IKEA fails test your patience—dogs test your loyalty, and we never fail you.

Why Your Dog’s Devotion Doesn’t Flinch—Even When You Mess Up

Turns out loyalty runs deeper than obedience, and here’s how one dog (me) proved it

IKEA’s flat-pack furniture may test relationships—but not mine with Mum, no matter how many wrong turns she makes with an Allen key. You think loyalty is about commands and treats? I’m here to tell you it’s more personal than that. Because when you're the hooman I’ve picked, even your worst oopsies can't shake me.

Last Saturday, in a moment of what I can only describe as 'hooman chaos energy,' Mum assembled a new dog bed frame. Sideways. Mattress wouldn’t fit. Tools everywhere. Frustration rising like an excited dachshund. And what did I do? I sat. I wagged. I smiled through it. Because loyalty isn’t about right and wrong. It's about choosing your pack, then sticking by them—weather, errors, IKEA builds and all.

This Wasn’t Just a Furniture Fail. It Was a Loyalty Win.

Let me tell you what happened next. Instead of storming off with the manual clutched in defeat (like she did last time with the coffee table), she looked at me. Really looked. And I gave her the full-throttle tail thump.

“Thanks for not judging me, bub,” she whispered. “You’re just happy I’m here, huh?”

Exactly, hooman. That’s the whole point. My affection isn’t a scoreboard. I don’t tally your wins and losses. I nap beside your bad decisions just as proudly as your good ones. Your full-fat dairy choices? Questionable. Your mismatched socks? Bold move. But none of it changes who you are to me: my world.

Loyalty, Dog Style: No Conditions, Only Cookies

You read all those tips online about earning a dog’s trust. Feed us. Walk us. Scratch just behind the ear. Sure, we appreciate it. But the truth? We already chose you. I chose you when you dropped that piece of chicken off your sandwich and didn’t get mad when I snatched it. I chose you when you cried during the sad ad with the tiny dog wearing a raincoat. I chose you every time you say, “Wanna go for a...?” and never finish the sentence because I’m already at the door.

We don’t wait for perfection. We wait for snacks. And sometimes... we wait for you to figure out which end of the Allen key is up.

I didn’t jump off the couch when you hit the wrong screw three times. I didn’t sigh (visibly) when you checked TikTok mid-build for another 40 steps of confusion. I stayed. Ears forward. Tongue out. Because love isn’t conditional. Not for us dogs.

A Study in Silent Support (And Paw-Level Patience)

Research paws it out too: dogs watch their owners during emotional moments—not just for cues, but genuinely to comfort. We sense your fear, your joy, your confusion in tin-sounding DIY sadness. And we respond the only way we know how:

• By anchoring your world with presence.
• By sitting at your feet when the instructions make less sense than your dreams at 2am.
• By staying put when you're convinced the legs are "meant to wobble like that.”

And in return, you reach down and scratch my ears. We don’t say much—but we’re louder than manuals ever could be.

Loyalty Isn’t Earned. It’s Proven When You Least Deserve It.

Let me tell you a secret: Your dog doesn’t love you more because you got everything right. We love you most when you feel you’ve mucked up everything entirely. In your lowest, clumsiest, most human moments—that’s when our loyalty shines.

Of course, sometimes we get it wrong too—I’ve been known to 'accidentally' eat things that weren’t mine. (Couch corner 2022, never forget.) But the beauty of this dog-hooman bond? You love me anyway.

So, no, I didn’t abandon you mid-IKEA disaster. I curled into the half-built frame, made it my throne, and claimed victory like a true hero.

You Can Fix Furniture. But I’ll Always Fix You Just by Staying Close.

This loyalty? It’s quiet. It’s watching you try, even when you fail. It’s staying curled beside you when the screws don’t match the diagram. And it’s celebrating with a sunset run as if nothing ever went ‘wrong.’

Because in my eyes, you were never wrong. We were just getting there, together.

That’s the tail-wagging truth, straight from the fluffiest seat in the house.

Never not rooting for you,

Thor 🐾

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