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Its a human problem - that is the problem of all those 5 month to 2 year old young adults in the pound. If you wont take you dog to training classes and socialize your pup, then get a stuffed dog - not a real one.

Are you ready for a puppy?

  *Pour cold apple juice on the carpet in several places and walk around barefoot in the dark.
  *Wear a sock to work that has had the toes shredded by a blender.
  *Immediately upon waking, stand outside in the rain and dark saying, "Be a good puppy, go potty now - hurry up - come on, lets go!"
  *Cover all your best suits with dog hair. Dark suits must use white hair, and light suits must use dark hair. Also float some hair in your first cup of coffee in the morning.
  *Play "catch" with a wet tennis ball for hours.
  *Run out in the snow in your bare feet to close the gate.
  *Tip over a basket of clean laundry, scatter clothing all over the floor.
  *Leave your underwear on the living room floor, because that's where the dog will drag it anyway. (Especially when you have company.)
  *Jump out of your chair shortly before the end of your favorite TV program and run to the door shouting, "No no! Do that OUTSIDE!" Miss the end  of  the program.
  *Put chocolate pudding on the carpet in the morning, and don't try to clean it up until you return from work that evening.
  *Gouge the leg of the dinning room table several times with a screwdriver - it's going to get chewed on anyway.
  ***Take a warm and cuddly blanket out of the dryer and immediately wrap it around yourself. This is the feeling you will get when your puppy falls asleep on your lap.   -author unknown


Dear Mom and Dad,

I died today.
You got tired of me and took me to the shelter.
They were overcrowded and I drew an unlucky number.
I am in a black plastic bag in a landfill now.

Some other puppy will get the barely used leash you left.
My collar was dirty and too small,
but the lady took it off before she sent me to the Rainbow Bridge.

Would I still be at home if I hadn't chewed your shoe?
I didn't know what it was, but it was leather,
and it was on the floor. I was just playing.
You forgot to get puppy toys.

Would I still be at home if I had been housebroken?
Rubbing my nose in what I did
only made me ashamed that I had to go at all.
There are books and obedience teachers
that would have taught you
how to teach me to go to the door.

Would I still be at home if
I hadn't brought fleas into the house?
Without anti-flea medicine, I couldn't get them off of me
after you left me in the yard for days.

Would I still be at home if I hadn't barked?
I was only saying, "I'm scared,
I'm lonely, I'm here, I'm here! I want to be your best friend."

Would I still be at home if I had made you happy?
Hitting me didn't make me learn how.
Would I still be at home if you had taken the time
to care for me and to teach manners to me?
You didn't pay attention to me after the first week or so,
but I spent all my time waiting for you to love me.

I died today.

Love,

Your Puppy