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'.