Soft and cuddly, warm and sweet
\nThe nicest puppy you’ll ever meet
\nWith big black ears and a wet cherry nose
\nShe follows my daughter wherever she goes
\nShe cuddles and licks with the greatest of ease
\nShe wags her long tail as big as you please
\nShe is the best friend that a young child could know
\nAnd as years go forward, their dear love will grow
\nA girl and her puppy, growing up together
\nThey’ll be the best of friends in\u00a0all kinds of weather
\nAs both become bigger, they’ll be more mature
\nBut I have no doubt that their love will endure
\nOne day, time will fade, as time so must do
\nTheir days in the sun and the shade will be through
\nBut kept in a girl’s memory, her first childhood pet
\nWhose love was so pure she could not forget<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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