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14 Strangest Things People Do With Their Pets

The odd things we find ourselves doing to our pets all in the name of love.

Ali Lazik

Jun 14, 2016

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Here is a list only a fellow pet owner will understand. I think we can all admit, we do some pretty odd things to our pets; I mean they're CLOSER than family! We love them! When it comes to the ones we love, there is no line that has not been crossed. Here are some of the most bizarre activities people have owned up to engaging in with their pet.

1. "When we go out for like McDonald's or something, my mom and I buy them each their own burger and sometimes include fries so they can have a meal."

-Jess, on Maxie and Nikko

2. Wiping away doggy eye boogies with our fingers because who else is gonna do it?

3. "Sometimes I grab my dog's arms and make him slap his own belly because it's cute."

-Casey, on Frankenstein

4. "Putting my dog on my shoulders like a human child."

-Alyssa, on Minnie

5. "I've definitely caught my brother-in-law nibbling on his cat's ear..."

-Chris, on Cuddles (brother-in-law) and Dave Meowthews (cat)

6. Coming up with RIDICULOUS pet names for our pets.

7. "Dio kinda likes it when I boop his snoot."

-Aaron, on Dio

8. "I trim my pup's penis hairs...but only because I'm scared he'll get a UTI otherwise."

-He Who Shall Not Be Named

9. "Sometimes when I'm walking my dog, he just stops and I have to carry him the rest of the way, he's such a prince."

-Marissa, on Cody

10. "Both dogs require a 'special treat,' which are rawhides kept safe in the bedroom, after every meal. Sometimes we run out, so I have to sneak cheese into the bedroom and present it as a 'special treat.'"

-Karen, on Kaycee and Harley

11. Pushing cats in baby carriages.

12. "Treating them like real kids, i.e. having conversations, scolding them, time out, taking away toys."

-Sara, on Clyde and Oliver

13. "I let my girl's dog kiss me on the mouth all the time, it doesn't bother me at all."

-Max, on Champ

Annnnd, last but not least, my personal favorite...

14. "I feel like the silliest thing we do is change the words to popular songs so they relate to cats and then serenade them."

-Sara, on many a kitties

...because you KNOW you do the exact. same. thing.

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1. "When we go out for like McDonald's or something, my mom and I buy them each their own burger and sometimes include fries so they can have a meal."

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3. "Sometimes I grab my dog's arms and make him slap his own belly because it's cute."

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7. "Dio kinda likes it when I boop his snoot."

8. "I trim my pup's penis hairs...but only because I'm scared he'll get a UTI otherwise."

9. "Sometimes when I'm walking my dog, he just stops and I have to carry him the rest of the way, he's such a prince."

10. "Both dogs require a 'special treat,' which are rawhides kept safe in the bedroom, after every meal. Sometimes we run out, so I have to sneak cheese into the bedroom and present it as a 'special treat.'"

11. Pushing cats in baby carriages.

12. "Treating them like real kids, i.e. having conversations, scolding them, time out, taking away toys."

13. "I let my girl's dog kiss me on the mouth all the time, it doesn't bother me at all."

14. "I feel like the silliest thing we do is change the words to popular songs so they relate to cats and then serenade them."

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When you're struggling to keep afloat, keep going.

Panicking and pulling all-nighters will not allow you to get an A.

College is hard, but you will make it through.

1. You will have that special "college" look to you.

2. You will feel like an adult but also feeling like a child.

3. You will have classes that are just the professor reading from their lecture slides for an hour.

4. You will need to study but also want to hang out with your friends.

5. Coffee is your best friend.

6. You don't know what you're doing 99% of the time.

7. You will procrastinate and write a paper the night before it is due.

8. Money is a mythical object.

9. It is nearly impossible to motivate yourself to go to classes during spring.

10. The food pyramid goes out the window.

11. You will have at least one stress induced breakdown a semester.

12. Most lecture classes will bore you to tears.

13. You will not like all of your professors.

14. You will try to go to the gym... but you will get too lazy at some point.

15. When you see high school students taking tours:

16. You will try to convince yourself that you can handle everything.

17. Finals week will try to kill you.

18. You won't like everyone, but you will find your best friends sooner or later.

19. You actually have to go to class.

20. Enjoy it, because you will be sad when it is all over.

The more I research, the more I worry, the more I get stuck.

You are not alone.

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