Sense Sonnet - Tickler

Just a Bit

A big hound dog laid on the lawn.
Nearby, an old geezer did sit.
A traveling salesman came on
The scene, and paused there for a bit.
"Does your dog bite?" the salesman asked.
"Nope." The old geezer replied back.
Then the dog's face got snarling masked.
That salesman came under attack.
Bitten about the arms and head
By the dog, as it fiercely growled.
"Call the dog off. I thought you said"
"It doesn't bite." The salesman howled.

"My dog don't bite," smiled the old guy,
"'Cause that there dog ain't mine, that's why."