I bet you got your dog as a pup,
you've trained it well & never gave up.
I got my dog as a 6 year old,
but my dog's special, a rescue dog.

She does have problems, you'd never comprehend,
Your glares, your frowns, is there no end.
You first saw her on two legs going quite mad,
And made your mind up "she's totally bad".
Your accusing scowls that matched her growls,
"Any advice", no but look at her now.

We saw you recently, you stopped and stared
"That can't be the same dog walking there"!
Well it is mister no thanks to you
We can do what you do too.....

A word of encouragement would have been nice
Especially for a dog with a bit of a vice.
But we've done okay no thanks to you,
We can do what you do too.....

We've now got prizes for obedience you see
And all it took was just 8 weeks,
We can walk to heel, recall and lie down
We can sit and stay without a frown.

People see us training, they stop and stare
"That can't be the same dog over there"!
Now she's so good, more gorgeous than before
"What's her story, please tell us more".

Meanwhile mister you and your dog
Being so good and well trained.
People bid you "hello", but it's not the same.
Maybe my smiling and talking to my pup,
Beats your frowning and being stuck up.

Maybe the fact my dog sits at the kerb,
Watching my actions, looking alert.
Then there's your dog just ambling along
The light in his eyes seem to have gone.

I always thought that dogs were "man's best friend"
Why don't you talk to him, then maybe then
People would stroke him and give him a pat
Make life exciting, as simple as that.

My howling banshee's now reasonably sane
It hasn't been easy but all the same
I'm more than happy to give her my name.

She'll walk by dogs, she'll be good and quiet,
When she's off her lead, she no longer riots.
She doesn't attack, always comes when called
She doesn't even think about causing a brawl.

If dogs come near she will bare her teeth,
But there again, she's very protective you see.
Heel work, stays, sits and recalls
No problem now, she does them all.

You've probably had your dog as a pup
But my dog's special and we never gave up.
 

There's no such thing as a problem dog
only a dog with a problem

Liz A Woods
6/97

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