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																	You 
																	Know You’re 
																	A Dog Person 
																	When....
																	
																 
 
																	
																	
																	
																	
																	
																		
																		You have 
																		a kiddie 
																		wading 
																		pool in 
																		the 
																		yard, 
																		but no 
																		small 
																		children.
																		
 Lint
																		wheels 
																		are on 
																		your 
																		shopping 
																		list 
																		every 
																		week.
 
 You have 
																		baby 
																		gates 
																		permanently 
																		installed 
																		at 
																		strategic 
																		places 
																		around 
																		the 
																		house, 
																		but no 
																		babies.
 
 The 
																		trash 
																		basket 
																		is more 
																		or less 
																		permanently 
																		installed 
																		in the 
																		kitchen 
																		sink, to 
																		keep the 
																		dog out 
																		of it 
																		while 
																		you're 
																		at work.
 
 You 
																		can't 
																		see out 
																		the 
																		passenger 
																		side of 
																		the 
																		windshield 
																		because 
																		there 
																		are 
																		nose-prints 
																		all over 
																		the 
																		inside.
 
 You like 
																		people 
																		who like 
																		your 
																		dog. You 
																		despise 
																		people 
																		who 
																		don't.
 
 You talk 
																		about 
																		your dog 
																		the way 
																		other 
																		people 
																		talk 
																		about 
																		their 
																		kids.
 
 You put 
																		an extra 
																		blanket 
																		on the 
																		bed so 
																		your dog 
																		can be 
																		comfortable.
 
 You go 
																		to the 
																		pet 
																		supply 
																		store 
																		every 
																		Saturday 
																		because 
																		it's one 
																		of the 
																		very few 
																		places 
																		that 
																		lets you 
																		bring 
																		your dog 
																		inside, 
																		and your 
																		dog 
																		loves to 
																		go with 
																		you.
 
 You and 
																		the dog 
																		come 
																		down 
																		with 
																		something 
																		like flu 
																		on the 
																		same 
																		day. 
																		Your dog 
																		sees the 
																		vet 
																		while 
																		you 
																		settle 
																		for an 
																		over-the-counter 
																		remedy 
																		from the 
																		drugstore.
 
 Your dog 
																		is 
																		getting 
																		old and 
																		arthritic, 
																		so you 
																		go buy 
																		lumber 
																		and 
																		build 
																		her a 
																		small 
																		staircase 
																		so she 
																		can 
																		climb 
																		onto the 
																		bed by 
																		herself.
 
 You 
																		match 
																		your 
																		furniture/carpet/clothes 
																		to your 
																		dog.
 
 You 
																		lecture 
																		people 
																		on 
																		responsible 
																		dog 
																		ownership 
																		every 
																		chance 
																		you get.
 
 You keep 
																		an extra 
																		water 
																		dish in 
																		your 
																		second-floor 
																		bedroom, 
																		in case 
																		your dog 
																		gets 
																		thirsty 
																		at night 
																		(after 
																		all, her 
																		other 
																		dish is 
																		way down 
																		on the 
																		first 
																		floor...)
 
 Your 
																		freezer 
																		contains 
																		more dog 
																		bones 
																		than 
																		anything 
																		else.
 
 You 
																		shovel a 
																		zigzag 
																		path in 
																		the back 
																		yard 
																		snow so 
																		your dog 
																		can 
																		reach 
																		all her 
																		favorite 
																		spots.
 
 You 
																		avoid 
																		vacuuming 
																		the 
																		house as 
																		long as 
																		possible 
																		because 
																		your dog 
																		is 
																		afraid 
																		of the 
																		vacuum 
																		cleaner.
 
 You keep 
																		eating 
																		even 
																		after 
																		finding 
																		a dog 
																		hair in 
																		your 
																		pasta.
 
 You make 
																		popcorn 
																		just to 
																		play 
																		catch 
																		with 
																		your 
																		dog.
 
 Your 
																		jewelry 
																		box 
																		contains 
																		no 
																		jewels 
																		... just 
																		those 
																		fasteners 
																		from 
																		vari-kennels.
 
 Every 
																		time you 
																		read the 
																		name 
																		Bob, you 
																		think 
																		the 
																		guy's 
																		first 
																		name is 
																		Best of 
																		Breed.
 
 Your 
																		house 
																		isn't 
																		carpeted 
																		- the 
																		fuzzy 
																		furballs 
																		under 
																		your 
																		feet are 
																		soft 
																		enough 
																		...
 
 Your 
																		hungry 
																		hubby 
																		comes 
																		home 
																		from 
																		work, 
																		lifts 
																		the 
																		cover of 
																		the pan 
																		on the 
																		stove 
																		and 
																		says, 
																		"Is this 
																		people 
																		food or 
																		dog 
																		food?"
 
 At your 
																		dinner 
																		parties, 
																		you 
																		always 
																		double 
																		check 
																		the 
																		butter 
																		before 
																		putting 
																		it on 
																		the 
																		table.
 
 You put 
																		important 
																		papers 
																		in the 
																		latest 
																		issue of 
																		your 
																		breed 
																		magazine 
																		... you 
																		know you 
																		will 
																		find 
																		them 
																		there.
 
 You have 
																		dog hair 
																		stuck to 
																		the tape 
																		on 
																		wrapped 
																		gifts.
 
 You show 
																		up at 
																		the car 
																		dealers 
																		with a 
																		ruler, 
																		to 
																		measure 
																		and see 
																		if your 
																		big dog 
																		crate 
																		will 
																		fit. 
																		Before 
																		the 
																		actual 
																		purchase 
																		you make 
																		the 
																		dealer 
																		cringe 
																		by 
																		insisting 
																		that you 
																		load 
																		both 
																		crates 
																		and dog 
																		into the 
																		shiny, 
																		new 
																		vehicle 
																		to make 
																		sure it 
																		works!
 
 You 
																		remove 
																		all the 
																		seats 
																		from the 
																		van 
																		except 
																		the two 
																		in the 
																		front so 
																		you have 
																		room for 
																		crates...
 
 You 
																		cringe 
																		at the 
																		price of 
																		food in 
																		the 
																		grocery 
																		store 
																		but 
																		think 
																		nothing 
																		of the 
																		cost of 
																		dog food 
																		or 
																		treats.
 
 When you 
																		get your 
																		latest 
																		roll of 
																		film and 
																		there 
																		isn't a 
																		single 
																		picture 
																		of a 
																		two-legged 
																		person 
																		in it...
 
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																		Lopez, 
																		RN
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