Woman Asks Her Sister To Dog-Sit Her Canine Friend, Sends A 2-Page PDF With Instructions On How To Do It Properly
There’s nothing new in giving instructions to your baby or dog sitter who doesn’t know your child (or dog) as well as you do. Clear instructions and tips make it easier for both parties to adjust. But this woman went above and beyond when she made instructions for her sister who was going to dog-sit her furry friend, Gus. She made an entire guide in a PDF format of all the dos and don’ts, illustrated with Gus’ photos and even a fast facts section.
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This woman received an informative “A weekend with Gus” guide from her sister prior to dog sitting for her
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The Twitter user under the username bewwbie shared the guide that her sister sent. “I’m dogsitting for my sister this weekend and look what I just received as a PDF,” she writes. The hilarious and informative brochure quickly went viral, spreading to other social media platforms as well. “I know entirely too much and too little about Gus now,” someone under the username Anonanimal3000 noted. And that’s exactly how we feel, too.
It was named “A weekend with Gus” and included info about his daily life
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“Gus does best when he adheres to a strict schedule,” the leaflet starts. “He can become rambunctious if he gets to decide how the day goes!” The sister then goes on to explain that Gus needs to be taken outside every two hours. But “potty time does not mean outside playtime. He will try and trick you… stay on your toes.” Gus’ owner warns her dogsitter.
The “A weekend with Gus” guide has a fast facts section as well which includes fun quirks about Gus such as “he throws up in the car if he has eaten recently,” or “he is obsessed with socks and paper from the trash.”
Gus’ routine, commands, and some fun facts were covered, too
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On the second page of the guide, Gus’ owner writes about his routine – his three-times-a-day meals, naptime and his fondness for water which should always be readily available to him (as for every other animal, of course.)
Gus’ owner also wrote that Gus knows what “NO” means and that the word should be used whenever the bad side of Gus comes into play. The pamphlet also has a section about the dog’s favorite toys – apparently, bones are your best friend when you’re playing with Gus.
However, some were quick to notice that Gus kind of seems high maintenance. “That’s so cute I can almost overlook that Gus is way too high maintenance,” someone wrote. “I think Gus is perfectly fine and it’s his mom who is a helicopter mom,” another person responded. What do you think? Tell us in the comments down below!
Here’s what people on Twitter thought
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Why would you lock a dog in a crate? I understand that having a crate for anxious dog might be a good thing but locking dog up for night? The fck?
There are multiple reasons. I have three huskies. If we left our three huskies out at night they would play non stop. Not to mention one of our males is a rescue and pees on EVERYTHING. Our oldest female sleeps in her crate but we can't have the door closed. She knows she is not allowed on our bed until one of us gets up. Our two youngest use it as their safe space. If things get overwhelming for them that is where they go. You say bed and they go right there. Since huskies have the pack mentality more closely related to wolf the kennels when covered give them the sense of a den. They know that time on our bed with us is special time. Even when my dogs are playing they will run on and out of their kennels. Kennels are like a sanctuary to many dogs. We never could kennel train our oldest because of his anxiety so we don't force it on him.
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You Dont lock them in their crate unless you have to leave the house and they cant be trusted on their own. Its a place for them to go when they want to be on their own.
My thoughts exactly! Why have a pet if your just gonna keep him to only his crate and play pen? This owner is either a control freak or lazy...either way don't think a dog is right for them.
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We keep our huskies crated. My male is a rescue and if he is out he pesters everyone and pees on everything. So it is as much for his safety as it is for our stuff not getting ruined. Our youngest female will actually be restless if we do not lock the crate. She will fidget and groan all night. Our oldest we do not lock up. She loves her kennel and will sleep in it all night but the moment we lock it she is miserable. So we allow hers to be opened. She knows not to get on our bed until one of us gets up to start the morning. As our male learns how to control himself we may experiment with allowing him out at night but he has to be trained to leave his sister alone and not get on our bed. I doubt our other female will ever be comfortable out of her kennel at night. A crate is a safe space, our one female is our alpha so I suspect that is why she wants to be in her crate versus with the others. It sits high off the ground so she oversees the entire room.
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Keep your eyes on him at all times? So if this is what the owner does she has no life.
With most of the dogs I've had keeping an eye on them at all times is really pretty easy - they follow me everywhere I go. They're probably keeping an eye on me!
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Super cute.... but why does the dog go out every two hours and eat three times a day?!
Every two hours usually gives the dog a good opportunity to pee/poo. Three times a day for meals seems a bit unusual but perhaps it's a habit from when the dog was a puppy. We have always been advised to feed twice a day once the dog is an adult.
