A Good Dog
Everyone needs a good dog
A companion that will stay
A best friend to accompany him
As he goes about his day
A good dog can be of any breed
And be of any size at all
Just as long as he retrieves
And comes when he is called
A good dog must be good with children
And get along with them well
Never biting and never growling
When a little one pulls his tail
A good dog must like good cats
As many have felines too
He should tolerate them as they nap
And lounge beside them too
A good dog is fed every day
With things that dogs should eat
No fruit and no vegetables
But a diet with real meat
A good dog must always bark
At strangers in the night
A warning there in the dark
That he will surely bite
A good dog costs very little
And is worth more than dollars
He has a family that sleeps with him
And he always wears their collar