Jess

I come down the stairs and there she is

Blurred reflection through the dining room door

Tell her to lie down but its no use

Her excitement gets the better of her and she jumps madly

I try to calm her down but give in eventually

I sit and she is all over me, paws and tongue saying hello

I stroke her and she relaxes in my arms

She hears deb and I know she will do the same to her

I wait until she closes the door and release her

She almost knocks deb to the floor in her excitement

Deb feeds her and after this ritual she is walked

She returns to a treat if she has been good

She spends the rest of the morning asleep

A contented look on her face makes us both smile

She wakes and thinks its time to play

She chases through the house like a tornado

Fur falling from her as she rolls on the carpet

She fetches her ball and I hear the squeaking as I sit at my pc

Occasionally she brings it to us and waits

Waits for one of us to pick it and throw it

Its midday and time for another walk

We take her together, her excitement never wavers

She pulls and whines in her anticipation of freedom

I try and keep up with her but she is too agile for me

I grin as I see deb trying to control her and calm her

No chance, she is out and this is her time

In the afternoon more sleeping and playing

She comes for a fuss when she needs one

A bark and I know that someone has entered our gate

Another walk, a feed, some more fusses, a dogs life

Another day tomorrow, another day with Jess.

Jason Cotton

23/06/2012

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