Soooooooo many dog threads

Be careful what you wish for.

Growing up we had a jack Russel.
My mum used to let him out and he would go for a wander and then cone back.
It wasn't until years later when I was in the pub with some of the people I had grown up with and they all said that they had been chased by my parents dog!
Can't believe how we used to let dogs roam then.
(Though didn't hear of any horrible accidents etc?)

I think your parents are great!

Love the fact you brought home wandering friends........ wouldn't get that nowadays!

@nomoredriving Today no more dogs just wandering about on their own , so it really could be worse , but as a child I would make friends with wandering dogs ( never had my own until about 9) ( yes as a child I was out alone ) and would bring them home . Dog poo on the streets , chasing cars which is never a problem now .
My poor parents got so fed up of me bringing home my wandering friends they gave in and bought me my own friend who never wandered alone .

If I had a £1 for every time that fucking boring live is trotted out, I'd be well on my way to being very rich!

And as for nowadays...

Nothing is fucking right nowadays.

Not like when you had dogs wandering the streets alone!!

@kitsuneghost you never came across a dog on a walk before “nowadays” ? I don’t think I’ve ever, in my 50 years, ever been on a walk and not seen a dog, no matter how remote the area.

I quite fancy becoming a dog sock puppet. Like Sooty and Sweep.

I post on these threads in solidarity, as many dog owners seem so outraged by the idea that it's possible to feel neutral or negative towards dogs. They seem to have some bizarre moral code in which Dog Lover equals Morally Good and Dog Agnostic equals Morally Dubious.

I don't hate dogs. But I don't want to own a dog, and it doesn't make me a sad, humourless person without a life or sense of joy because I don't want your dog jumping on me.

Lockdown caused a huge spike in dog ownership and now the numbers have increased dramatically and due to lockdown they were not very well trained and non-dog lovers are just getting fed up with them.

I cant even go for a walk without coming across a dog nowadays

I suppose I haven’t really noticed such an uptick in dogs everywhere. I’d like to go to a cafe with loads of dogs.

Soooooooo many dogs. - exactly.

There seem to be more dogs around in places they never used to be, and a lot of dogs (particularly smaller ones) don’t seem very well trained.

I don’t actually mind dogs, but it’s just not pleasant going to any of our local cafes now as they’re basically dog playgrounds for the nuisance dogs / hopeless owners (no dog free options anywhere here, before anyone says “just go to a dog free place then)

It's simple. It's because there are more dogs, more inconsiderate, selfish owners, so more bad dog behaviour in public spaces, and more shit left lying around. People are sick of it, so they post about it.

LOL at the idea that it's a few unhinged dog-phobes sockpuppeting lke mad, though.

Yep: it’s the poodemic. If the poo was picked up, the threads would dwindle. Hop to it.

Old dog died before lockdown. Then I got new dog last year.

Honestly I could have wept when I first took him out. What had been a very quiet park at 7am was bloody packed. We were jumped on by various dogs, and I went one more time and was bitten by a German shepherd. The owner said, “These things happen”

HOWEVER I am just as fed up with the proliferation of joggers and dog-averse people. I have a perfectly decent Labrador yet I have even had people screaming at me when he is on the lead - one person from
the other side of the road!

I couldn’t even click on it. 🙄ffs

It is funny watching them delight in building and knocking down strawman arguments that even a six year old would find ridiculous:

"Oh, so should we declaw cats, because they sometimes scratch kids"
"Humans attack people. Maybe they should all be muzzled too"

Dogs aren’t the problem it’s their owners not training them and exercising them properly. Too many people also don’t teach their children how to act around dogs and then are surprised that the dog has growled at them if their DC puts their hands near the dog’s mouth.
Our dog is a huge part of our family and we moved him with us when we moved country. Wouldn’t have considered leaving him behind even though he cost more to move than it cost for us.

Best one!

Seriously,..

Dogs peeing on car tyres http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/amiibeingunreasonable/4788949-dogs-peeing-on-car-tyres

Well it's normally anti cyclist threads so it makes a refreshing change.

Oh another dog hating thread, does everyone love cyclists now?

That’s not the only thing I find suspicious.

Too many threads on ‘what’s the one thing people say/do on mumsnet you hate’ or ‘how do you wish mumsnet was different’ too.

An attempt to orchestrate the mass slagging of off other mumsnet users.

I think - If you hate mumsnet, and every thing the users of mumsnet say do and think, and every decision mumsnet makes, why are you here?

It's way too suspicious. I suspect one or two dog hating members have formed other identities to post.

I was walking my dog this morning and a father had two small children on a pedal thing. I slowed down behind them and he pulled over to let me past. I declined as my dog is further down the food chain than me, the father, or the children and needs to learn to wait. The father was most grateful.

I also make the dog sit next to me when anyone passes me by as many times as I'm able. For the same reason. I don't want dog dribble on nice clothes when I'm out for a walk, so I guess nobody else does either.

Owners should train their dogs properly.