Cause to Paws

We once had a dog named Duke; he was a Shar Pei.

He had a tendency to disobey.

Duke was almost too smart

He loved being with us and not apart.

He wore a sweater in the winter cold

And boots on his tender paws were bold.

He loved ice cream, puppy kindergarten and going for a walk.

He didn’t like cats and would whimper, yank on his leash and gawk.

When he heard the mailman, he would grab the mail as it came through the slot in the door

Just minutes before he would have been laying on his side in a deep snore.

We called him Houdini as a nickname

Because he could sneak out of any fence, yard and any obstacle he overcame.

Many days we would come home from work to see him lounging by our front door.

He was exhausted from running around the neighborhood, he had been on a mission to explore.

One day we had an intervention

We left the house and returned home shortly, to catch him in the act of intention.

When he got old and couldn’t run alongside our bikes

He rode in a kiddie carrier attached to Tim’s bike, which he did like.

We loved our best friend

And hope to one day get a new dog, is what we intend.

We went to a movie last night

Someone had left their dog in the car, which wasn’t right.

The temperature was well above 80 degrees

In the hot sun, with no breeze.

I reported it to the movie theater personnel that I was concerned about the dog’s well being.

They jumped over the counter and ran outside and were agreeing

That it was much too hot

And they’d find the owner on the spot.

Today’s gift was to give a dog relief.

I hope the owner learned a valuable lesson and was given grief

For almost causing pain

To an innocent dog, by being inhumane.

In Giving to humans and animals alike,

Robin