A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

Edgar Guest

A boy and his dog make a glorious pair

No better friendship is found anywhere

For they talk and they walk and they run and they play

And they have their deep secrets for many a day

And that boy has a comrade who thinks and who feels

Who walks down the road with a dog at his heels









He may go where he will and his dog will be there,

May revel in mud and his dog will not care;

Faithful he'll stay for the slightest command

And bark with delight at the touch of his hand;

Oh, he owns a treasure which nobody steals,

Who walks down the road with a dog at his heels.









No other can lure him away from his side;

He's proof against riches and station and pride;

Fine dress does not charm him, and flattery's breath

Is lost on the dog, for he's faithful to death;

He sees the great soul which the body conceals--

Oh, it's great to be young with a dog at your heels!