The Tyranny of the Dog People

(props to my friend Sue for the title)

Okay, I get it.  You love your furry friends.  They are your children, your companions, the lights of your life.  I don't want to suggest that you do away with them, but is it too much to ask that at 10:30 on a week night that you're at least HOME WITH THEM?  So they might not be howling for you?  Because you aren't paying my rent, and a cat would revenge itself by quietly pissing on your drycleaning.

Which would not keep me awake.