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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Subject:</B> FW: IF i DIDN'T
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<P>Subject: IF i DIDN'T HAVE A PET<BR><BR>IF i DIDN'T HAVE A PET<BR><BR>I could
walk around the yard barefoot in safety.<BR><BR>My house could be carpeted
instead of tiled and laminated.<BR><BR>All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture,
and cars would be free of hair.<BR><BR>When the doorbell rings, it wouldn't
sound like a kennel.<BR><BR>When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door
without wading through<BR>fuzzy bodies who beat me there, nor <BR>would my foot
be bruised by the big dog stepping<BR>on it to get there.<BR><BR>I could sit on
the couch and my bed the way I wanted, without taking into<BR>consideration how
much space <BR>several fur bodies would need to get comfortable.<BR><BR>I would
not have strange presents under my Christmas tree -- dog bones,<BR>stuffed
animals, toys, treats nor <BR>would I have to explain to people why I wrap
them.<BR><BR>I would have money .... And no guilt to go on a real
vacation.<BR><BR>I would not be on a first-name basis with 6 veterinarians, as I
put<BR>Their yet unborn grandkids thru college.<BR><BR>The most used words in my
vocabulary would not be: out, sit, down, come, no,<BR>stay, and leave him/her/it
<BR>ALONE.<BR><BR>My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates
or barriers.<BR><BR>My house would not look like a day care centre, toys
everywhere.<BR><BR>My pockets would not contain things like poop bags, treats
and an extra<BR>leash.<BR><BR>I would no longer have to spell the words
B-A-L-L-, F-R-I-S-B-E-<WBR>E, W-A-L-K,<BR>or T-R-E-A-T. (And I-C-E
<BR>C-R-E-A-M).<BR><BR>I would not have as many leaves INSIDE my house as
outside.<BR><BR>I would not look strangely at people who think having ONE
dog/cat ties them<BR>down too much.<BR><BR>I'd look forward to spring and the
melting of snow instead of dreading mud<BR>season and finding all that poop
<BR>under the snow.<BR><BR>I would not have to answer the question "Why do you
have so many pets?" from<BR>people who will never have the <BR>joy in their
lives of knowing they are loved<BR>unconditionally by someone as close to an
angel as they will ever get.<BR><BR>How empty my life would be.<BR><BR>"Until
one has loved an animal,<BR>a part of one's soul remains unawakened."<BR>~
Anatole France ~<BR><BR>[Non-text portions of this message have been
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