Moakie's Story
by Eddy Hoorn.........................................
Moakie's story

We'll miss our little Moakie
We loved her from the start
The minute that we saw her
She stole away our hearts
Her tiny little face so perfect and so sweet
She was so perfect and beautiful from her head down to her feet
We saw her at the pet shop and she made both of our hearts melt
And from the way she looked at us she knew just how we felt
Don't know why it took so long to take her to our home
But once our little girl arrived she knew she'd never be alone
Each night she was carried to our bed on a pillow like a princess
We sang to her and told her how very special she was to us
A lot of people said she looked like a tiny cat
But she was a tiny little Chihuahua and there was no changing that
When GaGa finally met her she loved her at first sight
And we made sure when she left our home she didn't steal Moakie that night
Then we moved to GaGa's house with Brutus and that Scruff
But when they tried to play with her they were too big and too rough
So Mr. Rocky Purcell came to join the clan
And Moakie was so happy to meet that little man
They ran and romped together all through GaGa's place
And formed a lasting friendship that no one could ever take
Then we all moved to a condo with 3 full flights of stairs
But they still ran up and down them and were never really scared
Then things changed again when Miss Shelby joined the group
And Shelby was the queen in the little Purcell troup
Moakie liked her at first when she just lay on the bed
And Rocky liked to sleep with her next to her tiny head
But when she started crawling and chased them round and round
Moakie usually hid away and wasn't easily found
But Rocky loved his Shelby and laid by her on the bed
We even have a picture of them butts in the air and touching heads
Then we moved again to a place called Antioch Illinois
And GaGa was so sad because she couldn't see her little girls and boy
Then things changed again when Miss Kaley made her debut
And they quickly adapted to having another member in their crew
Moakie continued growling and Rocky kept looking to play
And they both soon realized another Purcell was here to stay
They moved again in Antioch and this time it was fun
No golf balls whizzing round them, a place where they could run
At least Moakie could be running because she stayed close to home
Rocky was put in a cage because that boy liked to run and roam
But life was sweet for Moakie she was cherished and she was loved
She was a little treasure that was sent from God above
Now the story doesn't end here because now Max made his entrance
The third in the puppy trifecta and he also needed the fence (he's a runner)
So now we had them all a blonde a brunette and a redhead
And they slept with us each night under the covers in our king-sized bed
And whenever we had to leave them that old GaGa was around
She'd take them back to live in her house in Aurora town
Our Moakie loved to travel; she'd sit on our laps in the car
And when we took her on walks she wandered near and far
You could hear us saying Moakie get back here with the group
And Moakie would come running over and rejoin our little troup
Everyone loved Moakie and would pet her when allowed
But mostly when the kids came chasing our little Moakie growled
You see when you are that tiny you tend to be a little scared
Of being stepped on or dropped or falling down or up the stairs
And I hesitate to mention she had a problem with her breath from the start
Not brushing or cleaning or flossing could keep it from smelling like a fart
So we let her show us her puppy love by licking us on our face
And then we would hold our breath as she licked us all over the place
But it didn't seem to matter because we loved her stinky or sweet
Just having her around was a really special treat
But God decided to take her to be with Captain America, Farty, Mitchell, Brutus, Ashley, Gopher and Scruff
And not having her here to touch and love has been really tough
But we got to say goodbye and give her our last kisses and love
And now we know she's in heaven with our God above
And we will always remember and love her for as long as we all live
Until we meet our sweet baby again in heaven at the Rainbow Bridge.

Comments would be appreciated by the author, Eddy Hoorn
 
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