Pick of the Litter

Who chose whom?

Honey was a lovely dog,

A Labrador of yellow

Her mate went by the name of Champ,

A virile chocolate fellow

 

They had three litters of Lab pups

All as black as coal;

One from litter number three

Would make our family whole

 

We had to choose among the nine,

A difficult decision;

All were so adorable,

All perfect in our vision

 

But one sweet puppy stood out strong

Her temperament arose

When my husband picked her up,

She nipped him on the nose

 

That was it; we knew it then

No need for prolonged fuss

That is how we got our girl ~

Frankie dog chose us!

 

Author's Note

So glad she did... :)

captcha: papering - LOL!

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

Ah so pure and unconditional love. Congrats on the award but it takes no award to feel the love that radiates from this lovely poem.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Blue. She is my best reward, and one I am not sure I deserve... :)

[Im His Daughter]

awwwwww this is so cute. I had a dog who had 4 babies. We kept the girl Angel, but paul, noname. & scruffy had to go. Don't have them anymore though. I have 2 dogs right now. 1 I bought & 1 was found alone starving by my daughter. Pepper is the one I bought MoJo is the one we found. Both are Shih Tzu & pepper is a terrier Shih Tzu

[Rita L. Sev]

Dogs are just amazing companions... My Frankie shows up in a few of my poems. :) Thanks, IHD!

[TL Boehm]

waaaaaaaaaw! I love puppies. My personal favorites are big yellow dogs or a red dog but I had a Lab as a teen, and as an adult - two chocolate lab springer mixes - they looked more like Labs but were a little smaller and they were adorable. We have heeler/aussie shepherd mixes now. Such a sweet poem and I totally understand - its so hard to choose when they are so cute!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Tammy! She made it a lot easier with that nose-nibble! We had a Keeshound-Pekingese mix for almost 16 years; she was a great dog, but this Lab is the most affectionate creature ever!

[TL Boehm]

yup - every retriever I've ever had the pleasure to know has been a love sponge. Its awesome.

[Frieda P]

SO adorable Rita, I think this happens quite often actually. Dogs are smart, they know if they make a fuss over us, we can't resist their affectionate wiles. A smile on the page!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Frieda - yes, dogs know what they want, and know how to get it!

[Joyce S. Greene]

My son recently acquired a pitt bull, and I was scared to meet her. But she won me over very quicky by asking politely for my attention when I was talking to my son. She placed her paw gently on my arm and I was hers. What a sweetie she is! Loved your poem and your graphic. A real treat! Hope you, your family and your new pup live happily ever after!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Joyce! Dogs know their way into our hearts! That pup is now three years old, but we often talk about how she chose us!

[Joyce S. Greene]

She was an adorable pup, Rita.

[Rita L. Sev]

The cutest! Now she is a 75 pound lap-dog... :)

[Joyce S. Greene]

Wow! You look tiny in yor pic, Rita. How can you have so much weight in your lap for long?

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! She keeps me strong!

[Joyce S. Greene]

I bet she does.

[Sami Khalil]

So cute . Both the dog and the story _type poem ... The message here is let them choose you...Splendid

[Rita L. Sev]

Absolutely, Sami! Thanks!

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)

[wordwarrior]

Lol love the bit about nipping your husband on the nose. This really made me smile and I enjoyed the great flow and rhyme in this.
Hope all is still going well with Frankie!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you so much, Wordwarrior! Frankie is now three, a big, slobbery bundle of love!

[wordwarrior]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, beautiful!!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

What a sweet story... choosing a puppy is a big decision... but the right one somehow stands out... when I was young my sister picked one because it was the runt of the litter, they said it wouldn't live more than two years but she didn't believe it. That dog never had a wet nose like normal dogs do and ate chocolate all the time which is suppose to be bad for them, It lived 16 years.

[Rita L. Sev]

I love that - your sister and that dog knew better! Thank you for sharing and for reading, Dale!

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

My pleasure and you are welcome.

[Lydia Shutter]

Warm and wonderful....a kiss on the nose made the decision. Just adorable. lydi**

[Rita L. Sev]

Yes, it did - she was quite the charmer! Thanks!

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Never ceasing to amaze with your wit and charm! You take ordinary and craft it into extraordinary with each piece.... Very well done! I'm a new reader of yours; I'm captivated!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Reflection! Poetry is everywhere... This was written for a contest about our canine companions...