Our Puppy Disappeared

Christine Ramsay on Feb 6, 2011

Tags: burglars, children, Dog, Puppy, vets

We often wonder what happened to that little puppy.

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I can still remember so vividly,

The day we got our first real pet.

The cutest little grey and black puppy

Which Dad had rescued from the vet.

We couldn’t believe our eyes

At this little ball of writhing fluff,

Which yapped and licked our faces

Until we cried we had had enough.

We named the puppy Ricky,

And he grew to quite a size,

But we found it impossible to tame him

And he was forced to live outside.

As he grew he became a handful.

He always wanted to play.

He chased cars and jumped up at strangers,

Who often got in his way.

He only ever wanted to be friendly

But people began to complain,

And the sheep in the field next to the house

He treated with much disdain.

Well one day Ricky just disappeared

And we never saw him again.

But that night burglars broke into the house

And little of value did remain.

We often think back to what happened

On that sad and fateful day.

Did Ricky meet with an accident?

Or did the burglars spirit him away?

Christine Ramsay 6.2.11

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guraynsj on Feb 6, 2011
Wery good.
Ima Vee on Feb 6, 2011
is the puppy in picture ricky? He’s so cute… Maybe if he didn’t disappear, he could’ve chase those burglars away…

Nice share…:-]
Raj the Tora on Feb 6, 2011
Hope your puppy gets back home.
Stable on Feb 6, 2011
Oh, how sad. It is amazing how vividly memories of childhood pets can stay with us. I still clearly remember many things about my pets from decades ago. Lovely written poem Christine.
Carolyn Cordon on Feb 6, 2011
Nice poem about a pet who loved too much.
clandestinef on Feb 6, 2011
Great work. Thanks for sharing this one.
Larry Fish on Feb 6, 2011
Well written Christine, we never forget those special friends.
corecz on Feb 6, 2011
nice poem !! thanks
Mr Arrogant on Feb 6, 2011
Great poem . . .
happy to read it. . .
Must say you’re a wonderful write . . Thanks for sharing . .

ReGaRdS,
Mr ArRoGaNt.
Sharif Ishnin on Feb 6, 2011
Tearful story.Losing a pet and not knowing what really happened to it is never easy to forget.
wonder on Feb 6, 2011
This is truly a sad story.
lapasan on Feb 6, 2011
It’s a great loss for that wonderful dog. Maybe, the burglars were the one who did it.
lillyrose on Feb 6, 2011
That was so sad! I would be devastated if I lost my dogs. I bet he followed the intruders out when they left.
LCM Linda on Feb 6, 2011
Sorry for the great loss. Hope Ricky is fine.
Milton H Peebles III on Feb 6, 2011
I Really liked this one – fun to read!!
Take Care, DreamSweet and Let Your Heart Shine
~ milty
LadyElena on Feb 6, 2011
Aaaawh, maybe he will find his way back home again… you never know. Cute Photo.
Starpisces on Feb 6, 2011
oh, that’s sad, hope he’s taken care by another kind person.
jimbob1 on Feb 6, 2011
CR…this is a sad poem and it sounds like your were robbed by burglars twice in one day…probably burglars had targetted your house beforehand…it sounds like they took your Ricky and then came back later that night knowing they wouldn’t be bothered by your guard dog…I voted that I liked this one…thanks and take care
Gail Nobles on Feb 6, 2011
Sounds like what happened to my little puppy that always warned me and my mother that somebody was messing around in our yard. We found him thrown over the fence with his chain wrapped around his neck. Somebody killed him.
UncleSammy on Feb 6, 2011
Good One
LoveDoctor on Feb 6, 2011
Poor Ricky! A very heartfelt poem
Erin Miller on Feb 6, 2011
That is sad but you certainly know how to entertain with your poetry. I like your poetry but it is a tragic event you have written about.
Darla Cooke on Feb 6, 2011
It’s really sad when a pet disappears. A cat of mine disappeared years ago and I still don’t know what happened to him.
Ruby Hawk on Feb 6, 2011
Christine, that’s a sad story. I still remember my first puppy. His name was spot. He disappeared too. Mama told us somebody stole him but we never knew for sure.
CA Johnson on Feb 6, 2011
What a sad story. Sorry to hear about your puppy. The same thing happened to my next door neighbor.
Palestrya on Feb 6, 2011
Nice, but sad poem. I hope that nothing bad happened to him!
Poetic Enigma on Feb 6, 2011
Very lovely, but sad poem. Thank you for sharing this great poem, full of emotion
Suni51 on Feb 7, 2011
I can understand your loss, as I too lost my dog, though it was not the same way.
Brewed Coffee on Feb 7, 2011
Poor Ricky. We also had a pet years ago, a cat. It just didn’t go home one day. Still wondering what happened to it.
Val Mills on Feb 7, 2011
That is so sad. We had friends who had a spaniel just like Ricky, and he disappeared too.
Goodselfme on Feb 7, 2011
I am sorry your poem is such a sad one of a childhood lost puppy. You wrote this well to explain what might have happened to Ricky.
lonelyplanet on Feb 7, 2011
Don’t worry the puppy will be back.
Francois Hagnere on Feb 7, 2011
How sad! We feel so miserable when we lose our dear companions. Very touching poem, brings back memories, Christine.
biantoro on Feb 7, 2011
Puppy Ricky, interesting name
A good poem
UncleSammy on Feb 7, 2011
Nice share
Kate Smedley on Feb 7, 2011
How sad Christine, but such a lovely and touching poem from you as always.
crisdiwata on Feb 8, 2011
It’s sad not to know what had happened to your beautiful puppy. But I hope he’s fine.
J M Lennox on Feb 8, 2011
Our cat Misty just disappeared one day also, but she had probably just had enough of us. Puppies are so friendly and sociable. It sounds like Ricky caught someones eye, but although that must have been very sad for you, I can imagine he would have been very loved by any owners.
Bloom Again on Feb 8, 2011
I had a dog that disappeared as well and it was heartbreaking. Unusual that you had both incidents happen at the same time. Hmmm.
gvgatchalian on Feb 8, 2011
That’s sad. Hope he went to good hands…and if he didn’t hope he didn’t suffer much. Nice article!
Freethinking on Feb 9, 2011
All animal lovers probably got a lump in their throats and a tear in their eyes reading this poem. When I was a boy my English Setter went missing during our hunting season. He was mysteriously gone for 1 month, until he showed up in the front yard, proudly displaying a deer leg in his mouth. I think hunters borrowed this skilled dog and then returned him once he had completed his tasks.
mark ramsay on Feb 9, 2011
Aah!! I can remember us having a rabbit when we were little and that disappeared. We suspect it went into the cookpot.
mark ramsay on Feb 9, 2011
Nick’s just said we had a guinea pig too. That didn’t go in the pot did it? He likes the poem as well.
CHAN LEE PENG on Feb 11, 2011
He/she was a cute dog. God will bless him or her for where they go.
J M Lennox on Feb 12, 2011
2nd post. Can’t resist Christine, after reading Mark’s and Nick’s comments – lol – somethings are better left alone because you never know what will be revealed when you have children.
Betty Carew on Feb 14, 2011
Awesome poem as usual Christine. Maybe Ricky headed out for greener pastures lol. or maybe the burglars really did take him. I guess you’ll never know. It must have been heartbreaking for you as a child.
Hettie on Feb 15, 2011
Sad that the puppy went missing, But I wonder if those two evens were conected in some way Hettie
PR Mace on Feb 18, 2011
Poor little puppy, I hope he found a new home and was well taken care of.

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