AIBU to think dog owners have low hygiene standards.

I agree. Terrible to have fresh bedding and then the dog goes on top of it...dog hair everywhere.

Then it's the weekend and off i go to open the living room door so the dog can come up and chill with us while we having coffee and breakfast in bed. It's such a comfort and sweet feeling❤️

Well maybe dog owners should do better?

My elderly aunt lets her dog eat leftovers off her plates and bowls. She doesn't have a dishwasher either, so her crockery must be full of bacteria. What really turned my stomach, was when she once invited me for lunch, then let the dog eat the leftovers directly out of the slow cooker. 🤮

It is possible to own a dog and be hygienic!
We are very clean 😇😂
What amazes me is seeing cats strolling or sitting on kitchen worktops 😮
And no animals upstairs/on beds please;
thank you
As for ‘swinging bags of dog poo’, at least it shows we pick up after our dogs
(Cats poo anywhere and don’t bury it - none of mine ever did)

That’s fine you are entitled to your opinion. I’m entitled to use terms in whatever way I wish. We can just disagree on it 🤷‍♀️

@Chocolatecookiesandtea

Well whatever , I did use it as part of a joke and that’s just something you’ll have to untrigger yourself over

You must have forgotten to post the other 'part' of that joke.

I'm not triggered by your use of PTSD incorrectly though, not sure why you think that? Merely pointing out that the thoughtless use of such language makes it harder for people, like yourself, with genuine diagnoses to be heard.

I would say the same for any incorrect use of terms. In fact I did unthread when another poster was calling people psychopaths, psychotic and maniacs. It's not acceptable.

I'm not too sure why you are hitting back rather than taking a minute to think about it; but it's absolutely your problem, not mine.

Well whatever , I did use it as part of a joke and that’s just something you’ll have to untrigger yourself over

https://www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a754539/how-dogs-boost-your-immune-system/

Dogs are good for you

@Chocolatecookiesandtea

It was a joke

Joke is something that makes people laugh. Using the term 'PTSD' instead of the word 'memories' isn't a joke in any way.

The way people flippantly use medical terms to describe normal experiences is really concerning. The fact that you have a PTSD diagnosis should make you more aware of how this belittles the real condition, not jump to defend your misuse of the term.

But like people (and dare I say kids), some dogs are just shit. Law of averages state some people encounter only the crap ones and them being dog apathetic doesn’t make them a psycho.
In my life I only have memories of family/neighbour dogs barking, begging, slobbering, stinking, biting. I honestly can’t recall them ever being charming or interested in anything but getting a meal.
My sister in law is doolally about hers though and puts it on a par with her kids. That’s psychopathic imo.

I am a cat person, and whilst I don't like dogs, I don't actively dislike them. In fact, I love the 'idea' of a dog, and the individual dogs I meet (I grew up with dogs). It's just the reality of them.

I can't live with the pet hair and smell, and with certain dogs, you cannot stop the smell. Dog hair is also so much more difficult to vacuum up. The short time I cared for someone's dog, I was constantly vacuuming.

The rest of it, the 'germs' - not something I could get exercised about. It's not dogs who spread noro, covid, flu etc.

I don't know how we survived as kids. We all had mumps, measles, german measles, chicken pox, flu and dogs licking our faces.

It was a joke (and I am actually diagnosed with PTSD from something so I don’t feel it’s totally inappropriate for me to use the term within a joke too)

I agree. People being afraid of dogs I completely understand - that could be due to a phobia or a bad experience, but I am deeply suspicious of people who say they don't like dogs. And the funny thing is, the very few people I've met who've said that have all been cold fish - not an ounce of warmth amongst them. 🤔

😂 Yes, he’s Irish!

😂😂😂😂😂(God, that made me howl with laughter!)

Do you know that spaniel's on your chopping board? (You hum it lad and I'll play it.) 😉😂

EXACTLY this! I'm cleaning every single day as I'm conscious of not wanting the house to smell "doggy".

Not all dogs moult - my Westie doesn't. Now how could you not love this gorgeous little chap .....?

WTAF?!!! Where do you live that so many of your customers are like this? 😱

My SIL and BIL used to allow their dogs to do this to their two toddlers too, which I found gross, although it made them giggle and they've grown into strapping big lads. I'd never owned a dog then, but even though I do now I still wouldn't want it licking my face, let alone a child's. Fortunately, my Westie doesn't do this.

@Chocolatecookiesandtea

Maybe I just have PTSD from the very lovely but very disgusting dog we had when i was a child!! He was adorable but he was the naughtiest dirtiest dog ever

PTSD isn't a substitute for 'memories'

You have memories of your dog, not trauma.

Nope, nor mine. My Westie neither slobbers or moults and is too short-legged to sniff at food on tables. I'm obsessed with not wanting my house to smell of dog so I vacuum/wash the floors daily and keep a washable throw on the main sofa to protect it. The fact that some people who don't own pets can't grasp this daily cleaning routine makes me wonder how clean their homes really are?

Maybe I just have PTSD from the very lovely but very disgusting dog we had when i was a child!! He was adorable but he was the naughtiest dirtiest dog ever ! Rolled in fox poo, rolled in other dogs poo, we are pretty sure he rolled in human poo once. He would eat the most disgusting things too - if he could get to something he would eat it and we are talking my little brothers dirty nappy contents , vomit, the cats poo from the litter tray he was just terrible !!!
Always into some kind of trouble too and liked to dig the garden up much to my parents dismay 😂

EXACTLY THIS! There are plenty of people who are unhygienic without the help of a dog.