The Pet “Drama Thermometer”: What’s the smallest inconvenience that makes your animal act like it’s the end times?

Pets are undefeated at turning minor events into major theater.

Some examples from the field:

• Dog steps in one (1) raindrop → refuses to walk, requests carriage.

• Cat’s food bowl is 20% empty → calls a meeting with HR.

• New object in the room (box, bag, air purifier) → DEFCON 1.

• You move one piece of furniture → “We live in chaos now.”

Actionable challenge (so we can settle this scientifically):
Comment with three data points so we can compare pets like Pokémon stats:

1. Species + age (dog/cat/other, and how old)

2. Biggest drama trigger (ex: wet paws, vacuum, closed door, nail trims, strangers, thunder, empty bowl)

3. Your best fix that actually worked (ex: lick mat, towel by the door, desensitization steps, puzzle feeder, thunder shirt, carrier training)

Bonus round: If your pet had a Yelp review for your house right now, what would it say?

I’ll go first: “Service is inconsistent. Kitchen closes for HOURS. 2 stars.”