Ten Dumb Things Smart People Do with Their Pets

  1. Put the food bowl down and take it away as soon as their pet starts eating.

  2. Force affection onto a pet who wants to be left alone.

  3. Expect their pets to be as responsive to requests as a search engine.

  4. Expect their pet’s behavior to change without changing their own behavior first. 

  5. Leave children and pets together unsupervised.

  6. Wait until the week before vacation to find a pet sitter.

  7. Fail to give pets a constructive outlet for species-specific behavior.

  8. Fail to provide mental stimulation.

  9. Think their pets are vindictive. 

  10.  Wait until a tragedy occurs to address problem behaviors.

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