Love Potion #K9.
Didn’t think we could understand dog talk, but I was wrong.

Do know Boomer wants something by his bark.

Knew to tell him, “Show me.” But he’s so deaf I need to strike a gong.

People and dogs almost go back to the Ark.

PBS’s Nova traced dog back to wolf.

Yep, Shiatsu, Pomeranian and Boomer, too.

How do I do this without a sub-woofer?

Wolves howl. Dogs bark and we know a Tango takes two.

There’s a high pitched whiny “um,” “um,” meaning “Gimmy, gimmy, gimmy, pull-ease”;

A low gutteral “ummh,” “ummh”: “My 95 year old bones really ache.”

A “ruff,” “ruff” – “I want to play, now, right now, right now. Don’t tease.”

And the one just for me, “Grrruh, Grruh, Grruh, Rrrrr,” and he doesn’t fake.

“Get the heck away from Chris, right now, Bob. She’s mine.”

But when I scratch behind his ears and he looks in my eyes, it’s Love Potion #K9.