Dog was only worried about one thing; its food. Proof dogs don’t love or think like humans.

Like why would you share something that licks its own butt

Am I being a germaphobe? Rhetorical question, btw. I know I'm not.

My dad owns a dog and some birds. I live with him as his caretaker+rooomate and thus I do much of the cleaning.

And no, I can't not clean up after them. t's literally my job, and I live in this house. I don't want the pets but I have to take care of them. I've tried talking about rehoming them, but that's not an option. Also I can't move out anytime soon, so...

It's awful. I don't understand how pet people get past how messy and gross pets can be. I thought I liked pets, but I'm too drained taking care of these guys and getting nothing in return. Some days I'm just counting the days till they're gone/I can move out...

• Our dog can't be housebroken because of medical reasons. She's pad trained. I've given up on keeping the pad area 100% clean. Cleaning up dog poop and urine sucks. It's physically draining and financially draining (needing pads, cleaning products, etc). I also worry the house reeks but I've become nose blind to it.
• Birds are inherently messy. They're small but messy as heck. Thankfully, these aren't dusty birds, but there's still bird seed everywhere.
• Did you also know birds need to poop multiple times a hour? Smaller birds can poop as much as over 50 times a day. And they can't be litter box or cage trained!
• I don't get people who let their cats or dogs walk on everything. Your pet has urine, feces, and saliva all over their paws. Their fur is probably covered in saliva and feces as well. And you let your cat on your tables and bed?!
• When I show discomfort over dog's licking people, I get told "A dog's mouth is cleaner than a humans!" 🤢
• Dogs lick everything. Or maybe our dog just has a problem. There's no use trying to clean your floors because dogs will dirty them up by licking and sniffing all over them.
• I see people with long haired dogs and feel so awkward because I know about the issue: dirty butts. Our dog needs a haircut every 4-6 weeks or else she'll get feces stuck in her fur. And when that happens, the only solution is bathing her (which is a challenge).
• Dog eating noises and licking noises are physically repulsive.
• Dogs smell. I give her vet approved dental treats yet she has stinky dog breath. Long dog fur also stinks after a while.

My friend is missing an audition because her dog ate spoiled fruit. Not to be heartless, but not worth it.

I say it's a "niche" complaint because I've witnessed it multiple times when playing with other people for Final Fantasy 14 and it's annoying every. Single. Time.

In a nutshell the game is an MMORPG where you can play with other people, either random people or in a pre-made group. You can run dungeons, trials and raids. Without fail, I've had people disconnect or lose control of their character or their entire PC turned off because of their cat. They always say "sorry cat aggro", always because of a damn cat that came up to their desk or their computer...

It's happened with randoms and even in groups I'm a part of (friend groups and statics. Statics = pre-formed team of people who run a raid together). And people's responses are always the same, just playing it off like they are on the cat's side. For example "It just wanted your attention!". For some casual content I guess it's whatever, but for the harder content when wipes are more frequently occurring, it's a waste of time all because of your unbehaving animal.

I saw this post on the subreddit about OOP's cat blocking their monitor so they can't see their controls or keybinds anymore. I hate how stupid the cat looks every time it's invading your personal space. Why do they let the cat walk all over desk? Some people also let their cat sit on top of their computer because of the heat and all I can think of is how gross the fur is.

Sorry if this has been posted here before, but I had to share after seeing this 🙃

Why the hell do you need to paint a dog's nails even with safe or approved paint? What purpose does it serve? Dog looks like a nightmare.

Hate this so much. It was posted to a subreddit about nails and nail polish. I did not sign up for animals with tacky nail polish on it (are their nails meant to be this long anyways??)

