Here’s a lovely little column in Huff listing 14 ways in which having a dog trumps having a male...I love number 2, That Dogs Find Things All By Themselves (oh, like you haven’t thought of this already?)

1. Despite the occasional bathroom accidents, dogs are way neater than men.

Dogs do not leave empty salsa containers, beer bottles, or boxer shorts lying around the house, nor do they leave dirty coffee mugs or food containers in the car. In fact, if you give your dog food in a to-go container, he will not only eat all the food, he will actually eat the container too.