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10 Reasons Why It’s Great to be a Dog

1. If it itches, you can reach it. And no matter where it itches, no one will be offended if you scratch it in public.
2. No one notices if you have hair growing in weird places as you get older.
3. Personal hygiene is a blast: No one expects you to take a bath every day, and you don’t even have to comb your own hair.
4. Having a wet nose is considered a sign of good health.
5. No one thinks less of you for passing gas. Some people might actually think you’re cute.
6. Who needs a big home entertainment system? A bone or an old shoe can entertain you for hours.
7. You can spend hours just smelling stuff.
8. No one ever expects you to pay for lunch or dinner. You never have to worry about table manners, and if you gain weight, it’s someone else’s fault.
9. It doesn’t take much to make you happy. You’re always excited to see the same old people. All they have to do is leave the room for five minutes and come back.
10. Every garbage can looks like a cold buffet to you.

Beware of Dog

Upon entering a store off Newbury Street, a stranger noticed a sign saying DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG! posted on the glass door. Inside a harmless old hound dog was asleep on the floor besides the cash register.

He asked the store manager, “Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?”

“Yep, that’s him,” he replied.

The amused stranger inquired, “That certainly doesn’t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?”

The owner responded, “Because, before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him.”

Parking Meters

A dog saw somebody putting money into a parking meter and reported to the other dogs, “They’re putting in pay toilets!”

Designer Dog Breeds

Collie + Lhasa Apso
Collapso, a dog that folds up for easy transport

Bloodhound + Labrador
Blabador, a dog that barks a lot

Spitz + Chow Chow
Spitz-Chow, a dog that throws up a lot

Pointer + Setter
Poinsetter, a traditional Christmas pet

Pekinese + Lhasa Apso
Peekasso, an abstract dog

Labrador Retriever + Curly Coated Retriever
Lab Coat Retriever, the choice of research scientists

Terrier + Bulldog
Terribull, a dog that makes awful mistakes

Irish Water Spaniel + English Springer Spaniel
Irish Springer, a dog that’s fresh and clean as a whistle

Deerhound + Terrier
Derriere, a dog that’s true to the end

Malamute + Pointer
Moot Point, a dog that…. oh, well, it doesn’t matter anyway

Bull Terrier + Shih Tzu
Oh, never mind….

(Credit to Liz Fekete for the email!)

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