After All....He Is Family

He only wears it when guest come over so he can be reminded to turn his manners on

Sigh...family can be exhausting sometimes. Lately I've been feeling a little overwhelmed by a certain family member. Phillip gets out of control sometimes and starts to tear things apart, an hour after I vacuum you can't even tell. He has ruined one of my favorite shoes and also dug a hole in the wall because the fan was plugged in and apparently bothering him. He wakes me in the night when the big ol fatty jumps up on our bed and them moans when I kick him off. He pees outside everywhere. He has an eating disorder...he wants to eat everything in sight and you've got to be quick or he'll grab food right out of your hand. He whines if he's not included in everything we do and he humps us on occasion. I've had to pull out a tooth of his that was stuck to the gums and was bleeding like he had been stabbed, it was disgusting. He smells like a dog. He sheds so much that he should be bald by now. He has no manners and sticks his nose in our crotch and butt every morning. I'm the one who wasn't that excited about bringing another member into our family and I'm the one that is with him most the time. I have accepted that he is part of our family and even with all of his annoying habits I do like him. I mean.......he is family after all. I have found that when I put a sweater on him then he is a gentleman. I'm not sure if he thinks he's trapped or being held but he doesn't move once it comes on. Maybe he knows he's dressed nice now so he should behave. Frankly, I don't really care what he thinks. I just know that I enjoy him more with the stupid sweater on. Yes...I put sweaters on my dog. You would to if you wanted your dog to be polite. Plus I think its kinda funny!