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The Welcome
By Jana MauneyI hear it! I hear the car! HER car! And shes coming this way! Oh, oh, I must run in
and grab a gift! I must greet her with a gift! Oh, BONK missed the step. No
matter, I must hurry. Move over, doggy door! Shes coming, shes coming! Gift,
gift, where, what, oh, oh, oh, ah! A plastic bottle she drinks from, right here on top of
the container they call trash! Oh, perfect. Shes coming, shes coming! Oh, oh,
oh...
The door! I hear the door sound that sounds right before she comes in! Oh, its
OPENING! SHES HOME! Oh, oh, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle I cannot be still!
Youre home! And look, look, I have this nice bottle! Oh, oh, youre home!
YOURE HOME! I have missed you so much, youve been gone hours, weeks, days,
years! And so much has happened! A dog ran by and I chewed a tree and Pluto slept under
the house and it rained a little! Oh, oh, oh! Youre home, youre home! And
youre touching me! I cant stand it, its so marvelous! Oh, and
youre speaking! Murble, murble, good boy, murble, murble. YES! Your
happy voice. Oh, Im about to burst! Im so happy, happy, happy! Yes! I want to
jump! Im not supposed to jump, but oh, oh, just a little jump! OFF.
Darn. Oh, I cannot be still. Ill roll over and wiggle on my back! Oh, yes!
Shes rubbing memy tummy, my head, my sides! Oh, oh,oh. Now what? Now
wheres she going? Oh, oh, yes! Back to the room where we sleep at night! Great! It
has the big pad we sleep on and LEAP I can get up here close
to her. And here she comes! Oh, oh, oh! I can stand on my legs and put my paws around her
neck anduh oh. Cant lick with this bottle in my mouth. But its my
present to her! Oh, oh, what to do? And shes rubbing me! But I want to lick her, oh,
oh, I think Im about to burst! OFF.
Oh, darn. Drop the bottle. Oh, YES! Shes coming back! She took off the pieces she
puts on her eyes, and I can stand and lick, lick I love you, I love you, I
love you, I love lick, lick, lick you taste so good, salty, sweet, I love that
stuff you smear on your face every day, I love to lick it off, oh, oh, and youre
rubbing me again! My back, my head, my ears, oh, oh lick, lick, lick.
Murble, murble, Mickee, good boy, murble, murble. OFF.
Darn. I will lay here and watch her. Watch her peel her furitsnot. It is
very warm. I dont know because I dont think. How does she do that? And I will
get that look on my face that always makes her come and rub me. The look where I roll my
eyes up, and keep my head flat here and she will come...and shes putting on her play
skin! YES! We will playsometime. My tail cannot be still. I am SO happy, happy,
happy
Now shes going in the room with the wonderful water bowl! I LOVE that water bowl
always cool, clean water! Shell be out in just a minute, just a minute, just
a.....yes, shes coming! Shes here again. Oh, oh, oh.... Now back to the room
with the box that has pictures and sounds. Ah, I know what happens now. Yep, shes
laying down on the big pad there. Now shell sleep. But thats okay. Shes
HOME! SHES home. Shes home. And she smells tired. So I will lay beside her
here and guard her and wait while she sleeps. And when she wakes up she wont smell
so tired. And well play and play. Sigh. Ill just rest with
her now, and smell her while she sleeps. And wait again. For, the next thing that happens,
HELL be home. And then, oh, oh, zzzzzzzzz........
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