If I Didn't Have a Dog...or a Cat

If I Didn't Have a Dog... or Cat......

I could walk around the yard barefoot in safety.

My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture, and cars would be free of hair.

When the doorbell rings, it wouldn't sound like a kennel.....

I could get to the door without wading through fuzzy bodies who

beat me there. I could sit on the couch and my bed the way I

wanted, without taking into consideration how much space several

fur bodies would need to get comfortable.

I would have money, and no guilt to go on a real vacation.

I would not be on a first-name basis with 6 veterinarians, as I put

their yet unborn Grand kids through college.

The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: out, sit,

down, come, no, stay, and leave it ALONE. My house would not

be cordoned off into zones with baby gates or barriers.

I would not talk 'baby talk'. 'Eat your din din'. 'Yummy yummy for the tummy'..My house would not look like a day care center, toys everywhere.

My pockets would not contain things like poop bags, treats and

an extra leash.

I would no longer have to spell the words B-A-L-L, W-A-L-K,

T-R-E-A-T, O-U-T, G-O, R-I-D-E, C-O-O-K-I-E

I would not have as many leaves INSIDE my house as outside.

I would not look strangely at people who think having ONE dog/cat ties them down too much.

I'd look forward to spring and the rainy season instead of dreading 'mud' season. I would not have to answer the question 'Why do you have so many animals?' from people who will never have the joy in their lives of knowing they are loved unconditionally by someone as close to an angel as they will ever get.

How EMPTY my life would be!!!

I loved this when my freind sent it to me...and in tribute to my little pooches

Lucky

my 14 year old

Bentley

my 2 year old

both were gifts giving to me...and they are on my best gift ever list...Thanks Mom and Daneille

enjoy your furbabies

DeeDee