If..............

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, & cars would be free
of hair.

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 grand kids through college.

The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: out, sit,
down, come, no, stay, and leave him/her ALONE.

My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby
gates or barriers.

My house would not look like a daycare 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 or 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!