Pet Related: Is Revenge Pooping Real?

I love my dogs. I take care of them and they are appreciative, but things are not perfect. Have you ever had your pet send you a message? Unfortunately, most of their messaging comes from less-than-desirable behavior. I've heard stories of cats pooping in their owners' shoes. That's a message you can't miss. Thank God, my cats haven't done that. I do, however, feel I may have recently been a victim of revenge pooping.

My dog, Chewy, is pretty big. She's a nine-year-old pit-mix. Chewy isn't possessive with food, but she is with toys. We also have a little dog. Biscuit is three years old and is a beagle rat-terrier mix. He has an amazing cute puppy butt. Seriously, I LOVE cute puppy butts. Sorry, I digress. The dogs got toys during the holidays. Chewy immediately destroyed hers. She ripped the head off, there was stuffing everywhere, and a detached squeaker. Biscuit still had his fairly intact.  Naturally, Chewy went after Biscuit's toy.

I felt bad for Biscuit.  He's always getting his toys stolen by Chewy.  To be fair, in many other ways, Biscuit annoys the $h!+ out of Chewy.  Biscuit is always jumping on her or humping on her.  He can be annoying.  In the name of all things holiday spirit, I decided that I would intervene.  I took Biscuit's toy back from Chewy.  I set it on the table and told her to "leave it."  I'm assuming Chewy wasn't particularly well with this because she left the room, went upstairs, and crapped on the floor in my bedroom.  Message received.  I know why she did it and that she 100% did it on purpose.  Chewy is normally very well-housetrained.

I did some research to see how to best handle this situation and see if I could find out the WHY.  Intermountainpet.com says that 1) dogs love to poop and pee (seriously LOVE) and 2) revenge pooping could be a display of anxiousness or boredom.

If you have a dog that has started pooping in the house, make sure to rule out medical issues.  There are some good steps to help you stop your dog from defiling the manor... I found a great list on familyhandyman.com.  I hope it helps or, even better, you're not dealing with any house training issues!

Scroll down to enjoy pictures of my dogs being lazy AF.

My dog, Biscuit, is shameless.  He bedhops all day and both he and my dog, Chewy, sleep the whole dang day while I'm at work.  I get greeted on my return home by an ABUNDANCE of energy (and a clear NEED for treats).  After the treats, they go back to lazying about... my sweet sleeping dogs.

Sleepfoundation.org states that dogs sleep an average of 11 hours a day, but they don't get all that in at once. Dogs sleep roughly seven hours at night.  The rest of their rest is day-napping.  Bearaby.com says that puppies can sleep as much as 20 hours per day!  How much your dog sleeps varies by breed, size, and age.

The obvious guess is cats, which is correct, according to the Purina website. The statistics listed say that cats sleep 13-16 hours a day.  That's a lot of cat naps.  The reasoning is that cats hunt by nature (even domesticated cats). In "hunt" mode, they expend a ton of energy and adrenaline.  After a hunt, they sleep it off.

Did you know that on average, cats are most active at dawn and dusk?  Now you know why your cat may be so demanding for breakfast!

Enjoy my photographic proof of why my pets are full of it when I get home.  I quote Mark Slaughter, "SLEEP ALL DAY."  Thank God, they aren't also up all night... actually, those lazy babies sleep a good part of the evening too.

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Doni Flynn dog biscuit

Doni Flynn dog biscuit

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