Put the food bowl down and take it away as soon as their pet starts eating.

Force affection onto a pet who wants to be left alone.

Expect their pets to be as responsive to requests as a search engine.

Expect their pet’s behavior to change without changing their own behavior first. 

Leave children and pets together unsupervised.

Wait until the week before vacation to find a pet sitter.

Fail to give pets a constructive outlet for species-specific behavior.

Fail to provide mental stimulation.

Think their pets are vindictive. 

 Wait until a tragedy occurs to address problem behaviors.