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Why It's Better To Have Dogs Than Children

Why It’s Better To Have Dogs Than Children By Elton Camp (Any who follow my writes regularly know that I’ve posted many poems against dogs being kept in the house and even being treated as if they are humans. This has generated a number of outraged comments from dog lovers. This one tries to placate them somewhat. My actual beliefs are unchanged, however.) Getting a dog may cost some dough Not as much as having a kid, though Decide you don’t want a dog around No problem to drop him at the pound With cost of everything being so high It’s rather nice, Pampers not to buy Neither mother nor any one of the rest Insist feeding should be from the breast Fido will usually come when you call But a child may not do like that at all A dog hasn’t a speck of financial greed A constant supply of money doesn’t need A dog can be fed on scraps from the table To do that with a child, you aren’t able Your clothes a dog will never ask to wear And she lets you decide how to do her hair Even if your dog should decide to go far He will never once ask to borrow the car And you don’t have to worry you’ll choke Because no dog will ever decide to smoke For a college education you needn’t save About the latest fashions, a dog won’t rave Another reason that a dog makes you smile If she gets pregnant, you can sell her chile

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Date: 1/6/2012 5:28:00 AM
I am a dog lover. I have (in the past) had one inside. This is a cute read. You have valid points of owning an animal over a kid but you can't beat the love of a dog... Take care. Janet
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