A Pet Reader

Chapter 10: A Little Doggy

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About This Book

Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

A Little Doggy

I had a little doggy

That used to sit and beg;

But doggy tumbled down the stairs

And broke his little leg.

Oh! doggy, I will nurse you,

And try to make you well,

And you shall have a collar

With a little silver bell.