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Status: Married
Location:
INDIANOLA, Oklahoma
United States
Hometown(s):
Lynn, MA - Raymond, NH - Loudon, NH - Barefoot Bay, FL
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Some days you get the bear...

If I Didn't Have Dogs...

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 him/her/it ALONE.
My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates or barriers.
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, F-R-I-S-B-E- E, W-A-L-K, T-R-E-A-T, B-I-K-E, G-O, R-I-D-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!

Tushnelda says:
Thank you and bless you and your furry angel friends. Where would we be without them? We adopted two brother Pekingese a little over a year ago. They have improved the quality of our lives. We laugh more than ever at their antics (while they probably are laughing at ours)
Posted: August 2, 2008 11:33AM EDT
BJsBook says:
Loved it! I needed that laught today! Thank you. And it made me feel better about the sign on my door warning visitors that this house is "maintained for the comfort and security of my animals," and explaining why a couch is called "FUR-niture".
Posted: June 5, 2008 9:43AM EDT
schiplady says:
I agree wholeheartedly with "If I didn't have dogs" - but how boring would life be. And you can walk bare footed - you just have to be really careful !!
Posted: May 18, 2008 12:21PM EDT
grow123 says:
How true--How true!
Posted: May 10, 2008 9:50PM EDT
grow123 says:
How true = How true!
Posted: May 10, 2008 9:48PM EDT
hlcroft says:
amen!dont know where id be without my 2 babies,virtually saved my life & sanity!i know GOD had a hand in getting us together!HENRY
Posted: April 30, 2008 2:32PM EDT
jo31793 says:
Nah! Someone brighter than I passed it along to me. Things like this make the rounds of the Internet daily. I agree that it sure says it well though.
Posted: April 30, 2008 9:30AM EDT
FastFoward says:
Very well said!
Did you write this yourself?
Posted: April 30, 2008 9:28AM EDT
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