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If I did not have pets:

  1. I could walk around the yard barefoot in total safety.

  1. My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

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

  1. When my phone rings, it wouldn't sound like the humane society answering.

5 When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without wading through furry bodies who either beat me there or who are running away to escape strangers.

  1. I could sit on the couch the way I wanted, without taking into consideration how much space several fur bodies would need to get comfortable.

  2. I would not have strange shaped presents under my Christmas tree like doggie bones, scented stuffed animals, catnip balls and string toys.

  1. I would not be on a first name basis with my vets.

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

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

  2. My pockets would not contain things like poop bags, dog treats, and an extra leash.

  1. I would no longer have to spell the words O-U-T, B-A-L-L or G-O F-O-R A W-A-L-K/R-I-D-E or T-R-E-A-T-S.

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

  1. I would not look strangely at people who think having their ONE pet ties them down too much.

  2. I'd look forward to Spring and the melting snow instead of dreading "mud season."

  1. I'd look forward to sleeping in and never having a cold nose press against my arm at 5 am with a tail wagging at the other end of it.

  2. I would not have to answer the question, "Why do you have so many pets?" 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.

  1. How empty my life would be.

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SNIGDIBBLY
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Very nice essay, Snigs. I feel just the same about my furkids. What is it about the doorbell that sets off a bark-a-thon? You forgot giving different meds to different pets in different amounts and keeping track on a chart so you don't kill somebody by doing it twice. It's my birthday and I understand I'm having breakfast in bed. That means I'll be sharing with Sugar, the cocker spaniel and Miss Meanie, the abyssinian cat. (Hope there's enough for all of us).

Morag in Detroit

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Morag in Detroit

Happy birthday, Morag! Did you get enough to eat? ;) And what color is Sugar? Our cocker, Tuppence is brown, red and white (particolored, though I suspect she thinks it means "party colored" ) and curls up with me in bed, too. If I accidentally crack an eye partially open in the morning, she's all over me. Dexter, our lab mix, usually won't get on the bed; he'd rather spread out somewhere without others' feet. But he will come wake us up in the morning if he thinks it's time for his walk with DH! It's quite a shock to wake up to a big black nose in your face, accompanied by moaning whines. LOL!

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Sandy Foster

I have a queen size bed just so they can all fit at night. No one will lie down until I'm in and then everyone is in one big rush to stake out the spot that is theirs and theirs alone. Some friendly growls to let the other know they have stepped on them under the covers. Two are under covers and 1 is a pillow sleeper. They are my guardian angels.

I can't hear the person at the door for the barking so I usually have to step outside and close the door to find out what they want. If they are carrying a bible I just shake my head and make signs that I can't hear them and shrug my shoulders in apology - wave bye bye and close the door. LOL!!

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SNIGDIBBLY

What a great way of handling the Jehovah's Witnesses, etc; I bet it works with salepeople, too. ;-))

-- Carey in MA

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Carey N.

Yes ma'am I suppose it would. Our town has an ordinance that prohibits door to door salesman - thank goodness!

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SNIGDIBBLY

Bubblin' Brown Sugar is a very dark brown. Her eyelashes are so long that the groomer has to clip them so we can see her eyes.

She seems to be hinged in the middle because when her tail wags, the whole backside moves too.

If she spies something to eat, she does a little sideways hop or brings her disgusting stuffed bunny to trade for her share. I don't know where she learned the trading business but it seems to work for her. Her bunny is her most prized toy.

She can amuse me for an entire day, while Miss Meanie, the cat, sits as close as she can no matter where I'm sitting and just purrs and rumbles. Very soothing.

These two pets really earn their keep. And then there's DH--but that's a story for another day.

Morag in sunny Detroit

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Morag in Detroit

Snigs Just got my first "taste" of muddy footprints on the carpet yesterday, after a very hard rain here in Seattle. It made me laugh because I had just read your post not too much before the "incident". I just let them dry and vacuumed them up this morning - no big deal. Now if I could just convince him there is no "secret door" that I exit when I go into the bathroom!! Ahhhhh puppies - there's nothing quite like them, is there?

Hugz Patti in Seattle

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Patti S

wow, i'd love that for anyone coming door to door. dont wanna buy anything, dont wanna do market surveys, dont need to be saved, dont need to be converted from nuttin to sumpin. nope, no one i can think of, that i dont know, needs to come to my door. jeanne

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nzlstar*

Nope! Gotta love em. I'd rather have wet sloppy kisses than worry about muddy puppy tracks any day.

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SNIGDIBBLY

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