1. Thou shalt have no other joys greater than the shredding of cardboard, from the mighty packing crate to the lowly toilet paper roll.

2. Thou shalt not destroy thy master's graven images, nor eat his paintings, nor pee on his rugs.

3. Thou shalt not take the silence of the nights of thy neighborhood in vain.

4. Remember the time the mailman cometh, to keep it loud.

5. Honour thy master sometimes and his leash usually.

6. Thou shalt not kill, with the possible exceptions of flies, grasshoppers, gophers and stuffed toys.

7. Thou shalt have no other humans before thy master, though thou suffer the judges to come unto thee.

8. Thou shalt not steal, though the socks be left at the foot of the bed, the underwear on the floor, and the cookies on the coffee table.

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against the puppy, especially when the crumbs are on thine own beard.

10. Thou shalt not covet the liver of the handler behind thee in line, lest it maketh thy master crazy.

-Sue Ailsby
reprinted from Dogs in Canada