The Meeting of the Dogs

This poem is found in the novel 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas,
by Lee Charles Kelley. We liked it so much, we wanted to share it with you!

The Meeting of the Dogs

The dogs they had a meeting,
They came from near and far.
Some of them came by Greyhound bus

While others came by car.

The purpose of their meeting?

To fill the world with glee

and put a brand new puppy

under ev'ry Christmas tree.

But a special hall was rented,

and the landlord did declare

he didn't want them running 'round

just pooping ev'rywhere.

So before inside that rented hall

the dogs could even look

they had to take their hineys off

and hang them on a hook.

Then once inside the meeting--

ev'ry mother, son and sire--

some cat, dressed in a dog suit,

began to holler, "Fire!"

They all rushed out, that pack of dogs.

they had no time to look,

to which type of hiney

they grabbed off its little hook.

They got their hineys all mixed up.

It really made 'em sore,

to have to wear a hiney

they'd never worn before.

Then, once the chaos ended,

so did the dogs' grand scheme,

and kids who'd dreamed of puppies

were left with just a dream.

It's also why you'll see a dog

give up a juicy bone,

to go and sniff a hiney,

to see if it's his own.

Merry Christmas Kisses,