'my Son and the Dog he loved'

'My Son and the Dog he loved'          try, 2014, for my Son

 I never liked Brittany much,
she pooped everywhere
left things shredded everywhere.
Yet she made others smile.
My Son hugged her
kissed her
played with her,
laughed with her.
He understood
her smiling,
when others thought she was readying
to bite.
When he was four
Brittany pulled herself
through twelve feet of invisible fence,
to protect him from another dog.
I never liked her much.
I did love her, though,
because she loved my Son.
I know he still misses her,
he's sixteen
and she's gone from this world,
because she was the first,
other than family,
to love him..
I can still see them
hug
kiss
play
smile
together.