Dog vs. Cat Responsibilites
Below is a list of how the responsibilities break down in our house:
DOG DUTIES
Growl at family cat
Watch raccoons and possums
Chase skunks
Bark at strangers
Growl at friends
Wag your tail, then bite
Eat cat food
Clean litter box out
Throw up and get diarrhea after cleaning litter box
Roll in deer poop after your bath
Eat decorative ribbon groomer put on you
Need to be rushed to vet
Lay on main pathway in the middle of night
Pass gas at night when lying next to owner’s bed
Bring ticks home and drop them on couch or bed
CAT DUTIES
Meow when touched
Meow when you might be touched
Meow when you want out
Meow when you want in
Meow when you are hungry
Wash owner’s face with sand paper tongue
Roll in dirt and then come in house and jump on bed
Pick up ticks outside and then sleep on owner’s pillow
Eat grass and throw-up in house
Bite on electrically cord in use
Need to be rushed to vet
Pee in cage on the way to the vet
Pee on vet’s table
Pee in cage on the way home from the vet
OWNER’S DUTIES
Wake up at 3:30 a.m. with the cat licking your face
Get cats teeth cleaned
Wake up at 5:30 to the smell of diarrhea
Shampoo carpet
Wake up anytime and step in dog pee on the way to the bathroom
Shampoo carpet, again
Wash dog or cat that smells like deer poop or skunk
Change litter box
Wake up in the middle of the night with the dog washing your face
Brush dogs teeth
Take dog out to pee too many times a day
Kill ticks crawling on you, especially in the middle of the night
Fall over dog at night and bruise or sprain something
Rush cat or dog to vet
