"If you take a dog which is starving,

And feed him and make him prosperous,

That dog will not bite you.

This is the primary difference between a dog and a man."

Mark Twain

Everyone and everything he knew

Was gone in the blink of an eye

He was left alone in the devastation

Why he survived I’ll never know why

And when I found him there that day

He jumped into my truck and he stayed

He refused to leave its comforting shelter

And he lived there in my truck for many days

As I traveled around picking up other survivors

He would lovingly greet them inside my old truck

But he just wouldn’t get out of it to cavort with them

He was so thankful for its warmth, and for his good luck

These days, this most appreciative and loving canine soul

Is still the happiest when he’s riding around town with me

I doubt that he’ll ever forget he got a second chance in life

And he gives his thanks and his love every day, so joyously

There Are Thousands of Loving Dogs Like Tater

In Animal Shelters, All Across This Vast Nation;

And Giving Even One of Them a Second Chance at Life

Truly Fills Both the Human and the Canine With Elation

©2007, Mr. Ed