A Boy and His Dog

A Boy And His Dog
by Marty Hale

I want my boy to have a dog.
Or maybe two or three ...
He'll learn from them much easier
Than he would learn from me.

A dog will show him how to love
And bear no grudge or hate;
I'm not so good at that myself
But dogs will do it straight.

I want my boy to have a dog
To be his pal and friend.
So he may learn that friendship
Is faithful to the end.

There never yet has been a dog
Who learned to double-cross.
Nor catered to you when you won
Then dropped you when you lost.