Dog or no dog?

For the last several years I have been totally convinced that I need a dog, That I will have a dog as soon as we have a yard big enough for it. What kind of dog you ask? Not a little one, I for sure was set on a Great Dane.... after numerous conversations with the hub about how you have to have 100 acre woods for a dog that size, and that I would have to be the one to clean up the droppings - which by the way are the size of Texas. So clearly 100 acres would not be enough for a canine of that magnitude. (also not to mention he was attacked as a little boy by not one of them but 2). So the years went by and I decided that ok maybe we could get something like a boxer or a lab or something, but nothing smaller. This last month, all of that changed.

This last month I was able to spend a week with some of my favorite little people. Our friends went on a trip to Japan. Yes you read correctly- but seriously? who does that?! So awesome. Anyway- along with the 2 mini's I got to take care of I got to see what it would be like to have a dog. Charlie is one of the best dogs you will ever meet. Totally obedient and just friendly as can be. He lets the kids hang and lay all over him. Charles is a indoor and outdoor dog, he sleeps in the master bedroom- which is where I got to slumber for the week, did you know dogs snore? and that is sounds like a human snoring? trip.py. ? Have you ever woken up to the sound of incessant licking noises? (not awesome if your numero uno peeve of the pets is chewing slash mouth noises) That my friends I could learn to live with when I (hypothetically) get a dog. Secondly- I had no idea my sniffer was so sensitive to the smell of dog dump. Every morning I was supposed to go out and scoop it up so the kiddles wouldn't get into it when we went out to play. After doing it and it just mashed into the grass, gag reflexes becoming uncontrollable- I told Steve he had to have that job. I could not handle it. So until Stevo got around to it we just decided to go for a walk and played in our backyard.
3. did you know that dogs like to eat zucchini bread? I made 2 loaves of delectable looking zucchini bread, and while it was cooling i decided to take the kiddles to the park. Little to my knowledge- as I was buckling the 2 youngins Izzy and G into the stroller, Sophie-babe let Charles in the house. When I came home I didn't even realize that both- yes BOTH loaves were gone, not even a crumb in sight.  Just kidding, I found 1 and only one crumb on the floor- I looked at Charles and knew that he was the culprit. Oh boy- Was I in for a treat the next couple days. If I thought his left behinds were bad when he was eating dog food.... and well- not to mention - he has worse smelling toots than people toots!
Steve decided to take Gabe home a couple of the nights so that they both could get a good nights rest, note to self, when you are in a home that is not yours, all alone- well with two sleeping little ladies and a dog- don't fall asleep watching criminal minds. Charlie woke me up at about 1230 am bein totally sketchy, and scared the crap out of me- he wouldn't go outside when i went to let him out to go to the bathroom, so iIwas totally worried that someone or something was out there that was even scaring him! so I called Steve and two seconds later there was yuckiness all over the carpet and tile. I could feel the heaving start and had to leave the room.
Anyway- I will leave it at that, No dog for us, my poor gag reflexes just aren't as strong as I thought they were, or ever would be.I think I will stick to having kids to take care of and clean up after. Charles- I love you but only from a distance.