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Poems for Darcy and Bennet --> Dogs

At the end of 2023 we adopted a brother and sister, five years old, about 20 pounds each. Their build and coats and ears and teeth and personalities differ slightly in interesting ways. But they both have small sad (sweet!) beagle faces, and tails that curl at exactly the same angle.

Miss Bennet (Bennet, Lizzy, g'girl etc) has gold fur with some black in it. Mr Darcy (Darcy, Fitzy, g'boy) has black fur with some gold. After an initial period of adjustment they are flourishing.

Here are the first three poems we've written for them, in order of authoring. (Val's is third, and its first and the last lines are the same.) Without further ado.

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With your tiny paws and knees,
you can't catch those those since they climb trees. 
You can't bite those since they have wings,
but we'll do other awesome things!

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[for Darcy]

Don't poop under the lilacs!
You know I hate it there.
Why don't you poop like Bennet,
out in the open air?

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I have two doggies that I love
When in bed I have to shove
Them aside so I can sleep
I have two doggies that I'll keep

I have two doggies I adore
They like to bark beside the door
So they can go outside to play
I have two doggies here to stay

I have two doggies next to me
Upon my lap and on my knee
They are a blessing from above
I have two doggies that I love

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Remembering Lola and Luna --> Dogs

Trigger warning: memorial posting. Much better: a "spot the dog" game with Luna's pictures.

If the pictures don't load, here or there, just refresh.

Lola stayed with us because her human pack members were ill. (I think her private Instagram may have been @lola_the_wonder_dog?) We were Luna's fourth and "forever" home. 

Lola was a Lab/Akita mix, and Luna was Chihuahua/Terrier. Their heads had different shapes, but from the front that wasn't as obvious.

Lola's human pack did the official memorial, but I wrote a rhyme:

 

Lola was the leader of the Avenues pack

Once she arrived, didn't want to give her back

We loved her a lot, and we'll never forget

Lola the wonder dog, the world's greatest pet

 

"World's greatest pet:" likely every "dog person" can say the same. 

Click on this link (PDF) to read my poem_for_Luna. Since I have almost no words, it's short. 

 

Here's a photo from right after Lola arrived. Her mom brought her bed, but she liked the cool tiles. Luna is not sure what to make of it all.

 

Find the dog in this picture --> Dogs

You can click on each picture to see it "full size." [Most of the time, unless "an error occurred." Retrying usually works. Two full size versions are currently sidewise.]

Starting with the easy ones. Here's Luna, the dog you're looking for. 

Indoors | Easy

Indoors | Medium

Indoors | Medium

Outdoors | Easy

 

 

 

 

Outdoors | Almost Easy

Outdoors | Medium

Outdoors | Expert

Outdoor | More Expert (last one!)