Is it normal to hate when your pet is watching you eat?

I feel very uncomfortable when my dog or cat watch me eat. I think like they are judging me...

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Comments ( 13 )
  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    i crouch down and watch my dawg eat while makin 'numnumnumcrunchcrunchcrunch' noises

    he gives me the side eye but keeps eatin

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    • russian18

      alright m8...

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  • Sunshinegirl

    No it's not normal, you should have fun with it. Go mmmmmm at how good it is and he will get hungrier.

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  • leggs91200

    My dog does not watch me eat. Of course i typically eat in my room.

    I do not care for the sound of my dog drinking water. Slurp slop sloop sleep slip slap slurp....

    Sometimes when I hear it, I start making loud slurping sounds and he will look up like, "HHHHEEEYYYYY, quit judging!"

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  • eeeekkk

    This is common behaviourisim for pet animals. It is most likely because pets heavily associate us humans with receiving food so your pet may be awaiting the moment for you to give it to them or an opportunity for them take it themselves. Although it may be possible it will probably be hard to train out this behaviour, especially in an animal like a cat. It’s probably naturally very habitual for them aswell. They certainly aren’t judging you, well atleast not in the way us humans do anyways. I wouldn’t worry.

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  • LloydAsher

    They have to learn that they are below you on a power level. Alphas eat first.

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  • MrsEdGein

    A few times when my dog has watched me eat she was actually drooling which both annoying and cute lol.

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  • chuy

    Yes

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  • Ellenna

    I really dislike dogs staring at people who are eating and for that reason I don't feed my dog scraps from my plate, in fact she goes outside while I eat dinner and then I let her in, put my plate or bowl on the floor and let her do some licky pre-cleaning for me

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  • RoseIsabella

    I love the sound of my cat drinking water, and eating his food, because it's very relaxing, and makes me feel like all is right with the world.

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    • eeeekkk

      I feel the same with my backyard chickens. The rooster makes funny noises aswell to show the hens he has found food.

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      • megadriver

        Mallard ducks make better and funnier sounds. My grandmother used to have ducks, I remember laughing at them as a kid. Now, aged 26, I still laugh at ducks! They are awesome and funny XD

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        • RoseIsabella

          Ducks are awesome!

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