Why Dogs Sniff Butts

The canines once had a doggy party.
     They all traveled from near and far,
While some dogs flew in by airplane
     Some went by bus, train or car.

They all went into the hotel’s lobby
     And they signed the visitors´ book,
Then each one hung his bum and his tail
     Upon a separate bum-tail hook

Now there was one dog who wasn’t invited,
     And this really aroused his ire,
So he rushed into the banquet hall,
     And loudly barked out, ´Fire!´

This got the dogs so frightened,
     They had no time to look,
And each one just grabbed a bum and tail,
    From off the closest hook.

It is truly a sad sorry story,
     For it is a very difficult chore,
To wear another dog’s bum and tail,
     That you have never worn before.

That is why when dogs now meet
     In the park or over a bone
Each sniffs the other dog’s bum and tail
      In hopes they might have found their own.