[deeahanna]

this is so true

My dogs live here. You don't.

If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. (That's why they call it "fur"niture.)

I like my dogs a lot better than I like most people. To you, they may be merely "animals".
To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.

Actually, my dogs are BETTER than my children because:

My dogs eat less
My dogs don't ask for money…. EVER!
My dogs were definitely easier to potty train
My dogs normally come when called
My dogs never ask to drive the car
My dogs don't run up my cell phone bill to the size of a second mortage.
My dogs don't smoke or drink
My dogs don't care if they have the latest fashions
My dogs don't want to wear my clothes (though they do like to sleep in them)!
My dogs don't need a "gazillion" dollars for college , and then never finish.

Finally, I can fix my dogs and be considered a responsible dog owner. Not only that but I can crate my dogs for their own safety and comfort, something I devoutly wished I could do with my children when they were little!