Why Are You Comparing My Kids To Your Dog? – THIS Is Why

Because, aside from the obvious differences – method of conception included – they’re the bloody same!

I read this blog post almost 4 years ago where this gal was on a rant, and quite frankly a little pissed off that people kept comparing her kids to their puppies in conversation.

Either there were no recent pets in the family, or “blinded by the lights.” I’m not saying children are animals by any means. Although some parentals might beg to differ… but these two species do share in some similar tendencies.

Because Seriously. Think about it.

Actually, here.

Let me give you a list I began compiling on the very first day we picked up our little Heeler Rocket who was 8 weeks old. Abie being 4.5 months old, and V almost 3 years old. And a month later Nathan and I went and got Maude at 6 months old.

This is why children and pets, mainly puppies, are compared and rightfully so.

1. They like to climb things.
2. They run into everything. No sense of real direction, just … bam.
3. They pee and poop on everything. Now if diapers didn’t exist, there is no telling when a baby will poo or pee. It could happen at any moment. Same with a pup. Here a pee, there a poop, everywhere a crap shoot.
4. In addition, you have to teach them where to potty. Grass ~ Toilet.
5. They both teeth. And put everything in their mouths.
6. They drool. Some more than others but we can go through bibs like no other.
7. They yip for attention.
8. They play with their food.
9. They both like to play hide and seek or like to hide when scared. This was the day Nathan and I went to get Maude our Australian Shepherd Collie mix as a companion for Rocket.
10. They are in your face when they want something and both know how to give you the stink eye.
11. Clean diaper? Yep… there it is. The poop you’ve been waiting for.
12. clean litter box? Yep… there it is. The poop they’ve been waiting to take.
13. The head tilt with those eyes and voice going “pleeeeeeeeeeease”
14. You buy them toys and yet they decide to play/chew on everything but those things.
15. They both tug on your clothes for attention.
16. Take a bath = hyper as can be afterwards.
17. Once mobile, if #2 was applied, babies would too trample over their pee and poop.
18. They both nurse at one point or another and I’M SURE both bite eventually.
19. Maybe this is just our Heeler dinosaur, but he and our toddler will “mom” you until you finally react.
20. They go for electrical cords to chew on.
21. They don’t like getting their heads wet in the bath – at least my toddler and heeler don’t.
22. They both play tug of war! With a blanket or a toy or your pants lol
23. They tend to like sitting in doggy beds. Varian actually picked out a large doggy bed at Marshalls one day and I kid you not would lounge in the thing and watch tv, play, and even fall asleep in it!

That’s our list so far!

I just added number 19 the other day, and as our kids and dinosaur Heeler and Aussie Collie mix get older together, I am sure there will be more.

If this post pisses you off, well sorry 🙂 But if you find this to be true then let me know if I missed anything and I’ll be happy to add it to the list!

Happy Raising Parents!