They live rent-free with butlers, drivers, chefs, personal shoppers, stylists, the works. They laze around, eat, sleep, play, poop and repeat with not a care in the world. Yet you're unlikely to ever hear a "thank you" from them, nor a "sorry" when they cause chaos and destruction.
Still, we love our pets... and they can do no wrong - even when they do. Instead of banishing them to the naughty corner, people have been 'shaming' their furkids online. And the pics are causing howls of laughter. Cats, dogs, rodents, birds and even goats have had their mugshots taken for all the world to see.
While many of us might be embarrassed to have our sins on public display, these guys and girls clearly couldn't care less... Bored Panda has put together a compilation of pets behaving badly and getting shamed for it online. By the time you're done scrolling, they'll likely be up to their next bout of mischief.
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No Rules Street Fight
Our pets bring us so much joy but they also have the ability to drive us up the pole. Whether it's chewing our favorite pair of shoes, digging up the garden, making a mess of the kitchen, or eating the meal we'd just spent hours preparing for ourselves, there's no shortage of mischief for them to get up to.
Many of us laugh off the little sins our furkids commit, but the bigger ones might bring us to angry tears. Even then, experts say losing your temper is not the way to discipline an animal, and there are several reasons why...
He Ate The Catnip In My Tea Garden Pots, And Slid All Over The Pots Like Floppy Jello. No Tea For Me
She Looks Proud Of That
Put yourself in your dog or cat's paws. How do you feel when someone yells at you? Perhaps stressed, nervous, scared or angry?
According to U.K.-based dog behavior specialists, Gooddoggie shouting at your pet can trigger the release of stress hormones, and in the case of canines, this causes the animal to be even more reactive to scary and/or stressful situations.
"Our dogs don’t know how to count to 10, or take deep breaths, they can only react to how they are feeling at that moment," explains the site. "This means your dog is likely to become more defensive, display avoidance behaviors (such as that guilty look they sometimes do), or they might become more anxious."
The experts add that behavior is emotion driven. And when your pet is already doing something unwanted, more emotion can only make the behaviour you are trying to stop, get worse.
He Was Starving
The Crime Scene And The Perpetrator
I Figured I'd Try My Hand At Chicken Shaming
My Catsitter Sent Me This
Had Some Friends Over
Come On Man
Their Greed Sickens Me
Well That Didn’t Work
Pug Shaming
Will Not Give Chair Back
Cat Shaming
This Was Personal
Is Cat Shaming Still Relevant?
Huckleberry Is Wearing The Tennis Balls Of Shame
There Goes The Blind
We Found Her After Hours Of Searching
Sat On Washed Cherries
Cat Confessions
Can’t Be Mad At That Face
Absolutely Refused To Get Out So My Kid Could Play In There. P.S Not Even My Cat!
I Learned To Use Buttons To Communicate But Now I Won’t Stop Telling Mom It’s Time To “Feed The Dog” (Spoiler: It’s Not)
This 100% Indoor Cat Snuck Out The Dog Door While We Were Bringing In Packages And Did This
“Father! Why Won’t You Let Me Consume The Crust?!”
Shame Me
I Really Wanted The Treat!
My Puppy Joins The Dog Shaming Trend
Cat-Shaming Has Become A Frequent Occurrence
Oh no D: Why is she jumping into a frozen pool? Who is LETTING her jump into a frozen pool?!
“Why Are You Asking Me To Sit Still??” - No Shame From The Chocolate-Eater
One of my dogs in high school ate a whole bag of fudge. We thought we'd put it high enough she couldn't reach it (she was a shih tzu so lapdog) and learned she was very creative when motivated. We were astonished she didn't need the vet. Absolutely no reaction to the fudge. Incidentally this is how I learned chocolate is bad for dogs. After this we put all chocolate in a plastic container and that did the trick.
I Was Asleep, It Was Still Alive, Which Is How I Figured Out It Wasn’t A Toy (Once My Eyes Cleared)
This Is Frank. She’s Fat
Bird Shaming
Cat Shaming
Someone Broke A Lip Gloss Just To Give Me A Heart Attack
He's Not Allowed Up There
I Went Out For Dinner
Apparently He's Racist Against Mice
I left for 20 seconds to get something from the kitchen and he chewed my mouse...SHAME HIM
