My Dogs Know Several Phrases

my dogs know several phrases
nothing like sit, beg, stay

they know night-night
it has them running to the bed
If they both jump up, the mattress slides off
because that is two hundred and fifty pounds of dogs
I have to figure out a way to contort my body around them

they know outside
it means they run to the front door
which now I can barely open, because they are both in front of it

they know snack
it means they turn and look at Daddy, expecting cheese or bologna
No one spoils them more than Daddy
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