You know you have a big dog when.............

[Malamum]

YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A BIG DOG WHEN...

* The sound of running water makes you jump up and yell, "OUTSIDE!"

* You tell your dog to sit, and he backs up until he finds a chair.

* It takes 3 people to get your dog on the scale at the vets.

* You walk your dog and everyone knows him by name, but you have no idea who these people are.

* You can carry on a conversation with a dog's muzzle firmly in your crotch.

* You own a dog capable of pulling someone from a port-a-potty.

* You carry a tape measure with you when shopping for a new vehicle.

* You keep at least one color-coded "drool towel" in every room of your house.

* After banishing your husband, the snoring in your bedroom still keeps you awake.

* You are hiking with a friend who later suggests that you ought to have an environmental impact statement done on your dog.

* Visitors enter the house holding their privates protectively.

* You toss your dog a ball and cringe when he almost hits his head on the top of the doorway.

* You take your dog for a ride and he rests his head on your arm, causing you to make random right turns.

* You have given up on water dishes and you just use the bathtub.

* Your two dogs decide to play in the house, and they end up pulling the ceiling fan down, for the second time.

* You have to move over when brushing your teeth because your dog wants a drink.

* You show a picture of your dogs and kids together, and the first person you point out is your dog.

* While stopped at a stop light, everyone stares as your car rocks back and forth because the dog is panting out the window.

* You go to vacuum your car and most of the fur is up there on the ceiling.

* You've learned to force a smile when asked "do you have a saddle for that thing?"

* The monthly dog budget exceeds your home mortgage payment.

* Your veterinarian has been able to put in a swimming pool, build a large home, buy jet skis and a vacation home in Florida.

* You have had to train your dog not to lick dishes, and the dishes are in the sink.

* The donuts you put on top of the refrigerator are gone when you get home and your dog has powdered sugar on his nose.

* Your dog can see what you're cooking and he tries to assist you in the preparation.

* You're holding him straddled between your legs when the doorbell rings and you find yourself quickly transported straight to the front door.

* The pizza delivery people tell you to meet them at the end of the sidewalk.

* Your dog stands in your lap and reaches over you to stick his head in the drive-through window at McDonalds and nearly gives the cashier a heart attack when she turns around to give you your change.

* You purchase a large screen TV and you still can't see the program when he stands in front of the television.

[DogPaddle]

[quote]* You have given up on water dishes and you just use the bathtub.

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That is a great idea, Pik, clean that tub up good would ya.

[Horsefeathers!]

[quote name='DogPaddle'][quote]* You have given up on water dishes and you just use the bathtub.

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That is a great idea, Pik, clean that tub up good would ya.[/quote]


Would be a great idea here, too, except that I have goldfish living in my main bathtub. :oops:

[Guest Anonymous]

:lol: We have a bathtub outside which I fill up in the summer for all the dogs (this is not only my dog, but the neighbor's dogs too) :roll:

[Rosebud]

:cunao: [quote]* You tell your dog to sit, and he backs up until he finds a chair.
* It takes 3 people to get your dog on the scale at the vets.
* You walk your dog and everyone knows him by name, but you have no idea who these people are.
* You can carry on a conversation with a dog's muzzle firmly in your crotch.
* You own a dog capable of pulling someone from a port-a-potty. [/quote]

Can definately relate. I guess I would have big dog syndrome.


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[Prairie_Gurl]

Yep. That basically explains my life. I've had children come up to me and ask if they could "ride the pony" when I'm walking my dogs. lol.