Dogs And The Single Married Woman

So, this post is going to make some people angry. If that is you, sorry in advance.

 

MANY years ago (and I say this so don’t try to figure out who I am talking about, so don’t even try) I used to get my hair cut by a married woman. She was, obviously, a hair stylist, and her husband was in the construction trades. She was in her mid 20’s and he was in his late 20’s. But she would tell me that relatively frequently, and I’d guess now probably every 2 months or so, her and her single and married girlfriends would go to somewhere like Las Vegas, leave their husbands at home, and go clubbing. They’d get all dolled up in their cocktail dresses, go to the clubs, and often get rip roaring drunk, and it was all so fun and funny. Well, her husband didn’t like that one bit. He would tell her he married her to be his wife, not his girlfriend. 

 

I’ve seen the other way, too. The men who take off, leave their wives behind, as the guys go to the strip clubs. Let’s not play dumb here, we all know the game.

 

Now I didn’t mention the men in the title of this article since that would have been too long and you probably wouldn’t be reading this now. 

 

My view on this: if you are married, act like a married person. Don’t put temptations ahead of your spouse. Marriage is a fragile thing, and you either treat it with respect or pay the price later. Or, as I usually say in these situations, “don’t pee In your food bowl.” 

 

Which leads to the dog part of this article. 

 

Are you cheating on your dog? You got a dog, the dog bonded to you, but now you don’t make time for your dog. I hear the excuses… “my dog is happy living in the back yard” (with nothing to do). “I’ve been so busy, I never play with my dog or take my dog for a walk” (but there is plenty of time for TV, going out, hobbies, time with the kids, etc.). “I use daycare to give my dog an activity” (but my dog doesn’t do anything with me). “How long is this training supposed to take? (meaning I don’t want to lift a finger to work with my dog and I just want the dog to lay around like a carpet). And I could give you 100 other examples of being unfaithful to your faithful friend.

 

So, are you the dog owner who isn’t a dog owner? If so, as far as I am concerned, you are being just as emotionally unfaithful as the single married woman or single married man. Either be married or don’t get married. Either be an involved dog owner, or don’t get the dog.