Life With My Animals

Queenie a white dog with an oversized face Loved to slurp our entire faces with her giant tongue Adored riding her when we were young Did not stay on long Spot a cocker spaniel mix always chased cars Loved to be loose, but my parents put her on a chain She had a sad life, eight miserable years attached to a dog house I never wanted a dog at my parents after this Tommy a black and white kitten with the greenest eyes learned to make a “mama” newborn sound Which woke me up out of a sleep when he got shut outside too long Was inside and outside Lucky, a gorgeous Newfoundland mix puppy She lived to be twelve; was our gentle giant No one liked us better than Lucky She would have died for us Peepers, a calico cat, who had nine lives A combination of browns, whites and oranges. My daughter Angela’s favorite animal ever She lived to be twenty-one Blue, a husky puppy, lived to be ten One brown eye, one blue eye Kept us entertained. Growled at anyone who was cross with me Sophie Helen, our current cocker spaniel pup She could use $400 worth of dental work. My husband rolled his eyes and said “no”. “We don’t even spend that kind of money on our own teeth.” Shark, our current tabby, He lives up to his name. Has his own kill room. Don’t ask to see it.