Bird-Dog

   
I've been living in a tree    
with a three legged dog    
to keep me company.    
He lies by the fire and wags his tail    
to the smell of burning leaves.    
   
There's a ladder to the ground    
going halfway down    
so I'm never sure what's coming    
and though he loves to go for walkies    
he doesn't do much running.    
   
He couldn't chase a cat    
or fetch a tennis ball    
but he likes to sniff and pee    
and to get back in the tree house    
he clambers on his knees.    
   
He'll eat a bird for dinner    
when it lands upon his nose    
then he spits out all the feathers    
after scrunching    
up the bones.    
   
Now perhaps I am mistaken    
but here's the strangest thing    
his bark sounds like     
 "tweet tweet"    
so I think he may grow wings