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To think the least my dog could do is learn how to make a cup of tea?

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HelenaWaiting · 20/06/2026 15:08

I mean, she doesn't do much else.

To think the least my dog could do is learn how to make a cup of tea?
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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 20/06/2026 19:34

Would you want your dog to make you a cup of tea.?
She'd get hair in the cup , pop her paw into the brew as it filled just to make sure it's hot
Fish the tea bag out with her teeth (cats would use a tea-pot because they aren't savages . Dogs are very much Bag in Mug Brewers) then squeeeze it .

And lick your biscuits just makin' sure it's fresh

Tableforjoan · 20/06/2026 19:30

Said silly Ginger cat

To think the least my dog could do is learn how to make a cup of tea?
indigorising · 20/06/2026 19:22

Excellent Saturday night reading. Best laugh!

Tableforjoan · 20/06/2026 19:06

shhh the cat is the boss you have a cat as your master you should know this 😂

The lurcher is the cats minion clearly.

One of my cats just headbutts spiders. Shes ginger so I give her a pass 😂😂

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HelenaWaiting · 20/06/2026 18:59

And for the person sympathising with Maisie's hard work being cute, it costs me an arm and a leg for her to have a fucking glow-up every six weeks.

To think the least my dog could do is learn how to make a cup of tea?
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HelenaWaiting · 20/06/2026 18:54

Tableforjoan · 20/06/2026 18:11

The cat is wondering why the dog is there not pulling its weight.

Cats like I chase off the mice and add my charm and importance. You dog just sit and do nothing.

😂

Chase off mice, my left butt cheek. The only thing he has ever caught is a discarded tissue which he insisted on bringing into the house. He is very much a personality hire. We have a lurcher to chase off mice:

To think the least my dog could do is learn how to make a cup of tea?
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Tableforjoan · 20/06/2026 18:11

The cat is wondering why the dog is there not pulling its weight.

Cats like I chase off the mice and add my charm and importance. You dog just sit and do nothing.

😂

dicdicnurse · 20/06/2026 18:09

I was coming to say it’ll be the thumbs (or lack of)! I’m always telling my gorgeous boy that his lack of opposable thumbs hinders things Grin He proclaims I’m his favourite and follows me around but then can’t won’t even share a biscuit with me.

Buildingthefuture · 20/06/2026 17:28

A cup of tea?? For the amount I pay for my vast pack of unemployed furry freeloaders, I should I get AT LEAST 3 meals a day, plus a daily back massage.
What do I actually get? Yelled at twice a day at meal times, the need to be an actual veterinary dispensing pharmacist every bloody morning, endless walks as per medical requirements and endless picking up of shit.

I love them all, hugely. It’s a good job!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 20/06/2026 17:27

@mondaytosunday

the cat on the right has a proper little lions face Smile

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HelenaWaiting · 20/06/2026 17:20

Middlemarch123 · 20/06/2026 16:46

One of my cats brings me snacks, I don’t even request them, last night it was a baby mouse on my pillow! Another time I got a frog dropped on my foot when I was hanging out laundry. Both survived thankfully, after I thanked puss profusely and returned to the garden.

I walk a spaniel for an elderly neighbour, and he gets her slippers for her and collects any post from the front door mat and drops it at her feet. I loves him so much.

My cat Esther, long since departed, used to put five Scrumbles in my slipper every night. Like, can you count? And secondly, why only five? Are you calling me fat, bitch?

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mondaytosunday · 20/06/2026 17:08

Well my dogs gave me affection, protection and warmth at night. They acted delighted to see me when I came home. And forced me to take much needed exercise. My cats? They might come over to say hello, but usually it’s to tell me their food bowl needs a top up with fresh kibble, not this stuff that was there since morning. The most protection they offer is against the odd fly or moth that mistakenly flies too close to the ground. And because they would wake me up at the first sign of dawn (now 4.30am) to demand breakfast they have to be confined downstairs. And thrilled to see me when I get home? I went on holiday for two weeks and they barely noticed! And they’d be happy if I never left the sofa (except to feed them). But I love them. No matter how judgemental.

To think the least my dog could do is learn how to make a cup of tea?
Allseeingallknowing · 20/06/2026 16:55

HelenaWaiting · 20/06/2026 15:23

As far as my cat is concerned, the no opposable thumb thing is a poor second to "I have no fucking intention. Get the
dumbarse dog to do it".

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I love the look on the cats face!

CrushingOnRubies · 20/06/2026 16:49

My dog does agility with my mums. (Both go for the social aspect more than anything whilst I’m at work!) so knows her lefts and rights better than I do and the words tunnel, A- frame & over. but not make a cuppa please.

Middlemarch123 · 20/06/2026 16:46

One of my cats brings me snacks, I don’t even request them, last night it was a baby mouse on my pillow! Another time I got a frog dropped on my foot when I was hanging out laundry. Both survived thankfully, after I thanked puss profusely and returned to the garden.

I walk a spaniel for an elderly neighbour, and he gets her slippers for her and collects any post from the front door mat and drops it at her feet. I loves him so much.

Isitevensummer · 20/06/2026 16:41

I've got 2 of the little blighters. Seriously think they should go out to work!

Noodleschicken · 20/06/2026 16:38

It’s the kids job to make tea. The dogs job is to make you feel guilty every time you leave them.

Mercurial1 · 20/06/2026 16:37

That face 😍

Dilbertian · 20/06/2026 16:28

YABExtremyU. She is clearly very busy being cute. It takes up every moment and every speck of energy. She puts so much effort into the high purpose of being cute for you, yet you demand that she descends to the depths of mundanity - a cup of tea?

Seriously, woman, get your priorities right.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 20/06/2026 16:28

justthecat · 20/06/2026 15:58

That picture looks like the cat is questioning why the dog doesn’t do more 😂

My cats (brother/sister) would question "Why the dog is.............."
Not why doesn't it do but why does it exist .

When they moved in , they assured my DD they could help because they were " A Barrister and A Lawyer"
Turns out they are a barista and a liar

And lied about being a barista .

Gits

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 20/06/2026 16:20

HelenaWaiting · 20/06/2026 15:08

I mean, she doesn't do much else.

I mean wow what an absolutely gorgeous dog she is! If I looked like that I'd sit around all day too! Id settle for mine picking up his own poo but there you go!

Charliecatpaws · 20/06/2026 16:20

I remember once asking one of my cats if she would learn to iron, the LOOK she gave me was awful 😳

InkyWink · 20/06/2026 16:18

This has really made me smile, not even a dog person tbh but she's cute!

Loulou4022 · 20/06/2026 16:14

But when you’re that beautiful you get a free pass to do nothing other than provide cuddles and emotional support!

Silverbirchleaf · 20/06/2026 16:12

I thought the cat was wondering why the dog-lodger was sitting on her sofa.