LITTLE DOG THINKING

[Linner]

LITTLE DOG THINKING

She sits upon the sofa, distant look in her eyes
What is it she is seeing that I don’t
A mystery it shall remain, I realize
Wish she could tell me but I know she won’t

There’s a barrier between us we can’t overcome
Right now we’re getting by with my loving hand
But there will always be those special moments
When she feels things that I just can’t understand

Yet when my heart is aching and my tears come falling
She comes to me, so young yet always there
Compassion in her makeup is her canine calling
She teaches us the simple way to care

My tears dry for her small tongue licks them far away
So much love she gives though she’s so small
I hope that one day I can find a way to say
How much she means to me, my heart and all

I stand around the corner peeking at her there
Sitting on the couch alone and staring into space
I love her, Patches is the Little Dog Thinking
And anything she does it is done with grace


Moonchild

Linda Vale Martin © November 3, 2009

[Brenda Pike]

LINDA, WHAT AN ADORABLE POEM ABOUT LITTLE PATCHES. SHE IS MOST LIKELY MEDITATING GIRL SHE COULDN'T BE UNHAPPY WITH YOU. AND YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND TALK TO HER ABOUT WHAT SHE IS THINKING AND EXPLAIN SOME THINGS TO HER AND SHE WILL LOSE THAT FAR AWAY LOOK SOON. YOUR LOVE WILL ERASE ALL SORROW IN HER PAST. I KNOW SHE WILL BE SO HAPPY WHEN IT'S JUST YOU AND HER, HER PERSONLITY WILL COME TO LIGHT THEN, BET ON THAT. LOVE YOU, BRENDA

[Linner]

LINDA, WHAT AN ADORABLE POEM ABOUT LITTLE PATCHES. SHE IS MOST LIKELY MEDITATING GIRL SHE COULDN'T BE UNHAPPY WITH YOU. AND YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND TALK TO HER ABOUT WHAT SHE IS THINKING AND EXPLAIN SOME THINGS TO HER AND SHE WILL LOSE THAT FAR AWAY LOOK SOON. YOUR LOVE WILL ERASE ALL SORROW IN HER PAST. I KNOW SHE WILL BE SO HAPPY WHEN IT'S JUST YOU AND HER, HER PERSONLITY WILL COME TO LIGHT THEN, BET ON THAT. LOVE YOU, BRENDA

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HI BRENDA, AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENT ON PATCHES' NEW POEM. SHE LOOKS SO DISTANT AND I CAN ALMOST SEE THE THOUGHTS COMING FROM HER. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF SHE IS THINKING OF HER PUPPIES THAT WERE TAKEN FROM HER. WELL, THE MAIN THING NOW IS, SHE IS HAPPY, SO AM I...AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO BE TOGETHER !! THIS PICTURE WAS JUST SO CUTE AND I HAD TO SHARE IT WITH Y'ALL

LOVE, LINDA AND PATCHES !!

[Happy Holmes1]

Linda, what a sweet and soft-hearted poem you wrote for your Patches. I first thought that too, that she may be thinking about her pups, then I remembered that someone that works with dogs told me years ago that dogs have very short memories, "so if you're going to discipline them for something they did wrong, do it immediately, because they forget." I hope that helps. This was a darling poem girl. -Holmesy

[Linner]

Linda, what a sweet and soft-hearted poem you wrote for your Patches. I first thought that too, that she may be thinking about her pups, then I remembered that someone that works with dogs told me years ago that dogs have very short memories, "so if you're going to discipline them for something they did wrong, do it immediately, because they forget." I hope that helps. This was a darling poem girl. -Holmesy

Thanks, Holmesy !! Yes, you are probably right and it was only my human-ness that thought it might be the babies. I was watching her and she just looked like she was thinking...and she really was. She was thinking of a way to get to Jenna's stuffed kitty up on top of the bureau in that room....she is methodical and usually figures out a way !! I have watched her when she doesn't know I'm looking !! She just loves to cuddle with Jenna's stuffed animals. I bought her a puppy that barks and a kitty that meows and she just loves them but still feels she should take care of the others too....no discrimination there !! LOL !!!

[Happy Holmes1]

Lindy, how cute that you found a barking puppy and meowing kitty. I found a sleeping one. Both of my dogs as large as they are would probably run from them. Ha! They're big ole' scaredies. One of my dogs, "Katie" nursed two kittens that lost their mama, right along with her puppies. Sweet. You're probably right about Patches trying to decide how she was going to get to those stuffed critters. -Holmesy

[Shirley Shaw]

DEAR LINNERS;
YES, WHAT A SWEET, ADORABLE POEM..DOGS THINK TOO, AND I ALWAYS WATCHED MINE STARING AT THINGS SOMETIMES TOO !! WONDER WHAT THEY WERE THINKING, "WHAT'S FOR DINNER"??, "WHAT DO I HAVE TO LEARN NEXT"??, MAYBE," DID I DO GOOD TODAY" ??..IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT MOST OF ALL, HOW MUCH THEY "LOVE THEIR MASTERS", IS PROBABLY THE MAIN THING, THEY ARE THINKING.!!~~!! I MISS MY PETS SO MUCH.....I THINK OF THEM DAILY.....GREAT WRITE..'GOD BLESS YOU AS ALWAYS"..LOVE YOU, SHIRLEY ANN SHAW~~~