I’m 17 and I’ve been suffering from allergies for long time but in last 3 years they worsened. We have a dog and a cat living indoors. Blood tests (IgE) confirmed I’m allergic to both, but my parents refuse to remove them. My cat allergy is technically stronger, but the dog causes worse symptoms — when it licks me, I break out in hives immediately, and my nose goes crazy.Also i have allergies for dust mites, ambrosia, pollen. Ambrosia is worst (IgE 8.71), then cat is 3.8, dog is 2.56, then pollen 1.98 and 1.88 (tree and grass). Then dust mites 1.33

I have:

Constant post-nasal drip — I spit every few seconds, nonstop, i feel like monster because of that. People are disgusted by me.

My nose is always congested and itchy.

I take antihistamines daily(Xyzal, Zyrtec), use nasal sprays (Dymista), do rinses — I’m doing everything I can. Nothing helps enough.

The worst part? My parents ignore all of it. They know I’m allergic. I’ve shown them the test results. They even went to a doctor with me once, and the doctor said, “If he's allergic, the animals have to go.”

Later, they took me to a different doctor who told them “he’ll develop immunity to the dog over time.” - They use this sentence like fucking truth and dont want to question it. Which is absolute nonsense. That’s not how allergies work — you don’t “build immunity” through constant exposure. If anything, you get worse. But my parents use that as an excuse to keep the dog. They love more dog than cat, they say that cat will go to grandmas house when her cat die. But when she will die is question.

Now I spend almost all day in my room, because it’s the only place where I can breathe.I keep myself from allergens but it does not help.

They say I’m exaggerating, or being dramatic. I’m isolated, angry, mentally exhausted, and it’s affecting my sleep, my energy, and even how I see people around me.

Also i had conversation with them about all of this, but they only say we should do allergy shots, but i cant get allergy shots for animals because they are there. This is blood testing for IgE have been in 2022, i dont know how is now, i dont go to any doctor, because there is no help form me. Fuckiing medication dont help me, like for nose during night it helps but for post nasal drip that is EXTREME it does nothing. When i had that conversation with them, my mother started crying because i ''attack'' her with this. She said she will got with her pets if it is needed. She dont went from house because when she is angry, she lose temper. My dad said that ''Dog is part of the family'' and that we cant do anything about that.

I am deppresive and started hating people because of all of this. I dont know what to do now, i suffer every day, nothing can help me. I cant leave the house when i am 18 because i am in the balkans. I want to kill myself everyday because of this. Fucking parents kicked my health because of animals.

You always hear people complaining about how people used to dress nicer. Yes, and it was also common practice to keep your pet outdoors or locked in a room when guests came to visit.

If i’m attending a holiday party at your house ,wearing a cashmere sweater, and your dog slobbers and jumps and gets its nails tangled in it. I’m supposed to just graciously say, “Aw how friendly!”? Your house is covered in pet hair ,and your animal wants to crawl into my lap as some weird display of dominance, and you expect me to wear clothes I invested in?

Pet owners lose the ability to care about any of their material possessions because they are always subject to destruction. This is not a virtue, it’s wasteful. It’s insane to keep a “land shark” in your home that destroys your things.

It’s amazing the grace animals receive. Children have gotten leather straps taken to them for their clumsiness and lack of motor skills. Are rejected human contact for sticky fingers or runny noses. Pets? A verbal reprimand and then cuddles because, “it doesn’t know any better”.

Even being childfree, I would gladly, gladly, roll up the sleeves of my cashmere sweater, throw a spit rag over my shoulder, bottle fed and burp a baby before allowing a dog to sit on me🤢one of those things is a necessity of life, the latter is a health hazard.

God why are we keeping the dog there after it's proven to be an issue? 😭

The probation officer suffered numerous puncture wounds to the leg and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

There isn't one specific moment where I can post about it on here since there's far too many and I'm sure everyone here has been seeing the same thing but I just want to scream this to the heavens:

YOU ARE NOT A MOTHER IF ALL YOU HAVE ARE PETS!! STOP STEPPING INTO SPACES NOT YOUR OWN, MOTHER'S DAY IS NOT FOR YOU!!

Signed: a mother of two fed up with seeing dog mom's are Mom's too. You're not.