If I Didn't Have a Dog...

I could walk around the garden barefoot in safety.

My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture & 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

I would have money, & no guilt to go on a real holiday

I would not be on a first-name basis with numerous vets, as I put their yet unborn grandkids through university,

The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: out, sit, down, come, no, stay, & 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 dog playground with toys everywhere.

My pockets would not contain things like poo bags, treats and an extra lead.

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,, F-O-O-D,

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!!!

..Dogs can smell a good person a mile away!


My own variations are...

I would have a nice garden with plants that are alive....

I would have more Karen Millen instead of Berghaus in my wardrobe

I would be able to actually have a lie-in (later than 10am

ha thats funny i like that. my variations are...

i would wear heels and have my hair done instead of living in wellies and a wooly hat

i would not have to mop EVERY day

i would wake naturally instead of beginning each morning to the sound of diamond singing and warbling like a bird in her cage

still worth it though but just for the record i think all you multiple owners are crazy too lol just kidding

still worth it though but just for the record i think all you multiple owners are crazy too lol just kidding

We are crazy. One was so simple, I didnt have to have eyes in the back of my head to watch them both. :hihi:

My version is

Id be able to wake up with a hike or walk planned, realise its raining/cold/too hot/ too windy/snowing/ Im too sleepy and choose to stay in bed.

I would be able to get in from work and actually sit down rather than setting off again within mins of arriving home.

I wouldnt have a perminant paw prints on my trousers.

Id be able to watch TV without wondering why its too quiet and what the little darlings are up to.


However with a dog,

I actually make it out on the walks i plan

I dont sit around being grumpy after work

I love the welcome home they give me, paws and all

I dont just sit around watching rubbish tv in an evening

Id wouldnt be without them :)

I would not be on a first-name basis with numerous vets, as I put their yet unborn grandkids through university,

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The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: out, sit, down, come, no, stay, & leave him/her/it ALONE.

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I would be able to actually have a lie-in (later than 10am

Haha. Those two I kept above are so true for me. I know my vets waaay too well! My vet told me I should have a season ticket the other day.

I also find myself telling people to 'sit' instead of 'take a seat' :lol: It's very embarassing!

But... 10am????! I'm SOOO jealous!!

We must be too regimented here!

I CAN walk round the garden barefoot - as we have a shower tray for a dog toilet

We DO have carpet - and a Sebo vacuum cleaner! (and a dog towel by the back door, along with TWO cotton door mats

We own a beagle, so 'NO!' is my favourite word :rolleyes:

Mind you, when we have fosters here, we have babygates and crates everywhere, and sometimes duvet covers and dust sheets protecting the carpets

Every jacket has bags in the pockets, even my 'going out' ones, as Brude goes pretty much everywhere with us. They usually find their way out into public when I'm searching for a tissue :blush:

Haven't figured out how we're going to get all the baby stuff in the car with half the boot taken up with a dog crate though!

I always walk round the garden barefoot - (although it's decking and paving) it's easier to clean your feet than scrub your shoes.

We have carpet and 6 dogs and a new Morphy hoover that is ace.
We have towels over all the tiled surfaces(?),in this weather.

I would like to put on clothes that don't hve white boxer hair on them - even after they've been washed.

Yep must admit - I did read the list thinking 'wow I'm lucky' :lol:

However, puppy has sort of put us back a bit.. it's ok though - in three years she'll calm down a bit :D

See, if it wasn't for Eddy being senile, Takara being incontinent, the puppy being... a puppy and the cat still having mental health 'issues' since her sister died, we'd be ok!

The rodents are actually the least smelly!

However, I do find myself throwing dog training cues at people and I really need to work on that!

Edit: I can't walk around the garden barefoot but that's because the roof needs pointing and bits of cement keep falling off :shocked:

(you can't point roofs, they have to have the ridge tiles taken off and fully relaid, else the mortar just falls back out again soon after :thumbsup: )

Sorry about wandering off topic!

thats soooooooooo funny and yes if i didnt have cats would be able to wear clothes that dont look furry,would be able to have a room Without a litter tray,have a lie in instead of getting up at 6am as the cat blows on my face from her nose!!!!!!!!!all fails she scratches the bottom of the bed,my wallpaper wouldnt look like ive been playing darts,i would be financially much better off,my windows would not have cat snot marks on them,ect but would i change it no no no no they are soooooooo worth it

If I didn't have my pets I wouldn't have the cat headbutting me to get in bed under the covers, or the dog joining me on the sofa without an invitation. Sometimes they both get on the sofa with me. Its fun having a cat laid on my chest and a 4 stone dog laid on my legs.

Lol - I would agree with all of the above!! But I wouldn't want it any other way. I mean, why shouldn't anyone want a Harveys dining table and chairs where the chairs look like they have some sort of new faux leather hula skirt draped over them? - courtesy of my 6 cats :hihi: