You know you love your dog when...

...your screensaver consists of pictures of your dogs
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...when you wipe their bum (if there are ever any 'leftovers') w/out a second thought
 
 

ORIGINAL: sooner

...the future of any potential significant others is based on the dog's reaction

 
LOL! I second this one.
 
You know you love your dog when . . .
 
You buy a $20.00 dog toy without a second thought only to have your dog destroy it within minutes and again, you don't give it a second thought.
 
They are at the top of your Christmas list
 
You can stare at them sleeping forever and never ever get tired of it
 
You buy a digital camera with the sole intention being to take millions of pictures of your dog
 
Your car is loaded with evidence of being dog owner. Crate, toys, poop bags, water bottles, leash, treats, etc.
 
You call in sick if your dog isn't well.
 
You leave work because you got a call that your dog is sick and you're so panic stricken that your coworkers think a family member is in the hospital. Then you speed home and could care less if you got a speeding ticket on the way.
 
The first thing you see when you open the freezer are frozen kongs and the first thing you see when you open the pantry is the dog's shelf filled with treats.
 
You see an animal abuse story in the news and your heart breaks and tears fall. You curse all of mankind who could do such things and wish nothing but the most horrible of punishment on them. You hear of a murder story and you feel upset, but nothing more.
 
 

... You normally have a very weak stomach when it comes to smells and such, but picking up his poop has no effect on you.
 

...She throws up in your hair, and you kiss her, and ask what's wrong with her tummy, then make her some chamomile BEFORE you wash your hair.

...You have a cabinet full of dog supplements that you occasionally raid.

... you would rather cuddle with them than your signifigant other
... you cover for them when they have done something wrong by making excuses
... you spend half your day at work on idog and the other half watching them on a webcam while they are at daycare
... call into to work if they dont feel good but yet wont call in sick for yourself

You know you love your dog when . .
 
You tell your work you're taking bereavement if one of your babies has gone to the rainbow bridge.  . . . . Of course THEY won't consider it bereavement, but you do.

You know you love your dog when...
 
Watching him run for 3 minutes makes your migraine go away.
Going to the park in the evening makes everything else disappear.
You put his dinner in the micro so he can have a warm meal on a cold day.
You come home tired and still manage to sing happy little greeting songs to him.
He wakes you up 3 or 4 times a night to get under the covers with you, and it's not a chore, it's a reflex.
You drive to two seperate stores to get his foods, and end up driving 65 miles round trip.
You know everything is ok at the end of the day because he's sleeping peacefully.
 
There's a million other ones too...

You know you love your dog when...you're with people who could care less about dogs, but you talk about yours anyways.  And then never hang out with them again because, well, they don't like dogs!
...you plan your weekends according to where you can take the dog.
...you're a cheap a$$, but you'll find an excuse to buy the dumbest things for the dog.

People don't refer to you as (DSs' names) mom, but as Gypsy's mom!

They get their teeth cleaned and YOU don't because you have no dental insurance.

...You put their exercise needs above your own! ( luckily it just so happens to benefit us both!)
 
...you wake up extra early to get in a much needed lay/ exercise session because the heat is just too unbearable mid afternoon.
 
...you surrender your once girlie smell for that heady liver treat aroma that emanates from your cookie-filled pockets.
 
 
 

... people ask you about your day or how you are doing...your reply which was once singular is now evolved into "we're good thanks! Chinook and I did ..blah blah blah.. today." []

...You call your mom to babysit one of your dogs so you can take the other to the vet because you can't stand the thought of leaving one behind all alone.

Or at least as much time is possible.

You come home from work and then head back out into 35 F, steady rain, and a 20 mph north wind because he needs his walk and that kind of weather or colder is heaven to him.
 
You schedule his vet visits before you take care of yourself.