Answer:
A horrid monster hides from the day, with many legs and many eyes. With silver chains it catches prey. And eats it all before it dies. Yet in every cottage does it stay. And every castle beneath the sky.
What scientists might call your pooch.
I'm black and white with stripes all over my body. I look like a horse but I'm not. What am I?
What animal always goes to sleep with his shoes on?
A pony trots his way through the world on these.
Black we are and much admired. Many seek us if they are tired. We tire the horse, and comfort man, and turn White when we've fulfilled your plan.