Rufus Down!
There’s quite a hole in Rufus’ chest,
And Rufus doesn’t feel his best;
He was out the other day,
Playing in his usual way,
Across the lane he likes to go,
And play with his friend Romeo.
But now and then a man walks by,
With two bad dogs, that keep an eye
For any creature in the way;
And that was Rufus on that day.
He came to have a chat and sniff,
But got instead a mighty biff!
It turned into an awful war,
And in the middle he got tore.
So now he’s going to the vet,
And I’m not finished with this yet;
It’s not the first time, but the last,
I’m stopping all this business fast.
Several other dogs have lost
Fights with these two, at quite some cost,
And now the owner will be told,
If he wants them to grow old,
He’ll have to muzzle both the pair.
I think that this is only fair,
Otherwise he may be bound,
To have the vicious things put down.
It is a mystery to me,
Why anyone would want to be,
Always trying to break apart,
Their dogs from fights they always start;
No matter when or where they are,
Before they have gone very far,
On every walk they ever take,
It’s terrible for heaven’s sake!
Get a soft and friendly breed,
One that doesn’t ever need
Restraining every time it meets,
Another dog it wants to greet.
Not only will it make your walk,
A pleasant chance to stop and talk,
To other owners on the way,
But make, (instead of spoil), their day!
© Stephen Saunders
Sorry to hear that Rufus has been in the wars Stephen, good luck with your talk to the owner, sounds like he is very much like his dogs to me.
ReplyDeleteA big bill for a close shave, which I shall be presenting to the miscreant dog's owner. The injury was quite serious, close to some vital organs, and Rufus is clearly in a state of shock. I think the bill will be enough to shake the owner into thinking about the risk he takes every time he walks his dogs, or when other people walk past his house.
ReplyDeleteHe's actually a perfectly nice chap, a wealthy stock-broker or similar, gorgeous house, pleasant wife etc, but despite having to break up dog fights on a daily basis appears completely oblivious to the risks he takes and poses. He often takes the dogs to the pub where there are all manner of other dogs and children potentially in the line of fire. No longer I hope.