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Are people actually insane?

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peopleareinsane · 22/06/2024 09:32

Yesterday at my son's sports day a family brought an bully type dog onto the field in amongst the kids activities. Am I mad in thinking this is just twatish behaviour. Not all kids like dogs and they had it amongst everything, put me totally on edge.

I'm now at my daughters ballet class and sat in the wait room full of babies and toddlers and a dad has brought what I am sure is an XL bully in this room. It's tugging on the lead wanting to get off and is getting increasingly agitated.

What would you do? Are some people total fucking morons or aibu?

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Procrastinates · 22/06/2024 10:05

MrsR87 · 22/06/2024 10:03

I am an ex teacher and now run children’s activity classes and I would have asked the parent with the dog to leave/ wait outside no matter what the breed of dog. Some children are terrified of dogs and some children have no idea how to act around dogs which could cause stress and/or danger for both!

Exactly. It really doesn't matter what type of dog it is I just genuinely cannot fathom no one asking them to leave the minute they became aware of the dog.

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peopleareinsane · 22/06/2024 10:04

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO FUCKING BELIVE THIS! ANOTHER CUNT HAS BROUGHT ANOTHER DOG INTO THE GATED PLAY PARK!

the lessons have finished and there is a small swing are and slide that have a gate on it. These two cunt dads are now allowing these dogs to fight each other. I've just grabbed my daughter and left and will email now. I am raging

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MrsR87 · 22/06/2024 10:03

I am an ex teacher and now run children’s activity classes and I would have asked the parent with the dog to leave/ wait outside no matter what the breed of dog. Some children are terrified of dogs and some children have no idea how to act around dogs which could cause stress and/or danger for both!

GingerGurl · 22/06/2024 10:02

Entitled prick. They just love showing off and have these dogs cos they didn't get any attention as a child.

AmiShitsaline · 22/06/2024 09:59

VolvoFan · 22/06/2024 09:51

Like dog, like owner. Other dogs are fine. I like huskies.

Huskies are lovely looking dogs but have also killed a baby a couple of years ago.

Topofthemountain · 22/06/2024 09:58

Misthios · 22/06/2024 09:42

because it's their furbaby, a member of the family just like granny, soft as butter, a nanny dog, misunderstood, it's the deed not the breed, bad owners not evil dogs, you wouldn't expect granny to wait in the car/outside would you so Fluffy is no different. 🙄

When you have cafes, restaurants, shops and museums allowing people to enter with their animals, this is the natural consequence of that. The thickos who have a large, dangerous animal see absolutely nothing wrong with taking it to the school sports or to pick up a child from a dance class.

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I agree, if one is cheering on dog friendly places, then that is all dogs, not just dogs deemed acceptable.

The school aside, but if dogs are allowed in the WMC then that is all dogs.

I wouldn't go as far as calling ones with particular breeds thickos though. If a place allows dogs, it allows all dogs.

AmiShitsaline · 22/06/2024 09:55

Doesn’t matter if it’s not an actual XL, there are lots of breeds that can cause serious damage, the baby that was sadly killed this week was an Alsatian type breed. Hope someone can get the message across!

swayingpalmtree · 22/06/2024 09:52

No, thats completely out of order. I have a cavapoo and wouldnt do that and she looks like a literal teddy bear (and is as harmless as one). I love my dog but I respect that not everyone likes dogs and they dont deserve to go everywhere FGS.

Make a complaint.

VolvoFan · 22/06/2024 09:51

Like dog, like owner. Other dogs are fine. I like huskies.

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peopleareinsane · 22/06/2024 09:51

78gingernuts · 22/06/2024 09:50

It may not have been an XL bully then.
Still ridiculous to bring any dog to such an event.

But if you are confident it was a bully it can be reported to the police.

I'm not a dog person so don't know how to tell between breeds but it was a very big muscular dog that looked like the ones I've seen on the news. So probably slightly different if it wasn't muzzled but a fucking scary looking dog.

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78gingernuts · 22/06/2024 09:50

It may not have been an XL bully then.
Still ridiculous to bring any dog to such an event.

But if you are confident it was a bully it can be reported to the police.

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peopleareinsane · 22/06/2024 09:48

Misthios · 22/06/2024 09:47

I hear you @peopleareinsane and with good reason. I think all you can do is ask the organiser of the class to send out a standard email to all about etiquette when collecting or dropping off - considerate parking, keep noise to a minimum, no littering and leave your unmuzzled chavbeast in the house.

Bahhhh! Yes! I just can't believe twice in two days. If you have a dog please don't bring it to events that are specially for kids. Lots of people feel scared.

