01/22/2026
http://go.petparentusa.com.pages.services/pet-parent-blog/articles/what-if-our-cats-dogs-made-new-year-s-resolutions
It’s customary and traditional for humans to make resolutions as the calendar flips from one year to another. But what if we put the resolution shoe on the other paw? Petparentusa.com has rounded up some tongue-in-cheek resolutions our four-legged friends might make if they had the power to do so. Canines first!
The American Kennel Club gets our resolutions wish list started with a trio of suggestions from the family dog. As you might guess, they include:
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays the mail carriers from their appointed rounds. But a zoomed-out Border Collie or Boxer just might.
*Canine Resolution # 1- I will Ignore the mailman. I should probably not chase after the Amazon Prime Delivery truck or the big brown box on wheels known as the United States Postal Service, either.
*Canine Resolution #2: I promise not to excavate a new path from Chicago to China. I’ll do my best not to dig up the back yard.
*Canine Resolution #3: I know, my taste for stinky stuff knows no limits. Therefore, I resolve not to eat cat p**p out of the cat’s “special place.”
HikeDoggie.com offers these three fun-filled canine resolutions to our 2026 list:
Canine Resolution #4: Whether guilting my humans for yet another treat or begging forgiveness for destroying the new couch cushions, I resolve to perfect the use of “puppy dog eyes” to a new art form.
Canine Resolution #5: I resolve not to steal my humans' socks. I will borrow them, instead, along with Mom’s brassieres, Dad’s dirty boxer shorts (naturally), and anything else I can find funky in the laundry basket.
Canine Resolution #6: I will not hog the bed, covers, or pillows from my humans. I will be generous and share 10 percent of the available sleeping space with them. Maybe 15 percent when it gets really chilly enough for a Three Dog Night.
Not to be outdone, the feline side of the family pet household weighs in with their New Year’s Resolutions. Moderncat.com shares these three gems:
Feline Resolution #1: I resolve to exercise better self-control. No longer will I push figurines, knick-knacks, and framed photos off the edges of their shelves and onto the floor. All other items, including the family China set, coffee mugs, glass tumblers, and cell phones, remain fair game, however.
Feline Resolution #2: I resolve to limit barfing up hairballs to twice per week. And I will try to save them for special occasions, like when my humans have company over for dinner.
Feline Resolution #3: I resolve to be less judgmental and more accepting of those who are different from me. Even the family dog, although he smells funny, slobbers and dines from my litter box from time to time.
Rounding out our resolutions to welcome in 2026 come these suggestions from Womensworld.com:
Feline Resolution #4: I resolve not to send anyone to the emergency room when the time comes for me to be crated for my annual visit to the veterinarian’s office. All bets are off when the vet starts probing and poking me, however.
Feline Resolution #5: I resolve to limit my rappelling activities on the new shower curtains and window dressings to once per week, regardless of my personal desire to ascend to new heights.
Happy New Year, Humans!
