My pups are well worth the mess! My clothes, sofa, floors, and basically every surface imaginable get covered in fur at an exponentially higher rate than I can clean it up. My carpet has stains from where dirty paws, wagging tails knocking over drinks, and upset tummies (yuck) made their mark. Not once have I ever looked at my dogs and wished they weren't there so I sould have a clean house. My dogs are a blessing to me and I am lucky that they have chosen me to be their mommy. A person that sees an animal as a mere object and not a blessed soul is not a person that should ever have a pet. When an animal is tossed away, abused, and neglected, it is a true tragedy on the part of the human race. If you can look at an innocent animal, a creature that gives unconditional love and wants nothing more than to please you and be taken care of, and not feel love and pity for it, you are not a person I want to know.