September - Pets on Film!

Anybody left over from the eighties will appreciate this Duran Duran frivolity:

See them walking tail to tail across the bridge at midday
Ears pricking as the teeth flashing out it's so gay
Then run right out to the dogpark track
There's a camera rolling on their fur, on their fur
And I sense the rhythm humming in a frenzy all the way around the park

Dogs on film, dogs on film, dogs on film, dogs on film

Catnip flying all over the lens as she's pouncing
In bowls of cool clear water shining where she lies
The diving fish is coming up for air cause the pusses all love pulling fishy by the tail, by the tail
And she wonders how she ever got here as she goes to sleep again

Cats on film (two minutes later), Cats on film
Cats on film (got your picture), Cats on film

Furry baby smiling you just ran a mile
Tails pumping live fur flying out on a breeze
Take one last glimpse into the night

I'm filling bowls I'm holding toys, holding tight
Give me lickies in a whisper wake me up when I'm late for walkies

Dogs on film (she's more than a puppy), dogs on film
Dogs on film (two minutes later), dogs on film
Cats on film (see you posing), cats on film
Dogs on film (see you drooling), dogs on film
Dogs on film (where are you going), dogs on film

August - Spatial Oddity!

"Spatial Oddity"

Animal Control to Furry Tom
Animal Control to Furry Tom
Take your bags
and put your leash on

Animal Control to Furry Tom
Commencing countdown,
jackets on
Check the lights
and open the front door...

Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, We're off

This is Animal Control
to Furry Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers we need no more on the floor
Now it's time to leave the house
if you dare

This is Furry Tom to Animal Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm running free
in a most abandoned way
And the world looks very different today

For here
Am I sniffing in a tin can
Far away from the house
Park grass is soft and green
And there's so much I can do

Though I'm past
one hundred thousand paws
I'm feeling very excited
And I think my human knows which way to go
Tell my home I love it very much
they know

Animal Control to Furry Tom
Your leash is undone,
there's something wrong
Can you hear me, Furry Tom?
Can you hear me, Furry Tom?
Can you hear me, Furry Tom?
Can you....

Here am I running
round my new world
Far away from home
park grass is soft and green
And there's so much I can do.

To All the Dogs I've Loved Before

To all the dogs I've loved before
Who tracked mud in and out my door
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the dogs I've loved before


To all the pups I once caressed
And may I say I've brushed the best
For helping me to grow
I owe a lot I know
To all the dogs I've loved before


The winds of change are always blowing
And every time they try to stay
The winds of age continue blowing
And they just carry them away


To all the dogs who shared my life
Who live much shorter lives
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the dogs I've loved before


To all the dogs who cared for me
Who filled my nights with company
They live within my heart
I'll always be a part
Of all the dogs I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing
And every time they try to stay
The winds of age continue blowing
And they just carry them away

To all the dogs we've loved before
Whose paws pattered in and out our doors
We're glad they came along
We dedicate this song
To all the dogs we've loved before [Lovey for Charlie's DogBlog]

I Would Walk 500 Miles

When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the dog who wakes up next to you.
When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the dog who goes along with you.
If I get hungry I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the dog who gets fed next to you.
And if I eat dinner, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the dog who's eating next to you.
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the dog who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door.

When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the dog who's working hard for you.
And when the money comes in for the work I'll do,
I'll ask for not one penny from you.
When you come home, oh I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the dog who's waiting home for you.
And if I grow old, well I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the dog who loves you all my life.

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the dog who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door.
Woof! Bow wow wow.
Bow, bow wow wow.
Ow-oow ow wow wow, wow wow wow wow wow.
Woof! Bow wow wow.
Bow, bow wow wow.
Ow-oow ow wow wow, wow wow wow wow wow.

When you're lonely, well I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the dog who stays right next to you.
And when I'm dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream,
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you.
When we go out, well I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the dog who walks on leash with you.
and when I come home, yes I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the dog who comes back home with you.
I'm gonna be the dog who's coming home with you.

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the dog who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door.
Woof! Bow wow wow.
Bow, bow wow wow.
Ow-oow ow wow wow, wow wow wow wow wow.
Woof! Bow wow wow.
Bow, bow wow wow.
Ow-oow ow wow wow, wow wow wow wow wow.

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the dog who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your do-oo-or ! [Charlie's DogBlog]

Both Sides Now

The first song in the all-animal lyric-writing bee is "From Both Sides Now."

Here's the melody from our man Roger:

and for you Joni Mitchell Fans:

There are several verses here, but there's always room for more!  Keep them coming!

Rabbits, tails and bouncing balls,
In my youth I've chased them all.
Furry whirlwinds in the sun,
In field and forest glade.

Now old toys are smelling stale,
My teeth won't grip them anymore.
Cozy bed calls from the floor,
Stiff joints and blurry sight.

I've looked at dreams from both sides now,
from then and now, and still somehow,
it's dreams' illusions I recall...
I really don't know which is real at all! [Charlie]

Woofs and tufts of shaggy tail,
On a mission we will not fail,
Things to chase everywhere,
We have Angel Paws to defend.

But the tourists now are few
Disappear like morning dew
All are leaving right on cue.
The dog park we defend
We chase trailers passing by,
Then bid evil golf carts good bye,
We won’t see them until the fall
Then again the fence will call.

Now the humans they are few
Where they've gone we’ve not a clue
So we just have to sit and wait
‘til someone passes by our gate

June, July and August heat
We sure look for an icy treat
No we don’t chase a silly ball,
We just wait until the fall

Then we no longer play pretend
Again the park we defend
We bark at things passing by
All framed by an azure sky

So we chase them left and right,
Give them all a dog gone fright
It's collie dogs now in control
And collie dogs love fence patrol.
So we chase them left and right,
Bark till they are out of sight
It's collie dogs now in control
And collie dogs love fence patrol. [Essex and Deacon]