- I feed Sagan better than I feed myself--and spend more money on that, too!
- I've researched countless articles and books regarding dog behavior more than I've researched some classes in college
- I bought a $300 beanbag for my office room, but ended up migrating it to downstairs near the window so Sagan could be comfortable + look outside

so on and so forth...

When you plan your vacations around dog activities

This weeks example:

I was sick in bed, fever, nausea, vomiting, body aches and dizziness.

Get out of bed to play fetch with them because INU brought me the ball. My two were probably laughing inside.

-when you get quite a large tattoo of one of your dogs, then feel bad because you dont know where to get the other 4 on your body-then feel worse because you remember that you also have a daughter and should probably get her name or the like tattooed too.
-when you drive across the country to get a new dog,get stranded there for a few days and have seperation anxiety for the other 4 dogs at home (and the daughter ofcourse!)
-when you have no social life because you would much rather be at home with the dogs.
-when you lose so much sleep for a puppy your eyeballs are melting out of your skull and you still look forward to more dogs in the future!

-I have over 50 boxes of treats and food and I am still looking and buying more.
-I quit my factory job so I can work from home to spend more time with him.

Haha Banjo you're not the only one! We moved out of our apartment and bought a house so our dog (we only had one at the time) would have more room... We then adopted a second dog for Kit four months later because Kit was lonely. The first major remodel we did was to put a six foot privacy fence around the backyard so the two could go out and play without leashes on... and yes, I took a video of the first time they got to run around, I'm a dork like that lol.

I also can't say no to them when they want to sleep on the bed and will not move even if I'm cold/hot/a limb is cramping up so I don't wake them up. They're just too cute when they're sleeping!

Edit - point of clarification, adopting Bel was about more than Kit just being "lonely" lol, but that was not the point of this thread!

We, my wife & I were invited to our nephews wedding, a small town in the vineyards, California.
The gang rented a lodge to be together and also is cheaper than the local hotels. But it has no pets policy, so every dog and cat owner placed their pets in a kennel.
We went the extra mile of calling every hotel, no pets, there aren't any motels, so we payed double so we can have our Niiki with us. No way is he going into a kennel for 4 days, regardless of costs.

I love that you have birthday parties for your pets @kagurarap - thing I will do the same thing. Hahah, oh noes, I think I started a very bad thread--'more ideas for crazy dog people' thread :D

Train your dog how to be a good "bed buddy" and set aside sleeping space for him/her on the bed.
Show up at the car dealership with a crate or crate measurements when considering a new car.
Have at least one dog oriented event scheduled each month.
Get Mother's Day cards from your mother because she has adopted your dog as a "grandchild".

Yeah, Yoshi hates baths, but when I'm bathing, it's perfectly acceptable to attempt to jump in the bath with me! Dogs are so weird :D

@poltergeist

Haha yeah! It gives me a good excuse to bake Tali homemade treats too and so other people can spend money on my dog instead. ;-) Even though I still buy her something. Dang it she's spoiled...

When your husband wants to buy a new house because the one that is available has a long pathway that is good for fetch...also he wants this new house because there will be a trail where he can walk the dogs....

BanjoTheBetaDog said:

I have another to add...

I'm out of town and banjo is staying with the trainer. The sink in the hotel bathroom was dripping. I woke up at least 5x and said "Banjo no" because I thought he was peeing on the floor.

Agreed. All running water makes me think a pup is peeing in my house!

I always teased the crazy dog people, as I haven't really had a doggie from Puppy to adult, however, now that we have Milo, I have turned into the crazy dog person. Milo is only 9 weeks old, so I haven't had the opportunity quite yet to see how I evolve with him:)

- took time off work to be at home the first few days of him being home with us.
- Fiancé takes Milo to work every day (slightly jealous :-/ )
- have done more research on him, what he might need/want, how to train/be a good fur mommy than almost anything else.
- make sure one of us or our daughter is home at all times so Milo isn't home alone, or having to be kenneled (he is kenneled at night time)

We make so many sacrifices for these little critters, but man oh man are they ever worth it. He's my fur baby lol

Haha I've done so many of these.

