2025 ]

[ It Is With A Heavy Heart ]
[ That You Must Say ]
[ Something Is Going To Happen In The Next Hour That Is Tearing Your Insides Apart ]
[ In (100) Different Ways ]

[ You Wouldn’t Be Lying ]
[ If You Were To Say Each Day In The Last Couple Of Weeks ]
[ Your Dog Started Dying ]

[ Little By Little & Pound By Pound ]
[ You Found ]
[ That Something Inside Of Her Was Killing Her, But She Never Made A Sound ]

[ You Never Knew What Kind Of Trauma She Went Through ]
[ Before She Ever Set A Paw Down In Your House ]
[ It Is So Cruel What Some People Do ]
[ But Even Through Her Abuse, She Probably Stayed As Quiet As A Small Field Mouse ]

[ It Probably Wasn’t A Voluntary Choice ]
[ For Her To Not Use Her Voice ]
[ You Have No Idea What Happened When She Used To Bark ]
[ Maybe She Was Punished Because A Past Owner Thought That When She Did It Only Sounded Like Noise ]

[ That Owner Told You That Roxie Was (5yrs) Old ]
[ When You Later Took Her To The ‘Vet ]
[ You Found Out Her Age Was Closer To (8), You Felt That Last Owner Was Really Bold ]
[ Because Lying To You To Get Rid Of Roxie, Was Pretty Cold ]

[ The Night That You Got Her, She Never Even Made The Slightest Sound ]
[ Because You Did Not Hear Anything When You Got Up In The Middle Of The Night ]
[ You Thought You Would Look Around ]
[ You Really Wondered Where Your New Dog Would Be Found ]
[ It Did Not Take You Long To Find Her, But You Were Astonished @ The Sight ]

[ She Was Curled Up On Your Recliner Chair ]
[ In A Deep ]
[ Sleep! ]
[ That Was Where You Usually Sat, But She Seemed To Not Care ]

[ Or Maybe She Actually Did ]
[ Maybe That Was The Point ]
[ You Smiled Like A Little Kid ]

[ You Actually Wondered If She Jumped Up & Went To Sleep Because That Was Where You Were Sitting When The (2) Of You Met? ]
[ You Actually Wondered, “How Much Better Can This New Situation Get?” ]
[ If You Were To Wager That It Wouldn’t ]
[ The Other Person Would Still Be Laughing Because You Would Really Lose That Bet ]
[ You Shouldn’t ]
[ Have Thought That She Did Not Want To Sleep Some Place Where She Could FINALLY Have A Peaceful Rest ]
[ & She Couldn’t ]
[ Have Figured Out The Place That Was Best? ]

[ You Failed To See ]
[ @ The Time ]
[ That She Already Figured Out Who She Wanted Her Person To Be ]
[ It Would Have Also Been A Crime ]
[ If She Did Not Also Feel Free ]

[ Free From ANY Abuse ]
[ Free From ANY Bad Excuse ]
[ Free From ANY Adult Being Around Her That Was Very Obtuse ]

[ About Why She Got Hit, Shocked Or Given A Hard Kick ]
[ The Thought About The Amount Of Abuse She Might Have Suffered ]
[ Really Made Your Stomach Sick ]

[ One Thing That You Are Sure ]
[ Roxie Was The Sweetest, Friendliest, Quietest Animal With Fur ]
[ She Was So Quiet ]
[ & Her Heart Was Pure ]

[ That Owner Was In A Hurry To Put Her In A Different Home ]
[ She Told You That We Could Have Her For A (3) Night Trial Basis ]
[ You Knew That It Would Take Awhile Before Her True Personality Would Be Shown ]
[ Alot Of Things About Her Past Was Unknown ]
[ So That Owner Left, After Telling You To Text Her On The Phone ]

[ (2) Days Later You Text That Owner To Let Her Know ]
[ That We Wanted Roxie To Stay ]
[ That We Never Wanted To Let Her Go ]

[ Once She Started To Feel Comfortable Her Personality Came Out ]
[ There Was Not A Single Doubt ]
[ That She Never Would Sit Around & Pout ]

[ Again ]
[ Because It Would Have Been A Sin ]
[ If You Did Not Show When The Love Would Begin ]

[ Everynight You Would Give Her Daddy Time & Get Down With Her On The Floor ]
[ You Wouldn’t Stop ]
[ Even If There Was A Knock On The Door ]

