Many moons ago you came
Into all our hearts
Bringing lots of laughter
With your woofs and barks;
You once were carsick
But we worked with you
First by sitting in the car
Our garage, your only view.
One day we paid to have you 'fixed'
You wobbled upstairs alone
No babies would ever come
None you could call your own;
You got a brand new wallet
Your health insurance card inside
And we would smile and pray
That you'd never have to die.
One hot day you almost did
We never found out why
You were one sick puppy
The doctor did not lie;
But you got well in just 3 days
The bill, two thousand dollars
But Insurance paid almost all
& we bought your new red collar.
Your home phone number added
To the tag around your neck
In case you should take off
As you jumped off of our deck;
Oh, how we all loved you
Your nose would nudge our knee
Begging for another walk
To have just one more pee.....
We saw your eyesight fading
We knew you could not hear
And yet it was impossible
To think the end was near;
It hurt so much to lose you
To dog Heaven up above
I wrote this just to say to you
"Goodbye, my sweet love."
