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To dare to think that the Cult of Dog has gone too far?

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MariLlwyd · 25/04/2025 11:43

There is now not a single public space in my home town that is dog-free - and that includes cafes, restaurants and even the library. Local beaches, once a quiet escape, have turned into asylums for the fur baby/pupper brigade to inflict their poorly trained animals on others with children getting chased, people jumped on and tripped over and all to the sound of hysterical barking and frequent dog fights.
80 year old woman knocked over by uncontrollable dog? 'You got in his way'.
Ask politely that you take your dog away from our lunch table? 'Go fuck yourself'.
Sit on the most remote bench you can find? Peri-menopausal wild eyed harridan lets loose 3 dogs from her 4x4 to jump all over you and laughs that it's 'their spot' and turns unhinged when you push them away.
Yes, this is a rant and yes I hate most dog owners.
This weird cult that values darling dogs over human beings is actually pretty worrying.
I shall await the inevitable and hilarious 'incoming' from the emotionally stunted Doggo Nutters.

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peeweemermaid · 06/05/2025 19:12

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Dangermoo · 04/05/2025 10:38

Widowerwouldyou · 02/05/2025 17:55

‘Your’ just proves her point 😂

Oh I'm sorry, I realise my typo and should have typed you're. No gotcha on the lack of intelligence front on this occasion im afraid. It still remains that to call all dog owners thick is just ignorant.

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 04/05/2025 07:41

WibbleyPie · 25/04/2025 12:06

It's not really the dogs that are the problem, it's the increasing selfish attitude of society and that some people don't see why they should behave in an appropriate manner in shared spaces, so they don't ruin it for everyone else. They simply don't care if they impact other people - but they usually demand they're treated with respect, tolerance and deference by everyone else and there's hell to pay if they are impacted by being asked to behave in a way that doesn't impact others negatively.

They want a dog and so they get one and aren't in the slightest bit interested in anything other than fulfilling their want with none of the responsibility that comes with either dog ownership or being a member of society.

Even if all dogs dropped off the face of the earth tomorrow those people would still have that attitude and still manage to ruin shared spaces for others in existing, new and original ways. At the moment it's dogs, and I can forsee eventually the popularity will drop because rules will change and they will be restricted and then something else will take their place.

As ever, it's humans causing this, the dogs are just a symptom.

The world is made up of 2 people.

Them, and everyone else.

Bloody animals do my head in.

Brisley · 04/05/2025 07:41

It can be irritating I agree. Shopping centres I don't get at all. You see dogs clearly upset by the noise, lights and crowds. It's madness. But I guess it's a big part of the cafes' trade now, being dog friendly.

Onleemoi · 04/05/2025 07:35

chaosmaker · 04/05/2025 07:18

Being a responsible owner entails more than picking up after your animal, surely?

Ok pedant. My dog wouldn’t care less if I wasn’t a responsible owner. It wouldn’t benefit him though, so I am. But you lot are insane and I would enjoy inconveniencing you if it didn’t have a detrimental affect on my dog.

chaosmaker · 04/05/2025 07:18

Being a responsible owner entails more than picking up after your animal, surely?

Onleemoi · 04/05/2025 07:08

chaosmaker · 03/05/2025 18:12

and how would that benefit your dog?

Why would my dog care if I don’t pick up his poo?

Sideorderofchips · 03/05/2025 18:24

I prefer animals to people and have cats and a dog

However my puppy is 14 weeks and I know he's prone to getting excited and jumping up at people. Not sure on his recall yet either

So he's on the lead when we are out. If we see other people or dogs, unless we are asked if he can be fussed then he is kept away. I refuse to be one of those dog people that thinks because I love my dog everyone must love my dog

chaosmaker · 03/05/2025 18:20

LostGhost · 03/05/2025 09:15

So what do you propose I do with it?

You'd moan if I didn't pick it up (Which I agree is disgusting when people just leave it) and it's gross to carry it. On our usual 5 mile dog walk there is a total of 2 bins. One right by our house, and one at the entrance to the field we walk around. It's not like i've walked past 17 bins and just decided to carry it so i'd love to hear your alternative.

Campaign for more of them?

chaosmaker · 03/05/2025 18:12

Onleemoi · 02/05/2025 12:50

😂 you lot really, really make me want to stop being a responsible owner.

and how would that benefit your dog?

Cherrytree86 · 03/05/2025 15:41

peeweemermaid · 02/05/2025 18:08

In your world not mine. End of! To you too

@peeweemermaid

so you really think dogs are more important than humans? If you get run over tomorrow is it your precious dog who is gonna operate on you and save your life?? No it’s the highly trained humans working in the hospital. Get a grip!

ilovepixie · 03/05/2025 12:04

Dogs aren’t the problem. It’s the owners. I’m in Spain and people take their dogs everywhere. They keep them under control and clear up after them. I’ve not seen any dog mess anywhere .

vodkaredbullgirl · 03/05/2025 11:48

OonaStubbs · 03/05/2025 11:13

If Labour or the Tories need to regain votes from Reform, bringing in some policies to stop dogs is a guaranteed vote winner.

😂you are funny

NeedASafeSpace · 03/05/2025 11:46

OonaStubbs · 03/05/2025 11:13

If Labour or the Tories need to regain votes from Reform, bringing in some policies to stop dogs is a guaranteed vote winner.

Yes, that makes sense. MPs don't have dogs do they..

Onleemoi · 03/05/2025 11:38

“Stop dogs”. 😂

Thewolvesarerunningagain · 03/05/2025 11:16

LostGhost · 03/05/2025 09:15

So what do you propose I do with it?

