I was advertised in the local free newspaper as a rescue

Written by Susan Lane

By a Rescue Charity
Pro Dogs Direct were trying to find a home for me
I came from a bad home but I wasn’t bad you see
There were lots of us rescued
Because our “home” was awful visibly

It was so smelly and covered everywhere
With unmentionable bodily fluid
And lots of dead hair
We weren’t ever walked
So did everything in there

It wasn’t even better to go outside
That was even more disgusting
For the others and me
Oh dear, it was such an awful place to be
And the smell made you want to puke
I really pitied the neighbours
That were in the next house to me

There I was looking for another mum,
I wasn’t averse to finding a chum
This, here, was my lucky day
My new mum was shown a picture of me
And rang right away, even though
She already had Ron, her very own Miss Grumpy

Ron suffered from separation anxiety
She was anxious when her mum
Wasn’t in the near vicinity
I hoped and prayed she’d consider that
That I could be her companion
It would be so good for her and me

Whilst at the previous place
I was just one of the crew
Most of the time we weren’t even let out
In the garden for the loo
Oh my God, it was so bad, I was glad to leave
It got so awful, you almost couldn’t breathe

Rescue – I’m Staying . . .

I had no idea what to expect when they said
This is where you could be living next
There we sat in the car on the drive
I just felt so sick, I wanted to hide
All too soon we through the gate
I’m so glad we weren’t late

Wow, it’s a big green grassy field,
Clear of poo and debris
And there’s my new friend, possibly
It was very scary for her and me
We both said hello, we had a desire to be free
Had a sniff then we were off the leads

We could go - we ran free
My new best friend Ron and me
Flying around the garden
That was so damned exciting
We would enjoy I think cos
Wow, this was definitely the life
I am so pleased
Me and my new friend Ron
We ran and played
And then suddenly I wasn’t afraid

It was all so much fun
I was so glad I’d found my new mum
I’d also found my new lifelong friend
And most of all
We were such a good blend
I am staying until the end

Goodbye to My Best Friend

I’m still here, I stayed that day, all I can say is wow
I miss my friend; she recently took that final bow
She has gone, I hope she misses me
Her bed is here and still empty
We were together her and me
For more than 10 years, that’s quite a feat
Now she looks down you see

Every day at mealtimes she watches me
Because she is now in a box
On the top in the kitchen with
The other members of our -
Recently deceased family

Although I’m here I’m not alone
I live here with two cats
Who think they own the throne
One orange and one black
Would you credit that

Each one thinks that they’re the boss
Well, not of me they’re not
I bark once and they’re off like a shot
The boss of here?
Well, of course that’s me
I’m second in line
To the lady of the house, hehe

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