Do you guys do this, too? You’re in your vehicle, strolling down the highway, prepared for the bus, regardless of, and… oh! look! a canine! Your head swivels, and likewise you smile as they stroll earlier (or, within the occasion that they’re shut adequate, shout, “May I please pet your canine?!”).

It’s habits.

Totally ingrained.

And so, the alternative day, we had been driving alongside, and I spot up ahead… a canine! An enormous canine! An enormous monumental fluffy white canine! (Certain, I’m a toddler.) As we get nearer, John spots one factor and says to me, “Ugh. Don’t look.”

So what do I do? I look. (As I discussed: a toddler.)

This poor canine. The woman was jerking the crud out of him with what I’m optimistic she thought had been “leash corrections” collectively along with his large ole choke chain. In any case, it wasn’t clear to him (or me) what she was correcting because of she jerked exhausting every two or three steps.

Thankfully, the canine was monumental and probably didn’t experience that rather a lot bodily discomfort. Though confusion and frustration? More than likely.

Anyway, it obtained me contemplating what variety of pet peeves I’ve. No, not pet peeves. Pet proprietor peeves. So, proper right here goes (and please, please, pretty please share yours inside the suggestions!!! if we’re capable of’t snort collectively…)

1. Not. deciding on. up. It’s inexcusable.
2. Leash jerks (see above)
3. Truly prolonged, convoluted, overly-anthropomorphic explanations of habits that make no sense and put an extreme quantity of accountability on the poor canine (“Oh, no! Mr. Snugglepuff IS house educated. He solely pees within the house because of he’s so upset with me for painting the lounge such an excellent shade. It clashes collectively along with his mattress, you acknowledge, and my baby loves nothing higher than to match!”)
4. Off leash in on-leash areas
5. Corollary: “Don’t worry!! She’s nice!” shouted from a pair blocks away.
6. Flexi-Leads (I do know it’s a controversial one, nevertheless I hate ’em. I hate that canines in vet lobbies on Flexis merely run correct as a lot as my guys. I hate that, from a block away, I can’t inform if the canine is certainly on a lead or not. I hate making an attempt to cross earlier one and the lead zipping all through your legs. Hate. Them.)
7. Working up and grabbing/petting my canines with out asking first
8. Anyone making an attempt to “Canine Whisper” their canine. Do. not. alpha. roll.
9. Using a collar as a steering wheel
10. Judging completely different people’s choices about their pets and their pet’s care (minus, you acknowledge, the stuff listed above)

There you have it: My excessive 10 pet proprietor peeves! What are yours? What would you add to this itemizing? 

End observe: Fully unrelated (besides costumes are one amongst your pet peeves… to each her private…) I forgot to share their Halloween pic ON Halloween. Oops. So, my little shark and minnows!!

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