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Let's End This Excessive Devotion To Dogs

Let’s End This Excessive Devotion to Dogs

By Elton Camp

Owning some dogs can be okay,
But it’s “fur children,” some say
If a dog you think is your child,
Then rightly you will be reviled

Over your home you have the say
Sensible folks can just stay away
It’s up to you if it does please
To live in horrid stench and fleas

To the odor, your nose is numb
But others smell it if they come
You accept dog hair everywhere
On clothes, it’s welcome there

It’s all right if you live that way
At your house the dog should stay
Come to visit, your beast in tow
To answer the door, I will not go 

Then there’s savage dog attack
Good sense the owners lack
“He’s never bitten anyone before”
It’s a lie we hear more and more

Brutus is vicious as he can be 
It’s obvious for everyone to see
The dog should be killed without fail
And his owner then sentenced to jail

But realize that dogs I don’t hate
It’s the fanatical owners I berate
A dog is just fine in its place
But how some do is a disgrace

Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2013

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Delysia Hendricks Date: 5/17/2013 11:37:00 AM lol. You tell it like it is, Elton, and eloquently so. Nice job, my friend. :-) Login to Reply Elton Camp Date: 5/17/2013 11:44:00 AM Thanks, I suppose this will anger some folks (including some of our relatives who actually inspired the write). I grew up in a home with dogs, BUT they stayed outside and we didn't buy them clothes, medical insurance, holiday presents, etc. Also, I didn't consider them my brothers. We have relatives who spend money on dogs that is needed for their families. Thanks for reading. Elton