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Dog Poems | Examples of Dog Poetry

Premium Member Pup eats paper like a goat
On a pretty funny note Pup eats paper like a goat Digests it pretty easily too Will he have such good luck with daddy’s shoe?...

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Categories: animal, dog,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member untitled
we had a cat named Fluffy who always acted arrogant and stuffy one day it was said she was found dead those tooth marks aren’t mine dear Sophy ...

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Categories: dog, animal,
Form: Limerick



sun shines on water haiku
sun shines on water a thirsty dog does rejoice regains her vigor...

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Categories: dog, health, sun, sunshine,
Form: Haiku
A dog is not free
A dog is not free For he has only the Earth He is chained you see To this mass of no worth A dog is not free If he has not what we do A roof not a tree Of true joys he has has few All this to say It is never enough To everything but The one thing that you love....

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Categories: dog, allegory, analogy, loneliness, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Coat
Long ago in Littleton, when just a little lad My...

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Categories: best friend, dog, memory,
Form: Free verse



Sugar’s First Big Adventure
Sugar was my very first pup, With floppy ears and a tail stuck up. Eyes so wide, full of delight, Chasing sunbeams morning to night. We ran through fields, just her and me, Barking at clouds, wild and free. She’d dig up secrets in the yard, Then zoom around, a tiny guard. She loved the breeze, the muddy streams, And napping deep in dandelion...

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Categories: dog,
Form: Rhyme
Paris, the tiny star
In a world too big for one so small, You walked with pride, stood ten feet tall. A heart of gold in a dainty frame, Paris, sweet pup, we still say your name. Your paws once tapped across the floor, A rhythm we won’t hear anymore. But echoes linger in every room, A light that cuts through even gloom. Wrapped in bows or...

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Categories: dog, death of a friend,
Form: Free verse
Lulu
Oh, Lulu, small but full of might A ball of joy, my heart's delight With tiny paws and ears so grand You rule my home with soft command Your playful barks, your dancing feet, The way you curl up warm and sweet. Big brown eyes that shine so bright A spark of love, pure golden light. Through every day, through every storm, Your little...

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Categories: dog,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member not helpful honey
My dog smells like sewer He runs toward me like a freight train Jumps into my recliner and lollygags all over me Now we both smell like sewer I coax him into the bathroom He is stronger than I am No way I am getting him into the tub my husband is yelling not to let him stay in the house help I...

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Categories: dog,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Red cross
red cross saint bernard on standby for avalanche rescue nine one one AP: 1st place 2025 Posted on April 13, 2025...

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Categories: dog, snow, winter,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member what is it now
My puppy ran past me with purpose I was thinking squirrel or rabbit Relieved he returned empty mouthed Not like the time he dropped a dead squirrel At my feet in the living room Frozen, it landed with a clunk next to my bare foot...

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Categories: dog,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Walking in Winter without my doggies
I used to walk here with my doggy, Betsy, I used to walk here with my doggy, Bo. Both have gone up to doggy heaven. Wonder if they're still making that yellow snow....

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Categories: dog, loss, pets,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Goof on a Roof
The puppy is on the roof The puppy is on the roof He is a little goof, he is a little goof How did he ever get up there so high? He lifts his paw and can touch the sky Do we make a big deal of this clown? Or do we try to coax this puppy down? The puppy is a...

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Categories: dog,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member puppy eating my bushes
My puppy is eating my bushes One twig at a time Bushes I have babied for ten years They suddenly have a new purpose When he is bothering them He is not chewing on me...

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Categories: dog,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Huge Sigh, Arms Akimbo
Sad surprise awaits Juliette. She walks into her house to find new rescue, Hugo, ripping the living room apart. Bad doggie! Very, very bad doggie! ...

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Categories: dog, home, horror, sad,
Form: Imagism

Specific Types of Dog Poems

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