16 Dads Who Did Not Want Pets And Who Fell In Love With Them Anyway

It's a story as old as time itself - when a dad claims to not want a pet, and then, inevitably, those dads reluctantly break down and get a pet anyway. They will act as if those pets don't even exist, they will tell you that those pets are entirely your responsibility and that that want absolutely nothing to do with those pets. It will happen. It always happens. And then, just as predictably, those dads fall on love with the pets they didn't want.

Of course, the dads keep pretending to be aloof when it comes to these pets. It doesn't even matter whether they are - in that moment - holding the dog in their arms or have the cat sprawled out on their bellies. They will pretend, and we will take pictures to send in the family group chats later. Sigh, we love stories of dads and the pets they 'didn't' want, that's one of our all-time favorite genres.

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"My dad, 8 years ago: "If your brother brings that dog into this house, I'm disowning him." My dad today: "Blaze is an old man like me and needs special attention.""

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"Step Dad went from “cats are a nuisance, we can get one but I want nothing to do with it” to signing birthday and Christmas cards “Love from Anastasia & Ruby”"

Via u/lizzah2211
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"Took in a pregnant stray late last year..."

"Took in a pregnant stray late last year. Once the kittens were old enough I found good homes for them among my friends. One of their dads said absolutely not, don't even think about it. He brought him over for Christmas and now their inseparable."

Via u/Shelvis
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"My dad was always against cats..."

"My dad was always against cats because his mother was terrified of them. My mom and I came home with Sage as a kitten without telling him. She immediately farted in his face and laid on his favorite blanket (he was furious). 4 years later they're best friends and still sharing that blanket :)"

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"Going on six of years of calling the cat "little girl" because he doesn't want to name her since he doesn't plan to keep her."

Via u/Bigtimegush
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"My husband did NOT want a cat…now he cradles him for hours while working from home, and sets aside a bit of egg for him every morning."

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'"it's not my cat, I didn't want it. I'll never let it on me"'

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"Dad thought Mouse’s ears..."

"Dad thought Mouse's ears were too cold so he went inside and heated up a wheat bag and proceeded to hold Mousey's ears against it! Sure does care for a cat he complains about being too 'needy' all the time — you created him!!!"

Via u/Hamburgo
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'“No, I do not want a poodle.”'

Via u/TheAuDacity44
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"This handsome dad and the deceased relative's cat he did not think we should keep!"

Via u/TaffyMarble
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"My husband: "I don't want this rat in my house! I am a dog person!""

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"My dad holding the puppy he told my moms that he ‘absolutely’ did not want"

Via u/ThatBatNightlife
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"Definitely didn’t want this one, but had to rescue it and it’s brothers from an attic fan."

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""not his dog" and yet here he is, carrying her around the house whenever he gets the chance"

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"It took TEN YEARS to convince him to get a sphynx"

Via u/days_n_beeks
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"July 2019, my wife came home with him excitedly shouting "Look, now our other cat has a friend!" I was livid. March 2022, he follows me around chirping all day and I can't imagine life without him."

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