Dog Dentistry

I went to see my dentist today She works out of her house It’s a one-chair operation With hardwood floors An old dog lies on a rug Next to the chair He’s seen it all Root canals, molar extractions… He seems so calm I wonder if she ever works on his teeth The old gummer Sit’s and grins He knows it’s better you than him Sitting in that chair I bet sometimes at night He gets up in the chair When all is quiet And practices his grimace Locking his paws into seat Rinse and spit And then grins again What a life A dog with a dentist For a friend I am not so sure I envy him