Dear Santa, don’t believe her
When she says that I’ve been nosey
When she comes in from the cold outside
Her cheeks all pink and rosy.
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Of course I have to have a sniff
Whenever I must greet her…
I feel that is incumbent
On a small dog of my metre.
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She says my nose gets everywhere
In places that it shouldn’t…
Perhaps if she would keep her fur on
Then my cold nose wouldn’t.
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But if she has to change her fur
Or get in steamy water,
Then I, a dog, will wield my nose
Just as a Small Dog ought to!
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The Great Dog in the sky
Gave me a nose that I should use it…
You can’t ignore a gift like that…
That would be to abuse it.
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The gifts bestowed upon us
We should use to make us shine.
(And Santa, as we’re talking gifts…
Can I have cheese with mine?)
P.S. Laughter Lines would make a great Christmas gift…
Laughter Lines:
Life from the Tail End
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Ani has a good sense of humour Sue. I wonder where she might have got it from.
xxx Gigantic Hugs xxx
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She does, David… it is all her own, I fear 😉 xxx
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Oh Ani us 2 leggers really don’t always understand… do we!
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Not always…but maybe we don’t always have to understand. .just accept each other 😉 xxx
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True Sue!!
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Sniffing it seems is an arcane art Ani, with a cold nose taking centre stage. How would I, as a two leggy achieve this holy grail?
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Two legses seem to have forgotten about sniffing.. but she says they can probably arrange the cold nose tomorrow 😉 xxx
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Good girl, Ani. You tell them straight. Love Puppy Stan
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I keep trying, Stan xxx
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Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie.
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Ani continues her seduction of Santa as she couches her gift list in verse. This time it is for cheese.. the profits from her book Laughter Lines: Life from the Tail End are consumed by Ani…keep a dog in cheese and buy the book.
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Reblogged this on The Bingergread Cottage and commented:
Lilydog said I had to reblog this because it explains EVERYTHING hoomungs should understand.
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Reblogged this on Bingergread Cottage becaue Lilydog insisted She says you are “good dog lady”. High praise.
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Ah… that is high praise indeed, Ailsa. Please thank Lilydog for me…and Ani says to send her love too xx
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Absolutely lovely!
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Thanks, Wendy!
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Ani… you told us all, girl!
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Somebody has to, Olga 😉 Much love, Ani xxx
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My, what a talented small dog she is! She is right. A dog nose is a terrible thing to waste.
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A nose requires employment…or so I am told 😉
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Sounds like my Zelda, who follows me pretty much everywhere, and likes to nudge me with her nose from behind. Apparently she wants to make sure I know where I’m going, which of course is valid. 😉
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It is the extent of ‘everywhere’ that others me, Alethea 😉
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🙂
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OH! Ani you are a star take no notice of her she loves your nose really !!!!
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That seems to depend on where I put it 😉 xxx
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True!
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I have to sniff everything that comes into our house Ani. you never know, it might just be edible! Roxy xxx
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Most things are… though They don’t always think so 😉 xx
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Ani, I know you have thousands and thousands of more olefactory cells in your nose than we do, so your two-legged brings in a smorgasbord for you to sniff every time!
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She does… and I know JUST what she’s been up to. Every time 😉 xxx
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So cute. 🙂 I love Ani’s poetry. We’ll see if Pinky the cat can rustle something up. 😀
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