[ But Everything Changed When You Were In The Hospital To Have Surgery On Your Spine ]
[ Roxie Started To Become Ill ]
[ So Your Wife Told You, “No, Everything Is Not Fine” ]

[ Roxie Was Getting Sick After Eating ]
[ But Nothing Had Changed With Her Feedings ]
[ Since She Wouldn’t Make A Sound, You Never Knew What She Was Feeling ]
[ Getting This News Felt So Defeating ]

[ We Then Took Her To The ‘Vet ]
[ For Some Blood Work & Other Tests ]

[ Everything Began To Get Hazy ]
[ The Tests Came Back Fine ]
[ But She Kept Losing Weight Like Crazy ]

[ The ‘Vet Said There Was Nothing They Could Do ]
[ Your Fear Grew ]
[ Because Nobody Had A Clue ]

[ When She Stopped Eating All Together ]
[ & She Became As Light As A Feather ]
[ Her Weight Was The Lightest Ever ]

[ You Made The Hardest Call To The ‘Vet To Make That Dreaded Appointment ]
[ Because Roxie’s Energy Level Was So Spent ]
[ It Was Like Roxie Knew What This Meant ]

[ When We Took Roxie To The ‘Vet, She Was So Lethargic ]
[ & Sick ]
[ You Wish The ‘Vet Had Some Kind Of Trick ]
[ From Which She Could Pick ]

[ To Make Roxie Feel All Better, But That Was Not To Be ]
[ When We All Went Into A Room ]
[ The ‘Vet Could See ]

[ & It Became The Hardest Decision We Could Make ]
[ This Would Be The Last Time That You Would Ever See Roxie Awake ]

[ Roxie Laid Down On The Blanket ]
[ Because She Felt So Tired ]
[ & She Looked Like She Was Set ]
[ You Knew That It Is So Hard To Say Goodbye To A Loving Pet ]

[ We Were Only Able To Have Her (9mo’s) ]
[ This Was Ripping Out Your Guts ]

[ When The ‘Vet Mentioned Cheese ]
[ She Raised Her Head Off The Blanket Then Went To Her Knees ]
[ She Looked @ The ‘Vet As If Saying, “Oh, Yes Please!” ]

[ That Caused Everyone In The Room To Laugh ]
[ That Really Cut The Tension In The Room In ½ ]

[ The ‘Vet Came In & Gave Her The Shot That Made Her Go To Sleep For The Last Time ]
[ So This Is Where You Have To End This Rhyme ]

[ We All Love You Roxie! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
A hui hou kaua e kuu hoa

Na,
Lopaka DeVoe

~ Aloha ~

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(670)▪︎[ The Perfect Dog For Me … 2021 ]

[ What Are Some Reasons Why I Call This Dog, My Own? ]
[ When I Am With Her ]
[ She Is Like A Sunny Day, With A Big Vanilla Ice Cream Cone ]

[ She, Is As Fun, As Fun Can Be ]
[ I Love Watching Her Energy ]

[ She Takes Away The Bad @ Night ]
[ She Does Not Give Up Without A Fight ]

[ She Is As Stubborn As An Old Bull ]
[ @ Night There Is Not Even A Slight Lull ]

[ Then There Is Her Night-Time Behavior As Of Late ]
[ She Becomes An Immovable Object When She Gets In That State ]

[ She Is Frustrating As All Get Out ]
[ She Irritates My Wife So Bad ]
[ She Loses Her Cool & Shouts ]

[ It Does Not Matter If I Am The One ]
[ She Thinks We Are Going Into The Backyard To Have Some Fun ]

[ As Soon As We Open The Sliding Glass Door ]
[ She Wants To Play, Some More ]

[ She Is Over (10) Years Old & She Still Has A Little Bit Of Puppy Playfulness In Her ]
[ That I Am Sure ]

[ She Is The Most Loyal Dog ]
[ & This Will Be Another Story About Her To Go Onto My Blog ]

[ She Is The Watchful Eye, Over Me ]
[ She Puts Herself In Angles So She Can Always See ]

[ Me & What I Am Doing ]
[ & That Is Kind Of Soothing ]

[ She Keys Into My Emotions ]
[ She Shows So Much Devotion ]

[ She Sees If My Feelings ]
[ Are Reeling ]
[ & She Reacts To Me If My Patience Starts Peeling ]

[ She Goes By Feelings & Scent ]
[ She Does Not Wait Until My Patience Has Been Spent ]
[ No, My Dog Freckles Was Definitely Heaven Sent ]

[ I Love My Dog, Freckles ]

