Old Jedder

It surely is a dog's life after all Old Jedder after years of chasing ball Her arthritic hips damaged beyond repair And her balance going the price of wear and tear. Like her mother 'Miss' old Jedder much the same Old Miss the heeler to the end was game Her balance gone her arthritic hips did sway But with stick and ball to the end she did play. A black and white border collie and blue heeler cross Jedder fetch the stick back to you that you toss Then she wag her tail and bark as if to say 'Please throw that stick again and make my day'. Old Jedder does not like the dog next door They have come to grips three times or maybe four But before damage done the man next door stepped in And neither dog as such could claim a win. With human kind old Jedder lives in harmony It's with neighbour dogs she mostly disagree She barks around the fence that rings her territory As if to say this space belongs to me. Old Jedder she has slowed down to a crawl But she will rise again after a fall Her balance going from years of chasing ball 'It surely is a dog's life after all'.