[dhfnc]

ACCK!!! I'm going nuts doing just that with a new puppy.

New puppy here too - that's what made me think of it - Plan baking soda is great for odor. I haven't had a complete nights sleep since I brought the "bundle of joy" home. She is great - but it does take time to train.

[Gabz]

As difficult and time consuming as it is to train a new puppy, it is far easier than trying to train these mindless sheeple anti-smokers!!!

I've had dogs all my life, so I am used to the routine of up in the night, etc and the cleaning up, etc. - but a new puppy and a 5 year old child - oh my goodness, talk about a challenge!!!!!! And I won't even get into the attitude of the 10 year old dog!!!

But all kidding aside, a home with pets can be just as clean as one without. The same as the homes of smokers or non-smokers.

I'm not a Martha Stewart clean freak (my ex husband used to run the vaccuum a minimum of 5 times a day) but my house is clean, my kid is clean, my dogs are clean - and we are all happy. The prissy anti-smokers don't like that I smoke - they can stay out of my house. You guys will always be welcome.