YOU KNOW YOU’RE A DOG PERSON WHEN…
by Susan F. Shephard
Y ou know you’re a dog person when... • Your dogs see the vet on a regu- lar basis—immediately—for any- thing out of the ordinary. (You have lived in the same area for 10 years and don’t have a doctor.) • You meet someone at a show and within 30 seconds you’ve memo- rized all their dogs’ names, but it will take you the rest of the day to learn the owner/handler’s name. • You can quote all of your dog’s pedigree’s back five generations, including coat colors and spe- cialty wins, but know nothing of your own heritage beyond your grandparents. • You use kennel disinfectant in the house. • All breeding, vaccination, etc., records are in perfect order, but your checkbook hasn’t been bal- anced in three years. • All vacation time is spent at a dog show. • You justify the purchase of a new van because it has dual air… for the dogs. • You have your vet’s phone num- ber programmed into your speed dial on all phones, including your cellular. • Ninety-nine percent of your In- ternet time is dog-related. • You don’t work late or socialize, as you need to get home to take care of the dogs.
“You can quote all of your dog’s pedigree’s back five generations, including coat colors and specialty wins, BUT KNOW NOTHING OF YOUR OWN HERITAGE BEYOND YOUR GRANDPARENTS.”
• Your desk at work has photos of your dogs, yet none of your chil- dren or spouse, unless they are holding a dog. • No one at the office asks you to bring food in anymore for office parties… they know it’ll have dog hair in it. • Your dry cleaner rescues your bait and “squeakies” from your jacket pockets and saves them for you. • Your mother gives you a “hair roller” for your birthday. • Your spouse shops exclusively in the dog supply catalogs for birth- day and holiday gifts for you, and when you receive a case of kennel disinfectant for Valentine’s Day, you say, and mean it… “You are so sweet and thoughtful, it’s just what I wanted.”
• You use dog crates as part of your living room décor. (They do make fine end tables.) • You absolutely refuse to have your picture taken unless it’s in the Breed ring when you’re first in line! • Your clothing, furniture, and carpeting are all pretty much “Pekingese” color as to disguise the hair fallout. • Nobody except another dog per- son wants to ride in your vehicle because they’ll get dog hair on their clothes. • You think nothing of spending $25 for a bottle of dog shampoo, but you use whatever’s on sale on your own hair. • Your social life totally revolves around dog shows and other dog people.
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