you know your dog is the priority when...

you adjust your position in bed around his.

he is in 85% of your instragrams.  Okay, 90.

he is the first to eat some of the chicken you just boiled.

the first gift opened on Christmas morning is for him.

he is in every family Christmas portrait.

he is in every family portrait.

he receives new sweaters from Grandmama every year.

he gets ice cream on his birthday.

you are extremely picky and strict about who keeps him when you're gone.

you stay up late to blow dry him when he is shivering from rain.

you know it'll be nearly impossible to live without him.