I’ve got an elderly cat that became my responsibility through… circumstances.
He’s a lot of work. He has zero personality or charisma. Worst of all, he harasses me for wet food his whole waking existence. Food motivated is not the word, it’s the only thing he knows, or cares about.
I’m not going to be sad when he dies.
All of my brother in law’s dogs. Every last one of them has behavior issues because he doesn’t discipline them and they just do whatever they want, including jumping on the table, couch, all over people, barking incessantly, stealing food off the counter, chewing on shoes, pillows, and plushes, and just causing general mayhem.
I have not been able to sit down at any family gatherings there for many many years with the exception of meals, and even then it’s constantly fending them off. I stand the rest of the time so I don’t get jumped on. It’s a genuinely miserable experience being around those animals.