tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post94310547914775260..comments2023-12-22T10:58:27.976+00:00Comments on Millennium Housewife: Twenty Reasons Not To Get A DogMillennium Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828746856608057335noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-41765966751533895762008-10-25T00:40:00.000+01:002008-10-25T00:40:00.000+01:00I need no persuading.I need no persuading.Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-52961604473506951382008-10-20T04:06:00.000+01:002008-10-20T04:06:00.000+01:0034 - they get fleas which are almost impossible to...34 - they get fleas which are almost impossible to get rid of in warm climate.<BR/>35 - they get ticks which are more horrifying then anything!<BR/>36 - they bark loud and wake the baby.<BR/>37 - they pee on the local dog trainer - mortifying.R. Molderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119986754283927453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-79873647923342989772008-10-17T14:12:00.000+01:002008-10-17T14:12:00.000+01:00Too funny! You are hilarious! My dog has been ru...Too funny! You are hilarious! My dog has been rubbing his bum and leaving little bits of fluff on the carpet - black fluff on a light carpet. :( I think he needs groomed. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219366045767828564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-23071041718672518662008-10-17T08:24:00.000+01:002008-10-17T08:24:00.000+01:00all this and more......and there again we wouldn't...all this and more......and there again we wouldn't be without ours...and the vet bill WAS horrendous last year as she becomes older and needs more care to keep her happy..just like em actuallySazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433666175721615185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-15291630875320303232008-10-14T20:20:00.000+01:002008-10-14T20:20:00.000+01:00When did you meet Lurch? Astounding, he must have...When did you meet Lurch? Astounding, he must have a canine doppelganger, except for number <BR/>17. cos he would have finished the bottle himself before smoking the cork.blogthatmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12584817207287233580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-31922162364225706352008-10-14T12:59:00.000+01:002008-10-14T12:59:00.000+01:00Mother-in-Laws' Chickens.My dog ate them..sad but ...Mother-in-Laws' Chickens.<BR/>My dog ate them..sad but true.Frog in the Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990222544828204911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-56006538223679872072008-10-14T12:57:00.000+01:002008-10-14T12:57:00.000+01:00Irene, you're right.MM, and thankyou for visiting ...Irene, you're right.<BR/><BR/>MM, and thankyou for visiting me!<BR/><BR/>Expat, hmmm a whole coversation there too I think!<BR/><BR/>NB, I'm sure there are, but it depends on what said dog has done that day as to which list I subscribe<BR/><BR/>CW, never heard of that one! Oh dear poor you x<BR/><BR/>Tara, Twizzle Sportacus is about as offensive as Isal could manage<BR/><BR/>Frogy, huh?! On my way over to you xMillennium Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828746856608057335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-367307145168943642008-10-14T05:27:00.000+01:002008-10-14T05:27:00.000+01:00Oh excellent.A good one: because they eat your MIL...Oh excellent.<BR/>A good one: because they eat your MIL's chickens....Frog in the Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990222544828204911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-78969694887367255502008-10-13T17:26:00.000+01:002008-10-13T17:26:00.000+01:00Yikes. How about the bit where you argue over what...Yikes. How about the bit where you argue over what to name it cause hubby says under no circumstances will be be yelling Fifi Trixibelle up the road, so yes Nappy Valley girl, they are just like children!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124513427678555863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-756279191645021442008-10-13T11:59:00.000+01:002008-10-13T11:59:00.000+01:0033. The smell of a dog can give me a migraine.Anyw...33. The smell of a dog can give me a migraine.<BR/><BR/>Anyway the neighbours have two dogs and that is enough.cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-18873420480855534122008-10-13T10:29:00.000+01:002008-10-13T10:29:00.000+01:00I've woken up contrite this morning and need to sa...I've woken up contrite this morning and need to say that I grew up with lashings of hound, and miss not having one these days...so for the 33 reasons not to have one, there are at least 34 to share your life with a dog...Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-24153360536355197472008-10-13T01:52:00.000+01:002008-10-13T01:52:00.000+01:00Oh god - I am SO torn. My kids are desperate for a...Oh god - I am SO torn. My kids are desperate for a dog and I quite like them. But next year is the first time in 17 years I will have all three kids at school full time. Do I really want to go and tie myself down with a dog?Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-39017492173316147722008-10-12T22:08:00.000+01:002008-10-12T22:08:00.000+01:00The bottom rubbing on the floor is the main drawba...The bottom rubbing on the floor is the main drawback! <BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog. I think your post is very funny!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-34810577930546532402008-10-12T13:13:00.000+01:002008-10-12T13:13:00.000+01:00But they give you undying love and devotion and st...But they give you undying love and devotion and stay with you when your husband divorces you and love you best.