The Dog 1934 Poem
This poem, The Dog, is taken from The Book of Dogs;
Photographs and Descriptions of the 104 Breeds Recognized by the American Kennel Club by James Gilchrist Lawson. Published by Rand McNally & Company in 1934
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The Dog
I've never known a dog to way
His tail in glee he did not feel,
Nor quit his old time friend to tag
At some more influential heal.
The yellowest cur I ever knew
Was to the boy who loved him true.
I've never known a dog to show
Halfway devotion to his friend;
To seek a kinder man to know,
Or richer; but unto the end!
the humblest dog I ever knew
Was to the man that loved him true.
I've never know a dog to take
Affection for a present gain,
A false display of love to make
Some little favor to attain.
I've never know a Prince or Spot
That seemed to be what he was not.
And I have known a dog to bear
Starvation's pangs from day to day,
With him who had been glad to share
His bread and meat along the way.
No dog, however mean or rude,
Is guilty of ingratitude.
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