Kono

Kono

the worst dog in my life.

Exuberant

nearly knocks me down.

Two

still at puppy age.

Strong

in unsociable excitement.

Athlete

jumps into the bed of a pickup.

Flighty

hurtles his body through space.

Catcher

always after a Frisbee.

Walker

a 2.5 mile walkabout often.

Puller

with him constantly pulling.

Chokes

then wheezes, and pulls some more.

Aussie

or so I was told.

Dogsled

see puller comment above.

Ears

one up, one down.

Husky

aging to two ears up.

Challenge

strong-willed breeds.

Scrapper

doesn’t like other dogs.

Abandoned

doesn’t want me to leave him.

Leader

always wants to pull.

Tripper

loves to be under knees.

Clueless

knows not his dangerous actions.

Upstairs

hops his way up in boundless joy.

Downstairs

leaps the last 3 steps.

Momentum

then runs into the door.

Training

lead him slowly.

Obstinate

he leaps anyway.

Crazy

that’s what I tell him.

Smiler

he smiles with a pant.

Persistent

he leaps and crashes.

Age

he is slowing down.

Arthritis

makes him limp.

Eyesight

leaps 5 stairs instead of three.

Bang

bottom of the door.

Addition

he doesn’t put it together.

Seizures

he quits breathing sometimes.

Panic

yet he always breathes again.

Pain

and still pulls the leash.

Balks

doesn’t want to go down the stairs.

Persuasion

now, he listens on the stairs.

Choices

Do I let him suffer, or let him go.

Choose

all I can do is cry.

Cry

over the worst dog I ever owned.

Heart-strings

he pulls them, don’t want him to go.

Life-saver

he saved my life in so many ways.

Serious

I must say goodbye soon.

Grateful

he doesn’t know.

Guilty

for this choice.

Dreadful

it doesn’t seem right.

Last

he is the last dog for me.

Love

the best dog I ever owned.