Dog lovers, beware: You might be a 'dog aunt'

Not every dog lover can have a dog. But every dog lover can act like it.

Perhaps this is you. Perhaps you are unable to adopt a canine friend, but inexplicably behave as though all the dogs in your life — your friends’ dogs, your siblings’ dogs, dogs you pass on the street — belong to you.

If so, you might be a dog aunt: the thirsty sibling of the dog mom.

A dog aunt abides by one overarching truth: that not having a dog does not stop her (or him) from having a dog. Thus, a dog aunt will treat all dogs as if they are her own: taking selfies with them, observing important events in their lives, constantly volunteering to spend time with them, and posting dozens of photos of them to Instagram. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Dog lovers, beware: You might be a 'dog aunt'