Every day would last for an age
I simply sat there in a cold cage
The dog next door would rage and rage
I wondered why I should be there
Six months old without a care
Hadn't even started shedding hair.
Loud voices and a door would slam
A voice said 'I don't give a damn'
The dirty mut has got to go
It can't stay here you have to know.
The dog has made its last mistake
No! I will not give it a break
I looked at him his eyes don't smile
Hers filled with tears and cried for a while
I sat, ears back and wagged my tail
But it was all to no avail.
She took me gently from his chair
And full of tears she took me there.
The keepers brought me food and drink
They didn't have the time to think
Why I sat there with a doggy frown
My world completely upside down
I saw people come and people go
I never ever felt so low
Then you came and I heard you talk
'Can we take her for a walk'?
They brought a lead and off we went
The nicest hour I ever spent.
Am I the dog you've come to save?
I'll try my hardest to behave.
She crouched and looked into my eyes
And you just smiled with no surprise
As I put my paws around her neck
Gave a doggy hug, oh what the heck
What happened next I'll never know
But suddenly you had to go.
I sat in the cage now all resigned
No-one wanted me who would be kind.
Then a voice I knew beyond the door
No, two, my heart leapt at what I saw
You with a lead and she with a toy
This little doggy was now filled with Joy
You gave me a home and a bed and love
Taught me fun and right and wrong
And forgiving mistakes that never took long
Gardens front and back and games and runs
And walks that went for miles and miles
And people who greet me with loving smiles
I ride in the car and I sleep on the bed
I sit and watch telly with your knee for my head.
If you go out and leave me I sit by the door
Or sit by the window and wave with my paw
But don't be too long for I want you to see
That an hour for you is about seven for me.
When I sit on my own, I think of the past
Oh yes, I can do that but the thoughts never last
But the future is best with playing and treats
With a bowl full of kibbles and nice tasty meat
When I curl up at night I remember to pray
'Please don't let them ever send me away'.