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-43867775591630859192008-10-12T10:19:00.000+01:002008-10-12T10:19:00.000+01:00Mud, you could always chew the cork yourselfNB, Ro...Mud, you could always chew the cork yourself<BR/><BR/>NB, Rosiero, Nunhead, excellent additions, thankyou!<BR/><BR/>Earnest, v v occasionally, I swear...<BR/><BR/>Yarnie, there's a whole coversation there somewhere<BR/><BR/>Savan, interesting dog!<BR/><BR/>Memsahib, I like the idea of a vat<BR/><BR/>Nappy Valley, exactly.... I thinkMillennium Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828746856608057335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-18136124189621002562008-10-11T18:14:00.000+01:002008-10-11T18:14:00.000+01:00Surely it's a bit like having children? They drive...Surely it's a bit like having children? They drive you mad, but you love them anyway.....nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-22080202768732678062008-10-11T17:29:00.000+01:002008-10-11T17:29:00.000+01:00All those above and30. They do deadly "passing of...All those above and<BR/>30. They do deadly "passing of wind" and blame your guests<BR/>31. They leave chew sticks everywhere for you to tread on in middle-of-the-night-visit-to-loo<BR/>32. They have a drink and ALWAYS wipe their dribbly mouths on my lap/legs/feet<BR/>BUT.....I wouldn't have it any other way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-73154049179525661772008-10-11T17:22:00.000+01:002008-10-11T17:22:00.000+01:00jolly good yarn - I think this was all written sli...jolly good yarn - I think this was all written slightly tongue in cheek. Dogs are wonderful and I would not be without one. They are such wonderful companions.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-38996166899687407582008-10-11T15:03:00.000+01:002008-10-11T15:03:00.000+01:00Number 17 is the sole reason I own a dog. Two dogs...Number 17 is the sole reason I own a dog. Two dogs. without my dogs I might go mad in outpost. Or perhaps that's without the corkless vats of wine i am obliged to consume?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-17540146768575281262008-10-11T01:42:00.000+01:002008-10-11T01:42:00.000+01:00I have a visiting rabbit. She couldn't go back on ...I have a visiting rabbit. She couldn't go back on the plane. She poops in her food (if you don't put the dish in the corner she wants). <BR/><BR/>I'll take the irritating Chihuahua I have, who:<BR/><BR/>Was just attacked by a moth.<BR/>Knows and responds properly to well over thirty-five words.<BR/>Will do anything for you, including come, if you call her like life is fun.<BR/>She barks at company, until they sit down and make themselves at home.<BR/>Except for: large men and all UPS drivers. She hates brown.SAVanVleckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526439123724746902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-5340235521084515592008-10-10T23:06:00.000+01:002008-10-10T23:06:00.000+01:00I dislike dogs so much that no way will we have on...I dislike dogs so much that no way will we have one so we have got to put our rabbit Henry in for audition in school musical production as Toto in The Wiz. Toto ate carrots too didn't he? Anyway I told the kids he did.<BR/>xClare Wassermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626860487718518591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-84772183782523684992008-10-10T22:52:00.000+01:002008-10-10T22:52:00.000+01:00Or even "bad" outcomes. [Thinks - must proof befor...Or even "bad" outcomes. [Thinks - must proof before I hit the button].Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977110666035263322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-41465904396512934472008-10-10T22:49:00.000+01:002008-10-10T22:49:00.000+01:00jeez millenium (and you other guys). You so do not...jeez millenium (and you other guys). You so do not know how to encourage anyone to have a dog.<BR/><BR/>But, MH, it is clear you have a Very Naughty Dog who either has worms or blocked anal glands. Plus whom you have utterly failed to discpline.<BR/><BR/>Thorndyke, more than 100 years ago, showed that animals increase behaviours that result in good outcomes (for them) and reduce behaviours that result in back outcomes.<BR/><BR/>Thus if looking wistful at the dinner table results in you being thrown a scrap, well then looking wistful at dinner table is what you will do.<BR/><BR/>And MH, tell me that you don't smoke. You are *so* naughty. Naughtier than your dog.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977110666035263322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-17738027129786304602008-10-10T16:44:00.000+01:002008-10-10T16:44:00.000+01:0025. During the day they sleep on your bed with the...25. During the day they sleep on your bed with their bottom on your pillow.<BR/>26. They lick their genitals in front of the vicar.<BR/>27. They cost a bomb in vets bills<BR/>28. They cost an even bigger bomb with their pet passport to France.<BR/>29. They cause total heartbreak and create a void when they pass on.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054120486545850431.post-47774085116895316412008-10-10T15:42:00.000+01:002008-10-10T15:42:00.000+01:0021 they jump up on your favourite chair22 the shed...21 they jump up on your favourite chair<BR/>22 the shed more hairs than there are down the plug hole<BR/>23 they steal the entire bed when you're lying in it<BR/>24 they cost a fortune to take to CyprusNota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.com