~ Ka hopena ~

Mahalo nui loa
Aloha

Na
Lopaka DeVoe

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(114)▪︎[ The Roxie Era Starts … 4/2/2025 ]

[ Roxie, Is Our Brand New Dog ]
[ She Is A (7) Year Old, Boxer Mix ]
[ She Is So Much Fun, You Wanted To Write About Her, When You Are Not In A Fog ]
[ You Don’t Know If She Can Do Any Tricks ]
[ But She Seems To Be So Much Better Than Getting A Frog ]

[ You Want To Say That “ROXIE” Would Be A Good Name ]
[ You Feel The One That She Came With Was Pretty Lame ]
【 One thing about Roxie, Is That She Is So Tame ]

[ You Want To Thank Your Beautiful Wife, For Finding Her On-Line ]
[ When She Told You About Her, You Thought, “YES, THAT WOULD BE FINE” ]
[ You Could Probably Guess She Was Pretty Tired Of Hearing You Whine ]

[ She Will Be A Delight & More ]
[ You Think It’s Funny When You Hear Her Sleep ]
[ Because You Can Hear Her Snore ]
[ You Thought Up The Name When You Woke-Up Because Of A Bad Night @ About A Quarter To (4) ]

[ You Think That It Would Be Good If Roxie Could Have The Last Name As Ours, Which Is DeVoe ]
[ But Did You Already Know ]
[ That We Think Really Fast On Our Feet, But We Move Kind Of Slow ]

[ But Others Can Find When You Start Knowing ]
[ Where You Are Going ]
[ When The Ideas & Words Start Flowing ]

[ You Find A Word To Hang On To ]
[ Then Rhymes Start Coming To You ]
[ You Don’t Know Why They Do ]
[ But Give “THE BIG MAN WAY UP ABOVE” ]
[ The Credit Where Credit Is Due ]

[ Hopefully Roxie Will Give You Years Of Fun ]
[ Before Her’s Or Your 】
[ Time On This Earth Is Done ]

Mahalo
~LopakaDeVoe~

(620)▪︎[ Does My Dog Drink? … 10•4•2022 ]

[ My Dear ‘Ole Dog Likes To Drink ]
[ I Think ]

[ I See Mounds Of Dirt ]
[ In One Of Them I Can See ]
[ My Favorite Old Shirt ]

[ Maybe Because It Smells Like Me ]
[ It Probably Gave Her Some Good Memories ]

[ I Know That She Loves To Dig ]
[ Sometimes She Moves Dirt With her Nose ]
[ Like A Pig ]

[ But One Day I Dug Down Into Her Mounds ]
[ I Was Amazed In @ What I Found ]
[ I Thought That She Had Put On A Few Pounds ]

[ A Couple Of Years Back, She Chastised Me Because I Did Not
Notice Her Gray Hairs ]
[ They Seemed To Be Growing On Her Chin In Pairs ]

[ THAT Was The Reason Why I Noticed Her Weight Gain ]
[ @ First I Wanted To Refrain ]

[ But I Could Not Figure Out, The One Question That Stumped
Me As I Got Older ]
[ Would She Go Up To An Older Man ]
[ & Tap Him On The Shoulder? ]

[ She Had Such Brazen Fire Irons & She Could Talk To Anyone ]
[ She Would Think That Would Be A Great Deal Of Fun ]

[ That Technique Of Getting Alcohol Predates Even Me ]
[ But It Could Cost Alot ]
[ It Wasn’t Free ]

[ You Would Have To Buy Your Alcohol Plus Give The Stranger
A Big Tip ]
[ I Did Not Want To Give A Rip ]

[ But I Did ]
[ My Confidence Slid ]

[ My Innocent Looking Dog Has A Really Mean Glare ]
[ When She Locks Onto Your Eyes You Wish That You Were
Not There ]

[ It Actually Hurts The Eyes ]
[ You Could Be A Nice Woman ]
[ Or One Of The Toughest Guys ]

[ I Ended Up Not Confronting My Dog ]
[ I Thought That It Would Be Okay ]
[ To Live My Life Like A Bump On A Log ]

[ My Dog Eventually Found The Reason To Try Sobriety ]
[ She Has Been Talking A Bunch To This Older Male Kitty ]

[ Who Am To Split Them Apart? ]
[ I Don’t Have The Heart ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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[290]▪︎[ Drunk In The Trunk … 4•21•2022 ]

[ Awile Ago I Wrote A Story About My Drunk Dog ]
[ After My Dog Proof Read It ]
[ She Allowed Me To Post It On My Blog ]

