Before our kids, our first baby was our soon to be six and half year-old yellow Labrador Retriever named Rally. Rally, like any good first child, tested us on every level from patience, to torn upholstery, to potty training in the early AM hours in the back alley of our then San Francisco apartment. If it weren't for Rally, our son wouldn't have discovered that his Burp Armor makes an even better lovey after being partial eaten by the family dog. If it weren't for Rally feasting on his snowcone stitch Burp Armor -- he never would have discovered the comfort of the multi-layered inside. Because of Rally's work on his favorite Burp Armor -- now, every Burp Armor lovey in the house has to be torn down the center. CRAZY, right? Not in our son's eyes. Rally is a genius! She unlocked a hidden secret to our son; a secret of comfort and joy that comes alive every time he needs to chill out on the couch watching Thomas, sneak out to practice pooping in the corner, or when he needs to wipe a tear in a moment of crisis.
Rally's work led our son to find the comfort found in the super soft, rich textures of Burp Armor. Now, while one hand finds a soothing, plush mixture of textures from the interior Burp Armor layers, the other hand busily caresses the pillowy exterior fleece to his cheek while simultaneously putting his thumb in his mouth. It's an amazing feet to watch. What's even more amazing is how the entire ritual instantly calms him down from the roughest of days. Thanks, Rally! We (mom and dad) OWE you big time! We owe you for getting us ready to be parents when we knew nothing other than caring for ourselves. We owe you for the constant licks on the face (especially on bad days). We owe you for unlocking the mysteries of the Burp Armor to your blond haired little brother. And, we owe you for always...ALWAYS cleaning up after the kids! Man, do I/we owe you for this last one!
Dogs, especially Labrador Retrievers, are the world's greatest vacuum cleaners for young families that deal with kid produced food messes on a daily basis. Period, end of story! Forget Hoover. Oreck... who? DYSON, what? Labrador retrievers are dishwashers and the best clean-up crew a mom or dad can have on a daily basis. There hasn't been a food related mess in our house, particularly since the arrival of our kids that Rally hasn't either completely and/or happily cleaned up on the spot! Parents, you can say goodbye to your Swiffer, toss out your Dust Busters -- all it takes is a lot of love, family trips to the beach to swim after a tennis ball and tummy rubs. You will never have to clean-up another dinnertime mess again.
Long live the dog... that is -- Rally dog! Every family needs a pet!
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