He sticks closer to me than any human.
Doesn’t judge me and takes me for who
I am. Ready to play frisbee toss and walk
the farmer’s fields looking for deer paths.
I am the Alpha of the pack, he is the Beta,
but he pays no mind to that, except when
correction is needed. Bad breath and
slobbering tongue do not stand in the way.
He squats on the grass and does his
business and then expects me to clean up.
which I reluctantly do since he doesn’t
use a litter box or know how to flush.
He wakes me up at 2 or 3 or 4 AM whatever
suits his fancy. He doesn’t mind that I cant
go back to sleep. But lays back down in his
corner and drops in to canine slumber.
He can be a royal pain. But all in all
I would not trade him for all of the
gold in the world. Or for a cat either.
I loved “Faithful Friend” simple, straightforward and made me smile as you so well conveyed both the matter-of factness and acceptance of the canine as well as that of the person – each through the own lens and loving the other. made me smile – Thank you!
Thank you. So true of our canine friends
I LOVE THIS! You’ve truly captured the beautiful relationship between dog and human, and that final statement speaks such a universal truth about “dog people” and “cat people”. 🙂
Glad you liked this piece. Thank you. Had dogs for most of my life and actually have two of them now. Wasnt sure about putting in the cat part at first but glad I did.
Very loving poem about a person and a dog. Well done. Please feel free to look at my poems too. Thanks!
Thank you. Glad you liked this poem and I will look at your poems. I have been trying to get in as many as I can. A lot of them that’s for sure.
Dogs are truly the treasures we often don’t deserve – lovely tribute
Thank you. Glad you liked my poem.
I love this, and the last line made me laugh out loud!
“I would not trade him for all of the
gold in the world. Or for a cat either.”
Glad you liked this poem Caitlin. Thank you. My wife and I have raised Border Collies since 1987 and currently have two 4 year olds. Brother and sister. I was almost afraid to add the cat to this poem as I was afraid I would hear from some cat people in the marathon:)
I’ll keep my cats then but honestly I relate so much to this with my cats minus the business since they use their boxes happily.