Allison's Corner

Dogs, a Birthday and a Pig

By Allison W. Hartley

Everyone who knows me knows how I feel about my 4 legged family members. The older my kids get, the more I love my dogs.

A friend passed this along to me the other day and it made me smile. If you are a dog lover then you'll appreciate this ... if not, oh well-

Ten Peeves that Dogs Have About Humans

1. Blaming your disgusting body odor on me... not funny... not funny at all!

2. Yelling at me for barking ... I'M A DOG, YOU IDIOT!

3. Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out. Exactly whose walk is this anyway?

4. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose ... stop it!

5. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your stuff up when you're not home.

6. The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. You fooled a dog! Whoooo Hoooooooo, what a proud moment for the top of the food chain!

7. Taking me to the vet for "the big snip", then acting surprised when I freak out every time we go back!

8. Getting upset when I sniff the [body parts] of your guests. Sorry, but I haven't quite mastered that handshake thing yet.

9. Dog sweaters. Hello? Haven't you noticed the fur?

10. Quit talking about the shedding already. Why do you think they call it "fur"niture?

Dogs offer unconditional love. Cat's have to think about it!

On October 10th, my Mama will celebrate her 63rd birthday! We have even more reason to celebrate, it's an extra special birthday this year. Happy 63rd Birthday Mom! You make me proud, more so now than ever before!

There's a lot of stuff going on this weekend, ...it's that time of year! If you get a chance, stop by the 10th Annual Flying Pig BBQ Festival, held at Triplet Park in Pooler. It's always such a fun time! Friday, Saturday or Sunday, we'll be around!