Before I was a dog Mom
 

Before I was a dog Mom:
I made and ate hot meals unmolested.
I had unstained, unfurred clothes.
I had quiet conversations on the phone,
even if the doorbell rang.

Before I was a dog Mom:
I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late I got to bed
or if I could get into my bed.

Before I was a dog Mom:
I cleaned my house every day.
I never tripped over toys, stuffies, chewies
Or invited the neighbor's dog over to play.

Before I was a dog Mom:
I didn't worry if my plants, cleansers, plastic bags,
toilet paper, soap or deodorant
were poisonous or dangerous.

Before I was a dog Mom:
I had never been peed on
Pooped on
Drooled on
Chewed on
Or pinched by puppy teeth.

Before I was a dog Mom:
I had complete control of
My thoughts,
My body and mind.
I slept all night without sharing
the covers or pillow.

Before I was a dog Mom:
I never looked into big, soulful eyes and cried.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop a hurt.
I never knew something so furry and four-legged
could affect my heart so deeply.

Before I was a dog Mom:
I had never held a sleeping puppy
just because I couldn't put it down.
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was well.
I didn't know how warm it feels inside
to feed a hungry puppy.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important.

Before I was a dog Mom:
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being
A dog Mom

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I love it!!! thanks for posting!

That brought tears to my eyes because it's just so darn true.
Thanks for sharing.

Aren't we lucky to be Dog Moms!

That's great! So true!!

omg i love it i laughed and cried...i am printing it out and putting it on my fridge thanks so much for sharing that with us

Thank you. That's a new one to me, but every single word applies to me. It's so very, very true.

While Muffin wasn't my first little doggie, she was my first yorkie. I woke up the first morning with her wrapped around the top of my head on my pillow. It was so touching.

I sat up with Muffin all night one night when she was very sick and I wouldn't have considered not doing it.

Every morning in the warm weather I wake up with Kacee wrapping her paws around my head trying to wake me up so she can go for her early morning walk.:)

Thank you that was beautiful

So true!!! I am printing to put in my office and I will frame one for my house with Conner's pictures on it.

Thanks.

It is the dog toys I trip on, and a furry little yorkie who gets under my pillows and leaves me with NONE. I just dont have the heart to make her come out of that nice warm spot. I end up with my head flat while she snoozes under them. I then have a furbaby at my stomach and a furbaby at my feet. All while the human children sleep on their own down the hall. How funny when you really think about that :)

That was beautiful!:clapsmile

Before I was a dog Mom, I wouldn't have cried reading that...

Well, that was so cute!! I never thought I would feel this way about my Buster.....he is my life now!! Thank you for posting it.

I feel very sorry for people who don't feel the way we do about dogs. They are such a blessing. Every word of that is very true.

My thoughts exactly :) I love that so much~