Bindi's birthday

DOG YEARS

Going to the other side

My accusers claimed

So used to my adoration

of the feline species

No, just expanding horizons

I replied

Take the risk

Move to the country

and get a mutt

Overwhelmed by my act

Little rescue cloaked inside

my jacket

Throws up in fear as

frantically

I buy the necessary accoutrements

My brother said

I don't want rude children

and so it was with us

Me getting up several times a night

those first few weeks

plopping her small body

outside in the cold

to pee

We crossed that barrier

Housebroken in record time

Me exhausted from parenting

Time now for school

Training for me

as well as the critter

Puppy kindergarten

So much fun

Bindi bonding with a

huge Great Dane

A working dog

My companion at the

office

Bringing smiles and joy

to so many others

What a special treat to be able

to give to the world

Runaways, surgeries, air travel

We've made it four years

with adventures and licks

and sweaters and laughs

Thanks, kid.