1. You have rust rings on your
kitchen counters from putting the trashcans
up there.
2. You regularly clean out 50
tennis balls from under the couch.
3. You have a plastic kiddy wading
pool in your backyard.
4. You regularly find big paw
prints on your kitchen counters.
5. Every squeaky and fleece toy
are missing their squeakers and stuffing.
6. You have broken or mangled at
least one finger (or torn a rotator
cuff) on a leash walk when your
Labby spotted "prey" he wanted to chase.
7. You have to buy a bigger bed to
accommodate the new lab.
8. You buy an SUV to take your lab
and his Labby friends for frequent
trips to the lake/river/ocean.
9. Your backyard looks similar to
an archaeological dig, complete with
the dinosaur bones.
10. You wait til the last minute
to get dressed for work to avoid your
lab's muddy paw prints, drool
and fur (or you put on an old overcoat to
stay clean as you say good-bye).
11. Your yard is full of brightly
colored Frisbee pieces.
12. You buy underwear more often
than the average person to replace
what your Labby has eaten.
13. Your children NEVER have dirty
mouths and faces.
14. Your end tables are really
crates covered with couch throws.
15. You never have to mop your
kitchen floor because your Labbies clean
up every spill and crumb
before you can get to it.
16. Your car is covered with
sheets, lab fur, lab drool, and there is
often a distinct aroma of
"wet Labby" that those car air fresheners can't
disguise!
17. Your alarm clock is a firm
nudge by a wet Labby nose (who wants to
eat first and go out later!)
18. You have a child proof lock on
your fridge because not only can
your Lab open it, but takes the
best leftovers for himself!
19. You have permanent bruises on
your legs at exactly the height of
your lab's tail!
20. Your husband and you sit on
the floor to watch TV because one Lab
is sprawled out full length on
the couch, and one Lab is sitting in the recliner!
21. You put all of your shoes,
remote controls, hats, gloves and
anything else small in closets or
on shelves to hide them from "Jaws!"
22. It is a cold January day, and
you have the sunroof to your car open
so your Lab can stick his head
out through the roof to catch the air!
23. At least one load of laundry a
week is your lab's: his blankets,
pillow cases, towels, and of
course, all those muddy, drooled on fleece toys
he loves so much!
24. Your Christmas tree had an
"ornament-free wag zone."
25. Your labs do the pre-wash
cycle, instead of the dishwasher, saving
on your electric bill.
26. The couch you placed in front
of your living room window can't
accommodate the human household
members, because the lab has commandeered it for keeping updated on
outside activities.
27. No matter how hard you try,
you can't paint without fur included.
