“If I Didn’t Have a Dog”
I could walk around the yard barefoot
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 grand-kids through Uni
The most used words in my vocabulary would not be:
Out, sit, down, come, no, stay, and leave it ALONE
My house would not be cordoned off into zones with
baby gates or barriers
I would not talk ‘baby talk’. ‘Eat your din din’
‘Yummy yummy for the tummy’…
My house would not look like a day care centre, 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, WA-L-K, T-R-E-A-T, O-U-T, G-O, R-I-D-E, C-O-O-K-I-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!!!