• Vespair@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    People are so weird and performative about pets.

    I promise it is okay to love and appreciate your pet as a pet and animal without unnecessarily projecting human thought and intention onto them.

  • TaterTot@piefed.social
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    5 months ago

    Or, in the case of my cats, were cold and knew I was the warmest object available.

    Which is why they stop “checking on me” in the summer.

  • Ada@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    My cat walks in from another room, sees that I’m there, and then turns around and leaves again

  • Move_to_mars@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    One of my coworkers said to me once that a day of our lives is like a week of our pet’s life. Since then I make sure to show them affection so much more throughout the day.

  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    My old cat likes to be in the same room as people but at a distance. He’ll follow around a few minutes behind once he realizes you’ve left for the other room for longer than grabbing something and coming back. Doesn’t really matter what he’s doing even if just sleeping he just wants the company, at the other side of the room

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      5 months ago

      He’s making sure his property hasn’t wondered off. /s

      My 17 y/o boy Charlie would do this too. It’s a good feeling.

  • Apytele@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    My cat has an automatic feeder and still tries to dig me out of my blankets sometimes. One time I was trying to sleep and she kept rubbing on my face so I pulled my blankets over my head and wrapped them around with a tiny breathing hole for my mouth and nose. So she started shoving her paw in the hole to dig me out. So for those that think the cat just wants food, she HAD food. She just also wanted to rub her face all over my face.

  • prenatal_confusion@feddit.org
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    5 months ago

    Oe they want to check up on you. Especially a dog with herding traits. Just like laying across your feet unser the table having a nap. Try to get up and they will notice and keep controlling you

  • WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social
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    5 months ago

    We call animals or humans from hundreds of years ago that never went far from their home simple, yet they only want for what they need really, and don’t fuck anything up. I’m envious.