEATURED in the WDC Newsletter For Authors: Observations From The Publishing Puppy, by fyn , November 20, 2013

Honorable Mention in The Pet News Contest by GeminiGem of House Lannister , November 7, 2016

I live in the Gulf Coast, Mississippi
I had to travel to Kentucky,
Instead of going to Missouri
To buy my Bichon Frise puppy

He’s soft, small and smart
And follows me everywhere,
He cried when I went to K-mart
So now I practically go, nowhere

He chases squirrels in the garden
And follows yellow butterflies,
I know I’ll never ever sadden
He’s funny, and barks at dragonflies

He likes to take his nap
While I am watching TV,
He is a real acrobat
He jumps high, you should see

I don’t know who is the boss
Me, Shane or my boyfriend,
When he hid my favorite lip-gloss
I didn’t care; he was a god-sent

I guess he has Iron Man teeth
He nibbled my bed, it’s made of steel,
He must have strong saw-teeth
He chews little branches, I swear, it's real

He is strong, and is now twelve pounds
He likes his routine and his yellow duck,
He knows all of the house sounds
Believe me, he’s no schmuck

My life has come to a radical change
Most things I don’t do now, not anymore,
I really don’t think this is weird or strange
When my little friend waits for me by the door.


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