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wahawaha · 01-17-2010, 05:34 AM

I had cats growing up, my husband always had dogs. I never wanted a dog & while I didn't look down on dog people, I never wanted to play with their dogs and was always annoyed when their dog would jump up on me, bite at my ankles, etc. (Actually, I'm still annoyed when other people's dogs don't behave.) My husband started to work nights & since he's allergic to cats we decided to get a dog. He wanted a big slobbering one, but I wanted a small non-shedding dog. Winston loves to cuddle as much as my cats used to. He's excited to see me when I come home & when we wake up in the morning. I LOVE how affectionate he is. I don't LOVE waking up at 5:30 to walk him, but we have a routine now & he lets me go back to sleep for awhile afterwards. And he's my little baby so I couldn't imagine leaving him feeling uncomfortable. My friends joke that I need to have a baby because I show everyone pics of Winston in different outfits, take him to puppy parties & yes, pics with Santa. We've only had him since around Halloween, but he is such an important part of our lives.

01-17-2010, 05:34 AM	#4
wahawaha Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 132	I had cats growing up, my husband always had dogs. I never wanted a dog & while I didn't look down on dog people, I never wanted to play with their dogs and was always annoyed when their dog would jump up on me, bite at my ankles, etc. (Actually, I'm still annoyed when other people's dogs don't behave.) My husband started to work nights & since he's allergic to cats we decided to get a dog. He wanted a big slobbering one, but I wanted a small non-shedding dog. Winston loves to cuddle as much as my cats used to. He's excited to see me when I come home & when we wake up in the morning. I LOVE how affectionate he is. I don't LOVE waking up at 5:30 to walk him, but we have a routine now & he lets me go back to sleep for awhile afterwards. And he's my little baby so I couldn't imagine leaving him feeling uncomfortable. My friends joke that I need to have a baby because I show everyone pics of Winston in different outfits, take him to puppy parties & yes, pics with Santa. We've only had him since around Halloween, but he is such an important part of our lives.