| IF A DOG WERE YOUR TEACHER YOU WOULD LEARN STUFF LIKE: * WHEN LOVED ONES COME HOME, ALWAYS RUN TO GREAT THEM. * NEVER PASS UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO FOR A JOYRIDE. * ALLOW THE EXPERIENCE OF FRESH AIR AND THE WIND IN YOUR FACE TO BE PURE ECSTASY. * WHEN IT'S IN YOUR BEST INTEREST, PRACTICE OBEDIENCE. * LET OTHERS KNOW WHEN THEY'VE INVADED YOU TERRITORY. * TAKE NAPS. * STRETCH BEFORE RISING. * RUN, ROMP, AND PLAY DAILY. * THRIVE ON ATTENTION AND LET PEOPLE TOUCH YOU. * AVOID BITING WHEN A SIMPLE GROWL WILL DO. * ON WARM DAYS, STOP TO LIE ON YOUR BACK IN THE GRASS. * ON HOT DAYS, DRINK LOTS OF WATER AND LIE UNDER A SHADY TREE. * WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY, DANCE AROUND AND WAG YOUR ENTIRE BODY. * NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU'RE SCOLDED, DON'T BUY INTO THE GUILT THING AND POUT... RUN RIGHT BACK AND MAKE FRIENDS. * DELIGHT IN THE SIMPLE JOY OF A LONG WALK. * EAT WITH GUSTO AND ENTHUSIASM... AND REMEMBER TO STOP WHEN YOU HAVE HAD ENOUGH. * IF WHAT YOU WANT LIES BURIED, DIG UNTIL YOU FIND IT. * BE LOYAL. NEVER PRETEND TO BE SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT. * WHEN SOMEONE IS HAVING A BAD DAY, BE SILENT, SIT CLOSE BY AND NUZZLE THEM GENTLY. " MAY I ALWAYS BE THE KIND OF PERSON MY DOG THINKS I AM " |