I like dogs like I like toddlers. It’s fun to hang out with other people’s for a while, but ultimately they’re annoying, loud, and make a mess. I feel like in the past 10 years or so, dog owners have become increasingly convinced that everyone thinks their slobbering, untrained mutt is god’s gift to everyone, and expects everyone to love it unconditionally. Dogs in restaurants. Dogs in stores when you go shopping. “Oh it’s so funny that your dog is jumping on me and getting it’s dirty paws all over me while it tries to sniff my crotch.” “Oh oops! Your dog ate my food off the counter, fucking again. Guess that’s my fault because in this house nothing is safe from the coddled fucking dog.” “Hey man can you watch the dog? It’s really easy, not like it pisses all over the floor and knocks the trash over or anything. We have to leave the house for 2 hours and it has anxiety/depression/borderline personality disorder and he’s a wittle special boy who needs constant attention.”
I’m just tired of it. Nobody gives a goddamn about your stupid dog. Stop bringing your animal to restaurants, it’s disgusting and inconsiderate. It’s not your child, it’s a dog. Dog people have made me hate dogs.
I love my dog more than anything on this planet, but she’s mine and I don’t expect anyone else to like her just because I do, she can be annoying as fuck, but I have more than enough love for her that it makes up for everyone else who doesn’t like her.
I also agree tho, you don’t have to take your dog everywhere you go unless you have a legitimate reason and that’s what service dogs are for.
I agree, mostly.
My parents owned a kennel and bred and boarded and trained dogs, so we had at least a dozen or so full-time residents and generally another dozen or so being boarded and/or trained. I literally grew up surrounded by dogs and I’ve always loved them.
BUT, dog owners, at this point, are fucking awful, and that’s led to a whole lot of awful dogs, exactly as you so colorfully and accurately say.
I’m a dog owner but I agree. The worst are the people who bring them in the grocery store. Like if you’re out walking the dog and go in a convenience store for a drink that’s one thing but there’s fresh vegetables and stuff in the grocery store instead of prepackaged food so pets definitely don’t belong there. These same people don’t clean up their poop even at the dog park so before I can play with my own dog I have to go hunting and clean up so I don’t get crap on my shoes.
Us responsible dog owners are tired of this crap too.
It sounds a lot more like you are actually tired of inconsiderate dog owners.
I have a dog. I think he’s great. I also realize that not everyone feels the same and I don’t bring him to places that are not acceptable for him to be. I also watch him when I am out walking him and do my best to make sure that he doesn’t approach people who may not want that kind of attention.
Absolute chad
I spent the last 3 months reporting my neighbor for letting her dog roam off leash and bark into my bedroom point blank. She threatened to sue me and im like you can’t sue me for calling animal control you dumb entitled bitch 🤣
I’m a dog person, but I agree, for the most part. Nobody should have to put up with wild, untrained animals in public places. That’s kind of the point of civilization- taming and controlling nature. Untamed dogs do not belong.
That said, I think properly trained dogs are less offensive than most people. I do my best to train my dog, and I actually think she still has a long way to go. (She is very obedient, but being young, has a very short attention span and requires repeat commands to stay focused.)
The average training level of dogs these days is simply atrocious. I went out for a walk on a trail that allowed off leash dogs, and several people told me how shocked they were that my dog always came and stayed by my side when I commanded her to “heel” -frankly, this is disturbing. I consider a reliable recall the BARE MINIMUM for a dog.
“Good” dogs are usually the most predictable, reliable things in their environment
I love dogs but when I was NYC I couldn’t wrap my head around why there were so many dogs in Manhattan. My dogs need space and room to run around which isn’t something Chelsea Village et al. are known for.
Every sidewalk in Manhattan is a bathroom for dogs. The street smell like pee from the humans, and mostly from the dogs. Cuz there’s no space for them anywhere else. Dogs are not designed for the city
That can probably be remedied by adding more green space in the cities. Luckily, this is something that should already be done for a plethora of reasons. There’s usually a decent amount of fat that can be cut in parking spaces and road width to accomplish it, which would also make the cities more pleasant by discouraging car use.
You’re absolutely right, and that’s an excellent thing to do. But it wouldn’t change the sidewalks becoming bathrooms for dogs. When people live in the big city, and the dog needs to go out, they’re not walking to the park, they’re going outside 5 m from the door dog is going to do its business and they’re going right back inside. Doubly so in winter.
Walking around high density residential complexes in Manhattan is just a really terrible experience. Especially once winter ends
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