If you don't want to be greeted
with paws and swinging tails,
don't come inside because
dogs live here.
If you don't like the feel
of a cold nose or wet tongue,
don't come inside because
dogs live here.
If you don't want to step
over many scattered toys,
don't come inside because
dogs live here.
If you think that a home
ought to smell of perfume,
don't come inside because
dogs live here.
But if you don't mind all of this ...
you will be instantly loved
when you come inside because dogs live here.
(David Lester, a trustee of the Plainfield Area Humane
Society)