At the summit tree,
my exhausted dog lifts his leg
a dry formality

– J.W. Hackett
 *
the tethered dog
watches the guide dog
enter a deli
– John Stevenson
 *
snowmelt
my dog’s nose
to the ground
– Hilary Tann
 *
  Whatever my dog
was chasing within his dream
he is now sniffing!
– J.W. Hackett
 *
sundown-
one dog starts
them all
– Jim Kacian
 *
  Suddenly thumping
the floor… a happy moment
in my dog’s dream
– J.W. Hackett
 *
the three-year-old
making their big dog
sit
– John Stevenson
 *

  Going in circles
trying to make ends meet
a frantic puppy

– J.W. Hackett
 *
new puppy
all about
himself
– Hilary Tann
 *

  The puppy’s wonder
tilts his head, first to one side
and then the other

– J.W. Hackett
 *
     the dog sits
in the bow of the canoe
    nose to the breeze
– Cor van den Heuvel
 *

  Romping new puppy
sits down every so often
and whimpers awhile

– J.W. Hackett
 *
traffic jam
a plastic dog
keeps on nodding
 – Yu Chang
 *
barks at me everyday
but just lately
he sounds lonely
– John Stevenson
*
91, they say
in human years-
my collie’s bright eyes
 – Hilary Tann
 *
the farmer’s old dog
panting
in the harvester
– Michael Dylan Welch
 *
snowdrift
news of a missing dog
from pole to pole
 – Yu Chang
 *
just arrived
their dog sniffs
our tires
 – Tom Clausen
 *
invisible fence
…
no sign of the dog
-Hilary Tann
*

  Before he lies down
on the floor, the dog paws away
centuries of leaves

– J.W. Hackett
 *

  Puppy gives each yawn
vocal accompaniment
to make sure its seen

– J.W. Hackett
 *
snowed in
the dog clicks
from room to room
– Roberta Beary
 *
distant thunder-
the dog’s toenails click
against the linoleum
– Gary Hotham
 *
letting
the dog out-
the stars out
– Gary Hotham
 *
day one
with the new puppy…
dog tired
  – Tom Clausen