Homecoming

He sniffs my gloves suspiciously,

For I have been away -

His nose is telling him I saw

Another dog today.

"It's all right, Loki," I explain,

"I patted him it's true.

But I was faithful, in a way,

He was a Dachshund, too!"

by Lee Avery for the American Dachshund magazine, October, 1972.

Unrelated vintage 1950's photo source unknown.

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