When I come home, my pets want my undivided attention, and I am too damned tired & stressed. I end up losing my temper at them, yelling and screaming, and occasionally I lose my temper enough that I smack them.
After having been outside several hours, my female Gordon Setter waklked over to the towel and immediately pissed on it… she NEVER does that. That was one of the times I broke and beat the holy hell out of her.