My Dogs Live Here
My dogs live here, they’re here to stay.
you don’t like pets, be on your way.
they share my home, my food, my space
this is their home, this is their place.
You will find dog hair on the floor,
they will alert you’re at the door.
they may request a little pat,
a simple “no” will settle that.
It gripes me when I hear you say
“just how is it you live this way?
they smell, they shed, they’re in the way..”
WHO ASKED YOU? is all I can say..
They love me more than anyone,
my voice is like the rising sun,
they merely have to hear me say
“C’mon girls, time to go and play”
then tails wag and faces grin,
they bounce and hop and make a din.
They never say “no time for you”,
they’re always there, to GO and DO.
and if I’m sad? They’re by my side
and if I’m mad? they circle wide
and if I laugh, they laugh with me
they understand, they always see.
so once again, I say to you
come visit me, but know this too..
My dogs live here, they’re here to stay.
you don’t like pets, be on your way.
they share my home, my food, my space
this is their home, this is their place..
A poem found on facebook
A poem by Christine Smylie on the 8th of August 2011
A ROCKY ROAD (an ode to Bill and Ben)
No words or card can fully express -
My huge debt of gratefulness.
I had not owned him very long -
My rescue dog, so BIG, so STRONG!
I did not know him well enough -
With dogs would he be nice or rough?
Would he get bitten? Or would HE bite?
Would he start a deadly fight?
It wasn't hard to guess – to KNOW....
That I was scared to let him go!
Of this big dog I was already fond -
Then the training day helped us bond.
But the biggest step was the walk on the beach
With twenty dogs within his reach!
My stress levels were high as a kite!
I felt sure there would be a fight!
But off he ran – soon one of the pack;
Chasing about – even coming back!
Running in the water, rolling in the sand -
Watching Rocky play, made my heart expand!
My stress flowed out with the tide -
Replaced instead with a glow of pride!
I'd still not known him very long,
My rescue dog, so BIG, so STRONG,
But through two guys named Bill and Ben,
Dog-loving and charismatic men -
I've learned a lesson that is a must -
I have learned – how to TRUST.
Christine Smylie
