Hot by Fantasia Dog It’s too hot. It’s too hot to go for walks. It’s so hot I don’t even want to go. It’s so hot the air conditioner can’t cool the house down. It’s so hot I don’t want to sleep on the bed snuggled with the human. I lie on the floor and…… Continue reading Hot
Category: Animal Stories
Stories about or “by” animals.
Comfort
Comfort by Princess Cat If you’re ever in a new place, and want to know where the most comfortable spot is, ask the cat who lives there. We’re experts at finding the best spots. All of my favourite places are good for some things. On the cat tower is a great spot for looking out…… Continue reading Comfort
Strange Cat
Strange Cat by Fantasia Dog Strange things have been happening in our house. It started with Mr Bumpy. He’s been sick a lot lately, but he was acting very strangely the other day. He couldn’t stand up, and tried leaning on walls. The human and the upstairs human took him to the emergency vet. When…… Continue reading Strange Cat
Goodbye Bumpy
Goodbye Bumpy poem by Iris Carden For seventeen years you ruled our lives iron claw in velvet paw. We learned to do what we were told when you laid down the law. On Saturday you met your fate, at the emergency vet. We’d hoped that you’d get over this, like all that you’d faced yet.…… Continue reading Goodbye Bumpy
Bed
Bed by Fantasia Dog The human sets an alarm on her phone for when she plans to wake up. Then she sleeps through it. Sometimes she plans to go somewhere in the morning, and misses out because she doesn’t get up in time. You might not know this about me, but I’m a watch dog.…… Continue reading Bed
Tortoise
Tortise poem by Iris Carden You’re eighty years old and still just middle aged, you must have seen so much, across the world’s stage. Now you are so big most predators won’t see you as food, Life should be so easy, and everything so good. But humans are strange predators, size no discouragement. Sailors stopping…… Continue reading Tortoise
Ball
Ball by Princess Cat The human got me a new ball, because my old one was a bit squashed. In fact, she got six of them. They’re OK. They rattle a bit like my old ball. They skitter across the floor like my old ball. I can carry them like my old ball. They’re not…… Continue reading Ball
Evasion
Evasion by Princess Cat The human is getting better, but still coughs a lot when she moves. I recently thought of something I wish I’d realised when she first got COVID. She can’t chase me. If she moves too fast or too far, she starts coughing and can’t stop. You know I don’t like grooming.…… Continue reading Evasion
Games
Games by Princess Cat I’ve been told Christmas is a time for parties and games and things. Would you like to hear about my favourite games I play with my human. One game is “got ya”. I like lying on the floor, with my legs up in the air, so I can air my floof.…… Continue reading Games
Tired Dog
Tired Dog by Fantasia Dog I has the best week last week! My favourite human came to visit, for a whole week. My human and the upstairs human took her away most days. They said something about school, and then about holidays, and then about the zoo. What I was most interested in was the…… Continue reading Tired Dog
Iris Carden, Author 