A Dog Fancier's Guide To Shakespeare

"To be or not to be, that is the question."
(Shall we breed this season?)
"Double, double toil and trouble,
Fire burn and cauldron bubble"
(Ringside gossip)
Methought I heard a voice cry, "Sleep no more" . . .
(Bitch in season in same house with active stud)
"What fools these mortals be"
(They just bought their third dog)
"Out, out damned spot!"
(They are housebreaking the third dog)
"What light through yonder window breaks?"
(Up all night whelping)
"Much ado about nothing"
(False pregnancy)
"Assume a virtue if you have it not"
(Be a good loser)
"Play such fantastic tricks before high heaven as
make the angels weep"
(On seeing some odd judging-or clever handling)
"Small curs are not regarded when they grin"
(Unless they have a big-name handler)
"Nor let the rain of heaven wet this place"
(The prayer of all outdoor show chairs)
"He hath but a little wee face, with a little yellow beard"
(Cairn Terrier)
"Like a fountain with an hundred spouts"
(Male dog going for walk)
"A double blessing is a double grace"
(Best of Breed AND a group placement)

"I love the sport well; but I shall as soon quarrel at it as
any man in England"
(Sentiments of the inveterate dog-show enthusiast)
"Young gentlemen, your spirits are too bold for your years"
(class of terrier puppies)
"Your father is at Westminster"
(But your mother wasn't show-quality)
"And I do wish your honours may increase"
(Best-in-show next time!)
"Obedience; for so work the honey-bees, Creatures that by a
rule in nature teach the act of order"
(A good definition!)
Author Unknown
(Maybe also by Shakespaw)

Evicted From Bed

   Here I am.... it's 5 AM!
  (I should be "sawin' Logs")........
  But I can't sleep, because I've been
  EVICTED, by my DOG!!!
  I crawled in bed 6 hours ago,
  determined I would sleep,
  but then, my puppy yarked, "Oh, NO!!!....
  get up and WALK me, creep"!
  Insulted by my puny pup!
  What HAS the world come to ?!?
  Alas, to walk him, I got UP.....
  (What else was I to do)??
  When to the bed I did return,
  I thought, "I'll slumber now"!
  But pupster said, "WHEN will  you learn!!
  It's time to have a ROW"!!
  ..and so, he woke the pussycat....
  they had a merry chase....
  across the bed, they bounced and spat....
  and had a rousing race!
  About the bedroom, round and round,
  my frenzied pets went dashing....
  the knick-knacks on the sill came down,
  venetian blinds a-crashing!
  A hurricane of tail and claw,
  of "hiss" and "yip" and "yark",
  I, getting grumpy, tossed my feather pillow
  ......in the dark.......
  ..And THEN, the sheets, and blanket flew!!!
  All tangled, off the bed!
  I scowled at them, and said, "I'm Through"!!
  "That's what we HOPED"!, they said!
  With smug expressions on each face,
  they seemed to "snicker" there,
  as, grumbling, I gave up my place.....
  "I'm sleeping IN THE CHAIR"!!
  "Hooray"!! (Quoth they)......"We ran you out"....
  the evil creatures said....
  "We'll see you when the sun comes up.....
  we'd like our eggs in BED"!
  So hear I sit , in misery,
  no place to lay my head.....
  my pets have quite successfully
  EVICTED me from bed!!  :(
-Author unknown

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