Did you read in the paper about the very special appeal,
for a dog needing a home?
He was seven years old and had been in kennels
more than he had been in a home.
I know all about that dog,
for you see, that dog is me!
My trainer worked with me again,
undoing the damage done,
she said my confidence was knocked
but she has built it up again.
I learned that it was wrong of me
to protect my last owner's house
from what I thought were threats,
but she didn't give me guidance on what to do instead.
All she ever said was that it couldn't be my fault,
rescue dogs cannot be fixed,
it was just the way we were.
So I thought all my behaviour was exactly what she wanted,
for she never told me not to,
she just cuddled me and kissed me.
I do not blame that owner for she tried her very best,
she loved me very dearly,
but she forgot to teach me anything else.
But all of that is in my past,
and I am now back with confidence and manners.
I hope that someday soon
somebody will come and rescue me,
and although I hope they love me,
I really wish they will teach and guide me.
After all, I really don't have that much time
to understand this world that your species brought me into.
