“Dogs Can’t Clap – Can We?”
Dogs can’t clap!
Leastways, we can;
but we have to be really impressed by something,
before we do;
which doesn’t happen that often at all,
I can tell you.
When you throw a ball,
you usually throw it… in the wrong direction,
and never far enough;
you take us on boring walks,
that we’ve been on hundreds of times before,
and always leave us wanting for more;
you pull us away from interesting smells,
and the promise of a tasty morsel,
when that is what we want the most;
that or to roll in the spoor of a fox,
and to sniff the fragrant odour of a standing post –
it’s just a message from Basil or Sam;
and you cut short trips to the sea,
and prolong visits to the vets.
Dogs can’t clap;
maybe;
but we can hi-five youi
and wash your face
more often than you care to.
Dogs can’t clap;
but, we can sit upon your lap,
even if we are 20kgs or more;
and a dog will never,
and often,
show you the door,
and where our leads are.
And, if you ever got things just right…
well, one paw clapping?