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Crating, under the correct circumstances, can be beneficial. Medical reasons, feeling of security etc. It should never be a form of punishment (which is done here). I get the feeling that this dog is crated because it's convenient for the owner and is not in the dogs best interests. He's also likely destructive because he's frustrated- when he's inside he's limited to what he can do, he's stuck in a pen, and when he's outside it's for a minuscule amount of time. There's no mention of him been walked. 'Make him nap'? 'Make sure you let him cry (re getting into bed)'? 'Use the cage as a barrier'? No wonder this poor dog goes bat s**t crazy when he's let out in the morning. His owner is treating him like a robot.
Is the dog such high maintenance due to the owner? I see nothing about walks and playing. No wonder he cries and gets "rambunctious".
I think it is weird with all those rules and schedules that Gus still bites and jumps up on people. Gus needs obedience school (as do Gus’s humans!)
This is clearly a joke from someone who has watched too many children whos parents have been very specific/overprotecting
I can't imagine being married to this person. My stepfather is a huge control freak. When we got home off the bus, there would be a note on the counter telling telling us what we could have for a snack and exactly how much (4 crackers or 1/4 of an apple or whatever) there would also be tiny juice glasses set out because we were only allowed a certain amount of juice. And that's just the tip of the iceberg of what he felt the need to control. This lady and her extremely detailed, regimented dog schedule gives me anxiety inducing flashbacks of my childhood.
Awful. Is it wrong to hope he was like that due to anxieties making him miserable? To make up, in some small way, for the unhappiness he inflicted on you and your siblings. Hope you are doing okay despite this jerk.
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Make him sit before he goes potty? And carry on sitting? I'm so confused. I'd never want my dog to sit & pee or poo on himself? And they shouldn't have a dog if they're not going to take it out for at least 1 walk a day! Poor dog! All that time she spent typing it up she could have spent walking or playing with him. My instructions for my dog are: don't give in to him begging for treats & don't keep the bathroom door open cos he gets shut in & never ever learns the door won't open from the inside :P
I'm a pet sitter and would LOVE if all my clients did this for their pets!
I swear to god locking an animal in a crate all damn night is horrific.
I don't see how. Many dogs love their crates. It has taught them a schedule and they potty train a little faster as they crate train. I honestly feel like having my huskies crate trained they are better balance and extremely calm huskies compaired to how most would expect a husky to behave. If they have to go out in the middle of the night all they do is howl at us and we take them out. Then they go right back to their kennel and go right to sleep. My dogs tend to sleep on their backs. A dog will not sleep on their back unless they feel safe and secure. The fact that all Of mine sleep on their backs in their locked crate should say something. When my youngests crate is not locked she is fidgety all night. Now my oldest dog we never could crate train because of his anxiety so we didn't push it with him.
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Meanwhile my dog eats poop in the yard and I'm like well at least the yards getting cleaned
My dog has a LOT of issues. He's a rescue and has been through at least 2 other owners. He's got psychogenic polydipsia and other mental issues. I can't crate him and he must have a doggie door. My brother visited over the weekend and I didn't leave him a laundry list. I just asked that he throw my dog a biscuit and to not let him get out. Thankfully all was well.
I don't agree with all of it and think Gus' owner might be a bit high strung, but as someone who takes care of pets as a side job, something like this would actually be really helpful.
Why the f**k do Americans crate their dogs? Is there something in the water that makes American dogs in need of crating? I sure as hell haven't heard of any crating anywhere else in the world. Americans sure are a bunch of f****d up weirdos
I'm in Australia and crate training is very common here too.
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This is seriously the best thing ever. I am totally coping the format.
It's hard to run the house if you are stuck in a pen all day and a crate all night.
Load More Replies... Why would you lock a dog in a crate? I understand that having a crate for anxious dog might be a good thing but locking dog up for night? The fck?
There are multiple reasons. I have three huskies. If we left our three huskies out at night they would play non stop. Not to mention one of our males is a rescue and pees on EVERYTHING. Our oldest female sleeps in her crate but we can't have the door closed. She knows she is not allowed on our bed until one of us gets up. Our two youngest use it as their safe space. If things get overwhelming for them that is where they go. You say bed and they go right there. Since huskies have the pack mentality more closely related to wolf the kennels when covered give them the sense of a den. They know that time on our bed with us is special time. Even when my dogs are playing they will run on and out of their kennels. Kennels are like a sanctuary to many dogs. We never could kennel train our oldest because of his anxiety so we don't force it on him.
Load More Replies... You Dont lock them in their crate unless you have to leave the house and they cant be trusted on their own. Its a place for them to go when they want to be on their own.
My thoughts exactly! Why have a pet if your just gonna keep him to only his crate and play pen? This owner is either a control freak or lazy...either way don't think a dog is right for them.
