You know you're a pet owner when . . .

Currently Reading: The Tattoo Murder Case by Akimitsu Takagi

If you've read CC's blog you know that she and I are in the middle of looking at apartments. We've got it narrowed down to two places so far, one we've been able to have a look at, one we're going to look at on Sunday. She talked about the price difference between the two and yes, that is a factor in our search but you know what REALLY gives the less expensive place a head start? Plenty of poo spots, nice and close.

Yes, you can tell I'm a pet owner can't you? I'm not so much interested in the club house or the fitness center. These are nice things to have of course, but not nearly as nice as having plenty of places to take the dogs to go poo really close to the apartment. In an ideal world they'd just get rid of those little patio areas that apartments have and put in a little 6x6 fenced-in area where you can let your dogs out.

If you have dogs, you know why this is important. If you don't, allow me to share some of my dog-owning experience. It's 11 pm. You're tired from a long day of work (or something like it). You lay down all nice and comfy in bed. You're just dozing off when you suddenly hear: BARK! BARK! BARK! It's the sound every dog owner knows and dreads. It's the bark that says, "Papa, I gotta go poo and I gotta go NOW!"

And you know, we've all done this too. In our minds we've wondered, "you know, if I ignore it, really, how bad could it be to have to clean up in the morning? Do I REALLY need to get up out of this nice comfy bed?" Well of COURSE you do. You don't want dog poo all over the living room right?

So, plenty of good poo spots near the apartment is a must for any dog owner. It saves you from having to put on the robe at midnight and stroll down the sidewalk between the buildings until you find some nice, secluded spot.

Price? Yeah, that's important. Paid utilities? Free cable? Yeah those are nice things too. But the REAL attraction is the availability of quality poo spots :-)