When I asked God for a companion that suits

                  I knew He exists when I first saw your boots

                            They say always the things that they do

                                      The know-it know-alls who must ballyhoo

              They that keep at it, and at it they do

                                                               Who think they know better critters like you

                                                                     It took me a while to understand

  And not be concerned with being in command

     Let’s consider the facts; let’s just be fair

Isn’t you who truly bear

 The brunt of the work

 As you manage to lift your master

Out from utter despair?

     We hit the street the sidewalk the trail

While you pant like a girl hunting for quail

Unbridled your spirit propelled against surf

                 Lockstep with seagulls at their own turf

               Chase critters, oh my! What thrill

          Coyote, lion, deer. You will!

               They all run away scared over hill…

                          And as I trace your steps tick-tock back down

                                       You appear across the meadow, nose exhilarated and brown

                                                  Your prowess stuns even them hard to impress

                                          Kid, You Are Remarkable! I must confess

                          The day is done now, lay there to mend

                   Even in dreams I know you intend

             Keep keeping on hop-hop ho-ho!

      You, me, together, places we go!