Lola has an amazing range of facial expressions – I had no idea before getting a dog that they really do have very expressive faces. Lola always gets her point across, whatever her feelings. As you can see above – this expression means, I don’t wanna wear a BOW! Or possibly, I am NOT being seen in public like this! Needless to say she has not been in a bow since.
Today’s poem is by lovely Roger Stevens, it comes from his and Brian Moses’ book The Waggiest Tails, Otter-Barry, which is full to the brim with lovely dog poems, written by dogs. There is even one by Lola about Lola in there. Thank you, Roger!
Don’t Wanna
I don’t wanna go to bed
don’t wanna get up
don’t wanna stop chewing
that smelly sock
I don’t wanna stay
I don’t wanna come
don’t wanna stop chasing
the shadows in the sun
I don’t wanna be quiet
I just wanna bark
don’t wanna stop chasing
the ducks in the park
don’t wanna walk quietly
don’t wanna walk to heel
and if you were a puppy
you’d know how I feel
© Roger Stevens
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