Pet lovers tend to get a teensy bit obsessed with their furry friends, but the fact is that you’ve got to draw a line somewhere.
Whether or not it’s National Love Your Pet Day, you want to show your pet how much you mean to them… by posting photos on social media, throwing them a party, or dressing them up in a cute little outfit. Yeah, you may be a little too obsessed with your fur baby.
Here are some signs you might have gone a bit overboard with the pet obsession.
You’ve brought your pet to restaurants
Bonus points if you tried to order it food. Super-bonus points if you had your pet sit at the table with you.
You’ve been known to babytalk your pets for as long as half an hour
Yes, we know that Fuzzy is an adorable wittle shmoopy poopy face, but do you have to tell us that for a good half hour? (OK, maybe he’s that cute. Still, though.)
Your home is filled with all the possible pet accessories you can find
Catnip? Check. Scratching post? Check. Self-cleaning litterbox? Check. Cat leash? Check. Luxury cat toys from Versace? Check. Specially designed room solely for cat purposes? Check. Sound familiar?
You might have a panic attack if you can’t see your pet every week.
Vacations and business trips are a no-go without your fuzzy companion.
You would get personally offended if someone refused to pay attention to your pet.
How dare they not acknowledge the adorableness that is Fuzzy?
There have been times where you’ve tried to make your pet internet famous.
You believed in your pet’s ability to captivate the world with their cuteness, and even sunk money into the endeavor. Unfortunately, you might need to reassess your priorities if this has happened.
Your pet has a bigger wardrobe than most people do.
Some people really do love to dress up their pets, but you take it to a different level. You don’t only have them wear hats and shirts. Oh, no. Your pet has matching shoes, designer necklaces, as well as little claw cap manicure sets. Yikes!
Your Christmas cards and calendars all involve photos of your pet
Seasons greetings from Fluffy and company!
You’ve been known to buy clothing that had your pet’s face on it.
Those guys at the printing kiosks at the mall already know you by name and know you’re going to hand them photos of your pet for your latest shirt.
While most people have a baby book, you have a pet book.
Admittedly, this is adorable obsessive behavior, but it’s still obsessive. Being a pet parent is the best kind of parent.
You’re secretly convinced that your pet is a person…
And you talk to them when no one is looking. “I’m not crazy, right Fluffy?”
People have told you that you talk about your pet wayyyy too much.
We tend to talk about the things we think about. If you’re talking about Fido 24/7, you’re probably a bit obsessed with him.
You regularly plan out birthday parties for your pet.
Complete with paper hats and a pet-friendly cake. A lot of people joke about giving their pets birthday parties, but you actually do it. And you might even read their horoscope just to make sure things are OK with them.
You regularly fantasize about what life would be like if you could talk to them and they could talk back.
Actually, this is every pet lover’s dream.
You read this list and it didn’t faze you a bit
Pet-obsessed folks, unite!