xenith | Reasons why dogs are bad

They make going away for a night or two inconvenient/impossible.

They make travelling for longer periods impossible/inconvenient & expensive

They make it hard to find anywhere to rent.

They tie you down for many years.

They piddle on everything.

They chew everything.

They leave bits of chewed up stuff all over the floor.

They cost money, ongoing

They wake up at inappropriate times and demand you GET UP NOW so they can go outside.

They bark when you don't pay them enough attention.

They steal meat from the grocery shopping, and vegetables from the vegetable bin and eat the cucumber just before you pick it.

They chase cats, and birds, and everything else that's not a dog.

They dig holes where you've just planted new plants, & bury things that they've stolon.

They sit on your favourite plants and kill them, or eat them, or dig them up.

They dig under fences and beat up the dog next door.

They escape, or you think they will, so you worry all the time.

They ruin photos by always being in them.

They shed all over the floor, bed, clothes & car seats

They get into rubbish bins.

They get sick.

They die.