I LOVE MY DOGS!!

MAN....

As a firefighter, it used to really frustrate me when I saw the behavior of some of our constituents towards their animals. We have always had pets around here...dogs, cats, fish, birds, even a foul, mean tempered, finger-biting rabbit once....
But I never underestood why normally sane and sensible folks would ever go back into a burning house to rescue a pet.
A kid, yes..a spouse, maybe (hee hee), but a dog??
Please!

Yet...for the first time ever, I think I might be tempted to do the same thing.
We have 2 chocolate labs now. A 2 year old mama and her 8 month old little boy. Who now weighs in at 85 pounds, and is 2 inches taller than mom...they grow up so fast!!!

Anyways...

That little saying about a dog being man's best friend has a brand new meaning with these guys.
In the morning, when I reach the first floor, a little sleep woozy, and stumble into their little world, no matter what discipline I had to administer, no matter what small or large imperfection I displayed in all its glory, those 2 labs just love me to death. I sit on the floor, and they swarm around me, licking, rubbing, sitting on my lap...making me feel pretty darn loved.
I know that it's probably because they are hungry, and need to go outside, and want to be walked and catch a frisbee...I know they have their own agenda. But, first thing in the morning, when they are covering me with furry affection, it's easy to forget their needs, because they're totally fulfilling mine.
I love my family, hugely. There is, of course, no comparison to the feelings I have for the mutts with the love I have for my girls.
But, when no one else is home, when the whole world is busy with their whole world, it's really nice to be somebody else's whole world.

I love my dogs!


YOU GET THE POINT!!