with apologies to one of my musical heroes, John Prine  

John Prine, "Dear Abbey"

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, please answer my mail,

My ears are too big, and I don't have a tail,

My legs are so short, I'm just 6 inches tall,

The world is so big, and I am so small.

(signed)  New Puppy

New Puppy, New Puppy, you have no complaint,

You are what you are, and you ain't what you ain't,

So listen up, Buster, and listen up good,

Start wishing for dog food and knockin' on wood.

(signed)   Dear Abby.

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, please hear my concerns,

They won't let me dig holes or roll in dead worms.

I can't bark or bite, or chew on their shoes,

There's so many rules, and I'm so confused.

(signed)  New Puppy

New Puppy, New Puppy, you have no complaint,

You are what you are, and you ain't what you ain't.

Learn all the rules, and learn 'em up good,

Train them to love you.  Keep knockin' on wood.

(signed)   Dear Abby

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Now what do you think?

Whenever I poop, they raise a big stink.

They get all excited whenever I pee.

Is it something with them?  Or something with me?

(signed)  New Puppy

New Puppy, New Puppy, you have no complaint,

You are what you are, and you ain't what you ain't.

You won't be the best, and you won't be the worst,

Whenever you go, you should go outside first.

(signed)  Dear Abby

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, I'm writing to say,

I'm all grown-up now and I'm happy today.

My new home is almost too good to be true,

I've trained them to love me, and I love them too.

(signed) New Puppy

New Puppy, New Puppy, you're on the right track,

When we love somebody, they love us right back.

Wherever you wander, wherever you roam,

There's nuthin' like family, there's no place like home.

(signed) Dear Abby

Inspired by a new puppy named Abbey http://mycorgi.com/photo/friends-and-dear-abbey-is-home-011?context...