Unending Limerick

We have a cute basset named Belle

I'd love to get her a pal

But my husband says "No...

we don't have the dough"

And shoots my idea all to...

Hello!  My name is Belle

I'm adorable as you can tell

10 inch ears,  2 inch legs

And I hardly ever beg

But boy can my sniffer work...

Well! I really don't need a buddy

That would be 8 dirty paws when it's muddy

But my Mom has a heart

For us bassets in part

'Cuz our sad faces turn her to....

Putty!  Now that's a really cute name

If a second dog should enter the game

But there's also been Stella

Daisy and Bella

And a dozen more we can't even...

"Name.  Me one really good reason why we

Should double our basset family."

That's easy to do!

'Cuz if we don't then who

Will give them a home so they're ....

Free?  With vet bills, boarding, and food

In doubling the size of our brood

It would double the cost

And be more bed space lost

But it's double the therapy ears.....

Too!  End this post might be a chore

Because I could say so much more

But you get the gist

Of the convos you've missed

In the 1 vs 2 basset ....

War.  Has been declared on my brain

This limerick is driving me insane

I've hit a brick wall

I need Tylenol

'Cuz this post has caused me head pain!