Adding
-You choose your wardrobe based on what has the most convenient way to stash poo bags and treats...

-You talk to your dog in public.

-Cancelling lots of plans because I feel like he'd be left alone too long, one way or another.

When:

-You can't wait for your lease to be over so you can get into a house (with a fenced in backyard of course)
-have a carseat for your dog
-post pictures of your dog daily on social media sites...
-take your dog everywhere, even to volleyball games just so she doesn't have to be home alone
-have a list of 1000 dogs that you will be getting once you have a house...
- And when you have her education planned out for the next 3-4 years :)

EVERYTHING on this list!! http://news.distractify.com/people/30-reasons-that-dog-people-are-completely-crazy/?v=1

Well, Ok, a few exceptions, but this does sum me up, nicely

I've long been a "crazy pet lady" and my step-mom does not understand because she doesn't really understand pets. She once asked me why my sofa didn't have any feet and was flat on the floor. I explained that the cat ripped into the bottom and was playing under it, so I took the legs off and that I'd had to do the same thing to the bed. She asked why I didn't get rid of the cat for his bad behavior and I was like "you don't get rid of family."

I have designated pet watchers for when I go on vacations. Nikki, who lives 4.5 hours away from me will be in charge of watching Rooney. Yes, I will drive 9 hours twice to drop off/pick him up to make sure he has people who will love him, take him on long walks/hikes, and 4 German Shepard mix buddies to play with while I'm gone. Some people might view this as crazy. I just think it's practical.

- I have a designated dog walking bag. It has all the necessary materials (baggies, a light for night time, treats, mittens for me if it's cold, Rooney's Muttlucks, etc.). Kind of like a doggie diaper bag.
- I've had Rooney for a little over a month and I've spent close to the same amount on him as I did for a 9 day trip to Ireland.

Crazy and proud of it. :)

@Antoinette, the magnetic snaps on the dog bag are kind of starting to tear, so I might invest in one of those belts when it finally bites the dust. :) Good idea.

- I've seriously considered buying a cute Kate Spade diaper bag to keep Severus's treats, toys, and water bottle in whenever we go on outings. Then I realized I spend way too much money on him that I can't afford to buy things like Kate Spade bags anymore.

- My mom calls me all the time to tell me I'm spending too much on his doggie daycare, his training classes, his equipment and toys, etc. And I'm 100% self-sufficient and pay for all my own things, but my mom just thinks I should be saving up more money for retirement and a house and my future kids, etc

- I definitely feed Severus better than I feed myself. Whenever we're making dinner, I have to stop my husband from finishing all the chicken breast because "I need them to make Severus's training treats!" My husband is also not allowed to touch Severus's hot dogs.

- I constantly think about saving up more money to be able to afford a nice large property with a fenced in yard. We live in an apartment now, but when we finally decide to settle into the suburbs, I'm not going to settle for anything less than the perfect doggie-playground!

When you try your dogs treats to see if it is satisfactory enough for them.

... I've done it once. Hahahaha

- You buy a house based on three things: Your spouses desires, your desires, and your dogs desires.

- You are seriously considering a tattoo of your dog's pawprint on your shoulder blade . . .

@tysaaan oh man, I do this with my cat's treats! I normally try to get all meat treats for them (not like Whiskas dreams or whatever) so when I find that one of my cats won't like it, I try it for myself just to see if it's nasty. Sure enough, some are pretty nasty!

When your dog has a bum paw (he never limps at the vets office so everyone thinks I am being paranoid) so instead of making him climb on and off your bed, you simply spend the night on the floor so he can sleep on top of you if he wants.

When you're currently supposed to be on vacation and all you can think about is your dogs. You spend roaming minutes to bug your s.o. twice a day to ask how they're doing.

Side note: Hong Kong has quite a lot of Shibas. Been here for about 2 days and I've seen about 4 or 5 owners already, mostly with a pair of them.