If I didn't Have Dogs

[Ickle]

Amen. Bless ALL their little hearts:) -Beth

-- In frogdoggers@yahoogroups.com, bbunch1024@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 12/25/2003 9:12:42 AM Central Standard Time,
>
> << Subject: If I didn't have dogs.....
>
>
> If I didn't have dogs.....
>
> 1) I could walk around safely barefoot in the dark;
> 2) My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated;
> 3) All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture, and cars would be free
of dog
> hair;
> 4) When the doorbell rang, it wouldn't sound like the SPCA
kennels;
> 5) When the doorbell rang, I could get to the door without wading
thru four
> or five dog bodies who beat me there;
> 6) I could sit how I wanted to on the couch without taking into
> consideration where several little furbodies would need to get;
> 7) I would not have strange presents under my tree....like dog
bones,
> stuffed animals and have to answer to people why I wrap them up;
> 8) I would not be on a first name basis with a vet;
> 9) Most used words in my vocabulary would not be: potty, outside,
sit, down,
> come, no, and leave him/her ALONE;
> 10) My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates;
> 11) My purse would not contain things like poop pick up bags and
dog treats;
> 12) I would no longer have to spell the world B-A-L-L and F-R-I-S-
B-E-E;
> 13) I would not buy weird things to stuff into "kongs", or have
to explain
> why I'm buying them, or what a "kong" is;
> 14) I would not have as many leaves INSIDE my house as outside;
> 15) I would not look strangely at people who think having their
ONE dog ties
> them down too much;
> 16) I would not have to answer the question why do I have so many
dogs 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. Who
> else has a friend who considers you the MOST important thing in
the whole
> wide world all the time.
> Author Unknown
Ickle

[courtnek]

You and me BOTH!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I have a sgnn in my doorway that says:



"The DOGS live here, YOU do not.
If the dogs bother you, deal with it.
If the dogs slobber on you, push them away and tell them to lie down.
If the dogs want to lie in your lap, either accept it, or tell them to go lie down. they understand "Lie Down"...
If you think I will lock the dogs up because you are visiting, think again.

THEY LIVE HERE. YOU DO NOT!!

AND IF YOU DONT LIKE DOGS, DONT VISIT.

[mouseatthebusstop]

loverly ickle
rightly so courtnek

[Ickle]

I have one which says

This house is for the comfort of our dogs
Visitors must take second place
If you love dogs you'll understand
If not
What are you doing here



or another saying

This house is maintained for the comfort and security of my dogs.
If you cannot accept that
Then you cannot accept me
So Go Away or words to that effect
Ickle

[Guest Anonymous]

That was lovely!

I don't have any signs, 'cept a Beware of Dog sign with a pic of Hazel on it on my bedroom door, that I STILL don't have the heart to take down :oops: No one ever read it and respected it anyway :roll:

[courtnek]

I've had a lot of people comment on the sign...they accept the fact that dogs are here, noisy, want attention, etc. THEN they see the cat...
fat, ill tempered, irascible...

and almost inevitably they say "you didnt tell me you had a cat...ewwww."

so I tell them "if you pretend you like him, he'll ignore you..."

and I get the "deer in the headlights" look.

:evilbat:

[Malamum]

13) I would not buy weird things to stuff into "kongs", or have
to explain
> why I'm buying them, or what a "kong" is;

I've had to explain what a kong is quite a few times :roll:

[Rowie-the-Pooh]

So true! :D

I wish I had a sign on MY door, I think I'll make one! :D

[DogPaddle]

If the dogs want to lie in your lap, either accept it, or tell them to go lie down. they understand "Lie Down"...

:lol:

I don't know how many times I have had to tell REGULAR visitor's something like this. It is such a painless and simple solution to tell the dogs "down" or their special command "chill" which means they can hang around as long as they don't wriggle and climb and paw and nuzzle the person to death. Oh well, it took me two years to train my freinds to use the foot peddle to get out of the rear seat in my two door car, I'm sure they'll catch on to the commands thing soon.

[Duke_3]

I dont have a sign either but those ones made me laugh! I wouldnt need a sign to talk about duke becuase when visitors come he runs to the door and meets them and sometimes bark a little then settles down and lays by the fire and sleeps... Hes a great dog.

[courtnek]

LOL@DP!!

I use "chill" as well, as the command to settle down, stop barking, be quiet type of thing. Like when the doorbell rings and they go into havoc barking mode...one barking one baying, a mad rush for the door....the cat's usually underfoot as well.... :lol:

if I say "chill" they "usually" (i;m still working on it) sit and wait for me to open the door....well, sometimes....

:lol:

[DogPaddle]

Courtnek . . . I have experienced this . . . does your kitty ever get stepped on . . . mine always split when the dogs freak out. People think the "chill" command is a very clever thing I taught the dogs but really it just seemed to happen, they picked up on it and when I noticed it worked I blissfully used it.