[ Whenever My Blog Got A (LIKE) On Her Story I Would Let
Her Know ]
[ She Would Point Her Nose Up & Bark (SO) ]

[ Sad To Say She Is Still Drinking Until She Gets Drunk ]
[ (1) Day I Could Not Find Her Until I Heard Snoring
Coming From The Car Trunk ]

[ My Dog Has Never Been Accused Of Being Boring ]
[ It Was Entertaing Listening To Her Snoring ]

[ My Dog Is A Really Good Functioning Alcoholic ]
[ She Drinks To Excess Every Night On The Days That End
In (Y) ]
[ She Has Never Called In Sick ]

[ I Cannot Get Her Off Her (MD20/20)
[ In Her Doghouse ]
[ I Have Found That She Always Has Plenty ]

[ Why Can’t She Be A Good Dog, Instead Of The Hassle She Is ]
[ (1) Night She Was So Drunk ]
[ She Was Chasing Some Of The Neoghbohood Kids ]

[ She Doesn’t Go Goth ]
[ She Eats Some Dish Soap ]
[ So All The Kids Thinks She Is Ill Because Of The Froth ]

[ I Always Have To Explain To The Neighbors Who Has The
Thought In Their Head ]
[ I Tell Them (NO, SHE IS NOT ONE OF THE WALKING DEAD!) ]

[ My Son Thinks That I Should Not Tell Them ]
[ I Just Don’t Want My Drunk Dog To Become A Problem ]

[ I Sure Am Glad That She Does Not Have Access To The Car Keys ]
[ Than She Would Go Wherever She Pleased ]

[ Well She Does This Now ]
[ To The Degree Of Alcohol She Guzzels ]
[ I Have No Idea How ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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[276]▪︎[ Passing Of His Dog … 4•14•2022 ]

[ When A Man Loses His Dog, It Can Be Devastating ]
[ There Is No Such Thing As Compensating ]

[ As Much As He Tries ]
[ There Are Moments When He Cries ]

[ A Man’s Best Friend ]
[ To The Very End ]

[ He Has Felt Pain Before, But Not This Kind ]
[ This Encompasses The Whole Mind ]

[ He Can’t Eat ]
[ This Is Something That Will Be Hard To Beat ]

[ His Dog Is With Him Every Minute That He Is Home ]
[ To The Dog, His Location Is Always Known ]

[ When The Dog Comes In From The Backyard, It Is His Owner
That He Seeks ]
[ Then Laying Right @ His Feet ]

[ He Does Not Care If His Legs Swell ]
[ Or His Feet Smell ]

[ A Man’s Dog Does Not Worry About The Weather ]
[ The Main Point Is That They Are Together ]

[ He Really Gets A Kick ]
[ When It Is Just The Two Of Them ]
[ Speeding Down The Backroads In His Truck, Listening To
Country Music ]

[ On The Other Hand, Without Fail ]
[ When The Man Comes Home From Work ]
[ The Dog Should Be By The Front Door Wagging It’s Tail ]

[ His Best Friend Follows Him Everywhere ]
[ How Many Times Has He Gotten Underneath Other People’s
Feet? ]
[ All Of The Time ]
[ How Many Times For Him, Never ]

[ His Dog Wants To Lick Everybody’s Face ]
[ When He Puts His Face, Nose To Nose ]
[ The Dog’s Tongue Stays In Place ]

[ A Reminder Of His Dog Is In Every Room In The House ]
[ This Is One Of Those Times When He Leans On His Spouse ]

[ The Memories That A Man Has With His Dog Are Many ]
[ The Number Of People Who Understand His Grief ]
[ Is Probably Not Any ]

[ Even Though His Best Friend Is Gone ]
[ Life Keeps Chugging On ]

[ The Man’s Grief Is Deep ]
[ He Doesn’t Get Much Sleep ]

[ He Stares @ His Dog’s Bed ]
[ How Does He Get Right In His Head ]

[ Wrong Body Part ]
[ The Hurt Is In His Heart ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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[262]▪︎[ My Dog Really Knows Me … 4•11•2022 ]

[ How Come My Dog Is Twice As Smart As All Of My Past
Rommates Combined? ]
[ She Doesn’t Bitch As Much ]
[ & (SHE) Looks Cute When She Wines ]

[ She Would Be Better Mannered @ The Kitchen Table ]
[ She Would Politely Ask For 2nds If Only She Was Able ]

