Cats and Dogs

Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Let me help you solve

This puzzle: I do not like a

Chain around my neck, nor

On my face a muzzle.

Your lips have better use

Than to conceal a whip,

I’m a dog with a tail I wag

And you, my lady,

I’m sorry to say, are a nag.

You’d teach an old dog new tricks,

But he prefers a scratch behind

The ears, a bone, or a stick.

Call me a beast, call me vile,

I’m not baring my teeth,

It’s how you taught me to smile.