Don't take me home with you unless you will care for me everyday. I'll need food, water, a clean bed, but most of all I'll need your love and devotion.

To ensure my health, I'll need regular veterinary care and all my immunization shots. Remember, I'm depending on you for everything.

I am not a stuffed animal. I am a living, sensitive, feeling little creature, just like you. Don't leave me alone for long periods of time or I'll wonder why you've deserted me.

When you're angry, talk to me, tell me your problems, but don't take your anger out on me.

Please be patient with me while I'm learning. I may make mistakes sometimes. I may decide your best pair of shoes was bought especially for me for a wonderful chew toy - Thanks, Mom! Or I may forget just where I'm supposed to potty (by the way, how long ago was it that you were in diapers?). If you brag on me I'll do anything I can to please you - usually!

In return for your time and your love I'll give you more love, more devotion, more laughs, more joy than you ever thought possible! I'll give you all my love. That's a promise humans rarely keep. I'll be just the same every day whether you're mad or sad or really happy. You'll never have to wonder if I'll love you less today than I did yesterday. I'll love you as long as I live with all my heart and being.