Some of us like dogs, some of us like dogs more than others, and if you don't like dogs, well- who am I kidding... who couldn't like man's (and woman's) best friend?! Below is a list compiled of all the crazy habits that lovers of pups everywhere can agree are universally recognized as a part of the dog-owning culture.
1. Your dog has thirty names and none of them are what it’s tag actually reads.
“Hey Shmoopy love muffin wrinkly winkle.”
2. When people say they don’t like dogs, you feel personally attacked.
Because how could anyone hate your pooch?
3. You have an album on your camera roll dedicated to the pics of your precious pup.
Just so you can show them to people more easily.
4. Seeing that fuzzy face is what you look forward to most when coming home from college or a long day.
Because they have the most visceral reaction to seeing you.
5. You have their birthday marked in your calendar.
6. Your hardest goodbye when you left for college was with your dog.
7. Your Snapchat story is 100 seconds of your dog doing nothing.
8. Doing the universal baby talk when you hold conversations with your pooch.
9. You can admit other dogs are cute, but none compare to your little one.
10. When your parents say no to giving the dog food but you sneak them some anyway.
11. You’ve kissed your dog more times than any other human ever.
My boyfriend will never replace my dog.
12. Speaking gibberish to your dog so you can watch them do the head tilt.
13. Making your dog spend time with you in the bathroom.
Because you don’t want to be alone and you need some quality time together.
14. Praising them for being the most intelligent thing to ever walk the Earth when they sit for you on command.
15. Being extra quiet so you don’t wake your dog up from its nap.
It gets pretty hard when they sleep all the time.
16. Trying to act mad at them, which only lasts for for like .25 seconds.
Who can stay angry at such an adorable face?
17. Trying to get your dog to reenact that cute thing they did a minute ago for a picture.
“LOOK AT THE CAMERA!”
18. Forcing them to take naps with you.
19. Begging for forgiveness when you step on your puppy’s foot.
20. Making them stand on two feet.
“You are people now.”
21. The ration of how little space you have on your bed versus how much room they do is remarkable.
22. You’ve made an Instagram post in their honor.
Or two, or three…
23. Your parents text you pictures of the funny things your dog does.
24. Their irrational fears of thunder or pools only makes you love them more.
25. Lastly- you get more upset when a dog dies in a movie than a person.
Don’t ever watch ‘Marley and Me’.
