April 27th 2010 10:54 pm
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Isn't this the truth . . .

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

rabbit

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.

When the doorbell rings, 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 Grandkids

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!!!