DOG CORNER
If Only
If only my dog had stood on his stand,
When I gave him the signal: A move of one hand.If only he'd stayed on the one minute sit.
Instead of deciding that 50 seconds was it.A figure 8 perfect, I could almost boast;
If only he'd gone round the other post.If only he'd dropped on the signal I gave,
And not when he saw the spectator wave.The retrieve on the flat - he knew what to do;
If only he'd brought back the dumbbell I threw.The high jump retrieve - the only thing he lacked,
And that dumbbell he didn't bring back.On the broad jump, if only he'd jumped all the way,
and not tiptoed between to my utter dismay.When I signaled the glove it was there in plain sight;
If only he'd gone for the glove that was right.His go-out was perfect - he just went so far;
If only he hadn't both times jumped the bar.We'd have had a 200 - he could do everything,
If only he hadn't run out of the ring.Author Unknown
