re: Strange things that people you know do for their dogs/pets?

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treat dogs like they're humans

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I crate trained my dog, disciplined with nose slaps, feed him dog food, lock him out of certain rooms of the house while we’re gone, don’t feed him at the table, etc.

However, he is a member of our family. He is 75 lbs., stays in the house during the day (living room), and sleeps in our king bed at night. He eats higher end dog food with wild salmon oil added to it. He goes on every road trip with us. We love to bring him to dog friendly restaurants and bars. He runs errands with me (usually chills in the car).

I’m not sure I treat him like a human or just a really loved dog. Either way, that guy is my main man. Him waiting for me at home with his tail wagging can make me forget a shitty day at work instantly. He has complex emotions and is very human like as well. He knows when I feel like shite, he knows when I am tired, etc. and changes his behavior to comfort me. Its pretty crazy.


ETA:

He loves some fricking toilet water though and is hardly a picky eater . Dude eats anything. Also, I have never and will never clothe him. He has a fur coat and padded feet. That shite is stupid.

Kiss on mouth