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anna_66
07-27-2004, 10:39 PM
Not sure if this has been posted before but I thought it was funny:D


*you tell your dog to sit, and he backs up until he finds a chair.
*it takes 3 people to get your dog on the scale at the vets.
*you walk your dog and everyone knows him by name, but you have no idea who these people are.
*you own a dog capable of pulling someone from a porta potty.
*your dog can hide an entire tennis ball (among other things) fully inside his lips and give you that innocent look that says, "What? I'm not eating anything!"
*you carry a tape measure with you when shopping for a new vehicle.
*you keep at least one colorcoded "drool towel" in every room of your house.
*after banishing your husband, the snoring in your bedroom still keeps you awake.
*you are hiking with a friend who later suggests that you ought to have an environmental impact statement done on your dog. *you toss your dog a ball and cringe when he almost hits his head on the top of the doorway.
*you take your dog for a ride and he rests his head on your arm, causing you to make random right turns.
*you have given up on water dishes and you just use the bathtub.
*your two dogs decide to play in the house, and they end up pulling the ceiling fan down for the second time.
*you have to move over when brushing your teeth because your dog wants a drink.
*you show a picture of your dogs and kids together, and the first person you point out is your dog.
*while stopped at a stop light, everyone stares as your car rocks back and forth because the dog is panting out the window.
*you go to vacuum your car and most of the fur is up there on the ceiling.
*the monthly dog budget exceeds your home mortgage payment.
*your veterinarian has been able to put in a swimming pool, build a large home, buy jet skis and a personal plan.
*you have had to train your dog not to lick dishes, and the dishes are in the sink.
*the donuts you put on top of the refrigerator are gone when you get home and your dog has powdered sugar on his nose.
*your dog can see what you're cooking, and he tries to assist you in the preparation.
*you're holding him straddled between your legs when the doorbell rings, and you find yourself quickly transported straight to the frontdoor.
*the pizza delivery people arrange to meet you at the end of the sidewalk.
*your dog stands in your lap and reaches over you to stick his head in the drive-through window at McDonald's and nearly gives the cashier a heart attack when she turns around to give you your change.
*you purchase a large screen TV and you still can't see the program when he stands in front of the television.

Some of these are soooo true at our house
:p

Karen
07-27-2004, 10:43 PM
I HAVE to send this to certain family members ... they're perfect!

lovemyshiba
07-27-2004, 10:44 PM
Those are great Anna!!!
Jada's not the biggest dog, by far, but she's the biggest dog I've ever had!!
I can't always see my big screen, and she does help with dinner preparations--oh, and when we bought our last car, the dogs were definitely considered.

One other thing--we just got new furniture, and we made up our mind with the ball test. If a tennis ball fit under it, we didn't want it. You try to sit on the couch and read or watch tv, or use the computer when a 90 pound rottie is determined to get her ball out:p

Tonya
07-27-2004, 10:44 PM
*you show a picture of your dogs and kids together, and the first person you point out is your dog.


Hehe, I am so guilty of that! It makes me feel so bad! That was cute, thanks for sharing Anna!

chocolatepuppy
07-27-2004, 10:45 PM
Great list and so true!:D

captain
07-28-2004, 02:15 AM
Oh Anna,

In tears ........ those are hysterical.

Especially the McDonalds one ......... that is Captain!!!

*your dog stands in your lap and reaches over you to stick his head in the drive-through window at McDonald's and nearly gives the cashier a heart attack when she turns around to give you your change.

Pam
07-28-2004, 06:06 AM
Oh Anna these are hysterial!!!!!! I don't have a big dog but I can tell you, from being around my daughter's Dale, these are so, so, so true!! The one about the snoring really cracks me up. Dale and my husband are two of the loudest snorers I ever heard! Thanks for the laughs today. I must make sure Robyn see this! LOL!


*your dog can hide an entire tennis ball (among other things) fully inside his lips and give you that innocent look that says, "What? I'm not eating anything!"

Oh and this one cracked me up too. Before meeting Dale I never had the experience of giving a dog a treat and feeling lips dragging over my hand! LOL!

Christiansmommy
07-28-2004, 07:04 AM
So so funny and TRUE!!!

We can relate to:

*it takes 3 people to get your dog on the scale at the vets.
~(Dale hates to be weighed)!!

