# If you hung a "Bad Pet Sign" around your pet's neck, what would it say? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578 "2016-06-05T15:40:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/1 "2016-06-05T15:40:03Z")
[Examples from Google](https://www.google.com/search?q=bad+pet+signs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwjer0m5HNAhUBYFIKHTkGBvYQ_AUIBygB&biw=1225&bih=917). My mom’s Shih Tzu will jump right onto the dining table and eat whatever’s there if given a chance (yes my mom has spoiled her rotten). Yours? ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/2 "2016-06-05T15:50:54Z")
“I’m still a puppy…” ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/3 "2016-06-05T15:54:13Z")
“I will shed massive tumbleweeds of fur on your hardwood floors, no matter how often you brush me.” -Chase the Yellow Lab ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/4 "2016-06-05T15:54:40Z")
“I love the tootsie rolls in the cat box” ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/5 "2016-06-05T15:58:53Z")
“Hi, I’m Scout the Border Collie. I hope you like having a right arm like Nolan Ryan’s, 'cuz I need you to throw the ball 36,786 times a day.” A dear kitty from long ago: “Greetings, I’m Keefer! I hope you like the smell of boiling cat piss, as I’ll be peeing on the stovetop burners for the next 15 years.” ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/6 "2016-06-05T16:45:01Z")
I like to puke up my hairballs into my owner’s shoes. - Panther the kitty ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/7 "2016-06-05T17:13:12Z")
Hi, my name’s No No Bad Dog! What’s yours? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/8 "2016-06-05T17:16:30Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > “I love the tootsie rolls in the cat box” > **[Kitty Litter Cake](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7415/kitty-litter-cake/?internalSource=search%20result&referringContentType=search%20results)** > > This kitty litter cake may scare some people at first glance, but once they taste it, they’ll be back for more! It’s great for Halloween or kids’ parties. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/9 "2016-06-05T17:27:26Z")
“I’m fine with people and cats but I attack other dogs for no good reason” ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/10 "2016-06-05T17:43:50Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > Hi, my name’s No No Bad Dog! What’s yours? I’m Dammit Stopthat! Wanna play? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/11 "2016-06-05T18:48:11Z")
“I think I’m a dog. I hate the other cat, and hiss and growl at her for no apparent reason.” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/12 "2016-06-05T19:01:23Z")
“I work too hard at my job of guarding our territory and being a faithful friend.” That would be true, but he should also wear this one: “I won’t come inside in the middle of the night because I might be able to catch that rabbit!” He can hardly move anymore, that rabbit would have to run in front of him and drop dead from a heart attack. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/13 "2016-06-05T19:15:58Z")
Pooka (Newfie): “I eat from the table because I can.” Kona (Swissie): “I won’t stop licking you until you make me. I’m sorry. Let me lick you to apologize.” Boo (Cat): “The curtain was in my way. So I removed it. Permanently.” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/14 "2016-06-05T21:20:31Z")
One would be, “I’ll eat everybody’s food unless you lock it in their boxes” The other guy, “Oh, I’ll get you to throw that ball, and I’ll go get it, but I’m not giving it back to you!” The two girls get no signs. They do _no wrong._ Never! Almost. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/15 "2016-06-05T22:17:03Z")
Mollie: I tried hard to eat the couch. (Mollie is a 13 month old Border Collie - Chow mix) Charley: I watched her. Okay, maybe I had a nibble. (Charley is a 3 year old lab-shepherd mix) Lucy: I stayed upstairs, away from the scene of the crime. Seriously, i did. (Lucy is a 11 year old Cockapoo) Doggie webcam shows all of the above is true. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/16 "2016-06-05T22:40:10Z")
My cat Jack has a note in his vet’s record - “Careful, Bites”. But it doesn’t also say “Careful, he will shit all over you and everything else, including himself.” He really, really hates strangers. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/17 "2016-06-05T22:56:57Z")
Ted would also have, “WARNING: These eyes \*will \*guilt you into scratching my butt” ---
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/18 "2016-06-05T23:10:51Z")
I Tried to Eat the Dog — Jazzie the cat (The cat is about twice the size of the dog) ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/19 "2016-06-05T23:14:32Z")
“I might have learned to leave the baby bunny nest alone after getting squirted with the hose. Maybe.” - Polly ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578/20 "2016-06-05T23:18:21Z")
Current foster dog, a beagle-basset mix: “I am fascinated but intimidated by cats so I spend hours tracking them around the house, barking at the scent like the mighty hunter I am not.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-hung-a-bad-pet-sign-around-your-pets-neck-what-would-it-say/756578.md?page=2)