From Granddaughter Jackie:

10 Reasons Why Dogs are Better Than Kids

1. It doesn't take 45 minutes to get a dog ready to go outside in the winter.
   
   
2. Dogs don't lie.
   
   
3. Dogs never resist nap time.
   
   
4. You don't need to get an extra phone line for a dog.
   
   
5. Dogs don't pester you about getting a kid.
   
   
6. Dogs don't care if the peas have been touched by the mashed potatoes.
   
   
7. Average cost to send a dog to school:  $42.  Average cost to send your kid: $103,000.
   
   
8. Dogs are housebroken by the time they're 12 weeks, old.
   
   
9. Your dog isn't embarrassed if you sing in public. 
   
   
10.  If your dog is a bad seed you can't blamed.

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