We are a petless family.  Its not because we don’t like animals, we do, we just like different types and do not share the same views on them.

Kids view - They want pets, they really do not care what type, altho Twin 1 is seriously afraid of dogs so I think she would rather have a cat.

Queens view - She wants cats because they are easy to care for and you don’t see them.  She has had cats in the past and also one dog that she had to get rid of.  If she did ever get a dog it would be an Alaskan Husky.  If we did get a dog then she would want it to stay in the basement. 

Kings view - I really HATE cats, they are totally useless.  Do they help protect your home? Nope.  Can you take them to the park to pick up chicks? Nope.  What’s the point then.  Only problem is that you need to pick up the crap after they do their jobs.  This is the one reason I can do without getting a dog right now, I HATE picking that up, made me wanna puke when I used to do it when I was younger.

When I was growing up we had a total of 3 dogs. The first dog was a German Shepard and wolf mix, it was about half the size of a Shepard but still had attitude.  It was a great family dog, we have picture of the dog laying on ther ground while I wrestled with it.  If you look at the picture the dog is looking up as if to say ” come on kid can’t you see I was trying to take a nap “.  She was a great protector of the house, luckily we never had any intruders but she was always aware of what was happening outside and around the house.  When my Dad was not home at night, if you heard a noise you would just have to look at the dog, if she was still quiet then there was nothing to worry about.

Our second dog was a Cocker Spaniel, not a good protector but a good family dog nonetheless.  We had this dog for about a month before we got our 3rd dog, it was a Shepard/Terrier mix.  My aunt brought it over one weekend because the place she worked at was going to drown the dog ( I know sick people ) and she knew my mother would not turn it away.  If anyone remembers the TV show Boomer, that is what he looked like.  He was a good family dog and protector when needed.  Smart as hell, we would play football and hide and seek with it.  He would line up on defense and cover receivers, when we played hide and seek we would hide and then call the dog to find us.  One time I remember we were hiding under a kids swimming pool and he stuck his nose under the pool, lifted it up and crawled in to find us. 

These two dogs were inseparable, they would go everyplace together and looked out for one another.  If they got out of the yard and the other was not right by their side they would come back and look for the other.  Sadly they both got sick when they were about 13 years old and we had to put them down, it was the only humane thing to do.  It was very rough on everyone.

After that my parents didn’t get any more animals, they wanted to go on vacations and didn’t want to have to worry about finding someone to watch them like we had to do with the others.  My parents did not believe in taking them to a kennel so that was out of the question for when they wanted to go on a trip.

So until our kids agree to pick up dog shit from the yard and the Queen agrees to let the dog have the run of the house ( with the exception of the beds and furniture ) there will be no dogs.  I don’t see us ever getting a cat either since I find them worthless, although I did offer to get a cat last year.  The deal was that we could get a cat but then we were not going to get a swimming pool.  Everyone opted for the pool which we didn’t end up getting anyway.

We have agreed that once I get the basement finished then we will get a big tropical fish tank, filled with crazy fish, it was a unamimous decision, not easy with 6 people living in this house.

( I am sure that the Queen will have a big long post on this subject with her point of view )