[ She Would Always Leave The Seat Down For Any Other
Females In The House ]
[ She Would Always Clean Up Any Messes That Was Made ]
[ So It Would Not Fall Upon My Spouse ]

[ She Always Loves What She Just Ate ]
[ That Is Why She Always Cleans Her Plate ]

[ She Only Wakes Up Once To Be Let Out ]
[ She Lets Me Know By Pawing @ The Bed ]
[ Instead Of Banging On The Door & Not Letting Me Know
What It Is All About ]

[ My Dog Exercises With Ease ]
[ & I Never Have To Say (PLEASE) ]

[ I Throw Her Antler (1) Way ]
[ [ & She Brings It Back ]
[ She Could Go All Day ]
[ But That Would Give Her A Heart Attack ]

[ She Has Not Messed In The House Since She Was Young ]
[ I Wonder How Many Taste Buds Are On Her Tongue ]

[ I Really Have To Watch What Falls On The Floor ]
[ There Are Alot Of Ingredients That Could Put Her @ Death’s
Door ]

[ My Dog Is Getting Up There In Years ]
[ I Do Know That This Is Clear ]
[ That The Day She Passes I Will Shed A Thousand Tears ]

[ She Has Great Instinct On Who To Growl @ & When To Wag
Her Tail ]
[ She Makes A Great Guard Dog ]
[ Without Fail ]

[ I Wish That She Would Live Many Many More Years Than She
Is Supposed Too ]
[ But When Death Shows Up ]
[ What Can You Do? ]

[ I Always Make The Best Of The Time I Have With Her ]
[ (1) More Hour, (6) More Days ]
[ Nobody Knows For Sure ]

[ I Have Never Had A Dog That Reads My Emotions ]
[ She Shows Such Love & Devotion ]

[ I Could Put Her Food Down, Then Go & Get Mine ]
[ She Will Usually Not Eat Even A Bite ]
[ Until I Get Back, No Matter The Time ]

[ She Reads Me Like An Open Book ]
[ When I Had Had A Bad Day ]
[ She Slowly Walks Over & Gives Me Her Look ]

[ She Speaks Better Human Than I Do Dog ]
[ If I Gave Her A Brand New Laptop ]
[ Would She Contiribute To My Blog? ]

[ She Has Better Things To Do It Seems ]
[ She Comforts Me In The Night ]
[ If My Nightmare Causes Me To Scream ]

[ & To Think That A Worker @ The Shelter Tried To Put Us With
Her Brother ]
[ I Don’t How Many Times That I Told Her ]
[ (NO, WE WANT THE OTHER!) ]

[ I Am Hoping For Many More Years Having My Best Friend
Near ]
[ I Am So Thankful For All Of The Time That She Has Lived With
Me Here ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [酪]

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(804)▪︎[ Your Drunk Dog … 9•23•2021 ]

[ Wednesday, September 22nd Was The Night That Your
     Dog Got Drunk ]
[ & Picked A Fight With An Annoying Skunk ]

[ You Had No Idea What Your Dog Was Thinking ]
[ You Found An Empty Bottle Of Mad Dog 20/20 By The
     Back Door ]
[ So You Actually Found Out What She Had Been Drinking ]

[ If She Was Drinking, It Definitely Wasn’t A Fair Fight ]
[ Don’t Skunks Have Better Sight ]
[ @ Night? ]

[ Not Fair, Not Fair ]
[ Was Your Dog Too Drunk To Care? ]
[ You Feel Extremely Bad That You Were Not Out There ]

[ While You Were Inside Writing Stories To Put On Your Blog ]
[ You Should Have Helped Your Drunk Dog ]

[ You Had Never Seen A Tipsy Dog, Until Now ]
[ You Understand The Why ]
[ You Just Do Not Understand The How ]

[ You Never Thought That We Kept Any Alcohol In Our House ]
[ Maybe You Should Take A Minute To Ask Your Spouse ]

[ Your Dog Really Came Out The Loser ]
[ You Wonder How Long That Your Sweet Innocent Freckles ]
[ Had Been A Boozer? ]

[ Do They Have An A.A. Treatment Program For Alcoholic
     Pets? ]
[ Would It Have To Be Facilitated By Trained Vets? ]
[ Any Bets? ]

[ You Dog Has Been A Loaner ]
[ You Hope That She Doesn’t Learn How To Get High ]
[ & Become A Yippee Stoner ]

[ But How Do You Deal With A Drunken Canine? ]
[ You Think That She Will Have A Real Problem ]
[ If She Started To Whine ]
[ All Night For Some Red Wine ]

