crazypetowners

Anathema to my profession, this isn’t something you hear often from a vet. However, if you’re a pet owner, chances are you’re nuts.  Your dog farts the wrong way, and it’s a trip to the vet.  Your Maltese has two bowel movements today instead of three?  She must be dying.  A bus goes by and you scoop up your trembling, petrified, Pomeranian, caressing the dog and attempting to pacify him with non-stop utterances of “It’s ok, it’s ok.”  You’re right: it is ok for a bus to go by, and no, it’s not ok for you treat your dog like a frail, autistic child with polio. 

Do you put your dog in a stroller or carry your Yorkie in your Louis Vuitton handbag?  If you do, you’re nuts.  Do you not believe in heartworm disease and feel that the preventatives we administer to our dogs are “toxins?”  If you do, you’re nuts (of course, plague-carrying fleas and deadly heartworms are fine).  Is your dog completely nuts around other dogs and/or people? If so, the dog learned it from you (or you were a bad teacher). 

The aim of this blog is manifold: 1) to make you laugh. If it doesn’t, I’ve failed (or you’re humorless as well as crazy); 2) to expose the crazy behaviors of pet owners to the public, and to themselves (how do we change if we think what we’re doing is normal?); 3) to teach: if you learn something from this blog, my job is done and I can sleep soundly.

Vets and pet trainers are working tirelessly to do their jobs, tip-toeing obsequiously around pet owners who think they know it all.  Through this blog, I will expose those manifestations of pet ownership that I believe make pet owners crazy.