If I didn't have a dog...

[WAT]

My neighbor sent me this, thought it was cute and I should share. It was an e-mail and had some cute dog pictures with it, so just imagine cute and silly Boxer photos in between the sentences

If I Didn't Have a Dog


I could walk around the yard barefoot and 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 rang, it wouldn't sound like a kennel and 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/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!

[cocoboxers]

Priceless... I think of those things all the time, but know that my life would be so empty without him.

Thanks for sharing!

[SweetCody]

The last line makes all of it worthwhile. Kind of like that first real smile from a baby after weeks of sleepless nights, bottles, and dirty diapers. When that smile comes, heck you could do it for another couple of months, no problem.
Pups really are so special, they love like no human ever could. My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my Cody is.