Dog Ownership is progressive and dangerous. It will begin with one cute puppy...
usually for companionship. You will not realize that you have been
infected even when you begin trying to convince your family that
foraging for food is more rewarding than buying groceries.
You may not recognize the symptoms even when 90% of your
snail mail consists of pet catalogs & show entries, and "sick days"
have all been used to visit every dog show within 600 miles.
By the time the virus has taken firm hold, you will have reduced
your house to a safe area that can be enjoyed by your dogs. You
will be trying to sell the kids swing set to pay for the latest dog toy.
Your computer will threaten to crash because of the huge amounts
of dog web sites, nutrition sites, programs, breed lists, rescue lists,
advice lists, dog images, and canine health html bookmarks that
have filled all available space. You will "borrow" from your child's
college fund to add more memory.
This virus will take over every room of your house in the form of
flyers, catalogs, premium lists, dog toys, dog beds, crates, dog
food, and dog treats.
You will begin to avoid anyone who doesn't have a dog and try to
convert anyone who doesn't know your breed.
Your family will not recognize you unless you're covered with dog hair.
You will seriously consider a second mortgage to take advantage
of dog toy sales or, even worse, dog show entries.
Depression will set in immediately after the last dog show of the season.
Your own dog will worry about you.
There is no cure.
Thankfully, there are groups where you can talk to others that have
been infected and who will understand you. With luck they'll also
know of a really good sale on dog food & supplements.......
Author Unknown; Shared by Rosanne, who has this dread disease.
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