AIBU to think dog owners have low hygiene standards.

You sound unhinged.

A pup will pee and poo indoors for a very short period of time, until it’s toilet trained.

I agree with @Fluffyowl00 re toddlers. I adore my nieces and nephews and am known by my friends for being welcoming to children. But even past toddlerhood kids can leave the house a grubby, sticky mess. And I’m more likely to catch something nasty from another human than a dog, so I’ll rest easy about my clean, but relaxed home.

It's the proper venom that you can almost feel in some of the posts as well.

Like they're really trying hard to offend 🤣

I find it very sad!

@iamawarriorwhojustcrieseasily
The thing is, the dog haters on here seem to care a lot about what dog owners do. Far less than I care about their opinion. They claim to be unable to stand them yet they seem to go out of their way to come into contact with them. The amount of people who go to dog friendly cafe or dog park and then complain that there is dogs. Go to a dog free cafe or park then. And then they try to say that there are not any dog free spaces. Sorry but that's bullshit. I live in the lake district, which is the dog capital of the UK and we still have cafes and spaces that don't allow dogs. It's so bizarre it's funny. These threads are always great for when I need a good laugh.

😂 agreed

Yes we do....And we don't care what you think, any more than you care what we do. :)

Sod off with the dirty.

You just know skanky people.

This.
IMO some MNers are so obsessed with hygiene, that any germs unfortunate enough to get trodden in will probably commit mass suicide on the spot.

Tbh I always find being judged by someone who doesn't have dogs quite amusing.

My dog has better hygiene standards than some humans I've met. My friend's husband puts his hand down his trousers and scratches his arse, no matter where he is, including buffets. He doesn't go to wash his hand afterwards. I know more people who do things like this, as well as picking their nose, not washing their hands after going to the bog etc. I find this more disgusting than my dog jumping up on the bed for a quick cuddle or sitting at my feet waiting for a few crumbs to fall on the floor tbh

Animals are not meant to be in the house

My animal is meant to be in my house 😁

How I agree with you! It is utterly revolting! Animals are not meant to be in the house.
Their shitty bums on sofas and carpets .... makes me want to throw up!
Male dogs and their ejaculate around the place; bitches dripping about the place while on heat.
It is all utterly grim.
And babies and toddlers around dogs is gross.
I remember watching my baby crawl on the carpet at my ILs when their dog startied scudding about on its arse and I was told that the "poor thing" had a supporting anal gland ... jeez!!!

Dog smell > people on keto diets🤢

Every dog owner I know has a dirty, smelly house. Without exception.

People always say ‘if you’ve got a dog your house will smell, you’re just nose blind to it’ always use it as some sort of ‘gotcha’. I mean… maybe it does, but so what? The people who live here can’t smell it so it doesn’t bother us, and the people who don’t live here don’t have to visit if it bothers them.
We have a dog. We also have a cleaner twice a week. We have plenty of visitors, all of whom are happy to stay over and seem to enjoy our hospitality. We’ve never had visitors who haven’t returned, in fact all our visitors come pretty regularly. So the dog and the smell must not bother them much either, otherwise I’m sure they’d stay away!

@RickyGervaislovesdogs had nailed it.

You’ve nailed it. 👏

You won’t be keeping your shoes on in my home.
Dog has his feet washed after going outside, rugs are washed regularly, his bedding is changed weekly, I vacuum daily. I wash my hands after smoothing him, he’s not a licker. Doesn’t go on the furniture or upstairs, pretty much his own choice.

Basically some people are clean, some aren’t. Some of you don’t wash your hands after using the toilet, some of you pick your nose and flick the contents. Probably most of you have snotty, dribbling kids at home, teenagers with dirty plates in their bedrooms, grotty hand towels, dirty toilets, filthy sheets, men who say they wash their hands after the loo but don’t!

A work colleague came back from the loo once with period blood on her finger- which I pointed out to her, absolutely vile. I’ve been in homes where you wipe your feet on the way out, and they haven’t owned a single animal.

Humans are basically crawling with bacteria, viruses and fungi. @cuckooooooo your house will smell, all houses do.

You're probably nose blind to it. Houses with dogs always smell. I'd rather have a slightly lower immune system than dog genitalia on my sofa.

Also just to add, we let our dog on the sofa and upstairs, my immune system has got so much better since. I've not had a cold or been unwell in over a year, whereas before, I'd be ill twice maybe three times a year. So coincidence maybe.

Absolutely not OP! I have a lovely doggo and my house is immaculate, you wouldn't even know I have a dog! So to answer your question, no. I know a lot of people who do not have pets, whose house is filthy.

I prefer how my dog smells to how people smell. Do peeps not realise that houses with people living in them smell? 🤮

Ohh goody yet another dog hating thread. FFS, give it a rest, yawn.

Any house with a dog living in it smells. Many dog owners are also completely blind to the fact that not everyone loves their smelly pooch.

Dogs are allowed in lots of shops, but there isn't a particular reason when they're not, beyond 'its more hassle for us, we don't want to'. Its just a store policy and might not even be a national store policy for some chains.

Dogs aren't allowed in food prep areas and sterile areas in hospitals for actual reasons, and thats about it.

I find it odd that some don't let their dogs upstairs or sit on the couch. When we first got a dog, we thought it was disgusting letting a dog sleep in your bed etc. But it's honestly the best thing. My dog is so happy in the bed, he'll snuggly up to you, lay upside down in happiness. If you've not let your dog in your bed, just do it once!