"Thinking of Petie"

"Thinking of Petie"

Once you know Petie,

You won't forget him.

That little rascal.

Energy on four legs

Bright eyed

Always looking for fun

and games.

When I cared

for him when you went

shopping,

He would stare into space

like he couldn't believe it.

He would never come and sit

by me as that would be a

betrayal to you.

(I know he was thinking that)

One day when three year old

Devin opened the back door,

Out he went.

I tore after him and he was

so fast.

Suddenly I stepped in something

warm and squishy that popped up

between my bare toes.

If he hadn't stopped to go, I would

never have caught him.

If he would have gotten out of the

fence, I would have had a heart attack

because he would have run off

looking for his Mommy.

I should have grabbed a hose and

washed off my toes but instead, I

hobbled into the kitchen

carrying Petie and stepped

on a paper towel.

Then I hopped into the bathroom

and washed my foot in the tub.

I remember Devin and Petie

looking at me like, "What

is she doing now?" hahaha

Petie used to sit next to Jamie and move

his chewing toy closer and closer until

he "accidentally" bit Jamie's fingers.

Then he would look surprised.

like, "How did that happen?"

Minutes later he would do it again.

I think fingers were the perfect consistency

to cut his needle sharp teeth on.

When he was tired of waiting for you to

come home he would curl up and sleep

under a chair so the time would go faster.

I would tell him you would be home soon.

He would just sigh.

I remember the picture you sent of

him in his very own wading pool.

That must have felt good

during those hot summers.

I remember the time in our back

yard when he jumped up very high to get

a lower branch of our big maple tree.

He held on and slid down to the ground

and then tugged and tugged

thinking he could pull that forty year old

tree to the ground

Such determination.

Petie is still alive and going strong.

(he will be Twelve years old soon)

He has a good Mommy.

I treasure my memories of

this sweet little dog.

Above Petie ten years old.

Above Petie today

Kes©2009