Why all the fuss about Valentine’s Day? Is it really worth all the effort to make dinner plans, buy dozens of roses and boxes of chocolates for just one day out of the year? When you see the heart-shaped banners all over the stores, are you thinking, “Ugh.”
You’re not alone. Yahoo News reports that one in five people would prefer to spend Valentine’s Day with their pet over their partner.
So here are our top ten reasons why your pet makes a better date on Valentine’s Day:
- Animals don’t talk. I could go further into this, but I think we can all agree this is a good thing.
- If you worry your dog will destroy your home or car, you can always put them in a crate. Society usually frowns upon caging up humans in a similar fashion.
- Dog slobber is cute. Date slobber is not cute.
- You don’t have to share your dessert with your pet.
- You don’t have to worry about disappointing your date because your pet doesn’t care if the date doesn’t involve twelve dozen freshly picked red roses or a romantic horse-drawn carriage ride across the city. Besides, prolonged eye contact totally freaks dogs out.
- When a dog follows you around it’s cute. Am I right? Pretty much nothing is better than being adored by a dog. If a date follows you around … we call that little phenomenon stalking.
- Pets don’t care if you aren’t “presentable.” You don’t have to buy expensive shoes to hang out with your dog. You don’t even have to shower. Just head out on a couple of hikes, toss a catnip-filled ball around, dole out a healthy belly rub and you’re golden! No makeup, no ironing, no Spanx required. Amen.
- Dogs are fun, and funny, and goofy, and like to clean food right off the kitchen floor for you when you drop it. Dates seem to think these kinds of activities are beneath them.
- Pup snuggles and cat cuddles are the best.
- Did I mention animals don’t talk?
Enough said. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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