Mother Doesn’t Want a Dog Mother says they smell, And never sit when you say “Sit!” Or even when you yell. And when you come home late at night And there is ice and snow, You have to go back out Because the dumb dog has to go.

Mother doesn’t want a dog. Mother says they shed, And always let the strangers in And bark at friends instead, And do disgraceful things on rugs And track mud on the floor, And flop upon your bed at night And snore their doggy snore.

Mother doesn’t want a dog. She’s making a mistake. Because, more than a dog, I think She will not want this snake!

Mother Doesn’t Want a Dog Give 4 reasons why mother doesn’t want to have a dog. ………………………………………………………… They smell. They shed. They let strangers in. They bark at friends. They track mud on the floor. They snore. They flop upon bed.

1. Mother mentions a lot of bad things about keeping a dog 1. Mother mentions a lot of bad things about keeping a dog. Can you match phrases in the poem to the adjectives describing dogs? Phrase in poem Adjective 1. Mother says they smell noisy 2. …never sit when you say “Sit!” dirty 3. Mother says they shed disobedient 4. …always let the strangers in smelly 5. …track mud on the floor stupid 6. …snore their doggy snore hairy

3. In the poem, the word smell rhymes with yell. Can you find words to rhyme with the following? snow …………………………… shed …………………………… floor ……………………………. mistake ………………………… go instead snore snake

A Guessing Game Parts of Poem Animal She’s happy when I pet her And stroke her fluffy fur She smiles and very softly Says, “Purr, purr, purr”. a. She doesn’t mew She doesn’t bark Just bubbles, bubbles, bubbles. b. Bites everything in sight Including the cat’s tail Eats the morning newspaper……. c. See him hop, hop, hop about On legs so very strong He eats lots of carrots…….. d. I can spread his yellow wings Like feather fans…… e.