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Happy National Dog Day, PS!
Beagle, boxer, poodle, pug,
Airedale, cocker spaniel, terrier,
Shiatsu, pom, or something furrier,
Pedigreed or cur-ish mug,
Dogs make our lives ever so much merrier.
We pick up after, poof, and pamper them,
But, never like our kids,
Do we with the Ten Commandments try to hamper them.
Consider how they often make us break with number Seven,
And other blasphemies they might incur if there were Eleven.
But for all their sins they make amends
With apologetic eyes, and ingratiating grins.
We try holding out, but in the end,
A sloppy kiss, first us then them,
A wag, a hug, and we're best friends again.
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The Spaniel
A Spaniel that uses its head
Can tell when its owner’s unfed
So instead of a duck
That is down on its luck
Will deliver a pizza instead
The Affenpinscher (Affen)
Not sniffle nor snuffle nor wheeze
Not chest in distress if you please
None we have found
Quite capture the sound
Of its name (which is more like a sneeze)
The Afghan Hound
The Afghan’s a dog groomer’s joy
The definitive Lord Fauntleroy
But with all that coiffure
One is never quite sure
If the “she” is a girl or a boy
The Airedale Terrier
Airedale, king of the terriers
Domain without borders or barriers
Stubborn and proud
On alert, never cowed
Justly known for their cute little derriers
The Akita
Hachiko the name that he bore
An Akita of Japanese lore
In sunshine and rain
He would wait for a train
And a man who died seasons before
The Alaskan Malamute
He traveled with Byrd to the Pole
Although Fairbanks was actually their goal
On a very dark night
They turned left and not right
Now their feat is for all to extol
The Basenji
A Basenji may giggle or snark
Chat with pigeons it meets in the park
From the moment it wakes
Oh, the noises it makes!
Just don’t ever expect it to bark
The Basset Hound
Is it sorrow in canine disguise?
Is it pity empathic and wise?
Or is it not either
Nor sympathy neither
But hunger we see in its eyes?
The Beagle
A Beagle is loyal but...dumb
An endearing, affectionate chum
Tireless and lean
A hunting machine
Just don’t ask him to chase and chew gum
The Belgian Malinois (Mal)
When the SEALS did their raid on bin Laden
And caught him just when he was noddin’
‘Twas a Mal wearing goggles
With custom-made toggles
Who helped put an end to fatwa-den
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