"Hadley and Gypsy"

gypsy is my old hunting dog
she has been with me for years
Hadley is my six month old granddaughter
who comes for a visit now and then
a strange thing occured
gypsy spent the first two years of her life
in a kennel and on a hunting dog string
in Colorado to escape the texas heat
a string is a chain hunting dogs are hooked on
while they wait their turn to be trained
they already know how to hunt
they just need a few adjustments
she never had puppies
we found her when she was two years old
she is now eleven and spends her days
inside the cabin on her highway 281 red leather chair
sleeping off a squirrel or cat chase
Hadley came to the cabin for the first overnight stay
gypsy knew she was coming as I prepared the cabin
for this fast moving little girl
she is a good baby with a smile for everyone
here is what happened
gypsy was asleep on her chair
Hadley was crawling around on the floor
everytime I walk away from her left her alone
gypsy would get up and go over to her
sniff her and sit down next to her
she was watching over Hadley
when Sheri Hadleys mom came we checked this out
we walked away from Hadley and sure enough
gypsy got up and went to sit with Hadley
as soon as we returned
gypsy went back to sleep on her chair
somewhere in this old hunting dogs mind
motherhood found its place