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You Weren't The One I Wanted
e-mail: tiergarten@onebox.com
Web Site: Tiergarten Care Fund

I wanted white and you were black,
I wanted obedient and that you lacked.
I wanted pure and you were mixed,
You wanted her, I had you fixed!
I wanted long hair, yours was curly,
I wanted sweet and I got surly.
I wanted a girl, I got a boy,
I wanted to play, you shunned toys.
I wanted housetrained, that you weren't,
My carpet you ruined, my lawn you burnt.
I wanted tall, you were compressed,
I wanted happy, you were depressed.
I wanted clever and you were not,
You ran away, but you were caught!
I wanted young and you were aged,
I tried crating, you hated cages.
I wanted healthy, you loved the vet,
You were the most impossible I'd ever met!
I wanted this and you weren't that,
I wanted slim and you got fat.
I cried the last time I kissed
that muzzle I didn't know I'd miss.
You were as stubborn as a brick wall,
but you were the one I wanted after all.

Copyright Jim Willis 2001 - Used With Permission

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Tiergarten Veterinary Care Fund
c/o McDonald Animal Clinic
126 S. McDonald St
McDonald, PA 15057

!! WE MUST PLACE ALL FOSTERS BY SEPTEMBER !! SEE OUR SITE FOR DETAILS:
--For Animals for Adoption, the texts of "How Could You?", "The Animals' Savior," "We Are Their Heroes," "IF for Dogs," and more, and a list of helpful links
PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE: http://jimwillis0.tripod.com/tiergarten/

**WE NEED AIRLINE-APPROVED SHIPPING CRATES (especially large/X-large dog sizes).

**CONTRIBUTIONS to the TIERGARTEN VETERINARY CARE FUND are greatly appreciated! - and must be made payable to McDonald Animal Clinic and sent to:
Tiergarten Care Fund
c/o McDonald Animal Clinic
126 S. McDonald St
McDonald, PA 15057

[Please note: we are not a not-for-profit corporation and therefore have donations go directly to our veterinarian. We are exempt from registration with PA Bureau of Charitable Organizations and are entered as such in their database.]
(We also appreciate donations of quality dog & cat kibbles, canned cat foods ("Whiskas" or equivalent), fresh or frozen ground meats, bedding, especially standard-size doggie pillow covers. Please contact us about other items and supplements we regularly use.

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