Woman Asked Her Guests To Leave Her Dogs Alone, But They Kept Bothering Them Until The Dogs Became Overstimulated
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Pet owners should be able to set boundaries for their animals in their own homes.
The following story is about a woman who has dogs that are pretty chill and don’t want to be bothered.
Whenever she brings guests home, she tells them not to distract them because they might get overstimulated.
But guests won’t listen to her and keep bothering her dogs, so she got frustrated.
Yikes! Talk about disrespectful guests. Let’s take a closer look!
AITA for telling my guests to stop bothering my dogs?
I have two dogs, Lucky and Lexy, and they’re generally pretty chill when we have people over.
They don’t bother anyone, and most of the time, they’re perfectly happy doing their own thing.
The problem is that some of my guests constantly try to get their attention.
They call them and encourage them to play even when the dogs aren’t interested.
I’ve asked them several times to please leave the dogs alone unless the dogs come to them first.
This woman’s dogs get overstimulated when people play with them.
I have absolutely no problem with people playing with them when they actually want the attention.
But some guests keep doing it anyway because they think it’s funny or that they’re just playing with them.
The problem is that after a while, my dogs get overstimulated and restless.
Then, I’m the one who has to stop what I’m doing and spend time getting them settled again.
Instead of enjoying time with my guests.
She decided to be firm about it, and now she’s wondering if she was the bad guy for doing so.
Recently, I got more firm about it and told them to stop bothering the dogs and just let them be.
I could tell they thought I was taking it too seriously, which made me wonder if I’m being overly protective.
From my perspective, they’re my dogs, it’s my home, and I’m the one who has to deal with them after they get worked up.
AITA for telling my guests to leave my dogs alone unless the dogs approach them first?
I agree with OP. Her house, her rules.
Her guests should learn how to follow and respect her requests, especially when it comes to her dogs.
The fact that she had to enforce her rules more strictly and be firm about them means people do not really listen to her when she mentioned them the first time.
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Let’s check out the comments of other people on this story.
This user shares their personal thoughts.
Short and simple.
They’re not toys, says this one.
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This person makes a valid point.
Finally, people are saying the same thing.
If the dogs want to play, at least wait for them to make the first move.
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