You have a kiddie wading pool in the yard, but no small children. -- We used to have two until we gave one to Duke!

Pigs Ears are on your shopping list every week.p -- Or some other kind of treat!

You send Valentine's day cards from your dog to his favourite doggy friend

You have baby gates permanently installed at strategic places around the house, but no babies.

The waste basket is more or less permanently installed in the kitchen sink, to keep the dog out of it while you're at work.

You can't see out the passenger side of the windshield because there are nose-prints all over the inside. ---Add to that, we can't see out our sliding glass door.

Poop has become a source of conversation for you and your significant other. Not with any SO, but I often find myself talking about dog poop, yet get sickened while talking about human feces.

You refer to yourselves as Mommy and Daddy.

Your dog sleeps with you. You have 32 different names for your dog. Most make no sense, but he understands.

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

Your dog eats cat poop, but you still let him kiss you (but not immediately afterward, of course). -- No kitty poop here, but sometimes their own

You like people who like your dog. You despise people who don't.

You carry dog biscuits in your purse or pocket at all times. I often find soggy milkbones after doing laundry

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

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

You put an extra blanket on the bed so your dog can be comfortable. Simba sleeps on my large body pillow that I originally got for myself. If it's not up there, he sleeps on MY pillow.

You'd rather stay home on Saturday night and cuddle your dog than go to the movies with your boy/girlfriend

You go to the pet supply store every Saturday because it's one of the very few places that lets you bring your dog inside, and your dog loves to go with you. I try to bribe my parents into taking me a smuch as possible!

You open your purse, and that big bunch of plastic bags you use for pick-ups pops out.

You get an extra-long hose on your shower-massage just so you can use it to wash your dog in the tub, without making the dog sit hip-deep in water.

You meet someone when out walking your dogs and you introduce your dogs first.

You and the dog come down with something like flu on the same day.

Your dog sees the vet while you settle for an over-the-counter remedy from the Chemist

Your dog is getting old and arthritic, so you go buy some wood and build him a small staircase so he can climb onto the bed by himself.

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

You match your furniture/carpet/clothes to your dog.

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

You have your dog's picture on your office desk (but no one else's). I have pictures of all my dogs in my bookbag, so i guess that counts as an office desk

You lecture people on responsible dog ownership every chance you get. Not so much lecture

You hang around the dog section of your local bookstore.

You skip breakfast so you can walk your dog in the morning before work.

You are the only idiot out walking in the pouring rain, but your dog needs his walk. Ask Kiara.

You don't go out for drinks with co-workers any more because you need to go home and see your dog.

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

Your friend's dog acts as Best Dog at your wedding.

Your weekend activities are planned around taking your dog for a hike (both days).

You keep an extra water dish in your second-floor bedroom, in case your dog gets thirsty at night (after all, his other dish is way down on the first floor...). We don't have two floors, but there's a water bowl in my room.

Your freezer contains more dog bones than anything else. We currently have frosty paws and some very old popcicles in there.

You never completely finish a piece of steak or chicken (so your dog gets a taste, too). They used to get table scraps like this but not anymore! It's very hard not to

You shovel a zig-zag path in the garden snow so your dog can reach all his favourite spots. Well, Florida doesn't have snow, but I often walk out with Simba with a towel or umbrella over him in the rain, while I get completely soaked.

You avoid vacuming the house as long as possible because your dog is afraid of the vacum cleaner. It kills me

You keep eating even after finding a dog hair in your pasta. Extra fiber?

You carry pictures of your dog in your wallet instead of pictures of your parents, siblings, significant other, or anyone else remotely human. I

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