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chocolatemilky · 22/06/2024 09:47

I go to great lengths to avoid these kind of dogs but still had a really frightening experience with a bully breed who was allowed off lead to run at me and my baby. I was genuinely terrified. I completely agree with the poster upthread who said that no one will say anything to these types of owners - I certainly didn’t argue with the man with the aforementioned dog, I just ran away! I’d be very cross in your shoes OP and definitely letting both the school and ballet school know.

Misthios · 22/06/2024 09:47

I hear you @peopleareinsane and with good reason. I think all you can do is ask the organiser of the class to send out a standard email to all about etiquette when collecting or dropping off - considerate parking, keep noise to a minimum, no littering and leave your unmuzzled chavbeast in the house.

Procrastinates · 22/06/2024 09:46

Misthios · 22/06/2024 09:44

Have you met the kind of people who own these animals?

You politely say "excuse me, please could you wait outside with the dog" and you get a mouthful of sweary abuse. People are not prepared to get into confrontation with a person who has a big, scary animal with them. I wouldn't.

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Yes I've met these people I'm also a teacher well used to being sworn at by entitled parents it wouldn't stop me telling them to leave.

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peopleareinsane · 22/06/2024 09:45

@Misthios this is exactly how I feel. I feel scared.

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Misthios · 22/06/2024 09:44

Procrastinates · 22/06/2024 09:42

I don't understand why no one has told them to leave? I can't imagine any of the classes I've ever attended just allowing the dog to stay unchallenged? Nor any of the schools just letting it be there?

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Have you met the kind of people who own these animals?

You politely say "excuse me, please could you wait outside with the dog" and you get a mouthful of sweary abuse. People are not prepared to get into confrontation with a person who has a big, scary animal with them. I wouldn't.

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peopleareinsane · 22/06/2024 09:44

78gingernuts · 22/06/2024 09:43

Was the dog wearing a muzzle?

No it wasn't.

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peopleareinsane · 22/06/2024 09:43

Procrastinates · 22/06/2024 09:42

I don't understand why no one has told them to leave? I can't imagine any of the classes I've ever attended just allowing the dog to stay unchallenged? Nor any of the schools just letting it be there?

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All leaders and teachers are in classes. Plus it's held in a working men's type club so not sure if dogs may be allowed in here. BUT DONT BRING IT TO A KIDS EVENT FULL OF BABIES AND TODDLERS! Fucks sake!

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78gingernuts · 22/06/2024 09:43

Was the dog wearing a muzzle?

FTPM1980 · 22/06/2024 09:43

BrutusMcDogface · 22/06/2024 09:34

Fucking hell! No, you are not being unreasonable. How were the parents allowed to bring the dog to sports day? My local authority bans all dogs from school grounds.

So does ours, so many parents thought it didn't apply to them it was ridiculous. (They were respectable middle class people with a small fluffy dog and that rule was fr irresponsible people with mongrels and big dogs ....or its ok I'll pick him up)

Procrastinates · 22/06/2024 09:42

I don't understand why no one has told them to leave? I can't imagine any of the classes I've ever attended just allowing the dog to stay unchallenged? Nor any of the schools just letting it be there?

Misthios · 22/06/2024 09:42

Beefcurtains79 · 22/06/2024 09:37

Why was it allowed on school grounds? They aren’t on mine. Is the ballet school indoors?

because it's their furbaby, a member of the family just like granny, soft as butter, a nanny dog, misunderstood, it's the deed not the breed, bad owners not evil dogs, you wouldn't expect granny to wait in the car/outside would you so Fluffy is no different. 🙄

When you have cafes, restaurants, shops and museums allowing people to enter with their animals, this is the natural consequence of that. The thickos who have a large, dangerous animal see absolutely nothing wrong with taking it to the school sports or to pick up a child from a dance class.

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peopleareinsane · 22/06/2024 09:41

FTPM1980 · 22/06/2024 09:40

I think people taking dogs to kids/school activities is wrong....but that means any dog, not just one breed.

Lots of people see other dogs and assume they are XL bully's when really they are staffing, pocket or standard bulies or british bulldogs.

I somehow am relaxed around small dogs. But I'm sure they could cause a nasty bite. But this dog is muscular and huge. If it turned, someone would be dead in a minute.

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FTPM1980 · 22/06/2024 09:40

I think people taking dogs to kids/school activities is wrong....but that means any dog, not just one breed.

Lots of people see other dogs and assume they are XL bully's when really they are staffing, pocket or standard bulies or british bulldogs.