The Dog Lovers

[eggrolyn1223]

So they bought you
And kept you in a
Very good home
Central heating
TV
A deep freeze
A very good home -
No one to take you
For that lovely long run -
But otherwise
"A very good home"
They fed you Pal and Chum
But not that lovely long run,
Until, mad with energy and boredom
You escaped - and ran and ran and ran
Under a car.Today they will cry for you -
Tommorrow they will buy another dog.



That was from a Children's Tales book I found in my old room.
I was bored, looking for a book to read..just ran into that.

[eggrolyn1223]

Forgot about this:
by Spike Milligan :oops:

[Guest Anonymous]

UUGG! A children's book about not exercising their dog so it runs away, gets killed by a car and then they get a new dog the next day?


Wont be reading that to any children I know!

[eggrolyn1223]

I know. :x MAd.That's not gonna help any.I'm going to tear that page out and flush it down the toilet. :evil: used to be my favorite book, not anymore :mad:

[eggrolyn1223]

Maybe...but..what about when they get another dog one day after their old dogs die?I went on Google and did a search on Spike Milligan..got a bunch of books he wrote and a biography..too lazy to read it though :lol:

[bk_blue]

Egg, Spike Milligan was an amazingly funny and talented comedian/author (he died last year I think, he was about 90 or so). I have some of his books too. He also used to be part of the Goon Show (way before our time, Dad has the records though). I am 99% sure the poem is a parody, a take on irresponsible pet ownership. :) I would read that to my future children as a way NOT to look after animals, also teaches them about satirical humour :wink:

[eggrolyn1223]

Oh.i've never heard of him until now.I didn't understand it before though...I mean, if it was doing good to dogs or what..Now I get it.Thanks, bk. :)

[Cheetah]

I like that poem, it makes a good point about irresponsible ownership, sadly, this poem is probably a true story in many cases.
However, i'm not sure how a child would interpret it without a parent to explain.

[mouseatthebusstop]

bk_blue napisał(a):

Egg, Spike Milligan was an amazingly funny and talented comedian/author (he died last year I think, he was about 90 or so). I have some of his books too. He also used to be part of the Goon Show (way before our time, Dad has the records though). I am 99% sure the poem is a parody, a take on irresponsible pet ownership. :) I would read that to my future children as a way NOT to look after animals, also teaches them about satirical humour :wink:

CAN I ALSO ADD HE WAS ENGLISH. I REMEMBER WATCHING THE GOON SHOW. HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE IRRISPONSIBLE OWNERS TO THINK