“Things can get better but I will never be perfect. “
It is important we always remember this.
Our animals can be easy to live with, they can learn our expectations, routines, and way of communicating. They can learn appropriate behaviors. They can learn how to adapt to this human world.
But they can never be perfect. They will make mistakes. They will have accidents in the house. They will make messes.
I know most of us don’t expect them to be perfect. But do we expect them not to make mistakes at all?
They will still make messes. They might have an odd day. They might accidentally break something. They may have an accident in the house.
Sometimes we get the urge to need the bathroom quickly or unexpectedly but we can just go. It happens to them to. If no one is home, or they don’t have time to ask, or aren’t noticed when they do ask… they’ll have an accident. Even the best, cleanest animal.
And even more simple, humans make mistakes ALL the time. Animals will too.
So remember though you may not expect them to be perfect, do you expect them not to make mistakes in certain areas? I think some of us do.
But I do promise you, they don’t do it intentionally. They try their hardest NOT to make mistakes, even when they don’t fully know what we want.
