A Dog’s Life?

Was there ever a more precious pampered pooch
than the one belonging to my bosses?
A husband and wife named, Bob and Betty,
who used to work the fair circuit,
selling cakes and apple cider
from their Gingerbread House trailer.

They called their pet, Jingle Bells,
she was a miniature Yorkshire Terrier,
can’t imagine any dog having it better,
which she definitely expected
with that look in her eyes
of “you can come and worship me now”
anytime you were in her presence.

Now I don’t want to say they spoiled her,
I’m sure lots of animal lovers
allow their pet to sit and look out the car window
while driving around until she yipped her approval
over which restaurant they want to go for dinner.

Then carrying her into the place
inside this large box shaped purse
picking out the most expensive thing on the menu
for their princess to eat.
Were dogs really supposed to like Lobster Thermidour?

Now at the fairs Jingle Bells did earn her keep,
they had this special small trailer created for her palace,
having tall white steeple for a roof,
big windows to show off her plush pink carpet
along with pink crushed velvet bed,
overhead a small crystal chandelier
with her picture in gold frame on the wall,
plus air conditioning and a stereo music system.
It played Mozart because Betty said Jingle Bells loved it.

Couldn’t watch television unless Jingle Bells
approved of the program,
also had to change the tiara they had made for her to wear
in order to fit the mood of the show.

Course I learned to cope with this whole lunacy
after figuring out my bosses were hopelessly nuts,
Bob practiced Karate/Sushi therapy
while sometimes giving me orders in Japanese,
which I faked having a clue I understood.

Betty believed in reincarnation and astrology
did Jingle Bells chart and claimed her pet
had been Anastasia the daughter of Czar Nicholas II
and Cleopatra in a different life.

She also kept her dead mom’s ashes in an urn
played hearts with urn as her competitor
saying her mom always won.

Well Jingle Bells sure did live my idea of luxury,
all I know is after watching Bob and Betty
no way I wanted to find out what they put in their cakes.