2. Give me time to understand what you want from me.
3. Place your trust in me. Remember that before you acquire me.
4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, and your entertainment. I ONLY HAVE YOU.
5. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don't understand your words, I understand your voice when it is speaking to me. Be aware that however you treat me I will never forget.
6. Remember before you hit me that I have teeth that can easily crush the bones in your hand, but I choose not to bite you.
7. Before you scold me for being uncooperative, obstinate, or lazy, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I don't understand what you ask of me or perhaps I am not feeling well, not getting the right food, been out in the sun too long, or my heart is getting old and weak.
8. Take care of me when I get old, you too will grow old.
9. Go with me on difficult journeys. Never say " I can't bear to watch," or "let it happen in my absence." EVERYTHING is easier if you are there.
10. REMEMBER, I LOVE YOU !!
"In dog years, I'm dead." "Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear." "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." "Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives." "Ever consider what they must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!" "I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult." "My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money." "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." "In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him." "Of all the things I miss from veterinary practice, puppy breath is one of the most fond memories!" "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." "When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem." "Cat's motto No matter what you've done wrong, always try to make it look like the dog did it." "Dogs come when you call them -- Cats take a message and get back to you later." "Men will walk dogs because dogs are "boys", but they won't change the kitty litter because cats are "girls"." "Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail." "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." "Man is a dog's idea of what God should be." "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." "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man." Alone and forlorn, A sad little guy, Walking this earth, But this life took its toll He was only a cat,Ten Commandments of Owning a Pet
1. My life is likely to last ten to fifteen years. Any separation from you will be painful for me. Remember that before you acquire me.DOG QUOTES
"HE WAS ONLY A CAT"
A stray at that--
Why waste a thought or a care?
To a life he was born
Of suffering--'twas all he could bear.
Out of sight he would lie
Struggling to get through each day.
Doomed from his birth,
Searching for a safe place to stay
Until only his soul
Was untouched by the unending pain--
He would no longer stay,
So God took him away
To a place that is soothing as rain.
His fur tangled with mat,
Too late for his body to mend.
He was only a cat,
A stray at that--
But I loved him.
He was my friend.
