"But why", said I, "is your dog
best?"
The Poodle owner smiled, "You've heard is said,
they do not shed, so they're better than the
rest."
The Border Collie owner, shook his head to disagree,
"Intelligence is the best of traits, and my dog
is smart as he can be!"
The Afghan owner soon chimed in, and said so
haughtily,
The Doberman's owner laughed, "You're way off
track" said he,
"My dog can guard my home and hearth and always
protects me."
The wee Cairn Terriers owner, talked about its
loyalty.
She then shared a touching story about the Cairn,
"Grey Friar's Bobby."
The Golden's owner next stepped up, saying "A
loving dog's for me."
"This breed is best, for it gives it's love, so
unconditionally!"
"My dog's a ball of fire, Jack Russell's bound
with energy."
"That's why this breed is the best at sports and
excels in agility!"
"When it comes to taking orders, you all surely
agree,
That my Shepherd at obedience trials, always does the
job for me!"
"My Malamute can pull a sleigh" said his
owner with a grin.
"In carting competitions we are guaranteed to
win."
"So, what makes your dog special?" Soon all
eyes turned to me,
They're right, thought I, their dogs are great, I
couldn't disagree.
I felt, there isn't just one trait, that can describe
my breed.
It doesn't shed, like a Poodle, and is Collie smart
indeed.
It's loving, loyal, and elegant, when it walks here by
my side,
In obedience, agility and carting, I can look on with
pride.
If a stranger ever threatened, it would be the last
time that he tried,
My dog I thought, can do it all, and I looked at her
and smiled.
There were so many other things, I could have told
them all,
Like how this breed can track and search, play frisbee
and flyball.
Or how they're used for therapy, or the clownish way
they act.
How the antics they get up to can always make me
laugh.
Instead I smiled politely, and gave my girl a pat,
They may not understand, I thought, that a dog can do
all of that.
"It's hard to put in words," I said, "I
don't know where to start."
"A Giant Schnauzer" simply put, "Is the
breed that owns my heart."
(Elizabeth Turner)
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