Saturday, April 14, 2012

My 10 Reasons To Get A Puppy

Baylie

1.         Guaranteed weight loss without spending a dime on gym membership.
            I lost 8 lbs. and three inches.

2.         Puppies make excellent cleaners. Any morsel of food, crumbs, paper or spills
            are lapped up by your puppy in a nanosecond.




3.         No need for an alarm clock. Your wake-up call for the next six months will be
            when the sun comes up or when it's time for puppy's breakfast or potty whichever
            occurs first. You'll also get to see what your back yard looks like in the moonlight
            at 3:00 a.m. while you are out potty training.

4.         You'll never worry about your cat becoming bored or obese. She will now
            get plenty of exercise and stimulation running laps inside the house; jumping from 
            furniture to furniture to avoid the puppy.


5.         You get to shop for a new wardrobe; including shoes!  Most of your wardrobe
            now sports those little puppy teething holes or stubborn puppy drool stains.
           

6.         You'll make new friends, whether you want them are not!

7.          A strong vocabulary  is no longer a necessity.  Your sentences will now consist of simple
             words like, stay, sit, leave it, drop it and no bite.  Just recently instead of asking a client if they
             would like to take a seat, I told them to "sit". I stopped short of  "drop it".


8.         Throw away those gardening tools. You now have a professional digger in the
            family! From this point on, you will have no landscaping. But, if you need
            a hole dug, just leave the puppy alone in the yard for any period of time and
            viola.  


9.         You get to go on scavenger hunts. Yep, every day, you scout the yard for poo to
            scoop. I don't think the cat would mind sharing her litter pan, do you?



10.       If you want your heart to melt each time those big, sad eyes look deep into
            your soul, then get a puppy.  If you want to be loved, unconditionally, despite
            your flaws and greeted at the door as if you have been away for an eternity, then
            get a puppy.


"If a dog won't come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience." -     Woodrow Wilson



7 comments:

Gracey The Tiniest Tiger said...

Awwwww. Makes me want to get a dog too Great post

Malia said...

Thank you, Gracey, but I think you might need to stay the queen of your domain!

Lisa Woodard said...

I have so enjoyed this journey with you.

Lisa Woodard said...

I have really enjoyed watching you and your relationship with this sweet baby!

Malia said...

Awww, thank you Lisa! And thank you for being so understanding that I just couldn't let my Baylie go.

barbmerchant said...

Great post, Malia...and Baylie is one lucky dog to have found you!

Malia said...

You are too kind, Barbara! You must come out again soon. Baylie will make you feel right at home!