• Poop, pee, or vomit are a topic conversation for you and your friends.
• You refer to yourself as Mommy or Daddy, and you refer to your parents as your pet's grandparents.
• You are an "aunt", "uncle" or "godparent" to someone else's pet.
• You talk about your pet the way other people talk about their kid.
• You know the name of your neighbor's pet, but you don't know your neighbor's name.
• You have your pet's picture, and no one else's, on your office desk.
• Your pet sleeps with you - in the center of the bed, while you are pushed off to the side.
• Your pantry contains more varieties of pet food and treats than human food.
• You think it's normal to find pet hair in your food.
• You share your meals with your pet.
• The only hairbrush you can find is your pet's, and you don't mind using it on yourself.
• You've forgotten the color of your couch because it's been covered with a blanket for years.
• Your nightstand or end-table is your pet's carrier.
• You like people who like your pet. You despise people who don't.
• You sign and send birthday and greeting cards from your pet. Or, you ink your pet's paw and sign it with a paw print.
• You call home and leave a message on the answering machine for your pet.
• Your pet is getting old and arthritic, so you build a ramp so he can get onto the bed by himself.
• You have blankets strategically placed around the house just so your pet will always have a cozy spot. 
• You'd rather stay home on Friday night and cuddle your pet than go out with your friends.
• At the first sign of illness, you take your pet to the vet. But you haven't been to a doctor in years. 
• You watch stupid tv shows because you are snuggled with your pet and can't reach the remote control.

Just for Cat Owners

• Hairballs are a common topic of conversation among your friends.
• You think it's normal to go to the warehouse store and purchase 200 pounds of kitty litter.
• Cardboard boxes and sisal are part of your home decor.
• You hang birdfeeders outside the windows just so the cats have something to watch while you're at work.
• Your co-workers or neighbors refer to you as "the one with all the cats."

Just for Dog Owners

• Friday night entertainment is making a huge bowl of popcorn and tossing most of it to your dog.
• You can't see out the passenger side of the windshield because there are nose-prints all over the inside.
• You have a kiddy wading pool in the yard, but no small children.
• Your neighbors know it's almost bedtime because they hear you in the back yard trying to convince your dog to go pee.
• The kitchen trash can is more or less permanently installed in the sink, to keep the dog out of it while you're at work.
• You are the only person outside in sub-zero temperatures because your dog wants to go for a walk.

Updated October 2000
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