• joelfromaus@aussie.zone
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    1 day ago

    I remember reading somewhere that “we are the most exciting thing to happen in our pets’ lives”. It’s why I never get annoyed if my dog gets excited to see me.

    She’s pretty old now so no more jumping but every now and then lick or nip at my hands for a pat and it’s not because she’s being naughty, she’s just so excited to see me and wants some attention.

    • bluejayway@lemmy.zip
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      21 hours ago

      my cat is the same. completely velcro. i can’t eat or get on my computer or use the bathroom without him trying to jump in my lap. i just think about how one day he won’t be here and ill miss him so much, even if he sometimes gets annoying now.

    • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      I still get annoyed at my cat because he’s always excited to see me, even if i never left. So I get no time to myself.

      “You want to watch tv? Pick me up and pet me. No, I’m not jumping up onto the couch with you, you must fetch me. I will not stop screaming.”

      I love him but goddamn is he a lot sometimes.

      • Tier 1 Build-A-Bear 🧸@lemmy.world
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        23 hours ago

        Not to be morbid but really enjoy it while you can. It might be annoying at times now but there will come a time where you’ll appreciate that you did.

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          21 hours ago

          His predecessor was a lovely girl that lasted about 16 years. She wasn’t obnoxious. She was my stinky baby.

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          21 hours ago

          Now that the weather is cooling off, we’ve turned off the air conditioning and started opening windows, and it breaks his little brain that there are holes in his house. He is very upset about this.

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            21 hours ago

            Meanwhile, my cat gets confused when she can’t pounce on birds because of this mysterious mesh screen that lies between her and her prey.