Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Betting on Petting

As a house pet, the dog and cat

Are different on rules of pet.

As a rule, the dog's anxious that

Human attention it does get.

For a dog, human pet's welcome.

But for a cat, a pet's a thing

That the cat does often run from,

Unless the cat has a wanting,

And knows the human needs a clue.

And so the cat comes purring up,

And lets the human petting do.

The dog just wants the petting, yup.

Dog versus cat mentality,

Whether or not a pet does be.