Dogs are the best type of pets to have.

If I ever hear the wardrobe door creaking at 2am I know DH has turned right instead of left. As for the gate? We haven't got one.

Glad you asked that question gracesmum re the gate and the wardrobe with DH and dog I didn't like to
If I let one slip I normally glare at other half and blame him

And DHs are good at f**ting at night too! The advantage of a dog is that if you let one slip, you can glare accusingly at the dog!
DH or dog merlot ? (the gate and being rescued from the wardrobe......

Oh, how I wish I could have a dog (or multiples thereof) again!

When I was with exdh we had three, a collie spaniel cross (rescue dog that came to us around 1 year old) a JRT, again rescue, came to us aged around 10 months was rejected for being too soppy (!!) and (here, I hang my head in shame, but I swear she was raped) a dog that we had from birth, son of Poppy.

We now have three cats, stories of which I have already told.

yes, Frank on the whole I would agree with you about dogs, but I must say that when I lost my youngest son at 19, 2 of the cats' behaviour changed dramatically. Yes, I know you could say the same about digs, but it's as if your animals pick up on and react to your feelings.

Having said that, when I brought my youngest son home from hospital as a newborn, Poppy, (collie spaniel cross mentioned above) lay in front of the pram and growled at anyone who came near!

My cat has just ripped up the Radio Times.....

He's partially sighted, NellieSmol so he can't even find the gate. I've had to fetch him out of the wardrobe a few times though.

Does he sit at the gate also merlot

Mine doesn't wake me up at ten past two desperate for a wee....That's DH

You don't mention f**t when you have visitors,and sit and stare mournfully at anyone who has the cheek to sit on "their" end of the sofa,especially visitors,mump at mealtimes with baleful eyes while you are eating and have to be ejected from the room whilst doing so,drop large doo doos in the garden that have to be collected,take up all the bed and snore and twitch whilst asleep with you hanging on to the last half inch of bed,wake you up desparate for wee at 10 past two you let them out and they sit at the front gate gazing up the road....

Would I be with out one not on your nellie

They nick chocolate cake off the table, wee on the floor if you don't read the signals, jump on your bed with muddy paws, scare the postman, chase the cat, shed hair all over the furniture, dig sodding rather big holes in the flower beds, chew anything they feel like, apart from the toys you buy them, roll in disgusting dead things the cat has left on the lawn, scare the living daylights out of the chickens, cost a fortune at the vets and bark at any advert on the telly that has a dog on it (most of them do)

Yep! HunterF. I wouldn't be without them

Grace would agree 100% with you but she doesn't quite understand the concept of dogs as pets. As a dog, she owns us !
But I also agree with the added bonus that 1) if you get back after hours away, they don't nag or whinge "what kept you?" No they are happy to see you, and 2) when you tell them what a c**p day you have had, they don't sigh and say "Tell me about it" do they?
All problems can be solved by either (or all of) a treat, a tickle on the tummy or a biscuit.