My Teacher Eats Sticks

Eat when it is offered.

Sleep in the sun.

If you itch, scratch.

Greet people joyously.

My four-legged teacher

cannot read, but if she could,

this bumper sticker would get

bonus points on her final exam:

What is the most important lesson?

Bark less; wag more.

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