We all know the saga of Ani’s ablutions,
How often I’ve tried, and run out of solutions,
When dog into bathtub‘s a futile equation
Regardless of bribery, guile or persuasion.
A bath was required, I needed an answer,
‘Cause all on my own, I did not want to chance her
Cavorting all wet over sofa and bedding,
But bathe her I must, ’cause she’s hairy and shedding.
There’s no putting off with a whimsical ‘one day’,
I thought to myself, I would do it on Monday,
When after a weekend away I’d be rested,
Refreshed and renewed, I just might not be bested.
So I packed her bag, she went for the duration
To play with her friends, an ideal situation,
I know she is cared for, there’s no cause to worry,
She’s happy and safe and I don’t need to hurry.
While I was away, a text out of the blue…
“I’ve bathed her,” it said. “Twice. And cut her hair too.”
He’d shampooed her first, but she’d played in the mud,
So he’d done it again… and I thought that was good.
He’d trimmed back her feathers, got rid of the matting
Where moulting had made her look like she’d been ratting
Down horrible hallways, or up in the attic…
I tell you, I read that and I was ecstatic!
So when she came home, bounding in through the door,
(Heading straight for the ball that she’d left on the floor)
There was no doggy smell to importune my nose,
She was shiny and silky and fresh as a rose!
This was a result! But she looked all lopsided,
“Ah well,” said our friend,”It would seem she decided
Enough was enough, and her patience diminished,
She’d not let me near her… she’s only half finished.”
I quite understood, as she’ll not let me near her
With scissors or clippers, or things that might shear her,
As she has four legs, she runs faster than me
And will thwart all my efforts to groom easily.
And yet, we are grateful, the small dog and I,
To the young man with scissors, determined to try,
For though she’s lopsided, the dog at my feet,
For once in her lifetime smells perfectly sweet.
Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
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Thank you 🙂
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Aw! Ani! So cute! Even lop-sided, you look (and smell) beautiful!!!
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I’m sure she’ll find something inappropriate on her walk to address that 😉
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They always do….! 🙂
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Hilarious! Ani (as always) rules.
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She knows I’m a pushover 😉
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Ah, the aroma of dog. 🙂
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Unforgettable…. 😉
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thanks, jaye x
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I can still recall the battles (and smells) of caring for a dog!
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I would still not be without her though 🙂
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No way!
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I’d be lost.
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I’m not sure Ani agress with that she smells sweet! I bet she’s plotting to find a well to smell more doggy.
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She’s already been digging…it won’t be long 😉
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so funny and cute –
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😀
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Thank the gods for short coats! I can honestly say, neither Pearl nor I have ever had a bath.
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Ani may wish she too had a short coat 😉
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Annabelle wishes to point out that it was me, Millie, who made the above comment, in case it looks like Annabelle has never had a bath. Which would be gross. 😉
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Millie, I did understand that, though I had to have a chuckle too 😉
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Charming! 😀
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🙂
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Reblogged this on Viv Drewa – The Owl Lady.
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Hugs form me and Ani, Viv xxx
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Really love this one, Sue! FUN!! 🙂 And lop-sided or not, Ani’s always the sweetest looking little mischief maker, ever!
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She is, Marcia… always adorable. 🙂
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She is adorable and I´m sure she will even out soon. So nice she has been bathed! Dot isn´t keen either.
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She won’t stay clean for long, not if she can help it 😉
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Her pictures here seem to suggest that Ani may not be quite a pleased as you are with her cleansed condition, but as you say, she will surely find a remedy once outside.
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She has already started, Bob, and I have a new hole in the garden where she has been digging….
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And you wouldn’t trade her for anything. 🙂
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Not for her weight in gold 🙂
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I think, not even for your own weight in gold.
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Not even that 🙂
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Such an awesome poem! What sort of dog is sweet Ani? She’s gorgeous, lopsided hairdo or not.
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Ani’s mother is an English Setter, her father a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever… but Ani is all lunatic 😉
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LOL aren’t all our dogs? She’s beautiful! My sister has an Irish Setter and I find setters to be such regal dogs. How long did it take for Ani to get dirty again?
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She already smells like a hamster… clean enough, but definitely doggy 😉
I grew up with Irish Setters… mad as a box of frogs, of course, but glorious creatures.
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Yeah Gingerbread is quite mental but the sweetest most beautiful dog I’ve ever known.
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They are lovely creatures… great friends for a child to grow up with (there were three of them 🙂 )
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Even lopsided she’s adorable! Have you ever tried to bathe a cat? Not fun!
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No… and I never want to try! Those things have claws and are not afraid to use them! 😉
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thank you 🙂
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Wow! Ani is back! 😉
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She is always here 🙂
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A lopsided dog is better than a smelly one. 🙂
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She’s working on being both 😉
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Well, she wouldn’t be our Ani if she wasn’t. 😀
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And I wouldn’t change her 🙂
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Aw, a lovely treat for you to come home to, Sue. Who cares if she is lopsided? 😉
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She matches pretty much everything else around here now 😉
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😀
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This is so humorous and wonderful! Loved it. I just finished washing all five of our chichihuas (one is part husky, we believe because of his eccentric habits and the way he talks to us). He is our foster child and the chunkiest of all the dogs and the most humorous. Anyway, I washed them all in the kitchen sink rather than trying to get down to bathtub level, and my Richard helped me, taking them in the towels once I got them all showered and rinsed. Two of them did the running up and down the hallway, sliding into everything and doing the happy dance, and the others shivered even when dry and cuddled up on the couch under some blankets. It was a joyful thing all the way around. We have two cats too, but they won’t get baths. I think they are quite ok as they are.
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Five? You are a brave woman! 🙂
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I love the way the dogs smell after grooming. And I’m very pro clipping. They don’t need the extra hair. It just makes them dirtier.
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Ani is supposed to be long haired… I just wish she would let me brush her more often 🙂
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You’re still cute Ani, despite the lopsided cut, but you now smell lovely too. 🙂 ❤
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That’s a matter of opinion…but I’m working on it 😉 xxx
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Lol 🙂 xxx
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Okay how did he manage the bath and can he come and do Dante? xxx
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I didn’t like to ask… but he can do it again any time 😉 xxx
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lol we bought Dante a paddling pool he’s putting one paw in at a time to get his ball which we manage to throw in it every time. xxx
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That’s not a bad idea… 😉 xxx
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He had too much yesterday, my cousins were over and threw, threw and threw the ball for him. He was sick this morning, but he’s fine now, fast asleep while I’m wide awake at god knows what hour lol xxx
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Ah… excitement plays havoc with their stomachs…and while they throw up and feel fine, we worry… xxx
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You do find the most endearing photographs of Ani to share, Sue.
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It isn’t hard… she has a wonderful face 🙂
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dog=cute
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She is 🙂
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