The Dog Lovers
The Dog Lovers - meaning Summary
Comfort Cannot Replace Freedom
The poem criticizes sentimental pet ownership that offers comforts but ignores a dog’s basic needs. Milligan depicts a dog kept in a "very good home" with heating and food yet deprived of exercise and freedom. The animal’s frantic escape and death under a car expose the tragic consequences of boredom and misplaced priorities. The closing line highlights owners’ swift replacement of loss, suggesting shallow attachment and convenience over true care.
Read Complete AnalysesSo they bought you And kept you in a Very good home Cental heating TV A deep freeze A very good home- No one to take you For that lovely long run- But otherwise 'A very good home' They fed you Pal and Chun But not that lovely long run, Until, mad with energy and boredom You escaped- and ran and ran and ran Under a car. Today they will cry for you- Tomorrow they will but another dog.
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