and
Talisman, the Omnivore
or
The Dog That Ate Detroit

A pup will eat most anything,
On anything he'll sup,
On plums: the skin, the pulp, the pits,
On popcorn by the cup.

While humans treasure carpeting,
And love their wall-to-wall,
A pup will have some different views,
And try to eat it all.

A sofa isn't safe from him,
Nor is a book on sex;
He'll eat CD's, underwear and socks,
And my pup ate my specs.

He dotes on cat food by the ton
And fine Italian purses
And if you gave him half a chance,
He'd even eat these verses.

They say that goats are omnivores:
"I came, I saw, I dined."
But they're not much compared to dogs,
Especially one of mine.

with apologies to the original unknown author.