I am guilty of the following...

1. You have a kiddie wading pool in the yard, but no small children.

2. Pigs Ears are on your shopping list every week.

3. You refer to yourselves as Mommy and Daddy.

4. Your dog sleeps with you.

5. You have 32 different names for your dog. Most make no sense, but she understands.

6. You have little songs that you sing to your dog, and she always wags when you sing, even though you can't carry a tune.

7. Your dog eats cat poop, but you still let her kiss you (but not immediately afterward, of course).

8. You like people who like your dog. You despise people who don't. (I don't despise them, I just refuse to hang out with them or have them over.)

9. You talk about your dog the way other people talk about their kid.

10. You sign and send birthday/anniversary/Christmas cards from your dog.

11. You'd rather stay home on Saturday night and cuddle your dog than go to the movies with your husband.

12. You don't think twice about trading licks of an ice cream cone with your dog.

13. All of your charitable donations go to dog-related and humane society groups.

14. You have your dog's picture on your office desk (but no one else's). Almost. I have pictures of me and my husband too, but 3 pictures of Samantha! Oh, and one of Sherman the cat.

15. You skip breakfast so you can walk your dog in the morning before work. Sort of. I skip breakfast so I can go outside in the yard with her before I leave for a little more quality time.

16. You don't go out for drinks with co-workers any more because you need to go home and see your dog. Totally guilty, and I get yelled at for it all the time.

17. Your parents refer to your pet as their granddog, remember her birthday, and send her greeting cards and gifts.

18. Your friend's dog acts as Best Dog at your wedding. No, but we did refer to Samantha as the Bridal Puppy the entire time I was engaged...

19. You never completely finish a piece of steak or chicken (so your dog gets a taste, too). Even my husband's started to do this!

20. You shovel a zig-zag path in the garden snow so your dog can reach all her favourite spots.

21. You avoid vacuming the house as long as possible because your dog is afraid of the vacuum cleaner.

22. You keep eating even after finding a dog hair in your pasta.

23. You carry pictures of your dog in your wallet instead of pictures of your parents, siblings, significant other, or anyone else remotely human. In my wallet, I have 6 pictures of Samantha. Any leftover room goes to family pictures.

24. And the number one reason you know you're a dog person: is your on this web site reading doggie humour!