Old Dog

when a puppy he jumped all the time,
ripping things up committing a crime,
i corrected his bad and prized his good,
as i pointed my finger until he understood,
teaching to respond to clicks of my finger,
over time his hearing goes and he begins to linger,
not hearing my clicks to follow or understand,
his sight still good to watch the point of my hand,
older he gets and no more jumping to greet,
as the grey hair he gets and dragging his feet,
unappreciative and becoming a grump,
sometimes he pees and does a big dump,
when i come home he looks suicidal standing still,
in front of the car wanting me to kill,
playing with him but not being rough,
as time goes on my old dog was tough.