(www.meowbarkblog.com) — It’s been a rough couple of weeks with the animals lately simply because we’re both very tired and busy right now. As the one who works exclusively from home, I’ve had the pleasure of bearing the brunt of the animal frustration these days.
To get through it without selling anyone to the circus, I’ve managed to find humor in situations that would other wise probably make me cry in my current cranky condition.
You Know the Dogs Have Taken Over When…
… you find yourself vacuuming the comforter because you’re so sick of schlepping to the laundromat since it won’t fit in your own washer — and you wonder why you didn’t think of this sooner.
… instead of getting annoyed that the dogs knocked over the trash can when you went out to get the mail, you’re just relieved they didn’t eat the remote control you forgot to put on top of the piano for safekeeping.
… it begins to seem normal to squeeze yourself into 4 square inches of couch space because you can’t get a sleeping mastiff to move to the floor.
… the moment you see a dog on TV, you immediately lunge for the mute button while saying loudly “It’s TV, it’s TV” to reassure your animals that their inevitable frantic barking at the television dog’s first sound is completely unnecessary.
… you’ve stopped fighting against letting them in through the back door even though there’s a perfectly good dog door if they would just walk the extra 50 feet to get to it.
How can you tell the dogs have taken over at your house?
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LOL! I have so been through the whole “taking the blankets to the laundromat” ordeal.
We have a pretty big yard, and on nice, warm, sunny, dry days (actually, at this point I’d be okay with just having the “dry” part), Chopper usually spends most of her time outside. Play, play, play all day, then she’s down for the count at night. These are glorious days. These are the days when the heavens smile upon the beautiful friendship my dog and I have.
Then there are days like every day for the past week and half, when it’s rainy, cold, muddy, and just overall nasty. These are the days when she doesn’t understand that “Let’s go potty” means “Let’s go potty and let’s be quick because it’s raining and cold and no don’t you dare jump in that mud puddle – CHOPPER!” The days when I have to spend roughly 30 minutes to an hour throughout the day just cleaning her up. The days when I have to make sure she’s not chewing up the world, eating all the cat food, or nosing around in the trash. And still manage to get some work done. These are the days when my dog has taken over – and sometimes I cry, lol.
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You know your dogs have taken over your household when…. you get up from the couch to get something to eat and come back to find your Labrador and English Mastiff have taken over and there is no room left!