She'll eat anything

We have had our dog Jada since she was a 4 month old pup.  Jada is a black miniature dachshund with a very loud bark. She will be 14 years old in October and has survived the ingestion of an assortment of items: underwear, money and toilet paper, to name a few favorites. This poem is reminiscent of the day she had inflamed ear flaps, and I accidentally medicated her with the wrong dose of aspirin!

The Incredible, Indestructible Jada Hound

The day I almost killed my dog,

I must admit, I was in a fog,

When I misread the dosage of the pill,

I had no idea it could make her ill,

Her ears were puffy, sore and hot,

I thought an aspirin might hit the spot,

But woe is me when I found out,

I began to holler, scream and shout:

“To the vet let’s go Go GO! “

“In the car now, don’t be slow”,

But “no, no, no” said Dad in charge,

He said the cost would be too large,

He said 12 years of life she’s had,

Her life’s been mostly good, not bad,

So let her be and take a chill,

Her stomach is like a cast iron grill,

She’s had much worse and made it through,

She will make it this time too,

She ate; she pooped; she slept quite sound,

The incredible, indestructible Jada hound!!!

She survived the overdose quite well,

She even jumps and wags her tail!!

Tammy Harvey   written:  7/24/2015

Meet Jada.  (She looks guilty of something!)