You'd moan if I didn't pick it up (Which I agree is disgusting when people just leave it) and it's gross to carry it. On our usual 5 mile dog walk there is a total of 2 bins. One right by our house, and one at the entrance to the field we walk around. It's not like i've walked past 17 bins and just decided to carry it so i'd love to hear your alternative.

Bins are getting harder to find and many of them are overflowing due to cuts to council budgets. If I see someone ‘swinging their bag’ I usually think ‘good for you, thanks for being responsible’ not ‘urgh’. @LostGhost there are some companies that sell enclosed bags that you can store the plastic poo bags in so it doesn’t spoil your walk. I’m not promoting products or anything, there are several brands. I have one that’s pretty useful. Brand name rhymes with Micky and you can google them.

OonaStubbs · 03/05/2025 11:13

If Labour or the Tories need to regain votes from Reform, bringing in some policies to stop dogs is a guaranteed vote winner.

LostGhost · 03/05/2025 09:15

SausalitoSue · 02/05/2025 16:10

I really can 😆 well actually, I don’t have a problem with poo-picker-uppers as people, and never said I did. I just think it’s gross to carry it around swinging and if a friend is gonna strike up a conversation with me with that under my nose I would make my excuses and go ASAP. Grim!

I will caveat, since someone also said I must need my smelling salts on the daily 😆 maybe @vodkaredbullgirl , dunno who but that rings a bell…. Anyway 2 caveats 1) it’s the sight of it that’s gross as well as any potential smell, and scented bags are gross too 2) I don’t like to think of any poo in plastic. Why would I. My babies’ poos always went down the toilet fwiw, just as sewage should. Yes, nappies are gross too. Who thinks otherwise?? I’d say they’re the oddballs tbh!

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So what do you propose I do with it?

You'd moan if I didn't pick it up (Which I agree is disgusting when people just leave it) and it's gross to carry it. On our usual 5 mile dog walk there is a total of 2 bins. One right by our house, and one at the entrance to the field we walk around. It's not like i've walked past 17 bins and just decided to carry it so i'd love to hear your alternative.

NeedASafeSpace · 02/05/2025 22:58

Cherrytree86 · 02/05/2025 17:51

@peeweemermaid

a child badly behaved or otherwise might be annoying for you, but they won’t make you ill. Whereas a dog would make someone with a dog allergy ill.

Humans trump dogs, END OF!

I used to work in a kid's hospital. Kids make you ill. Heard of D&V? You can't catch it from your dog but you can catch it from a stranger's kid.

I was in Costa today and a mum came in wanting to use the loo to change her kid's nappy. She got everything out and got her baby ready to carry into the loo... except someone walked past her and got there first. Rather than wait, she sat on the table less than 3 feet from me, and changed the nappy right there and then. I was put off my cake because I could smell shit. It made me feel ill and I did put in a complaint. I was told it happens all the time.

NeedASafeSpace · 02/05/2025 22:53

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 02/05/2025 17:47

Not all parents - maybe there should have to have some sort of licence to have kids.

We have kids around here who like to kill the local wildlife with catapults. I doubt the little bastards will grow up and do anything worthwhile. I have no idea if the parents know but they don't seem to do anything about it but maybe they would if their little shits had to be licensed and there was comeback on them. If it was a dog everyone would quite rightly be up in arms about it.

A couple of years ago, someone on a local FB group was following a family of two swans and their seven cygnets. Lots of lovely photos and updates.
Then one day, she got photos of some teens using catapults aimed at the swans. They killed two of the cygnets.
She was flamed to oblivion for posting photos of kids. It was ridiculous.

ShowMeTheSushi · 02/05/2025 22:47

pinkfloralcurtains · 02/05/2025 13:58

Yeah but at least parents produce something useful in the form of future taxpayers who will fund your pension, staff your hospital, police your neighbourhood and wipe your bottom in your care home.

Can’t say the same about a dog.

Having kids doesn’t guarantee anything! Ever heard of roadmen, rapists? MPs, paedophiles, murderers? Maybe their parents were too busy writing anti-dog rants and policing the world to actually parent. Meanwhile, dogs aren’t out here stabbing people, snatching phones, stealing, or blaming the world for their lack of likes and job prospects.

The NHS is hanging by a thread, the police don’t even show up if you’re burgled, and by the time I need help wiping my bum, I’ll trust a robot over your emotionally stunted offspring.

Reproducing doesn’t make you a saint. Some of us chose loyalty, protection, and unconditional love from our furry companions, along with the unwavering love and support of family and friends. You chose someone who’ll probably ghost you in a care home with no forwarding address.

VeterinaryCareAssistant · 02/05/2025 20:49

Mrsbloggz · 02/05/2025 12:07

Dog faeces everywhere it's revolting, and little plastic bags with dog feces oozing out of them everywhere🤮🤮🤮🤮
Dog people walking along swinging their little bags of dog feces 🤮🤮🤮🤮

You'd moan if we didn't have bags of poo cos you'd presume we hadn't picked it up.

peeweemermaid · 02/05/2025 18:09

Widowerwouldyou · 02/05/2025 17:55

‘Your’ just proves her point 😂

Ooh aren’t you clever. Punctuation and automatic text clearly a sign of intelligence. What lovely children you must breed. .

peeweemermaid · 02/05/2025 18:08

Cherrytree86 · 02/05/2025 17:51

@peeweemermaid

a child badly behaved or otherwise might be annoying for you, but they won’t make you ill. Whereas a dog would make someone with a dog allergy ill.

Humans trump dogs, END OF!

In your world not mine. End of! To you too

Widowerwouldyou · 02/05/2025 17:55

Dangermoo · 02/05/2025 13:47

So your attributing lack of intelligence to dog ownership?

‘Your’ just proves her point 😂