A Dog's Last Journey, Revised

Walking down the road, hungry and cold, The dog whimpered, not knowing she was old, Nor did she know that the man she loved, Was trying to send her to Heaven above. The old dog had cancer and her head would ache, She shivered and found it was hard to stay awake, She lay down at last, still fighting the pain And thought of the warm house as it started to rain. The dog had been true and had loved the man who knew his dog was worth more than His plans, He turned and drove back to help his old friend, And found her fighting the pain right up to the end. He picked up his dog and stroked the gray head, Then drove the dog home and placed her in bed, Turned on soft music and gazed long at his pet, Then with hot tears of sorrow, took her to the vet. He held his friend tightly as the vet gave the last shot, The dog licked her friend's hand as Her world became dark.