[Linner]

Lindy, how cute that you found a barking puppy and meowing kitty. I found a sleeping one. Both of my dogs as large as they are would probably run from them. Ha! They're big ole' scaredies. One of my dogs, "Katie" nursed two kittens that lost their mama, right along with her puppies. Sweet. You're probably right about Patches trying to decide how she was going to get to those stuffed critters. -Holmesy

Yep, found those toys at Toys 'R' Us !! Yes, they had toys for doggies !! I find more bravery in this one little dog than I can find in most larger dogs...Patches doesn't bat an eye at things that Buster was leary of. But, he was chained up and couldn't get away from a lot of those things, so his life might have been different. He was like that when Randy and I adopted him. I had him assessed by an animal behaviorist and she told me lots of bad things from his behavior. But all in all, animals are the most amazing creatures....wish I could say the same about us, but heck...somone has to be the human, right ??? LOL !!!

Love, Linda

[Linner]

DEAR LINNERS;
YES, WHAT A SWEET, ADORABLE POEM..DOGS THINK TOO, AND I ALWAYS WATCHED MINE STARING AT THINGS SOMETIMES TOO !! WONDER WHAT THEY WERE THINKING, "WHAT'S FOR DINNER"??, "WHAT DO I HAVE TO LEARN NEXT"??, MAYBE," DID I DO GOOD TODAY" ??..IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT MOST OF ALL, HOW MUCH THEY "LOVE THEIR MASTERS", IS PROBABLY THE MAIN THING, THEY ARE THINKING.!!~~!! I MISS MY PETS SO MUCH.....I THINK OF THEM DAILY.....GREAT WRITE..'GOD BLESS YOU AS ALWAYS"..LOVE YOU, SHIRLEY ANN SHAW~~~

THANKS, SHIRLEY GIRL...SO GLAD YOU LIKED THIS POEM. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU MISS YOUR BABIES, TOO, GURL. DON'T YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE STILL AT HOME WITH YOU ?? YOU DO REALIZE, THOUGH, THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS A BABY IS GOING TO COME INTO YOUR LIFE AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SAY "NO" ?? GOD BLESS YOU, TOO, MY SISTER....AND KEEP YOUR CHIN UP !! PLEASE SAY "HI" TO DEVIN FOR ME AND TELL HIM I LOVE HIM ?? THANKS, GIRL !!

LOVE, LINNERS....

[Pokey's Heart]

Linner..this is so precious. Our animals have such hearts of purest gold..placed there by God. Your patches is so precious...she reminds me of my little dog, juast with the white and black places reversed!
God bless you, and patches too!
always,
pokey

[Jeff Guest]

Love the poem, poet and the puppy, you've done another outstanding job on this tender & heartfelt tribute!!! Bravo!!!

[Hope]

Linda,
I love this and Patches is a special Blessing to you, I know that God put her in your life for a special reason and I am so Happy that He did.

God Bless You Love Eva

[Linner]

Linner..this is so precious. Our animals have such hearts of purest gold..placed there by God. Your patches is so precious...she reminds me of my little dog, juast with the white and black places reversed!
God bless you, and patches too!
always,
pokey

OH, I HAVE TO GET SOME PICTURES OF HER DRESSED UP !! SHE HAS BEEN SO DARN COLD AND SHUDDERING IN THIS WEATHER THAT I TOOK SOME OF JENNA'S OUTGROWN SHIRTS AND FIT THEM TO HER AND NOW SHE PARADES AROUND IN THEM...SHE LOVES TO WEAR THEM !! SHE IS SO FUNNY !! I WILL GET SOME PICS TODAY FOR SURE !!

[Linner]

Love the poem, poet and the puppy, you've done another outstanding job on this tender & heartfelt tribute!!! Bravo!!!

AW, THANKS, JEFF !! PATCHES SURE KNOWS HOW TO TOUCH MY HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACES...SHE IS THE MOST WONDERFUL LITTLE COMPANION I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME....I NEVER HAD ONE THAT WAS QUITE THIS UNIQUE. BUT WHAT AM I SAYING ?? HOW ABOUT MY BUSTER...HOW ABOUT MY JACKIE...HOW ABOUT MY TIGER....HOW ABOUT MY CI CI ??? EACH ONE SO UNIQUE IN THEIR PERSONALITIES....AND LOVES OF MY LIFE. GOD JUST KEEPS SENDING ME THESE LOVING BABIES AND I AM ALWAYS TRULY BLESSED.

[Linner]

Linda,
I love this and Patches is a special Blessing to you, I know that God put her in your life for a special reason and I am so Happy that He did.

God Bless You Love Eva

YOU ARE SO RIGHT, EVA. I AM HOPING THAT PATCHES AND I WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT THE SICK PEOPLE IN THE NURSING HOME AT THE PLACE I WILL BE MOVING TO....OTHERS THERE DO IT AND I KNOW PATCHES WILL BE JUST PERFECT FOR THAT !! THANK YOU, GIRL...

LOVE, LINDA