There was a little dog

[Kenn]

There was a little dog,
Heigh ho,heigh ho.
And his body was long .
And his legs were low.
And his coat was thin,
And his eyes were bright.
And he went by himself
For a walk one night.

Now would n't you think.
Heigh ho, heigh ho,
That even a little
House dog would know,
That it was n't good .
To walk by himself
Alone in the wood?

Just what occurred,
Heigh ho, heigh ho.
Or whom he met,
When the moon was low,
I cannot say,
For I might not be right:
But I do know that now.
He stays home at night!

From "Dog stories," by Elizabeth Coatsworth.

Have loved this since early childhood and every time I see a dachshund I still have a quiet giggle.

[Sporran]

That is such a cute poem, LIZZ! Thanks for sharing it with us!

I figured it was about a dachshund, even before I came to the end of your post. Perhaps he narrowly escaped the wolf of Little Red Riding Hood fame!