Dear Dogs and Cats

[72Twenty]

DEAR DOGS AND CATS:

To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door - nose height.

Dear Dogs and Cats,

The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate of food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack.

Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.

For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years --canine or feline attendance is not required.

The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough!

To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our front door:

To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit & Like to Complain About Our Pets:

1. They live here. You don't.

2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'niture.

3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.

4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is short

[schwerty]

I read that to my dog....hope that NASCAR/staircase sinks in. I can't afford to put in another wood staircase nor do I appreciate the bruises from the times she takes me out cuz I'm winning the race.

[Skidog]

Best write up EVER.....loved it....

Thought you really read my mind....

For a while there I thought I was one of the few that suffered these "personality traits" in my pets.....obviously I am HARDLY alone....

What a good thread...thanks a bunch..



M

[yentna]

Good news: I'm getting faster on the stair races! I may even start winning soon!

[The Dad]

Excellent.

[Steven S. Dallas]

My cats can't read. I really need to move into a better school district.

[uppernotmaster]

Great write up.

I’d also like to add that it is not necessary to wipe your wet nose on my elbow every time while driving. I know you’re there.

[snow_slider]

72 - I figured you have something like that for your sheep.

[montanaskier]

Why are my two dogs living at your house?