Diamond Paws

 

The Stafford Puppy

Author: Elise Thomas, Reprinted with permission

 

The first time you saw her,
She was tiny and white,
Snug up `gainst her mummy,
In your hand she felt light.

Next time that you saw her,
She was running about,
Chewing up snails,
Peeing inside and out.

She travelled home in your jacket,
(The collar she chewed),
Wrapt snug `gainst your chest,
Till in your warm lap, she spewed.

Once home you got changed,
Cleaned the seats with a sigh,
She stayed inside wandering,
Everything put safely up high.

She peed in the corner,
Then turned over a lamp,
And whilst you were busy,
Through your closet did tramp.

It wasn't til the third day,
You discovered the poo,
Concealed very neatly,
Inside your best shoe.

Your couch took a beating,
Your pillows got dead,
She ambushed your cat.
She peed right on your bed.

She howled through the night,
There was no chance of sleep,
Then she dozed in the garden,
There wasn't even a peep.

Turned her nose up at food,
Wanted what you had to eat,
Tracked dirt through the rug,
Stuck in tiny puppy feet.

She sucked on your slippers,
Chewed holes in your socks,
Threw up in the bedroom,
Brought you presents of rocks.

She learnt how to jump,
The couch was her friend,
As she leapt on it eagerly,
After skidding round the bend.

Still, for all that your house,
Looks like a local rubbish tip,
There's poo in one corner,
Over dog toys you trip.

You wonder each night,
When she's quiet and happy,
How you ever did without,
Your little Stafford Puppy.

 

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