If I didn't have a dog

If I didn't have a dog...

* I wouldn't step dog poop in the early morning when it is mushy and covered with a glaze of dew. Or doo.

* There would be no dog hair in my daughter's mouth, in her diaper, in her nose (gets hair on finger, fingers go up nose).

* I could go on vacation without having to find a dog sitter

* I wouldn't have to trim those thick doggy nails

* There would be no barking because of dropped tennis balls in my garden

* No dog vomit to clean up, no muddy paw prints on my clean kitchen floor, no "accidents" in the hallway

* I would still have the chocolates my husband bought me (and there would not be any poop with pieces of foil in it to clean up)

* I could leave a loaf of fresh baked bread on the table and not come back to crumbs

If I didn't have a dog...

* I would have no excuse for taking walks on a lovely summer morning
* I would have no sweet puppy to hug, with her tail thumping me

* There would be no one to greet me when I come home every day

* My kids would not have a beloved friend who is always ready to play

* What would my daughter's first word have been? It was doggy.

* I would have no soft ears to stroke

* I would have to clean up food from the floor by myself

* There would be no one to guard us as we sleep

* There would be a shortage of unconditional love in our house

* I'd be lonely

Good thing I have a dog!