"Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog;                                                                  
but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog."
--Douglas Mallock

"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about little puppies."
-- Gene Hill

"No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich."
--Louis Sabin

"A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog."
-- Charles Doran

"I wonder what goes through his mind when he sees us peeing in his water bowl."
-- Penny Ward Moser

"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring -- it was peace. "
-- Milan Kundera

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion"
-- Unknown

Doggie Letters To God   Dear God, Why do humans smell the flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another?  Where are their priorities? Dear God, When we get to heaven can we sit on your couch? Or is it the same old story? Dear God, Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray and the rabbit, but not ONE named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We dogs love a nice ride! Would it be so hard to rename the Chrysler Eagle the Chrysler Beagle? Dear God, If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog? Dear God, If we come back as humans, is that good, or bad? Dear God, More meatballs, less spaghetti, please. Dear God, When we get to the Pearly Gates, do we have to shake hands to get in? Dear God, Are there dogs on other planets or are we alone? I have been howling at the moon and stars for a long time, but all I ever hear back is the Schnauzer across the street. Dear God, Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize? Dear God, We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent ID's, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand? Dear God, May I have my testicles back? Dear God,  Why are there so many rules? These are just some of the things I must remember in order to keep my present living arrangements.   The bin man is not stealing our stuff. I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm lying under the coffee table. I will not roll my toys behind the fridge, behind the sofa or under the bed. I must shake the rainwater out of my fur before entering the house. I will not eat the cats' food, before they eat it, or after they throw it up. I will stop trying to find the few remaining pieces of clean carpet in the house when I am about to get sick. I will not throw up in the car. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc., just because I like the way they smell. I will not munch on "leftovers" in the kitty litter box; although they are tasty, they are not food. I will not eat any more Kleenex or napkins and then redeposit them in the backyard after processing. The nappy bin is not a cookie jar. I will not chew my humans' toothbrushes and not tell them. I will not chew crayons or pens, especially not the red ones, or my people will think I am hemorrhaging again. When in the car, I will not insist on having the window rolled down when it's raining outside. We do not have a doorbell. I will not bark each time I hear one on television. I will not steal my mom's underwear and dance all over the back garden with them. The sofa is not a face towel; neither are Mom and dad's laps. My head does not belong in the refrigerator. I will not bite the policemans hand when he puts it on the open window/ door. I will not play tug of war with dad's underwear when he's on the toilet. I will not roll around in the dirt right after just getting a bath. Sticking my nose into someone's crotch is not an acceptable way of saying hello. I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my bottom across the carpet. The toilet bowl is not a never ending water supply and, just because the water is blue, doesn't mean it's cleaner. I will not sit in the middle of the living room and lick my crotch when company is over. I will remember that suddenly turning around and smelling my bottom can quickly clear a room. The cat is not a squeaky toy so when I play with him and he makes that noise , it's usually not a good thing.

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