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The
sound of running water makes you jump up and yell, "OUTSIDE!"
You tell your dog to sit, and he backs
up until he finds a chair
It takes 3 people to get your dog on
the scale at the vets
You walk your dog and everyone knows
him by name, but you have no idea who these people are
You can carry on a conversation with
a dog's muzzle firmly in your crotch
You own a dog capable of pulling someone
from a porta potty
Your dog can hide an entire tennis ball
(among other things) fully inside his lips and give you that
innocent look that says, "What? I'm not eating anything!"
You carry a tape measure with you when
shopping for a new vehicle
You keep at least one color-coded "drool
towel" in every room of your house
After banishing your husband, the snoring
in your bedroom still keeps you awake
You are hiking with a friend who later
suggests that you ought to have an environmental impact statement
done on your dog
visitors
enter the house holding their privates protectively
You toss your dog a ball and cringe when he almost hits his
head on the top of the doorway
You take your dog for a ride and he rests his head on your
arm, causing you to make random right turns
You have given up on water dishes and you just use the
bathtub
Your two dogs decide to play in the house, and they end
up pulling the ceiling fan down for the second time
You have to move over when brushing your teeth because
your dog wants a drink
You show a picture of your dogs and kids together, and
the first person you point out is your dog
While stopped at a stop light, everyone stares as your
car rocks back and forth because the dog is panting out the
window
You go to vacuum your car and most of the fur is up there
on the ceiling
You avoid the dogs on your way out the door, so they won't
smear your makeup
You've learned to force a smile when asked "do you have
a saddle for that thing?"
The monthly dog budget exceeds your home mortgage payment
Your veterinarian has been able to put in a swimming pool,
build a large home, buy jet skis and a personal plane
You have had to train your dog not to lick dishes, and
the dishes are in the sink
The donuts you put on top of the refrigerator are gone
when you get home and your dog has powdered sugar on his nose
Your dog can see what you're cooking, and he tries to assist
you in the preparation
You're holding him straddled between your legs when the
doorbell rings, you take a short (but fast!) ride straight
to the door
The pizza delivery people tell you to meet them at the
end of the sidewalk
Your dog stands in your lap and reaches over you to stick
his head in the drive-through window at MacDonald's and nearly
gives the cashier a heart attack when she turns around to
give you your change
You purchase a large screen TV and you still can't see
the program when he stands in front of the television
After surgery, your bored pup decides to get up and cruise
around the vet's office-- pulling the rolling IV stand behind
him
You get in the gown and your doctor asks " does your husband
beat you?
Wet socks become a part of life.
You can't get in your own front door after going food shopping!
Your neighbor calls and ask you when did you get the new
pony out in your field.
Hunters report seeing bear tracks on the dirt road where
you have just walked your dogs
Your favorite couch is no longer yours
It takes 3 adults to lift the dog up on the examining table
at the Vet's office
Some bonehead asks if that is ah ah Masta, ah yeah, ah right,
a Mastadon? Right?
The stick goes into the woods while playing fetch, and your
dog brings back a 15 foot tree instead
You can look out your window across 50 acres and spot the
dog poo piles
You have the entire table covered with plastic until the guests
are due to arrive....... (you tried to cover the furniture
but it didn't work)
All the normal size sticks and branches are left alone, but
your large logs for the fireplace have been scattered all
over the yard
You have to tell your vet " you examine him like a cow" (on
the floor where he stands not on the table)
A Tornado is coming and you take refuge in the trench in your
backyard
You have to warn company about the sink holes in the yard
Guests walk in your house and see your dogs sitting happily
on all the furniture, and you are happily sitting on the floor
watching television
You hear the sound of lapping water from the bathroom and
you know someone left the lid up
If you leave the closet door open--your new
Italian leather pumps are totally destroyed by your new puppy
You never get to soak in the tub, and/or sit on the toilet
undisturbed or alone again!
Mastiff puppies always know which plants in your flower beds
are the most expensive and assist in their disposal
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