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Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

0 posted 2011-01-02 12:03 PM

Placating a homesick dog
One hundred pounds
Of barking, howling Akita
Full of pure want-to-go-home
Sadness that no milk bones or pats
Can assuage or make up for the fact that
She does not want to be with me

Honestly? I try to hid the fact
That I really don’t want her any longer either
The 1:00 am walks have worn me out
Looking in her eyes
And seeing that I don’t make the grade
Is not very fulfilling either.

So ~ I whine and she howls
And we both just want her
To go home!

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Alison

DrinaLove
Junior Member

since 2010-12-23

Posts 30
California

1 posted 2011-01-02 12:33 PM

aww poor dog n poor u

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

2 posted 2011-01-02 01:18 AM

Thank you, DrinaLove. She's a gorgeous dog who is homesick. I am a pet lover who is tired. So I turn to whining in a poem.

Happy New Year.
Alison

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

3 posted 2011-01-02 03:49 AM

I'd be whining too, Alison. Hope you solve the problem soon.
Ida

JerryPat
Senior Member

since 2010-10-30

Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

4 posted 2011-01-02 09:02 AM

Not the best way to begin the New Year.

When early morning quietness seeps into my being
it's like I'm being hugged by everything good in the world.—August 16, 2010

Balladeer

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

5 posted 2011-01-02 09:30 AM

Not easy to live with a creature that you know really doesn't want to be with you...and worse when you really don't want to be with them, either. Oh, you were talking about a dog??

Always a pleasure, Alison

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

6 posted 2011-01-02 11:18 AM

There is still a sense of love and loyalty in your poem.

Sad though~ I feel for you both~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

7 posted 2011-01-02 12:12 PM

You took us there so well we could see the look in both your unhappy eyes
Lori

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

8 posted 2011-01-02 01:33 PM

Ida,

We seem to be working things out.  She was howling and fussing so I'd come downstairs with her.  Once she realized she had to be where I am and I wasn't going to run to her, she settled down.  No 1:00 am walk this morning and a good night sleep for both of us.

Love you,
A

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Jerry,

I have high hopes for this year.  The reason she is with me is her family burned out on Christmas day.  I have the dog and parrot until they can find a house to rent.  It could be worse for us all - all of them got out.  So, Yay for this new year of 2011.  I am more than happy to turn my back on 2010.

xoxoxo
A

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'Deer,

Yep, the dog. F-O-C-U-S on the dog, Man!

Love you,
Alison

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BluesSerenade (have I told you that I love this name?) ~

We are adjusting and becoming fast friends now.

Thank you for thinking of us.

Alison

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Lori,

Her eyes are dancing and my are somewhat humorously resigned.  I am manipulated by three cats, three dogs and a parrot. My life is chaos!!!

A

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

9 posted 2011-01-02 02:21 PM

Ah the perils of looking after a friend's dog.
Just can't make the grade.
Loved this and I sure can visualize the eyes and attitude.

Eric

ain't doin nothin at all just answerin the call
and kinda driftin away from it all

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

10 posted 2011-01-02 03:35 PM

Thanks, Eric. One thing about us - we both have plenty of attitude!

A

serenity blaze
Member Empyrean

since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

11 posted 2011-01-02 04:04 PM

Just wanted to say that I've read this three times and like it very much.

Walk the dog backwards.

Then be still and know she is god.

(I have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about.)

Happy New Year, Alison.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

12 posted 2011-01-02 04:19 PM

Oh, dear Alison, at 1am with the temperatures you have, that must be tremendous!

Love this and I am sure you will get along well and when she will go home you will miss her.

Love and Happy New Year!
Margherita

Rex Allen McCoy
Member Elite

since 2000-01-30

Posts 2863
Sippin a Timmy's in London

13 posted 2011-01-02 11:37 PM

I've done this for friends, but I was able to walk my own dog at the same time ... they were both happy and I got a workout

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

14 posted 2011-01-03 01:13 AM

Karen,

I tried the walking the dog backwards and gained a half hour.  The coolest idea yet!  Thank you and Happy New Year.

Alison

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Margherita,

It's warmed up a lot - we are about 20 above now.  And, my newest girlfriend and I are adjusting well.

Thank you lots.
A

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Rex,

I think I have a house-full at the moment.  I can walk the dogs, but this one howls and barks her deepest bark when she thinks it is time to get her way.

Ain't gonna happen.  I am winning and now we are all becoming happier.

Thank you.
Alison

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

15 posted 2011-01-08 05:50 PM

Fine writing...James

XGarapanX
Senior Member

since 2008-06-19

Posts 1435
Antarctica

16 posted 2011-01-08 11:13 PM

this was weird but I liked it!

·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`· "Look! Crumbs on his jacketses... Heeee took it!"

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

17 posted 2011-01-09 01:16 AM

James,

Thank you for reading and commenting.

Alison

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XGarapanX

Yeah, homesick dogs are pretty weird. Oh wait - my writing is pretty weird. Umm, the blue on the page is weird too. Oh what the hell, it's all weird.

Thanks for liking.
A

Misty Lilacs
Senior Member

since 2005-11-15

Posts 1060
White Birch Forest

18 posted 2011-01-09 09:42 AM

Awwww ...shuckies!

ooxx Marti

I do the <font color=FF6600><b>MS Walk</color></b> everyday!!

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

19 posted 2011-01-09 02:03 PM

Marti,

She's still here and has settled in beautifully. She has become part of the "Puppy Pack" (which includes three dogs and three cats).

Life is good - if not crowded.

xoxoxo
A

incwrite
Member

since 2010-12-31

Posts 55
new york

20 posted 2011-01-09 02:41 PM

my dog, Kali, is a older dog, that howls, needs to go out frequently, the radio seems to give her comfort during the night ,,when i need to grab a few moments of sleep..

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

21 posted 2011-01-09 02:50 PM

Hi incwrite.

You sound like my kind of person. I leave the radio on for the parrot I am taking care of. Sheba, the Akita, is a love. She is sleeping beside me now. Her "parents" came over yesterday and she was happy to see them, but did not fuss when they left.

She has space in my house anytime - thank you for the tips and for taking the time to write and care.

Alison

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