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Taking the Dirty Work Out of Owning a Dog?

I'm in shock. I never dreamed there was such a service. Then, today as a matter of fact, I happened to be perusing the pets section on Craigslist, and I found this ad. There is actually a company that offers the service of cleaning up after your dog. No, really! I'm serious! I had to read it twice myself, then I actually had to go visit their website to see if it was a joke or if it was a real company.

As you may know, we have three big dogs and with big dogs comes big poop. Yep, I said it, poop. These dogs sh#t like its their darn job - and they do it with pride. (Come to think of it, maybe there's a dog union...but if there is, I guess we're doing ok, because none of them have stepped forward asking to have their wages increased or working conditions improved...then again, they don't do any work and they only get paid in bones...)

For the amazingly small fee of $25 a week, K9 Waste Management will come out to our house twice a week and clean up the dog poop. I think I must have died and gone to heaven. Now, how can we find $100 a month in our budget to pay for this...there simply has to be a way!

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