Rylee, Our Terrified Terrier
Our dog is such a scaredy-cat.
She’s sensitive to noise.
A cell phone ding, a smoke alarm
and many squeaky toys
will send her underneath the bed
or down the basement stairs
or to the safety of a lap
of anyone who cares.
She tries to crawl inside your skin,
of course she can’t succeed,
but who’d expect this kind of fear
from such a feisty breed?
If Rylee’s health is our concern
we cannot light a fire.
When wood is wet, it pops and cracks
which seems to Rylee dire.
If shaking were a power source,
then she could fuel a farm.
So many items set her off
though none should cause her harm.
She even tends to tuck her tail
when someone takes a bite
of apples, pretzels, crunchy foods -
all give the girl a fright.
We tried to give her sedatives
to take away her stress;
we tried to dry out all the wood,
but still the girl’s a mess!
As time has passed, we’ve given up
as clearly his’try shows,
the only way she’ll get relief
is if her hearing goes.
