These are the confessions of America's Doggy-Lovers.

Let's face it, your doggy owns the house. One flash of the puppy eyes and a few wags of the tail and BOOM…you're suddenly tending to all of their concerns. They may be a man/woman's best friend, but we humans sure as heck have some exceptional best friend qualities as well, including sacrifice, loyalty and not to mention fabulous poop-scooping skills. Even though they don't have thumbs to clean up our own bathroom creations, I know they would after reading this list. They have a lot to be thankful for. And us? Well, we have a lot to potentially be embarrassed of, unless talking to another doggy-lover who knows exactly what it's like when you love your doggy more than you probably should. These are your confessions of America's Doggy-Lovers.

1. You update your doggy on all the hot gossip of your day.
2. On multiple occasions, you have serenaded your doggy your favorite song by replacing words with your doggy's name.
3. You lay down with your doggy in complete silence and stare into each other's eyes. It's not romantic. It's intimate. There's a difference.
4. When you say something to your doggy, you always make up what they would say back. So, you politely reply to what they “said." Then, they (you) respond back. You two have complete understanding for one another. It's a conversation, really.
5. You have shared your deepest secrets and feelings with your doggy.
6. If you and your doggy have grown up together since the peewee days, you can reminisce on the times you put your doggy in a stroller or baby carriage.
7. You've had bathroom-floor crying sessions with your doggy. Well, your dog wasn't crying… but you were.
8. You can't pass by your doggy without talking to them in your “doggy voice."
9. Doggy hair is alright.
10. Doggy breath is fine.
11. Doggy kisses are the best.
12. Your doggy always gets a nibble of your breakfast/lunch/dinner. It's your way of telling your doggy, “You are one of us."
13. You wonder if you will actually love you own child more than your doggy because that is just unimaginable.
14. Your doggy is the background of your phone. In case the word “dog" comes up in conversation, you can show people your bff with record-breaking speed.
15. You call your doggy the same enduring term as you call your boyfriend/girlfriend. (“Hey handsome, sweetie, cutie, beautiful, etc.")
16. When coming home from college, you're most excited to see your doggy.
17. In fact, you actually hug your doggy before your parents.
18. You're going on a super cool vacay like Jamaica, yet you're sincerely heartbroken to leave him/her at the doggy hotel. YOUR DOGGY THINKS YOUR ARE FOREVER ABANDONING THEM, OKAY?!?!
19. You've dressed your doggy-up in doggy clothes because you wanted them to feel beautiful.
20. You have made a pillow/blanket nest specifically for your doggy.
21. Big or small, your doggy as VIP access to every couch in the house.
22. You'll spend an hour chasing your doggy around the house because he/she likes to play chase and you have nothing better to do.
23. You squeeze your doggy to the point of closterphobia.
24. You specifically put the toilet seat up so your doggy can stay hydrated.
25. When your friends come over, you make them greet your doggy. And by make, I mean make.
26. You chuckle when you see your doggy poop and probably even catch a picture for Snapchat.
27. Sibling rivalry stems from who the doggy chooses to snuggle with.
28. You take your doggy's collar off and tell them they are as free as their wolfie ancestors… then put it back on 10 minutes later because what if they actually believed you?
29. You bark back.
30. You understand what ordering a “Pupuccino" at Starbucks means. Out of the loop? It's a cup of whip cream.
31. You let your dog lick the sweat off of your calves after a workout. They like the salt.
32. You've said more than once in your life, “I would love to be a dog," because you know how much pampering and spoiling they get. You really are the best friend there ever was. Congrats.