The Dog's Name I Remember

I spoke to him for a brief while just a few weeks ago And he had with him on a leash his border collie 'Joe' And today i met them on the street i stopped to say hello But the man's name I'd forgotten and the dog's name i did know. When we exchanged brief pleasantries he called me by my name And he wished me a nice weekend and i wished him the same I could not ask him what's your name? 'twould put me on the spot The dog's name i remembered and the man's name I'd forgot. A human being is always more important than a dog And a dog has the same status as a rabbit or a frog And an animal could never be compared to human kind But when I searched my memory the dog's name i did find. I met him on the street today and he called me by my name And he wished me a nice weekend and i wished him the same And he seems a nice enough man but it bothers me a lot That his dog's name i remember and his i have forgot.