*you own a dog capable of pulling someone from a porta potty.
~(Swissies are trained to pull carts weighing up to 1000's of pounds) (You know how well they can pull when you are the one on the other side of the leash trying to walk them, lol)

*your dog can hide an entire tennis ball (among other things) fully inside his lips and give you that innocent look that says, "What? I'm not eating anything!"
~(True)

*you carry a tape measure with you when shopping for a new vehicle.
~( Dale is the main reason why we will be shopping for a SUV, and a small one just wont do)

*after banishing your husband, the snoring in your bedroom still keeps you awake
~(this happened, we all fell asleep on our bed and i woke to snoring, not knowing if it was Dale or my hubby)

*you toss your dog a ball and cringe when he almost hits his head on the top of the doorway.
~( i cringe as he runs back to me with it...in fear that he is gonna plow right into me, especially if you are sitting on the couch at the time)


we relate to so many more...too many to list...

Yes, i think many a McDonalds worker has been a little frightened of Dale, and the gas attendant usually gives me back my change, as far away from Dale, through the front of only a slightly cracked open window as possible)..

rather than trying to hold him back when the doorbell rings, i just meet the people on the front porch, lol :)

Yes, big doggies are quite the experience for a person who has never owned one before...but we love him anyway. :)

pitc9
07-28-2004, 07:41 AM
:D
Those were great Anna!!
Here's my favs:

*you go to vacuum your car and most of the fur is up there on the ceiling.

*your dog stands in your lap and reaches over you to stick his head in the drive-through window at McDonald's and nearly gives the cashier a heart attack when she turns around to give you your change.

Corinna
07-28-2004, 07:45 AM
OMG you've been to my house.

swimma253
07-28-2004, 08:54 AM
Originally posted by anna_66



*your dog stands in your lap and reaches over you to stick his head in the drive-through window at McDonald's and nearly gives the cashier a heart attack when she turns around to give you your change.




LOL!!! Meeka does that ALL the time! But usually they give her a bone! lol

anna_66
07-28-2004, 08:58 AM
I knew there would be many of you who could relate:D

Canis Amicus
07-28-2004, 09:02 AM
Oh Anna, they are all true!

DJFyrewolf36
07-28-2004, 09:59 AM
Yep, been there lol!!!

FizzGiggs_Mommy
07-28-2004, 10:16 AM
People are looking at me funny at work for laughing out loud.........Many of these apply to my Max (86 Pounds)

Cinder & Smoke
07-28-2004, 10:52 AM
Originally posted by anna_66


*your dog stands in your lap and reaches over you
to stick his head in the drive-through window at McDonald's
and nearly gives the cashier a heart attack when
she turns around to give you your change.

:p

:D
If Dad's not *watchin* purdy close...

Ole Cinder can get BOFF Frunt Feet anna Head
INside da MickeyD's winnow!

LAST Tyme I dun it - "our" bag a Burgerz was sittin onna counter
whilst da Gurl wuz fetchin da Friez...
She came back an didda big *:eek:* when she set da Fries
on toppa my HEAD - which wuz burried inna baggie *sniffin* Burgerz!

Friez flew ebberywhere!
But we gotz a *free* bagga Cookiez outta dat capur!

:D :D

heinz57_79
07-28-2004, 01:19 PM
Oh my god! I'm laughing out loud sitting here on my bed! All my mutts are looking at me like I'm losing my mind. So many of those apply right now, even tho none of my kids are more than 35 lbs! I can only imagine what'll happen when the big uns get BIG! LOL The whole "random right turns" thing happens ALL the time! Those were great, anna!! ROFLMAO!!! :D

ParNone
07-28-2004, 01:47 PM
LOL!

At 65lbs and 26in tall, I would have considered Oz a big dog, but I guess not. The only one on the list that really described him was blocking the view of the TV set. I sound a broken record all the time saying "Oz, I can not see through head. Move".

Par...

captain
07-28-2004, 07:04 PM
Phred,

You made my day .............. I am sitting at work, in tears of hysterics imagining it ............ :D

stacwase
07-29-2004, 09:53 AM
LOL! Those are so true. Max is only about 100 lbs, though - I can't even imagine what it would be like to have a huge mastiff or St. Bernard.

When Max flops down on the floor to go to sleep, dishes rattle!

Sudilar
07-29-2004, 01:21 PM
Hahahaha, so very very true!!!!! Killian is 109 lbs. and Shiloh is 106 lbs. With that in mind, we bought a Suburban so they could travel in comfort. However, for a few rides, they did squeeze into my daughter's Escort a few years ago!!! THAT was a sight to see! Sardines come to mind. LOL

RobiLee
07-29-2004, 01:24 PM
Hehehe....too funny! I can relate to a few of those...lol. I love it!

Robin :)

Rachel
07-30-2004, 06:39 AM
*your dog can see what you're cooking, and he tries to assist you in the preparation.

*you're holding him straddled between your legs when the doorbell rings, and you find yourself quickly transported straight to the frontdoor.


These two are especially funny to me. Even though Hannah is only a *medjium* dog, she she almost is able to do both of these.