Answer:
Though desert men once called me God today men call me mad. For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad.
Deposit red liquid in me.
Without a bridle or a saddle across a thing I ride a-straddle. And those I ride by help of me though almost blind are made to see.
One pace to the north. Two paces to the east. Two paces to the south. Two paces to the west. One pace to the north.
Send poorly behaved children to me and let them sit here. What am I?
What do you purposefully put lots of in and on your body, but run away from when you encounter it outside?