My house could be carpeted
instead of tiled and laminated.
All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture,
and cars would be free of hair.
When the doorbell rings,
it wouldn't sound like a kennel.
When the doorbell rings, I could get to
the door without wading through fuzzy
bodies who beat me there.
I could sit on the couch and my bed the way
I wanted, without taking into consideration
how much space several fur bodies would
need to get comfortable.
I would have money and no guilt to go on a
real vacation. I would not be on a first-name
basis with 6 veterinarians, as I put their yet
unborn grand kids through college.
The most used words in my vocabulary would not be:
out, sit, down, come, no, stay, and leave it ALONE.
My house would not be cordoned off
into zones with baby gates or barriers.
I would not talk 'baby talk'. 'Eat your din'.
'Yummy yummy for the tummy'...
My house would not look like a day
care center, toys everywhere.
My pockets would not contain things like
poop bags, treats and an extra leash.
I would no longer have to spell the words
B-A-L-L,, W-A-L-K,, T-R-E-A-T,,
O-U-T,, G-O,, R-I-D-E,, C-O-O-K-I-E
I would not have as many
leaves INSIDE my house as outside.
I would not look strangely at people who think having
ONE dog/cat ties them down too much.
I'd look forward to spring and the rainy
season instead of dreading 'mud' season.
I would not have to answer the question...
'Why do you have so many animals?' from people who will never have the joy in
their lives of knowing they are loved
unconditionally by someone as close
to an ANGEL as they will ever get.
