Pet Theory

[CarolF Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CarolF]

If you can live without caffeine or nicotine; and you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains and can resist complaining;
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you any time; If you can take criticism and blame without resentment;
If you can ignore friends' limited educations and never correct them;
If you can treat rich and poor alike and can face the world without lies or deceit;
If you can conquer tension without medical help;
If you can relax without liquor and sleep without the aid of drugs;
If you can have no prejudice against creed, colour, religion, gender, sexual preference or politics, then you have almost reached the same spiritual development as your dog.

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

If you can live without caffeine or nicotine; and you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains and can resist complaining;
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you any time; If you can take criticism and blame without resentment;
If you can ignore friends' limited educations and never correct them;
If you can treat rich and poor alike and can face the world without lies or deceit;
If you can conquer tension without medical help;
If you can relax without liquor and sleep without the aid of drugs;
If you can have no prejudice against creed, colour, religion, gender, sexual preference or politics, then you have almost reached the same spiritual development as your dog.

Looks like I have a ways to go.

Of course, if I irritate my dog to much, she WILL give me attitude. And I believe she likes my wife better than me.