Last week, I wrote about the ways puppies are harder than kids. I was called deplorable, sick, and vicious ... among other things. Yikes, people!
Well, even for me, having a dog isn't all bad. In fact, I do have a few reasons I'm rather fond of it ...
1. The kids occasionally climb into the dog crate and the house has never been more peaceful.
2. I finally found something to do with all of those single socks I've acquired ... chew toys!
3. People are friendlier to you when you have a dog verses a child. Really.
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4. No more vacuuming the floor after dinner. A dog provides built-in leftover cleanup.
5. A dog forces you to be a morning person. Or at least be a night person who's awake at the crack of dawn.
6. You are greeted with a wagging tail and happy face. Always.
7. The kids have a constant playmate. I'm sure the dog loves tea parties and dress-up!
8. Your kids will pick up their toys, knowing if they don't, they will become dog toys.
9. You'll have hours of built-in amusement. Who needs TV when you can watch a dog wrestle with her toy bear for 45 minutes?
10. You have a dog. And the house really isn't the same without one.
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We got a one year old German Sheperd at the begining of this month, and she is the most diffiuclt dog I have owned. Not saying she is this terrible beast dog, just very different. I have never had a dog, even in it's puppy stages that would chew ANYTHING!! Tags off of things like the bath mat, a random corner on my laptop (natually the corner with the power button, but it still works) kids toys, my sons hat made me the most angry. But she has great manners otherwise. I would just have to disagree with #4, sure I'm not vacuuming up food, but the HAIR!! I brush her every day because the hair kills me, and i still vacuum and go three passes every other day.
But I love having a dog for my boys.
@cassie_kellison --- My dog didn't stop chewing on things until he was 2. After that it was just like he was done with that part of his life and he never chews things (he's 7 now). He still sheds everywhere. Just wanted to let you know that chewing (probably) won't last forever! :)
Dogs are disgusting to me. No way I would have one in my house or around my kids!!!
LOL, When Willow was a puppy we got a big wire crate (because she was going to grow into a big dog) and my daughter (age 8) loved climbing into the dog crate. She thought it was great fun.
i keep telling my dad that when he won't stop about his grand sons being around my cats. Not sure he buys it.