THE DOG BY OGDEN NASH

The truth I do not stretch or shove
When I state that the dog is full of love.
I’ve also found, by actual test,
A wet dog is the lovingest.

Ogden Nash (1902-1971)  was an American humorist.  The New York Times said of his work : “his droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country’s best-known producer of humorous poetry.”