Dogs are a man's best friend, right? Right. Well, when it comes to being a dog owner, being their best friend is only a part of the relationship. Many dog owners could probably attest to this and more. So here are a few things that dog owners know all too well when it comes to befriending their furry friend:
1. You can't go a meal without sneaking bites to your best friend (who, in a lot of cases, is sitting at the foot of the dinner table.)
After all, no one can resist those adorable puppy dog eyes that make you feel like you're denying him nourishment despite the fact his food bowl on the other side of the kitchen is filled with food.
2. Your Instagram/phone is filled with nothing but cute pictures of your dog.
Because, honestly, who DOESN'T like seeing pictures of their adorable pup in a filtered landscape photo?
3. You feel so sad when you have to leave the house for a couple hours and your dog gives you those unforgivable sad puppy eyes.
You can promise them a thousand times that you'll be back, but no matter how many times you tell them, the unforgivable puppy eyes will come. They are especially hard to dismiss if your pup is new to his/her home.
4. Your dog has become a legitimate part of the family i.e. new brother, sister, daughter, son, etc.
My family consists of me, my sister, and my mom and dad. But ever since we brought our pup home, we've been known to ask each other on how our "brother" is doing if someone else is out of the house. No shame whatsoever.
5. Coming home to your dog includes the best greeting you could ever get from any living being.
Does you significant other want to jump all over you and lick your face each time you come home like your loving dog does?? I don't think so. (and, if they do, FYI that's weird.)
6. You don't regret spending money on your dog. I mean, who could resist that adorable dog costume for Halloween?
No one can deny dressing up their dog in something at least ONCE in their pet-owning life. After all, who wouldn't want to see an adorable black lab dressed up as Darth Vader?
7. Getting your dog to finally learn a new trick makes you feel like you've won the gold medal, or at the very least, are a low-key dog whisperer.
The satisfaction of getting your dog to understand a new command or trick is beyond belief. If only Cesar Millan can see you now.
8. You don't mind the loving licks and kisses your dog gives you, despite knowing where that tongue was about ten minutes ago (AKA cleaning their butt.)
Hey, soap is thing, right? Dog lovers understand that no matter where that tongue has been, the sink can always save you later.
9. The possibility of loving your dog more than your friends is entirely plausible.
Dogs never get tired of you, and they're the perfect listeners! No one can deny that.
10. You can watch a movie where people get killed and not blink an eye, but if a dog dies, there's no stopping the uncontrollable sobbing and anger at the movie producers for doing such a horrible thing.
This doesn't even need explanation. If you are a film maker and decide a dog is going to die in your movie, don't count on getting any money from me from the box office the next time around.
11. You dread taking out your dog when it's raining or snowing, but you'd rather endure the elements than a poop-stained carpet.
No one likes walking rain in snow. But, no one likes a smelly turd in the house either. Case closed.
12. At the end of the day, no matter the shedding, the barking, the whining, the accidents, or the unexpected morning alarm that is your dog, you love your furry friend more to the end of the universe and back.
Awwww puppy love.