[ The Situation Will Start To Get Harder ]
[ If She Will Always Demand Alcohol ]
[ Instead Of A Bowl Of Ice Cold Water ]

[ You Feel Kind Of Ashamed How She Is Turning Out ]
[ When You Keep The Booze Away From Her, She Sits & Pouts ]

[ If Anyone Out There Has Any Tips ]
[ My Dog Will Give You A Few Yips ]

[ You Hope The Skunk Stays Satisfied & Takes A Victory Lap ]
[ You Hope The Celebration Won’t Be Too Loud ]
[ So As Not To Disturb Your Dogs (10) Naps ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(421)▪︎[ My Dog … 4•27•2020 ]

[ My Dog Is So Protective Of Me ]
[ Sometimes She ]
[ See’s Something That I Can’t See ]
[ & Oftentimes ]
[ I Have No Idea What That Can Be ]

[ Am I Going To Have A Long Flashback? ]
[ Is She Warning Me About A Possible Attack? ]
[ Maybe She Senses That I Might Need A Snack ]

[ Whatever It Is, She Can Be Persistent ]
[ When It Comes To My Safety ]
[ She Is Consistent ]

[ Sometimes She Senses Something Before I Know ]
[ I Guess Because Human Brains Are So Slow ]

[ Whatever It Is, She Can Read My Chart ]
[ That’s One Of The Many Reasons She Always Has ]
[ A Big Place In My Heart ]
[ & She Has Been There ]
[ From The Very Start ]

[ I Was The First Of Us Three To Find Her ]
[ When I Did ]
[ I Knew That She Was The One, For Sure! ]
[ Our House Felt Empty ]
[ & She Would Be Our Cure! ]

[ But Then An Unknown Voice Came Out Of The Blue ]
[ { ONE OF HER BROTHERS WOULD BE BEST FOR YOU } ]
[ What To Do, What To Do? ]

[ But In The End ]
[ We Figured Out What Dog & What To Spend ]

[ That’s When Freckles, The Female One ]
[ Became My Dog ]
[ & It’s Been Fun … ]

[ Ever Since! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(585)▪︎[ A Dog In Your Life … 6•27•2020 ]

[ There Is Nothing Better Than Having A Dog In Your Life ]
[ She Is Totally Different ]
[ Than A Child Or Wife ]

[ Whereas A Person Can Be Judgemental About You ]
[ That Is Not Something ]
[ A Dog Will Do ]

[ A Dog Is Loyal As All Get Out ]
[ When It Comes To People ]
[ There Is A Whole Lot Of Doubt ]

[ A Dog Could Be Overzealous ]
[ About Treats Or Toys ]
[ A Dog Would Never Become Jealous ]
[ Of Other Girls Or Boys ]

[ My Dog Does Become Tense ]
[ When Some One ]
[ Or Another Dog Comes Near Our Back Fence ]

[ Three Meals For Her A Day Does Her Just Fine ]
[ But When I’m Eating ]
[ She Does Beg & Whine ]
[ For Something Of Mine ]

[ & That Really Doesn’t Bother Me In The Least Bit ]
[ I Can’t Give Her Much ]
[ If I Want Her To Stay Lean & Fit ]

[ Spending Time With Just Me Always Makes Her Day ]
[ That Is Why She Misses Me So Much ]
[ If I’ve Been Away ]

[ She Gets So Happy To See Me When I Come Through The Door ]
[ When I Reach Down To Pet Her ]
[ She Always Wants More ]

[ To Most, It Is Not Known ]
[ That Some Dogs Will Love To Fetch An Antler Bone ]

[ Much Better Than They Would Ever Do Running After
A Tennis Ball ]
[ Whenever I Pick Up That Bone ]
[ She Will Always Answer The Call ]

[ She Seems To Think It Is Nice ]
[ When I Give Her Water With Ice ]

[ She Seems To Drink More When That Is The Case ]
[ She Must Like The Feel Of It Being Cold ]
[ Or She Loves The Taste ]
[ & When The Water Gets Old ]
[ I Throw It Away As Waste ]

[ I Try Show Her The Love & Loyalty ]
[ That She Shows Me ]

[ I Will Try, Try & Try ]
[ Until I Lie Down & Die ]

~ Ka hopena ~

|| Mahalo iā ‘oe ||
|| A hui hou mākou ||
|| Aloha || ‎
‎
|| Na ||
|| Lopaka DeVoe ||