When it comes down to it, who wants to do this thing called \u201cadulting,\u201d really? Work, chores, bills, stress \u2026 ugh! The privileges of adulting, or generating the means to have a place to live, food to eat, a car to drive \u2014 not to mention to properly tend to the care and feeding of a furry beast \u2014 just come between you reading, enjoying nature, series binging, introverting \u2014 and anything else you\u2019d rather be doing, especially spending time with said furry beast or, more likely, beasts. Just what do dogs think of this adulting business, anyway?<\/p>\n
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Love It: Schedule keepers and independent pups<\/h3>\n
Some dogs know by heart the daily grind of us humans getting up and going through the motions that signal we\u2019re leaving for hours on end to do who knows what (why on Earth would my goofy, misguided owner want to leave me?!) just as much as they love the daily dance that signals food will appear in their bowls, just as it always does, at 6 p.m. sharp.<\/p>\n
Related: <\/strong>How to Create the Perfect Daily Routine for Your Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In some households, dogs even walk themselves by holding their leashes in their mouths or envelop themselves in a security blanket without help. And then there are those pups who bring their food dishes to their owners at the exact time every day. Mine get in my face like clockwork to say \u201cFeed me!\u201d That\u2019s some pretty heavy dog adulting, if you ask me.<\/p>\n Photo: Chalabala | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n While there are dogs, like Border Collies<\/a>, who love adulting and work to prove it every second of every day, couch potatoes, like Greyhounds, merely snort from their favorite dog-couch groove and pillow in the face of boring adulting.<\/p>\n Photo: Oleksandr Hurtovyi, Salima Senyavskaya | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n These pups rush in to smooth ruffled feathers while others scurry in a burst of fur at the first sign of a raised voice. As some dogs instigate maximum shenanigans, these pups sheriff the entire brood \u2014 humans and animals \u2014 and allow only minimum shenanigans, and grudgingly at that.<\/p>\n Photo: Kimeveruss | Getty Image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n My dogs invented the four-panel meme that shows German Shepherd Dogs<\/a> snoozing through a doorbell, a burglar and a mailman only to leap to attention at the slightest rustle of a cheese wrapper. When they\u2019re feeling particularly ambitious, though, one lies on his back against the wall (you know \u2026 to hold it up), snoring, while the other infrequently peers out the window to give a good show of guardian responsibility.<\/p>\n Photo: Goodboy Picture Co. | Getty Image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Some dogs take the adulting responsibility of caring for the vulnerable very seriously: Dogs who won\u2019t leave the newborn human baby\u2019s side, dogs who gently care for wayward woodland creatures and dogs who rescue their families from certain doom. Their furry counterparts would rather have 1,000 baths in a row than spend time with a sticky, unpredictable, miniature human and would gladly banish that squirrel to the nether regions \u2014 including the doggo\u2019s own belly.<\/p>\n Photo: yellowsarah. | Getty Image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Work isn\u2019t everything, am I right? Does your dog put his paw over yours every time you make a move toward the laptop? Obviously, your dog is gently telling you to \u201cJust put down the laptop\/phone\/remote, and everything will be just fine.\u201d A paw, a head nudge, a bruff \u2014 they all mean the same thing.<\/p>\n Just like their human counterparts, dogs do defer and despise various aspects of adulting and engage in adulting-like behaviors when necessary or when driven by their genetic imperative (Border Collies, we\u2019re looking at you again). As long as dog and owner share the same basic expectations, it all should be good. Right?<\/p>\n Featured Image: SeventyFour | Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read Next: <\/strong>5 Tips to Keep Your Dog From Distracting You When You\u2019re Working From Home<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The post 6 Ways Dogs Love\/Hate “Adulting”<\/a> by Ellyce Rothrock<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n The post 6 Ways Dogs Love\/Hate “Adulting”<\/a> by Ellyce Rothrock<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n When it comes down to it, who wants to do this thing called \u201cadulting,\u201d really? Work, chores, bills, stress \u2026 ugh! The privileges of adulting, or generating the means to have a place to live, food to eat, a car to drive \u2014 not to mention to properly tend to the care and feeding of a furry beast \u2014 just come between you reading, enjoying nature, series binging, introverting \u2014 and anything else you\u2019d rather be doing, especially spending time with said furry beast or, more likely, beasts. Just what do dogs think of this adulting business, anyway?