Please don't judge me. I may be way out of line, maybe this is just one major gripe I have about dogs that I'm sure has nothing to do with being a good dog owner. I do want a dog, but this is one thing that drives me off the wall that is such a tiny little thing that even when my cat Evy does that it ticks me off.

I hate, hate, hate when dogs lick their lips. OH GOD. Maybe you can relate? I really don't want to be judged on my ability to get a dog based on this. I'm pet sitting at Evy's foster mom's house and she has three big dogs who all can't stop licking their lips. They're all anxious. And I can't stand it. It's like nails on a chalkboard and I want to scream.

Is this something I can get over to have a dog? Before the fire, I'd kick Evy off the bed at night whenever she'd lick herself, and she's a cat. It's what animals do and it's normal, but it just drives me nuts when they do it. Please don't judge me, but it's such a horrendous sound.