Silliest place you’ve seen a dog owner take their dog

The dog was in the trolley?

This really is disgusting! 🤮

There must have been a crying baby or two and a talking toddler as well?

I remember being in a church in Italy with my very Catholic ILs, a little old lady indicated would we mind holding her dog’s lead while she went up for communion, which we agreed. Dog was no trouble.

From my experience living in France, food hygiene in supermarkets is not high on their list of priorities

If you think MN is anti dog you have not read even this morning's top threads.

It's a good thing that on MN we can discuss subjects without having to stick to a purity spiral one way or the other. We can actually discuss and have opinions that are our own and hear opinions of other people that are actually their own, not just toeing the line of the opinion police. It is informative and helpful.

My dogs don't go into clothes shops or food shops, and nor should they. There are lots of other places they don't go which is personal preference. e.g. I do not seek out dogfriendly cafes to take my dogs to, but I think it is good that they exist. I also think it is good that dogfree cafes exist. We are not all the same and that is A Good Thing.

Garden centre Easter showing of lambs. Mostly toddlers and young children. Grown man brought his dog go right up to the pen and allowed it to sniff and 'meet' the lambs only pulling it away when the dog started barking and reaching for the lambs and the lambs became agitated.

Such a bizarre and irresponsible thing to witness.

Agree.

No, for 2 reasons - first, it will further derail the thread and second, I’m not interested in any form of discussion or debate with anti-trans MN types.

But there are loads of ‘men in skirts’ and deliberate use of the other pronouns disguised as ‘free speech’ or ‘can’t force me into engaging in your delusions’ posts.

And I say this as someone who believes in biological sex and abhors gender stereotypes.

Never taken my dogs in supermarkets or cafes. But I don't see a problem with car boot sales. Its simply a case of not taking your dog in a area with lots of ppl. You can look at the quieter stall area's. And wait a bit until the crowd moves to another area.

Probably should just leave him at home. Barking at sheep counts as sheep worrying, which is a criminal offence.

Lots of farms round here and the farmers can shoot dogs that are worrying their sheep.

In the crowd watching a fireworks display. Then the owner has to run out part way through because the dog is understandably distressed. It's happened for several years now

Exactly. And then try and put the 'blame' on me by suggesting that I not been running their dog would not have jumped up and snagged my Sweaty Betty running tights.

How do you know they want to be Christian?

If only there was a paid service people could use. Like an overnight place for dogs.

I am seeing an increasing number of signs in cafes and pubs reminding owners that while their dogs are welcome that they need to be on leads at all times, not sit on the sofas/chair and obviously to clear up their mess.

If can only be selfish, ignorant owners that have prompted this.

@rosemarble I think that's the point. Your dog's behaviour shouldn't negatively impact someone else.

Can you screen shot an example please?

Also, why dismiss people as "frothers"? Maybe discuss the concerns.

For me it's because some dogs impact my life in a negative way. They never used to or at least not so often.

Out running, selfish owners not keeping their dogs in leads and then telling me the dog 'just wants to play' or if I stopped running the dog would stop chasing me.

My young son being told that the dog would stop chasing his football if he stopped playing with it - on a park with signs that say dogs on leads only.

Having to swerve around unhappy dogs who've been tied up outside shops.

Being licked in a city centre department store.

MOST dog owners are not twats, but there way more entitled, selfish owners than there used to be. I choose not to have a dog and don't wish other people to impose their own on me as I go about my day.

I once met a woman on a walk who had her dog in the same sling as I had my baby in. 😂 Like literally, we were matchy-matchy except she was carrying around a dog. I tried really hard not to laugh a lot.

My local church also has an animal service every year.

*and adults

The frothers like something to hate 🤷‍♀️

Ok. I just always baulk at so many parents asking teachers to do them extra favours and extra bits of responsibility,. Just bear in mind it's hard for a teacher to say no in those circumstances.
However, if you're saying it's fine, then it must be.

And I don’t necessarily disagree. Considering others is important whatever we’re doing and whoever we’re with. Nobody likes antisocial behaviour whatever form it takes.

But as this is a thread about dogs, the point I made was about that.

And don’t change your babies’ nappy on a cafe table. 🤮 I’ve been there and almost vomited. Was a big family who were intimidating so I just left.

It seems that what we’re concluding is that adults are the issue. Be they terrible owners of dogs, or bad parents. It always comes back to this.