PET I LOVED

IF A LONG ISLAND CAT SHOW CAN PRESENT AN HONORARY CAT OF THE YEAR AWARD TO A DECEASED MASCOT DOG THAT HELPED RESCUE HUNDREDS OF KITTENS AND CATS OVER THE YEARS, THEN I CAN TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TODAY, THE DAY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY, TO REMEMBER 'ALL MY PETS WHO'VE GONE BEFORE'. AS THE POPULAR TUNE, FAMILIAR TO ME IN HIS HEYDAY, GOES, "I'M GLAD THEY CAME ALONG, I DEDICATE THIS SONG," TO THEM. TO THE LOVING HYPOGLYCEMIC DOG , THE BAD DOG, THE MAD DOG, THE FAITHFUL DOG, CUTE DOG, THE VISITING DOG, THE CAT-LOVING DOG, TO THE DOG I NEVER FOUND IN MY DREAMS. TO THE CAT FROM HELL, THE CAT FROM HEAVEN, THE BEAUTIFUL CAT, THE LOVING CAT, THE SENSUOUS CAT, THE SWEET CAT, THE ULTIMATE SHOW CAT, THE CATS I FOUND IN MY DREAMS. TO THE SHEEP I LOVED AND WHO LOVED ME. TO THE COW I ADMIRED AND WHO SERVED ME. TO THE CANARIES WHOSE SONGS ECHOED ANGEL'S SONGS. TO THE GELDING JUMPER WHO TRIED TO KILL ME. TO THE FASCINATING FISH IN FRESH WATER SUSPENSION. TO ALL THE PETS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE TO VALIDATE FOR ME, INTELLIGENT DESIGN. I REMEMBER THEM THIS 12TH NIGHT.