SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 43 Title : Whit is a dug? Author(s): George Hynd Copyright holder(s): George Hynd Audio transcription This is called 'A Poem for Jim' or 'Whit Is a Dug?' A dug is a thing that lies on the rug, Looks up at you wi' a face sae smug. It'll only move wi' a prod o' your feet Cos it's fu' up to the brim wi' kennel meat. It's stark fu' o' meat and marrow-bone jelly And it's waitin' for you to tickle its belly As it lies on your hearth rug in front of your fire. It is your master cos you were the buyer. Now, dugs they come in a' shapes and sizes, Some go to shows and there they win prizes. Wee women carry yorkies aboot in wee boxes And huntsmen on horseback use hounds to chase foxes. Some live in great grandeur and some in wee huts. To the man in the street they're a' termed as mutts. There's Lassies, and Rovers and Towzers and Spikes; It's funny the names folk dig up fur their tykes. There's bull-dogs and lurchers, labradors and alsations, Wee pekinese and many-spotted dalmations, Afghans, stag-hounds, bonzois and beagles. At Dunbar there's a wee dug that chases the sea-gulls. There's black an’ white collies that round up the sheep An’ big Saint Bernard's cost a fortune to keep, Wee totty chihuahuas that'll fit in your pocket, Then greyhounds and whippets that can run like a rocket A dug is a puppy it's a bonny wee beast, It takes ower yer hoose, aye that's sayin the least, It gets petted and pampered and smothered wi' care An’ it pays a' that kindness by peein on yer flair. A dug is your best pal, a freend and a mate As it sits tails a-waggin' fur you at the gate. A dug will be faithful to you a' its life, A better companion than many a' wife. It disnae ask much, just some grub every day, A wee bit o' a walk an' a wee bit o' play. So keep this in mind when it nuzzles your lug, Your best friend in life is a thing ca'd a dug. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Audio Audio audience General public: For gender: Mixed Audience size: 1 Audio awareness & spontaneity Speaker awareness: Aware Degree of spontaneity: Spontaneous Audio medium Radio/audio: Audio relationship between recorder/interviewer and speakers Speakers knew each other: Yes Audio transcription information Transcriber id: 631 Year of transcription: 2004 Year material recorded: 1995 Word count: 367 Audio type Poetry reading/song/ballad performance: Author Author details Author id: 611 Forenames: George Surname: Hynd Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: None Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Plasterer Place of birth: Dunfermline Region of birth: Fife Birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Bilston, Roslin Region of residence: Midlothian Residence CSD dialect area: midLoth Father's occupation: Plasterer Father's place of birth: Kelty Father's region of birth: Fife Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Kelty Mother's region of birth: Fife Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Participant Participant details Participant id: 611 Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: None Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Plasterer Place of birth: Dunfermline Region of birth: Fife Birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Bilston, Roslin Region of residence: Midlothian Residence CSD dialect area: midLoth Father's occupation: Plasterer Father's place of birth: Kelty Father's region of birth: Fife Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Kelty Mother's region of birth: Fife Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: