"I just want winter to be over!!!"

Non Sequitur captures my sentiments exactly:

This is for those of us who love our ridiculous little beasts . . .

And no, I am not talking about children. I am talking about dogs. If you are a dog lover, check out this article from salon.com:

Pet Week: Praise be to dog, by Heather Havrilesky

Here's my favorite quote from the article, which describes my relationship with my canine perfectly:

"Human beings who keep smelly, burping, unruly, butt-licking beasts in their houses with them, allowing those beasts to lounge on the furniture, gulp up their gruel in the kitchen, press their slimy noses against the front windows, shed their hair all over the floors, growl menacingly at innocent mail carriers, then stretch their filthy bodies across the bed at night must be, by definition, dog lovers."