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

That definitely deserves a thread of its own😂

Cats! Bloody cats!

I love cats, actually. But I do wish they’d stick to the flower beds

"Dogs are for people who can't form proper relationships with other humans" is on my bingo card. I am glad you posted what that article is actually about.

I am fed up being told I have a dog because I can't form proper relations with humans. I have ASD, so struggle with other people anyway. My dog is not a replacement for any human relationship.

Who’s coming to shit on your carrots? Sounds like you’ve got a big neighbour problem! 😂

Not anti-dog but anti bad dog owners! They assume everyone must love their dog and allow their animals to wander round cafes and sniff at people and their food - extremely off putting. Speaking as an animal lover.

Absolute nonsense.

There are plenty of shit people in all walks of life. Drivers, cyclists, dog owners, cat owners, parents, child free by choice.

You just have confirmation bias.

And as I’ve already said, I have reminded dog owners that their pup should be on a leash and asked them to leave playgrounds.

Plenty on this thread have said how awful it is some lazy fuckers don’t pick up the poo or hang it in a tree.

But we’re not responsible for all dog owners anymore than you are, and wasting time on selfish pricks who don’t take their responsibilities seriously is a fool’s errand.

I prefer to waste my time pointing out that someone else’s desire to have a dog free existence is not my issue to solve.

Don’t like dogs? Stay away from dogs. Dogs where they shouldn’t be? Report them or ask them to leave.

At least my dog doesn’t come and shit in your carrots.

No, all dog owners aren’t selfish but there seems to be a higher proportion of selfishness among dog owners than in other walks of life. This is the problem. There is literally nowhere that should reasonably be dog free or anywhere that actually is legally supposed to be dog free that in actuality is dog free. Or dog poo free for that matter. I don’t particularly like dogs but I’m not selfish so I don’t turn up to woods or fields in the countryside and expect them to be on leads because they are reasonable places for dogs to be. I would also never ever blame the dog, either, because despite what some owners think, they are animals, not people and so cannot be held to the same expectations as people. I don’t know why there are more selfish dog owners than there used to be (or maybe why a higher proportion of selfish people are dog owners) but no other group invades other people’s space, threatens their safety or leaves areas filthy as much as dog owners do and do it not just with disregard for others but with a blatant two fingers up attitude. These are not a minority or if they are, they’re a sizeable one. Good dog owners shouldn’t be attacking non dog owners for having the temerity to object but should also be objecting just as loudly until they start to behave decently.

On a stadium concert film I saw someone had a chihuahua with them. Right against the barriers too so she wasn't getting out of that crowd quickly. Least the poor thing had ear defenders on.

@Moglet4

Your user name suggests you like cats. I spent part of Sunday digging cat shit out of my vegetable planter. Doesn’t mean I want all cats banned, however gross it was.

Yeah, now that cubicle isn’t sterile anymore, ffs.

Ok, and? I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone that there are selfish humans in all walks of life.

There’s a park near me that is dogs on leads and I have tried to gently remind dog owners who ignore it - and had a mouthful from several of them. I don’t make the mistake of now thinking all dog owners are twats.

There are very few examples on this thread of dogs being taken places they aren’t allowed - but so many people who don’t like dogs wanting their desires to be held in higher regard. Another example of selfish people in all walks of life.

It’s also bloody repulsive to take a dog into a cubicle

Dog pissed in a vintage clothes shop while we were on holiday last week and the owners just left without saying anything. Was telling a friend who works at outdoor clothing company and she says it happens all the time, but often poop on the shop floor. Dogs don’t belong in shops. Leave them at home.

I frequently try and go to a ‘dog free’ stretch of beach and guess what is always there? Dogs. The fault is obviously partly with the council for not enforcing the fines but mostly it’s with the unbelievably selfish twats who think the clearly signed rules don’t apply to them because they have dogs and think that trumps all else.

So only assistance dogs for the blind snd deaf? What about all the other ones? My friend has epilepsy and an assistance dog trained to alert her when she is about to have a seizure so she can sit/lie down and make sure she doesn’t bang her head or anything. There are assistance dogs for all sorts of medical issues. It’s very ignorant of you to say that it’s only for deaf and blind people. You don’t think seizure dogs (or all the other types) are necessary?

Missing quoted post so reposted.

Looks like you’re part of the very selfish problem

Did you actually read the article? If it's the one I've linked to here then it seems that you have really misunderstood the study it references... it says nothing about "people incapable of forming human relationships use dogs as a substitute"

"The study suggests owners rate their relationship with their dogs as being as satisfying or more satisfying than their closest human relationships. However, the researchers did not find the owner-dog bond was stronger in people with weaker human relationships.

“Our results showed that it [the bond] does not replace human relationships but offers something different, a unique combination of characteristics to complement what we receive from the human side of our social network,” said Borbála Turcsán, first author of the study from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary."

I didn’t say that, though, did I?

I will take my dog anywhere I want to where he is permitted. I don’t take him places that aren’t dog friendly, I don’t let him off lead when he’s not allowed to be.

But I don’t care about strangers who pull faces or grab their kids in horror as he runs past them (rare - most of the time I’m having to step between kids and him as they try to touch him - he won’t harm them but I think it’s important kids learn they can’t touch random dogs without asking).

I don’t care about random people’s wish my dog be elsewhere - why would I?

If they don’t want to be in proximity to dogs, they should go somewhere dog free.

I’d turn it around and say anyone demanding the removal or modified behaviour of dogs in a space they are welcome in, is massively selfish.

. I hold him in greater regard than any stranger’s wishes,
This is the level of selfishness that seems to much more prevalent now.
‘Bugger everyone else’s comfort and security / I’ll just do what I want’
Interesting article today in the Guardian about the increasing syndrome people incapable of forming human relationships use dogs as a substitute.

I am also a scientist and you didn’t mention the word ‘human’ in your first post about family.

My dog is not a blood or marital relative - but my definition of family is not so narrow to preclude those I hold dear.

I share my home with a partner with whom I have no shared DNA, nor marital vows. They are still my family, and I don’t think being a different species excludes my dog, either.

People are quick to assume those of us who bring our dogs to ‘human’ places are doing it because we are trying to anthropomorphise them, whereas in reality it is usually a mixture of convenience and enjoying their company.

My dog loves me and loves being with me - as I do him. I hold him in greater regard than any stranger’s wishes, regardless of our shared species.

I don't have kids. I live alone with my dog.

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Is that you mum? If so hello from your daughter and granddaughter, you know your actual family.....

OK. I think people know that I mean 'family' in the human sense. I understand that people regard their dogs as their family.

Do those people think if they get an invitation "to Rose and Family" it would mean Rose, the people in her family and her dog? I'm not talking about people who know you treat your dog as a person, but in general