In defense of my dog
Our Westie is getting up there in years and starting next Thursday, will require Vasopressin (?) shots because apparently Our vet's son needs bail money again Petey has a relatively rare disease that causes him to either not produce this particular chemical, or causes his kidneys to ignore it (We have to narrow that down still)
So, I was looking at the dog, and trying to come up with a way to justify the additional expense in case I am ever faced with trying to obtain needs-based funding for something (Such as when I applied for a government-funded educational benefit years ago, they want to see your household budget)
But I digress. Besides the primary duties of a Westie, being cute and barking at nothing in particular;
* Petey also barks at animals and "bad guys" on the TV, thus snapping us out of our boob tube induced stupor to go DO something.
* Petey insists on going for a leash walk on any day when it's not raining, or at least not raining very hard. This involves more than walking by myself, as I am yanked in all directions.
* I can't even have those fattening midnight snacks anymore, I know if I go downstairs, he will follow, and want to go out. Currently the sliding glass door needs new rollers or something, it sounds like someone pushing a Vista Cruiser with no wheels on it down a gravelly slope. Everyone in the house would get up, it's just not worth the trouble.
So you see the obvious health benefits far outweigh the cost of caring for the K9.
If they can't accept that, they can stick the taxpayer's money where the sun doesn't shine. By which I mean, Seattle.
So, I was looking at the dog, and trying to come up with a way to justify the additional expense in case I am ever faced with trying to obtain needs-based funding for something (Such as when I applied for a government-funded educational benefit years ago, they want to see your household budget)
But I digress. Besides the primary duties of a Westie, being cute and barking at nothing in particular;
* Petey also barks at animals and "bad guys" on the TV, thus snapping us out of our boob tube induced stupor to go DO something.
* Petey insists on going for a leash walk on any day when it's not raining, or at least not raining very hard. This involves more than walking by myself, as I am yanked in all directions.
* I can't even have those fattening midnight snacks anymore, I know if I go downstairs, he will follow, and want to go out. Currently the sliding glass door needs new rollers or something, it sounds like someone pushing a Vista Cruiser with no wheels on it down a gravelly slope. Everyone in the house would get up, it's just not worth the trouble.
So you see the obvious health benefits far outweigh the cost of caring for the K9.
If they can't accept that, they can stick the taxpayer's money where the sun doesn't shine. By which I mean, Seattle.
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