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| My dogs Jake and Snowy |
It’s a Dog’s World
Sassy’s master tried to train her well:
Sit, Sassy!
Demanding that she sit and stay
Fetch, Sassy!
Tossing tennis balls for her retrieval
Heel, Sassy!
Teaching her to walk on his left side
And this is what he got:
Whoosh!
Sassy ran right past him
In pursuit of squirrel-teases
As fuzzy yellow balls rolled on by
Sniff! Sniff!
Sassy stopped every fifth step to do her business
Getting lost in the leash’s tangled mess
Wag! Wag!
Sassy greeted happy friends and visitors with jumps of joy
Wet kisses and a thump-thumping tail
I guess the saying’s true:
“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”
@laurie kolp
“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” was originally coined by E.C. Brewer in 1898.
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9 comments:
This rings true about a couple of my dogs, Laurie. Nice.
Pamela
Fun one. And yes, I grew up with dogs and this definitely rings a bell. :)
I'm a life long dog lover, so you had me with the photo (which I love) and your poem reminds me of so many four-legged friends. Thank you,
Elizabeth
Clever, Laurie. Most dogs have minds of their own! Point well made.
This is a terrific sensory poem. Read it. See it. Feel it!
Thanks... I love dogs!
Laurie, this is a fun read. My boys are fascinated with dogs; they want one so badly, so we watch them all the time. You capture their behavior so well - and their humans too.
Richard
I'm watching Dog Whisperer as I catch up on blogging! Perfect!
Yes, yes, we'll see you around!
Delightful capture of doggy fun!
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