From: Jo Hale, 37, United Kingdom
To: My Dog, Jamie

The month was August
1986 was the year
A bitch gave birth to her puppies
Each one to be loved so dear

We adopted one of those puppies
The smallest of the lot
Shetland Sheepdog – Sheltie for short
He was like a little dot

We christened him Jamie
That cute little bundle of fluff
He was very ill, but he fought it off
For a little ‘un – he was tough

“Animals are dumb”
So the saying goes
But Jamie is intelligent
From his nose down to his toes

He really is a softy
He rolls over on the mat
But he lets the canine side down
For his best friend is a cat!

He’s one of the family and we love him
But at times he is a pest
Here’s a message in human talk
“As dogs go – Jamie you are the best!”