Woman FaceTimes Her Dog From the Club and Pet Parents Totally Get It
Every dog owner knows that a night on the town means a night away from your pooch. It's so hard! Just take Carly Mickeal, who missed her Golden Retriever so much on a night out that she went the extra mile to check in.
Mickeal is a dog lover — or she loves her own dog very much at least.
The woman was out on the town with her besties when we guess she started to feel a little lonely for her fur-child. Thankfully technology is a thing, so she pulled out her phone and did what any pet owner would do — called him on FaceTime.
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"When you're at the club but you miss your dog," she wrote in the video's caption.
Mickeal naturally blew some kisses at her Golden Retriever through the phone, and whomever was on the other side holding the camera hilariously made it look like the Golden was dancing along to the music too.
"I have separation anxiety from my dog," she joked through the camera.
If you're not a dog person you may not get the obsession. But thankfully there were plenty people in the comments section who were right on Mickeal's wavelength. "The person moving the camera with the song on the dog made me lol," wrote one person. "He’s like ok that’s enough, come home,'" one woman joked. "The dog looks upset that he's not there with you," a third person added. "That’s hilarious because that’s something I would do," someone else admitted.
Humans Get Separation Anxiety Too
Well sort of. We tend to imagine that it's only our fur-children who really miss us when we're away. But it's common for humans to feel stressed, anxious, or reluctant to leave our pets when it comes time to leave the house too.
A CertaPet study from 2021 found that 47 percent of dog owners experienced separation anxiety when away from their pet. There are lots of reasons for why this could be. Some dog parents may feel guilty for the life their dog led before they got them — especially if they were abused or neglected. Others may have had a bad experience with a kennel and vow to never leave their dog alone again.
But making sure your dog can be independent makes you a better dog owner — not a worse one. You should be preparing your dog (and yourself) for periods of alone time from the moment you get them. It's about building confidence — for the both of you. Your dog picks up so much of your emotions. So if you learn to be okay, they'll be okay too.
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