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JUDY…
Judy was a German Shepherd from my newborn days
I’ve seen some pictures, black and white; she had a friendly gaze
I wish I could remember her as I sit here and write
Alas I just have photographs, but somehow, that’s alright

LUCKY…
Now Lucky, I remember well, from when I was a kid
He too, a German Shepherd, let me tell you what he did
I took him for a walk one day and had him on the lead
He saw another dog…. and dragged me ’round the park… at speed
Alas my dad left home one day and went to live elsewhere
And sometime later he took Lucky, which was so unfair
One day, Lucky, neared a cliff then took a nasty fall
Eighty feet and yet he lived, so… Lucky after all

PUDDEMS…
Now, Puddems (what a funny name, like [Christmas] Pud and ums)
A lady cat, not quite all black, with white chest and white ‘thumbs’
A very independent cat but still my feline chum
Until we moved just up the street, and Puddems wouldn’t come

RUSSELL…
Russell (after Russell Mael, the lead singer with Sparks)
A smashing dog of unknown mix who truly left some marks
Indoors, the calmest dog that you could ever care to meet
Outdoors, he snapped at tyres as the cars drove up our street
One day Russell wasn’t well, and just lay in his bed
We called the vet, then someone said, “I think that Russell’s dead.”
Poor Russell left a message in my mind, I shan’t forget
Always vaccinate your pet or live with the regret 

BILLY and BABE…
Now, Billy, was a tabby cat, of course, a kitten first
The cutest little ball of fluff for which a heart could burst
We lived three floors up, so he would be an indoor cat
But Billy grew up with ideas that wouldn’t stand for that
And when we got a friend for him to make him stay indoors
He and Babe, his brand new friend, ignored our human laws
They’d walk around the building on a ledge unfit for paws
And when they disappeared… I prayed they landed on all fours

GEMMA & CINDY…
When life throws you a curveball and you cannot keep your pets
That’s a situation hard as real life ever gets
A newly single Annie moved to London just for me
Alas two dogs (and two cats) in a high rise couldn’t be
Cindy was a Border Collie; Gemma, Labrador
Each would get a brand new home, if we could do no more
Such a hard experience the day we said goodbye
We took those girls to two new homes while trying not to cry
And as we walked away and Annie sighed an awful sigh
I held her close and I endured the gravel in my eye

TRINA…
In eighty-eight we bought a house then found our little Trina
Of the litter, she’s the runt, we loved once we had seen her
The absolute most special German Shepherd ever born
The smallest of her litter but she didn’t do forlorn
Arriving in our lives when grandkids came along as well
A gentle loving dog who would give all intruders hell
She stole our hearts and kept them in her soul for thirteen years
Until we had to say goodbye and naught could stay our tears 

TARA…
Tara was a massive pup with such a Golden Fleece
Little did we know that she would decimate our peace
Another German Shepherd - in my avatar you’ve seen her
Only she could ever be the dog to follow Trina
She took us and she shook us and she made our lives complete
And if I took a backward step, I’d end up off my feet
For Tara was my biggest fan and I would always find
That anywhere I went she was beside me or behind
Thirteen years was Tara’s time with us and I resist
Finding us another dog for Tara is so missed
For though we have the love to give it just would not be fair
That any dog might be the dog that simply can’t compare

DIBSEY…
The void that these lost pets had left might only have demeaned
Any new pet that we chose… until fate intervened 
One day we opened up our shop and we were followed in
By one bedraggled cat, all black, with white under his chin.
He’d hang about all day and then go off into the night
Until one day in pouring rain he stayed, to our delight
Alas, he wasn’t ‘ours’ and so we took a nervous trip 
To the vet in hope our stray would have no micro chip
SHE had a chip and had a home but wouldn’t settle there
Her ‘parents’ said they’re happy that she’d found someone to care
And so we called her ‘Dibsey’ and we three were family
And life was just as natural as it could ever be
Dibsey seemed to know that roads were places not to be
And every night we’d ring a bell and she’d come home for tea
When we moved to live our lives upon the Isle of Wight
Our house was by a busy road but I foresaw her plight
I held her in my arms and let her see cars racing by
I told her don’t come here again, we don’t want you to die
I did this many times to try to drive the message home
And thankfully it seemed that Dibsey wasn’t gonna roam
She’d come in when it suited her and settle by my side
And purr and mew as I checked Netflix trying to decide
One day we had some visitors… one left the gate ajar
And Dibsey left us when she met a passing speeding car

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I have had other pets; a lot of fish I never named
I’ve cared for them but they’re not fluffy… yes I am ashamed
But nothing can compare to the unbridled love you get
From a warm and furry, loyal, loving, trusting pet

If I could only take them all and mix them up as one
There’s not a flaw that I would extricate to spoil the fun
For every single pet has been the bestest ever one
I hope they’ll all be waiting for me when my time is done
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