Doggedly speaking — there are some days…
Some days, my brain is swimming in the shallow waters of the thought spectrum.
Today is one of those days.
If you’re a Star Trek fan, you’ll understand this one: Life is like a Kobayashi Maru simulation, but no matter how much you cheat, you’ll never get out alive.
As I write this, my brain is functioning at the level of my dogs. I just want someone to feed me, provide me with a comfy place to sleep and — let’s cut to the chase — treat me like I’m royalty.
I had a dog once who was endowed with so little brain matter I wondered how he could walk. He literally chewed up half a couch one day.
The resulting mess looked a lot like this:
At present over 300 pounds of dog meat is sprawled out all over the house; my bed, the hallway, the kitchen and what passes for living room furniture.
Don’t believe me? Do the math:
- Rottie Mutt 80 pounds
- Dingo Mutt 60 pounds
- Found my prince, he was a dog 60 pounds
- Fence-jumping olympic champion 40 pounds
- Pretty Pittie 40 pounds
- BullDane Mutt 40 pounds
- Dad’s favorite 30 pounds
TOTAL 350 pounds
Okay, so I suck at math.
I’ll get to the point: There are two chairs not yet chewed beyond recognition. Both belong to the only 2 female dogs in the house: One of them is Pretty Pittie’s throne, the other belongs to the BullDane.

Pittie & Pitiful
Enough about my bad case of brain drain and the fact that I’m owned by 7 dogs…
…and this:

First they steal your heart. Then they steal your chairs
There’s a chocolate bar calling my name and I must obey its command to be eaten. That’s just about the only thing in this house the dogs and cats can’t have.
I like the comment that you just want to be treated like royalty…aka…a pet dog!
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Most of the time, that’s how they’re treated, though they think of bath time as a cruel and unusual punishment. 🙂
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hahahaha! right?!?!?!
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Yes…the dreaded bath. But no mud hole goes unwaded.
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Oh, you are definitely owned by 7 dogs. 350 pounds a day? that’s will keep your soul busy all day ✨ and I wonder how could you be free in a middle of a war 😄I once had 3 dogs and it taught me I don’t have patience, then I realised I truly don’t have it ☺️ then I stopped having dogs 😅 now cats😜 they test me so simple, who has more ego 😂 I call them they don’t respond, they call me I don’t respond 😂😂 Funny post Joelle…☺️hope u had a lovely day… 🤗 Friday is coming..✨
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Thanks. 🙂
Tomorrow is another day, as Scarlett O’Hara liked to say, and I have a cat on the desk who is presently trying to take over the world.
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That’s a good one 😍 Cats definitely looks like they are going to do that one day😂😉
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Seven dogs and one cat in a commitment. A monetary commitment. Do you have to have a kennel licence? If you lived where I do and have 3 dogs or more it requires a kennel license. And the requirements to be a kennel are a pain.
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Do you live in the US?
Where I live, many people have over 5 dogs/
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I live in a suburb of St. Louis, Mo. And I know St. Louis County (unincorporated) has a 5 pet limit. 3 dogs max. So 3 dogs + 2 cats or 0 dogs + 5 cats.
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It’s different in the countryside. Usually, the animal shelters are full, and we have 2 fenced-in acres with only a few houses around. That’s one of the reasons country people don’t like it when city people move in. Things are different out here because they need to be different. 🙂
We have a terrific veterinarian who has cared for my 4-footed companions for 27 years.
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Dog’s brain is a wonderful thing. I’d be so much happier if I only worried about food and shelter. And a chocolate bar sounds great right about now. I’ll take it.
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The more we know about humans, the more we like our dogs and cats. There are a few humans I’d like to have sequestered together on an Island far away from civilization. Unfortunately, that was tried once. It was called Australia.
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You’v been to Australia? Or are you talking about Australia’s history?
Yes, I totally share your sentiment.
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I haven’t been to Australia, but I studied history in school and know that it started out as a penal colony.
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Makes me kind of glad I’m only ruled over by one cat 🙂
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My coon cats were dumped in the woods near my house and a neighbor found them. She couldn’t keep them. I had 2 brothers for 8 years. One died from a urinary blockage before I could get him to the vet. It took a year for Other Brother Coon Cat to get over the loss. He is now my constant companion. That is what happens when you live in the woods. People dump their unwanted animals, or abandon them.
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Does Other Brother rule the dogs, or only you?
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He tries to rule the dogs. The worst of the cat chasers is frightened of him. 🙂
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