<\/p>\n Photo: mykeyruna | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Some dogs know by heart the daily grind of us humans getting up and going through the motions that signal we\u2019re leaving for hours on end to do who knows what (why on Earth would my goofy, misguided owner want to leave me?!) just as much as they love the daily dance that signals food will appear in their bowls, just as it always does, at 6 p.m. sharp.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong>How to Create the Perfect Daily Routine for Your Dog<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In some households, dogs even walk themselves by holding their leashes in their mouths or envelop themselves in a security blanket without help. And then there are those pups who bring their food dishes to their owners at the exact time every day. Mine get in my face like clockwork to say \u201cFeed me!\u201d That\u2019s some pretty heavy dog adulting, if you ask me.<\/p>\n Photo: Chalabala | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n While there are dogs, like Border Collies<\/a>, who love adulting and work to prove it every second of every day, couch potatoes, like Greyhounds, merely snort from their favorite dog-couch groove and pillow in the face of boring adulting.<\/p>\n Photo: Oleksandr Hurtovyi, Salima Senyavskaya | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n These pups rush in to smooth ruffled feathers while others scurry in a burst of fur at the first sign of a raised voice. As some dogs instigate maximum shenanigans, these pups sheriff the entire brood \u2014 humans and animals \u2014 and allow only minimum shenanigans, and grudgingly at that.<\/p>\n Photo: Kimeveruss | Getty Image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n My dogs invented the four-panel meme that shows German Shepherd Dogs<\/a> snoozing through a doorbell, a burglar and a mailman only to leap to attention at the slightest rustle of a cheese wrapper. When they\u2019re feeling particularly ambitious, though, one lies on his back against the wall (you know \u2026 to hold it up), snoring, while the other infrequently peers out the window to give a good show of guardian responsibility.<\/p>\n Photo: Goodboy Picture Co. | Getty Image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Some dogs take the adulting responsibility of caring for the vulnerable very seriously: Dogs who won\u2019t leave the newborn human baby\u2019s side, dogs who gently care for wayward woodland creatures and dogs who rescue their families from certain doom. Their furry counterparts would rather have 1,000 baths in a row than spend time with a sticky, unpredictable, miniature human and would gladly banish that squirrel to the nether regions \u2014 including the doggo\u2019s own belly.<\/p>\n Photo: yellowsarah. | Getty Image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Work isn\u2019t everything, am I right? Does your dog put his paw over yours every time you make a move toward the laptop? Obviously, your dog is gently telling you to \u201cJust put down the laptop\/phone\/remote, and everything will be just fine.\u201d A paw, a head nudge, a bruff \u2014 they all mean the same thing.<\/p>\n Just like their human counterparts, dogs do defer and despise various aspects of adulting and engage in adulting-like behaviors when necessary or when driven by their genetic imperative (Border Collies, we\u2019re looking at you again). As long as dog and owner share the same basic expectations, it all should be good. Right?<\/p>\n Featured Image: SeventyFour | Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read Next: <\/strong>5 Tips to Keep Your Dog From Distracting You When You\u2019re Working From Home<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The post 6 Ways Dogs Love\/Hate “Adulting”<\/a> by Ellyce Rothrock<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. 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<\/p>\nHate It: Couch potatoes<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nLove it: The family mediators<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nHate it: Not-quite-alert dogs<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nLove it: The nurturing supporters<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nHate it: Less work, more players<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nLove It: Schedule keepers and independent pups<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nHate It: Couch potatoes<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nLove it: The family mediators<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nHate it: Not-quite-alert dogs<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nLove it: The nurturing supporters<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nHate it: Less work, more players<\/h3>\n