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Dog Court

June 5, 2014 By Sandra Heska King

Wesley

 

On the 4th of June, 2014,

AKC Canine Good Citizen

Wesley

and his cohort

Susanna

were convicted in dog court of

shredding one crate bed,

gnawing a hole in the center

of one sage green bath rug,

and terrorizing a toad.

They also amputated the left toes

and right pinkie finger

of one doll baby

and murdered

one flip flop each from two pairs,

one doll diaper,

a Fisher Price stethoscope,

a Sudoku book,

a pencil,

and a toy kitchen cup.

The remains were

laid to rest

without an autopsy.

The criminals are

currently on

puppy patrol parole.

But don’t be deceived–

they are still considered

armed and dangerous.

Susanna

 

In the silliness,

Sandy

Inspired by Megan Willome and because June is Dog Month at Tweetspeak Poetry

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  1. Charity Singleton Craig says

    June 5, 2014 at 1:13 pm

    I just love this. Megan inspired me, too, to write a poem about Tilly. I haven’t worked up the courage to post it anywhere yet. I have had many good laughs over Susanna and Wesley, along with Polo and Clover. If only our dogs could blog, I’m sure they would all be friends!

    • SimplyDarlene says

      June 5, 2014 at 1:20 pm

      Ha. Miss Megan (via TweetSpeak) inspired me too. It looks like she’s the leader of a new pack. 🙂

    • Sandra Heska King says

      June 6, 2014 at 10:33 am

      Ha! Grace loves to watch this Disney show called, “Dog With a Blog,” where this talking dog writes about the family happenings. I’m glad ours can’t talk. 😉

  2. Donna Falcone says

    June 5, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    LOL! HA!!! I love this … a LOT! I might even bake a dog biscuit with a nail file in it I am so in love with the perps. You are so very clever, Sandra!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      June 6, 2014 at 10:34 am

      These dogs are like kids. When they’re quiet…

      They’ll be a year old in three days. I wonder if they’ll ever outgrow this puppy stage.

  3. SimplyDarlene says

    June 5, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    Court is in session
    for today’s dastardly
    deeds of
    dog-tastic
    canine situations!

    🙂

    • Sandra Heska King says

      June 6, 2014 at 10:36 am

      Are you having dastardly deeds in your domain, Miss Darlene? I’m heading over to check out the Daze.

  4. Sharon O says

    June 5, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    HYSTERICAL. so glad I don’t have a puppy.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      June 6, 2014 at 10:37 am

      I think you need a little excitement, Sharon. How would you like to pup sit for a weekend?

  5. Megan Willome says

    June 5, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    Oh, Sandy! I will never, never introduce Wesley and Susana to Polo and Clover–especially not to Clover. They’d get in oh, so much trouble!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      June 6, 2014 at 10:37 am

      LOL! Oh, but can you imagine the stories we’d have? Maybe we need a road trip.

  6. Susan Chamberlain Shipe says

    June 5, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    love love love! Can they receive visitors?

    • Sandra Heska King says

      June 6, 2014 at 10:39 am

      Only between 3-5 weekdays and only if you take them for a walk. 😉

  7. Caryn Christensen says

    June 5, 2014 at 8:56 pm

    That’s a WHOLE lot of destruction in one day! Is it okay to laugh now? I mean…now that court is out and everything?

    • Sandra Heska King says

      June 6, 2014 at 10:41 am

      Well, the destruction actually happened over two days… And the one pair of flip flops were Grace’s… just purchased Saturday in a buy one/get two free sale. She figures she can wear them mismatched. (The other pair was mine. I’m not wearing them mismatched.)

      • Caryn Christensen says

        June 6, 2014 at 7:40 pm

        Ohh. Poor Grace :/ Poor you.
        On the bright side ~ you’ll actually miss their antics when they get older. You’ll just have to trust me on this one!

  8. Diana Trautwein says

    June 6, 2014 at 12:37 am

    LOVE THIS. No.More.Self-flagellation about writing. EVER.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      June 6, 2014 at 10:42 am

      LOL. Okay. I’ll only self-flagellate if I’m looking at writing over 1000 words. 😉

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