Why You Need a Dog April 28, 2009
Posted by Emily in : My Former Dog Children, My Handsome Husband , 2commentsAre you married? Do you have kids? Do you have a dog? Better yet, are you a first-time dog owner?
If you answered yes to all these questions, then . . .
YOU MUST SEE THE MOVIE MARLEY AND ME
Must!
David and I curled up on the couch with Paris (our dog for those of you who don’t know) and watched this. It made us laugh, cry, (okay, so I think I’m the only one that cried, but I cried enough for the both of us) and think about how much we love Paris and our late dog Kyaha.
All the rotten things Marley does in the movie, Paris has done (which is why we call Paris a “stinker-dog”):
- Eaten so much dog food she got sick
- Destroyed shoes
- Eaten sheet rock (In three different houses mind you. Our place in Arizona, Texas, and Utah.)
- Chewed on our headboard
- Destroyed our comforter
- Puked in the car
- Tried jumping out of the car
- Run into the neighbor’s house (neighbors we had never seen or met) and introduced herself by licking them
But after all the rotten things she’s done, we still love her. Maybe even more than if she was just obedient all the time. It’s her curiosity, and love for life that makes it so easy to forgive.
Rent or buy the movie.
Get a dog (preferably a Whippet).
You’ll thank me later.
