New Year’s Resolutions for Dogs

  • Have a torrid one-night stand with a street mutt.
  • Try to understand that the cat is from Venus, and I am from Mars.
  • I will no longer be beholden to the sound of the can opener.
  • Circulate petition that Leg Humping be a juried competition in major dog shows.
  • Call PETA and tell them what that surgical mask-wearing freak does to us when no one is around.
  • Take time from busy schedule to stop and smell the behinds.
  • Always scoot before licking.
  • Grow opposable thumb; break into pantry; decide for MYSELF how much food is *too* much.
  • January 1st: Kill the sock! Must kill the sock! January 2nd – December 31st: Re-live victory over the sock.
  • I will NOT chase the damned stick unless I see it LEAVE HIS HAND.