It seems I’m in the doghouse once again before I knew it,
And this time it is so unfair because… I didn’t do it!
It’s not my fault if people like my poems more than her stuff…
And leave me all those nice reviews to gloat on… well, that’s just tough!
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Perhaps if she would do the puppy eyes more, she might make it…
Or take a leaf from other writers who have learned to ‘fake it’…
‘Cause confidence invites belief and I think she should try it
And advertise her work as if she thinks someone might buy it!
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The trouble is, she likes to make them think and that’s no bad thing,
While I am cute and furry and I like to leave them laughing,
And though I may not sell enough to rival Rockefeller…
It’s true that of the two of us, it’s me who’s the bestseller.
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Mine’s not the only two-legs to allow pets at the keyboard,
But there’s a cautionary ‘tail’ that needs to go on record,
The lines between your common sense and heart get rather blurry
When asked to choose between a human writer and a furry…
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I have to say, there’s one thing, though, where there’s no room for doubting,
Regardless of how many books and great reviews you’re touting…
Or whether you will rise to fame, and even if you fall…
The two-legs right beside you there, still loves you most of all.
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The Small Dog asks me to point out on her behalf that Amazon was not happy about a dog publishing books under her own name, so she had to use mine.
She also says thank you to all those lovely people who have left reviews for her… especially the ones that say she left them laughing out loud, which she takes as the greatest compliment ever 🙂
You can find all the Small Dog’s books on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com
The Small Dog 
I’m positive she loves you, Ani, but nobody likes to be upstaged. Then again your two-legs provides cheese, chicken, and THE BALL. I think she deserves at least 5 Stars for that, don’t you?? (Maybe if she stopped using the hoover monster she’d get better reviews….)
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She’s got better about the Hoover-monster lately… she says if I don’t shed as much hair, I don’t have to hide from it every single day 😉
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They don’t refer to you four-legs as (wo)man’s best friend for nothing, Ani! ❤
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I’m glad to know that we are appreciated 😉 ❤
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The two of you make a great team, Ani! By the way, those glasses make you look quite intelligent. Are you marketing to other scholars?
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‘Quite’? Hmmm 😀
I have my two-legs perfectly trained… She is sitting here freezing while I watch the snow fall through the open door… I would only question the intelligence of one of us 😉
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Strange, isn’t it, how they don’t like you sitting in the doorway when that white stuff’s on the ground. They keep goin’ on about a red light flashing on the oil gauge while Ruff an’ me are waiting for next door’s dogs to come out and play – Smidgeon.
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Mine just wraps a blanket round her and gives up these days… she knows she isn’t going to win 😉 xx
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Well, Ani, you are a superstar 🥰
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Does that mean she needs to buy me more chcken? 😉
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Sonu sems to think so!
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Then I bow to his wisdom 😉
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You made me laugh today, Ani… and Anita says your post is fabulous!
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Aww, thank you 🙂 xx
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Obviously you´ve got what it takes, Ani! You are a superdog! Hugs and licks from Dot and Lia.
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Nice to meet you, Lia! Look after Dot… she is a lovely friend 🙂 xx
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Now, Ani. you just have to share the credit. After all, you do not have an opposable thumb! And yes, we do love everything you write!
Love from Garfield and his two legged
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She’s not bad as a secretary, I suppose 😉 xxx
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Ani my two legs reads your books to me and we both laugh out loud…..love Ruby 💜
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That’s lovely to hear, Ruby 🙂 xx
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💜💜💜💜💜
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Oh, the trials and tribulations of an Artist … just as well your two-legs is there to support you … congratulations on your best-seller-ness. 😀
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Thank you… She has her uses 😉
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Heh, heh, heh 😀
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😀
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The glasses are very dashing Ani. Loved this ❤
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❤
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Looking forward to reading Ani. You’ll be hearing from me ❤
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Cool ❤ xxx
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As one of Ani’s legion of fans, all I can say is…um, she really is funny. 😉 Not to give her a fat head or anything but I recently bought all her books and am enjoying them immensely. Thanks Ani! And thanks to you too, Sue. 🙂
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There will be no living with her now 😉
But she says she is glad you are enjoying them 😀 xx
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-grin- can I have her autograph?
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Oh, that’s all I need… footprintng books now 😀
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lmao! But think how much fun Ani would have? Books, papers, carpet…. 😉
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That’s what worries me… 😉
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What? You weren’t planning on redecorating? 😀 😀
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Not today 😉
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Maybe not… 😉
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🙂
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At least, since you had to use her name, she gets some attention. She should be happy with that, and grateful you didn’t find some other human to help you publish your books. Lots of licks, Lilie
P.S. Mummy loves your books, and so do I. I was listening when her book machine was reading one of them out to her the other day, and we were both laughing out loud.
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There is that, Lilie.
And that is really nice to hear… she likes people to laugh and so do I 🙂
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