If you don't like the feel of a cold nose or wet tongue,
Don't come inside, because DOGS LIVE HERE.
If you don't want to step over scattered toys,
Don't come inside, because DOGS LIVE HERE.
If you think a home ought to smell of perfume,
Don't come inside, because DOGS LIVE HERE.
But if you don't mind all of this,
You will be instantly loved when you do come inside,
Because DOGS LIVE HERE.
David Lester
Eyes fearful, Paws worn
A sorrowful sight
So forlorn
Love they said would be the cure
For the suffering
you had endured.
So our family grew that day
We brought you home
With us you'd stay
Slowly, gently the bond it grew
Faithful, loyal
Loving, true
Looking back it's so unclear
How we got by
Without you here
Trusted companion,
devoted friend
You give and give
It never ends
They said we were a gift to you
But now we know
Who rescued who.
-Author Unknown
1) I could walk around safely barefoot in the dark;
2) My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated;
3) All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture and cars would be
free of dog hair;
4) When the doorbell rang, it wouldn't sound like the SPCA kennels;
5) When the doorbell rang, I could get to the door without wading
thru four or five dog bodies who beat beat me there;
6) I could sit how I wanted to on the couch without taking into
consideration where several little furbodies would need to get;
7) I would not have strange presents under my tree.... like
dog bones, stuffed animals and have to answer to people why I wrap them
up;
8) I would not be on a first name basis with a vet;
9) Most used words in my vocabulary would not be: potty, outside,
sit, down, come, no, and leave him/her ALONE;
10) My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby
gates;
11) My purse would not contain things like poop pick up bags
and dog treats;
12) I would no longer have to spell the words B-A-L-L, T-R-E-A-T-S,
O-U-T-S-I-D-E, and F-R-I-S-B-E-E;
13) I would not buy weird things to stuff into 'kongs' or have
to explain why I'm buying them, or what a "kong" is;
14) I would not have as many leaves and Pine Straw INSIDE my
house as outside;
15) I would not look strangely at people who think having their
ONE dog ties them down too much;
16) I would not have to answer the question why do I have so
many dogs from people who will never have the joy in their life of knowing
they are loved unconditionally by something as close to an angel as they
will ever get.
Who else has a friend who considers
you the MOST important thing in the whole wide world all the time.
Author unknown