A human\'s chalkboard assignments
9 {, `( z. F" q, |1 ]( W/ DThis list of chalkboard assignments may be used for your human when he does not behave well. The below variations and choices will help you pick an assignment for him/her.
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a* ~# C5 T4 F1. I will not bathe my master after he bathes himself in the mud puddle.
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2. I will not drag my master from the interesting sniffing spots.
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3. I will not complain \"My arm is tired\" after only throwing the ball 20 times.* r4 `- ?7 m m9 L$ Q5 p' d
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4. I will not confuse my master by throwing snowballs for him to fetch.- f* U: P d4 y
0 [7 _# z; j. y, E h9 }1 w' z5. I will not ask my master to play fetch with a boomerang.
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( T6 f" }& ?4 B$ f! c6. I will drop whatever I\'m doing and take my master out as soon as he asks me to.4 K( `8 L" z8 G+ S; z
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7. I will get rid of those cats.
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1 u8 X/ S3 ?9 s' U" A8. I will not tell my master to hurry up already when he\'s looking for just the right spot to take care of business.
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1 f" ~! t% F) i! f9. I will make ice cream often and let my master lick the blades (rather than having to steal a lick or two).
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5 V) c( X m8 u! ?- ]" { D1 k" H: t# B10. I will never eat until my master has tasted what I have and approved it for me.9 t0 t5 ?) a; I- C; A4 J# l0 \
; A5 T9 ?+ K7 {/ o5 Q" f. ^11. I will set up the kiddie pool every day it\'s hot - even in December.
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8 Z" y" q# \% @6 U" U* [# H12. I will not leave my master at home any time I go in the car.
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' }: s# S1 `9 N5 f: d1 ?7 q [13. I will share everything I eat with my master.6 P" z" P+ v# s& o4 u
6 ]6 k* P) J a/ S14. I will allow my master on the couch., o; k1 I1 a3 b5 F( O, S6 G
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15. I will protect my master from that obnoxious little human thing at all times.
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16. I will not have another of those obnoxious little human things.! }' a1 X# X. E8 ]" k4 F
* r3 n. O6 i4 ?* z& `! G2 @17. I will not hide my master\'s ball in a place where I know he couldn\'t possibly retrieve it from and then ask him to go get it. }/ @7 i7 I' r3 x" R: j" A( x
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18. I will not sneak around the backyard wearing funny clothes to test whether my master is a good watchdog.
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m, y( J4 D$ Q k& F+ [" H1 m7 P19. I will realize that all my guests are really coming to massage and stroke the master.2 `. B7 ]- Q1 r3 [9 l7 R
/ Z. l$ s, _' H% ^& o20. I will stop referring to my master\'s necklace as her \"collar.\"1 T5 p; o4 y' I! i5 g. _0 D' B
; X* _8 m/ q m21. I will not cut my master\'s nails.
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22. I will not take shredded, soggy, yummy tennis balls away from my master.: c; m, f$ t k) f' [/ v7 I; u
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23. I will not abandon my master for trivial reasons like \"going to work\".
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$ G; q9 Z+ W8 ^$ k/ @ H24. I will not wake my master when I come home from work. w9 V1 L1 O6 V
& G2 [! ^, u ?- @7 V/ S3 R) ^25. My master\'s desires are always paramount. My master\'s wish is my command.
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+ |+ h7 G" `: M" }" L7 m26. I will not bring home any more cats.$ l/ L5 S3 W1 Q3 v! |3 e
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27. I will not stare while my master is doing his business.% c+ d4 Z+ d, {3 C/ O9 A* S
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28. Bad weather is no excuse for not walking my master.
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. J, U8 G* M) Q& m# o29. I will open the back door as soon as my master sits by it.
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30. I will not laugh at my master for being confused over not being able to find the lump of ice that he buried earlier.9 c& d2 f4 _% o5 E) S! T# u% x
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31. I will let my master bring the rear end of a mouse which the cat kindly gave him to chew onto the lounge room carpet.' t3 P8 h; j3 }+ [0 s$ c
0 f5 f8 h: E" m# |4 h- _+ V k32. I will not push my master away when she wants a hug after playing in a mud puddle.
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; O# S7 D {8 [- z0 B x- @, r33. I will give my masters chewies that last throughout that stupid kid\'s entire piano practice.
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1 I5 y. Q* s- Z34. I will not feed the cat before I feed my masters.
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; p5 T" r* d1 X35. I will not enter shows held in horse barns and expect my master to be obedient.
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36. Dog bladders are not large./ G. D) [- n) c$ ~' C: s2 T+ Z$ L
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37. I will not yell at my master for creating \"chew toys\" from found objects.
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3 E6 N/ f9 E2 ~ X7 I. B38. I will not run out of treats.' S0 T5 y8 Y! B0 `1 n
1 Z2 k$ \; C, _2 _7 q8 f- T6 t39. I will {make a turkey/stuff a stocking/buy lots of presents} for my master.
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40. I will not make my master wear silly-looking antlers or red hats.
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41. I will not make my master pose for pictures with some fat stranger in a red suit.. a. p6 t7 n/ M5 @# U* |5 T2 L
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43. I will not use decorations like tinsel that could be dangerous to my master.( }0 B. N$ o H9 M% t
3 G: ]* { ?& o$ t! l44. I will try much harder to understand my master\'s language.& R9 Z' E3 k6 ]3 H) B6 o
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45. I will not chase my master around yelling come! when he is socializing.8 g- `- D2 R; V, \7 [9 J0 u, Q8 r
& O* Q" z+ e( S* O, G9 ^" d46. The ornaments on the trees are balls. Really.
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1 g6 ^1 h/ F; @) n( x. e: k47. I will not ask my master to retire to his crate anymore.
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48. Give and leave it are useless request, so I will stop using them.$ _0 r- B ]3 k7 q4 ~
R: ~4 b: K& i4 m0 H6 ?- x$ J- N+ U8 z49. I will always carry cookies and treats." L" k: e% y' d0 q' k; N; I: t( O
! ]# s( m, ^8 `, V* i50. I will never go socializing with other canines without my master.$ \% E- X7 ~; o; i
! D0 x' M( @! {- V5 e0 u51. I will not take my master back to that horrid SPCA; she says it is a Christmas party but I\'m afraid she\'ll leave me there.
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/ w0 A) @/ C8 ^6 ?& k52. I will not order my master to get up out of the nice snow when he is obviously making snow angels and giving himself a coat conditioning.! O1 y! A6 X0 O* I
% k6 W- d# D: o- p) M% X53. I will give up any idea of dieting as it could wreck my master\'s nice comfy \"chair\"." [# h' l- a4 o( Y: S* F, r- ^( L
+ T" ]( d+ u( n3 l, [54. I promise to leave all doors and windows in the house open as my masters might need to make a quick exit to eradicate cats from the yard.9 ~. R! N: s- ]0 v' i
{0 i$ s5 `5 x55. I will not come home from work and feel the sofa to see if it is still warm from where my master was sleeping \"illegally\". |