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
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2012
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