manure-battered
mud-splattered
Houdini-skedaddlers
mattress straddlers
face-lickers
whiny-tricksters
yip-yappers
bee-trappers
landshark-brawlers
red hawk-maulers
thunder-sprawlers
conniption-wreakers
peril-seekers
rascal-planners
TP-spanners
midnight-squawkers
powder room-stalkers
morsel-looters
trash-rooters
belly-achers
tantrum-makers
nonhouse-breakers
booty twitchers
ear-itchers
frankfurt pranksters
costume-banksters
boundless-hunters
endless-grunters
Tattle-tellers
emotional-jailers
dog-pilers
diva-stylers
merry smilers
homestead-defilers
landmine-droppers
heart-stoppers
slipper-destroyers
savvy-lawyers
heart-stealers
snuggle-dealers
Contented-sighers
My-admirers
My pups – my furbabies
Max and Mitzi
Roo and Moo
Today’s topic suggested writers focus on strange animals or pets…my furbabies fall into both categories. The writing form requested kenneling. Another first, I have never “kenneled” before today, and I can’t believe I have never heard about this form. This will be a fun poetry form that I will use with my sixth graders when we begin our poetry chapbooks. Happy Writing!
Tales of a Family 
So delightfully true! Loved your poem!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you my friend!
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Your so welcome, Ann. I’ve been lax in visiting since it’s been hectic around here. Hopefully, with the advent of winter, I can get back to visiting as I normally would.
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I haven’t been writing until just recently. Summer was crazy!
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Mine too. I just finished the online book I was writing, now I’m revamping it and I have 2 others to finish so I can’t quite wrap my brain around writing something else, other than the daily prompt Sheryl provides . Never thought I’d see that day!lol
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I have missed writing; it’s hard to get motivated again. I thought the poetry challenge would help me get back into the swing of things. I wish I could write a book…so daunting…i’ve started two…
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Well your writing is astonishing. Very real, honest, humourous and completely delightful. Your book would be awesome!
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Hahahaha… I’m willing to bet this didn’t take you as long to write as the casual observer may believe.
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Also, shouldn’t the title have been “Tails of the Family?” Ha
This was a fun read…Thank you!
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ooh…I will have to remember that one! And I am glad you enjoyed it.
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Loved this! Especially the Houdini Skedaddlers, I haven’t heard ‘skedaddle’ since I left the Appalachias and it was lovely to see it again.
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glad you enjoyed it…
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I can be such a savage. I thought “kenneling” always involved a box cage, suitable for traveling with one’s fur babies. But in poetry – who knew…?
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It was new news to me too! And I want to try it with my sixth graders!
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