When I walk at night or in the morning, really any time of day….
men, women, couples, singles walk a dog or dogs.
Tall gangly brown afghan dogs or short sharp Scottie dogs,
grey skeletal whippets or great lumbering hairy mounds of sheep dogs
My family dogs came with mixed and muddled pedigrees,
some definitely mutts, yet the very kindest of dogs to my mind.
No blue ribbons from judges at prestigious dog shows,
their stance and manner all wrong,
not in keeping with a serious competitive theme.
Instead, coats dripping from a swim in cold water chasing a stick
bring sand into the house after flinging water in wide circles.
Happy faces and pink tongues slather “I love you! So! Much!”
underscored with wildly waving tails and expressive eyes.
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
~ Josh Billings
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