Man Who Views His Dogs Only As Workers Stops His Girlfriend From Giving Them Love And Affection

He believes that the dogs should not be treated as pets.

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• Published in Animal Stories
• December 30, 2022

One of the best things about having a dog is you get to give it a cute nickname. We want nothing more than to express our love for our furry friends, and what better way to do this than by giving them a special name or a term of endearment?

Along with being a personal way to show affection, cute nicknames also make it so much easier to remember names. Imagine trying to keep track of all your neighbor's dogs by their full given names!

Dog nicknames are often short and sweet, adding an extra bit of fun and delightfulness into our (and our puppers') lives. Sadly, not all people agree to give these lovely furballs the special names that describe them well.

One man only sees his dogs as nothing but workers. He tells the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) that they have important jobs on his family's farm.

He recently noticed his girlfriend calling the two dogs endearing nicknames. She also cuddles with them.

This man believes that they should never be treated as pets because he wants them to be alert for the farm's security. He told his girlfriend to stop calling the dogs by their nicknames and cuddling them.

He even told his girlfriend that he wouldn't allow her to come to the farm if she kept doing these things. The woman sadly left, which made him feel bad.

So he consulted the community about his actions. With a lot of dog lovers on Reddit, it's pretty obvious how the community reacted.

The original poster (OP) has two dogs that he only considers as workers for his farm.

He didn't like his girlfriend giving them cute nicknames and affection.

He consults the community over his actions.

Giving dogs love and affection doesn't make them less functional as guard animals.

Redditors believe that the more dogs are shown affection, the better they are at their jobs.

Even dogs that work for the police and military get cuddles.

Redditors don't like the way the OP treats his dogs.

Dogs can respond to all their nicknames. They're smart after all.

Looks like the OP needs to be educated about his pets.

The dogs are fine getting hugs and cuddles as long as they're not distracted during their guard duty.

A user explains the relationship of guard dogs and livestock.

Redditors pity the dogs because they're not getting the love they deserve.

Less love = Less functional

OP's ignorance of dogs shows.

The OP put his rottweiler in the wrong job.

Dogs are not slaves!

A good example of a farm owner who owns working dogs.

Nicknames won't make dogs bad at doing their jobs.

Some Redditors believe the girlfriend should break up with the OP.

Dogs still do their jobs even when given affection.

The OP's view about his dogs is obsolete.

A Redditor has witnessed working dogs that get lots of love.

Every dog deserves love and affection. We feel sorry for these dogs because when they were finally getting cuddles and attention, their owner took those away from them.

The OP needs to learn more about dogs. We hope the community made him realize the mistakes that he's been making with his pets.

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