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BETTY AND DOCTOR
We are pet sitting our neighbor’s cat and dog…which means we’re wearing two hats
one for Betty (she’s the dog) and one for Doctor (he’s the cat).
Dogs and cats are different…we know this to be true…
so I’ve had the opportunity to compare and contrast the two.
I’ve been walking Betty in the morning…she get’s excited once her leash she’s shown
while Doctor…when he chooses to go out…prefers to walk alone.
A walk with Betty takes twice as long as she sniffs everything…big, little skinny or fat…
while Doctor on the other hand is much too dignified for that.
Betty loves to be petted…needs to be petted every minute of the day
While I must ask permission to pet doctor…sometimes he agrees….
other times he merely walks away.
If we walk by the kitchen or sit at our table Betty thinks it’s time to eat
It’s as if she never full…and for food she’s always yearning…
Doctor prefers to order off the menu and dine while listening to classical music
with a scented candle burning.
When Betty is thirsty and she sees water…in her bowl, a birdbath…
a puddle in the street…she will always take a drink…
Doctor prefers to sip his water as it trickles out the faucet
while he sits in the bathroom sink
When Doctor sings he sings soprano…while Betty is a baritone….
You get the picture when it comes to Betty the dog
and Doctor the cat…
they each possess a beauty all their own.
While Betty was busy sniffing on our walk this morning
I had more time to enjoy the moon, the clouds and the stars…
And I realized how Betty and Doctor are a lot like Jupiter and Mars.
Both are singularly beautiful….
both shining with their own unique and special light
both are there to comfort us during the day
and both brighten up the night.
