Wow! Describes my house and my life completely and I wouldn't change a thing except to have more dogs if I could afford it. I just dropped the youngest one at the vet to be spayed and she looked so scared. I'll be on pins and needles all day until I pick her up. I tried not having a dog because loosing them is so hard...got some finches....couldn't stand it...now have birds and three little four legged, cute, loving Chihuahuas. If people do not have a dog (and probably same with cats) they just don't get it.