She Flopped In Her Chair

She flopped in her chair
Then cried for help
While the puppy outside
Gave a plaintive whelp

“Shish your mouth”
She said sharply
Then matters became worse
He wined unceasingly

She shut him in the woodshed
Then he began to bark
Her nerves became frayed
Both were now ‘alone in the dark’

“This is just not working
She said plaintively
What am I to do
To achieve Peace and Harmony?”

.....When Hubby came home
She told him of her frustration
Neither knew the answers
To this ‘stressful situation’

.....A lonesome stranger
Passing that way
Comforted the puppy
In a totally different way

He approached the situation
From a NEW direction
Boundaries were put in place
Which enabled ‘quiet satisfaction’

.....So when a puppy
Feels ‘out in the cold’
And is flatly refusing
To do what he’s told

Come back to basics
Be still, be calm
Then challenging behaviour
Will neither disrupt or cause harm.

“A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body... ” Proverbs 14 verse 30

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