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Dog Poems
Dog People...
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Are a special breed not usually
recognized by the UKC/AKC.
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Think everyone has crates in their
living room.
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Have messy houses but their kennels
are spotless.
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Can always find a show catalog
from somewhere within arm's reach.
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Have kids who know more about
"the birds and the bees" when they're five than most people know when they
are 40.
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Drive trucks, vans, and stationwagons
especially equipped to haul dog crates.
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Can never be reached on a weekend;
they're usually at a dog show.
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Will drive 400 miles, spend $100
on gas, $200 on a motel and $150 for meals to bring home a 35 cent ribbon.
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Have kids who regard "bitch" as
just another household word.
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Have lush, green, beautiful back
yards, and they've never bought a bag of fertilizer.
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Get up at 6 a.m. to walk the dogs,
can be at ringside dressed tokill at 8 a.m., but have trouble getting to
work on time.
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Will usually give up the $150,000
home in the suburbs to move to a shack on 10 acres so they can have a $150,000
kennel.
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Never miss a closing date for
entry fees but pay the mortgage 10 days late.
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Would rather be audited by the
IRS than investigated by the AKC.
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Use dog food bags for trash cans
and 30 gallon trash cans for dog food.
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Talk for hours on the phone to
another dog person in a language known only to dog people.
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Have parents who think they've
lost their minds.
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Have dog friends who think they're
terrific.
A Faithful Dog
A faithful dog will play
with you
And laugh with you --
or cry.
He'll gladly starve to
stay with you
Nor ever reason why.
And when you're feeling
out of sorts
Somehow he'll understand.
He'll watch you with his
shining eyes
And try to lick your hand.
His blind, implicit faith
in you
Is matched by his great
love--
The kind that all of us
should have
In the Master, up above.
When everything is said
and done,
I guess this isn't odd...
For when you spell 'Dog'
backwards,
You get the name of God.
--author unknown
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