From Shelter to Sofa King

Verse 1

I came from a place with cold concrete floors,

Little metal bowls and echo-y doors,

Had parvo in my bones, ticks on my skin,

They said I was out, but I said, “Not yet, friend.”

They patched me up, yeah, me and my sis,

Gave me a chance at a life like this,

Then boom, new house, new smells, new light,

Met Rex the Doodle on my first night.

He’s got wavy hair and a fancy little strut,

Potty trained prince with a poodle-cut butt,

I was nervous, shaky, barked from afar,

Ran from the kids like they were race cars,

Ate food mid-pour like it might disappear,

Chewed up my crate outta pure frontier fear,

Rolled in my own mess, hated bath-time blues,

Peeing the whole way down the hallway to the tub… oops.

Chorus

But look at me now, yeah look at me go,

From shelter pup to the king of the show,

I got a brother named Rex by my side,

Two tiny humans and a heart three sizes wide.

I was a wild card, a nervous mess,

Now I guard nap time and accept tail stress,

Life’s been weird, but I found my pack,

I’m Monty the mutt and I’m never going back.

Verse 2

I learned real fast, I like to behave,

Turns out treats are a powerful wave,

Sit, stay, shake, I’m top of my class,

Especially if snacks are involved in the task.

Yeah, I used to panic, chew plastic trays,

Four replacements later, we found better ways,

Now I wait by the door, I listen real good,

I protect this house like a shepherd should.

Then Olive showed up, tiny feet, big eyes,

I stood real tall in my guardian size,

Now she’s two, pulls my tail, climbs my back,

I just sigh like, “Kids be wild, that’s a fact.”

Then Teddy arrived with his sleepy-boy smell,

And my heart just went boom like a ringing bell,

I watch over both like it’s my full-time job,

From anxious escape artist to professional slob.

Chorus

So look at me now, yeah look at me shine,

Muddy paws on the couch, but the couch is mine,

Got Rex on patrol and babies to defend,

Didn’t just find a house, I found my forever friends.

I was a runner, a barker, a crate-eating fool,

Now I’m tail-wag CEO of the family rule,

Life’s been weird, but I found my pack,

I’m Monty the mutt and I’m never going back.

Bridge

I was scared of the world, of noise and small feet,

Now I nap through cartoons and accept toddler treats,

Funny how love can retrain your brain,

Turn shelter storms into backyard rain,

They saw a mess, but they loved me through,

Every bath, every bark, every chewed-up shoe,

Guess that’s the magic of staying put,

They didn’t give up on this anxious mutt.

Final Chorus

Yeah look at me now, I’m living the dream,

Goldendoodle brother on my security team,

Two little humans, one loyal crew,

A family that smells like snacks and shampoo.

From survival mode to sofa king proud,

From shaking in corners to barking too loud,

Life’s been weird, but I found my pack,

I’m Monty the mutt…

and I’m never going back.