Load More Replies... We keep our huskies crated. My male is a rescue and if he is out he pesters everyone and pees on everything. So it is as much for his safety as it is for our stuff not getting ruined. Our youngest female will actually be restless if we do not lock the crate. She will fidget and groan all night. Our oldest we do not lock up. She loves her kennel and will sleep in it all night but the moment we lock it she is miserable. So we allow hers to be opened. She knows not to get on our bed until one of us gets up to start the morning. As our male learns how to control himself we may experiment with allowing him out at night but he has to be trained to leave his sister alone and not get on our bed. I doubt our other female will ever be comfortable out of her kennel at night. A crate is a safe space, our one female is our alpha so I suspect that is why she wants to be in her crate versus with the others. It sits high off the ground so she oversees the entire room.
Load More Replies... Keep your eyes on him at all times? So if this is what the owner does she has no life.
With most of the dogs I've had keeping an eye on them at all times is really pretty easy - they follow me everywhere I go. They're probably keeping an eye on me!
Load More Replies... Super cute.... but why does the dog go out every two hours and eat three times a day?!
Every two hours usually gives the dog a good opportunity to pee/poo. Three times a day for meals seems a bit unusual but perhaps it's a habit from when the dog was a puppy. We have always been advised to feed twice a day once the dog is an adult.
Load More Replies... Crating, under the correct circumstances, can be beneficial. Medical reasons, feeling of security etc. It should never be a form of punishment (which is done here). I get the feeling that this dog is crated because it's convenient for the owner and is not in the dogs best interests. He's also likely destructive because he's frustrated- when he's inside he's limited to what he can do, he's stuck in a pen, and when he's outside it's for a minuscule amount of time. There's no mention of him been walked. 'Make him nap'? 'Make sure you let him cry (re getting into bed)'? 'Use the cage as a barrier'? No wonder this poor dog goes bat s**t crazy when he's let out in the morning. His owner is treating him like a robot.
Is the dog such high maintenance due to the owner? I see nothing about walks and playing. No wonder he cries and gets "rambunctious".
I think it is weird with all those rules and schedules that Gus still bites and jumps up on people. Gus needs obedience school (as do Gus’s humans!)
This is clearly a joke from someone who has watched too many children whos parents have been very specific/overprotecting
I can't imagine being married to this person. My stepfather is a huge control freak. When we got home off the bus, there would be a note on the counter telling telling us what we could have for a snack and exactly how much (4 crackers or 1/4 of an apple or whatever) there would also be tiny juice glasses set out because we were only allowed a certain amount of juice. And that's just the tip of the iceberg of what he felt the need to control. This lady and her extremely detailed, regimented dog schedule gives me anxiety inducing flashbacks of my childhood.
Awful. Is it wrong to hope he was like that due to anxieties making him miserable? To make up, in some small way, for the unhappiness he inflicted on you and your siblings. Hope you are doing okay despite this jerk.
Load More Replies... Make him sit before he goes potty? And carry on sitting? I'm so confused. I'd never want my dog to sit & pee or poo on himself? And they shouldn't have a dog if they're not going to take it out for at least 1 walk a day! Poor dog! All that time she spent typing it up she could have spent walking or playing with him. My instructions for my dog are: don't give in to him begging for treats & don't keep the bathroom door open cos he gets shut in & never ever learns the door won't open from the inside :P
I'm a pet sitter and would LOVE if all my clients did this for their pets!
I swear to god locking an animal in a crate all damn night is horrific.
I don't see how. Many dogs love their crates. It has taught them a schedule and they potty train a little faster as they crate train. I honestly feel like having my huskies crate trained they are better balance and extremely calm huskies compaired to how most would expect a husky to behave. If they have to go out in the middle of the night all they do is howl at us and we take them out. Then they go right back to their kennel and go right to sleep. My dogs tend to sleep on their backs. A dog will not sleep on their back unless they feel safe and secure. The fact that all Of mine sleep on their backs in their locked crate should say something. When my youngests crate is not locked she is fidgety all night. Now my oldest dog we never could crate train because of his anxiety so we didn't push it with him.
Load More Replies... Meanwhile my dog eats poop in the yard and I'm like well at least the yards getting cleaned
My dog has a LOT of issues. He's a rescue and has been through at least 2 other owners. He's got psychogenic polydipsia and other mental issues. I can't crate him and he must have a doggie door. My brother visited over the weekend and I didn't leave him a laundry list. I just asked that he throw my dog a biscuit and to not let him get out. Thankfully all was well.
I don't agree with all of it and think Gus' owner might be a bit high strung, but as someone who takes care of pets as a side job, something like this would actually be really helpful.
Why the f**k do Americans crate their dogs? Is there something in the water that makes American dogs in need of crating? I sure as hell haven't heard of any crating anywhere else in the world. Americans sure are a bunch of f****d up weirdos
I'm in Australia and crate training is very common here too.
Load More Replies... This is seriously the best thing ever. I am totally coping the format.
It's hard to run the house if you are stuck in a pen all day and a crate all night.
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