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

I don't think I've ever seen a platform where canines are so triggering. It's really quite like....Well a cult.

I will do that next time I come across them.

@rosemarble, I'd be insisting they are on leads until they can manage them. Dogs are horrible mostly.

No, they just regularly hurt and kill the area's wildlife instead. Then cat owners wonder why they never see any birds in their garden!

Went for a walk across the footpaths around the fields at 8pm yesterday. Came across a man and a woman with 5 dogs between them. All off the lead. It's fine if they have good recall. They didn't. As we approach each other the dogs went wild, running up to me, jumping, barking, snatching at my clothes (I have a scratch on my skin from one). Meanwhile the ineffective owners are calling and calling. I wasn't scared, just pissed off. They only left me when the owners were fully past me and the dogs eventually followed them. I got a rather pathetic sorry.

Next time (I see them a lot) I will be more vocal and insist they get their dogs off me.

That’s not leaving money to a pet. That’s leaving money to a person or charity and attaching a condition. You could do the same with anything.

Dog lover here. Wouldnt be without my two dogs.

But i agree, its gone too far. Dogs in shops is fucking rank. I dont want your dog anywhere near anything i buy. I admit to having taken my dogs to a resteraunt but i specifically checked beforehand that they were dog friendly. I believe it should be much less available than it is.

No idea what the answer is.

People have left all their money to their pet. A human is appointed to look after the inheriting pet. Not a myth.

TBF, a dog is just property, like a car or a favourite ornament. That’s why stories about leaving money to pets in a will are just myths: it would have the same effect - none - as leaving money to your kettle. On that basis the pp was right.

The comparison of the rights or wellbeing of any animal to a child is just foolish though.

I understand it is about dogs, I was responding to the post which compared cats with dogs, which I don't think is irrelevant to the topic being discussed.

It's also quite common for threads to go off topic, MN is an informal platform.

So start your own thread about cats
Perhaps you omitted to read the title or the Op but his thread is about dogs.

The one that lives next door to me doesn't keep himself. I can't leave my backdoor or downstairs windows open w/o him wandering in. I don't want to have to think about checking if someone else's pet is hiding in my house before I leave.
The local cats keep the garden birds out of my garden (I know birds are not people but it still makes me sad).

Can’t liken pets to children. Can liken them to cars. The hypocrisy knows no bounds.

You are comparing a pet to a car? 😂
A car does not need daily care and stimulation. You don't even need a license to have a car. You can leave it on your drive and let it rot.
A dog needs taking care of.

People tend not to be quite so fussy about a car’s wellbeing / who they sell the car to

How is inheriting a dog after someone dies any different to inheriting a car after someone dies? You can't suddenly start driving it around if you don't have a licence or aren't willing to pay car tax, have insurance etc.

Dog licenses never worked when they were a thing. Some people are landed with a dog after their owner dies. My grandad died, and my mum suddenly had a dog!
All dogs are already legally required to have a microchip. This has been a thing for years now.
It is already a thing that dogs be kept under control in public places. That does not mean on a lead. Good recall is enough.
No one with a dog thinks they are anything more than an animal. Humans are animals too, and are also very unpredictable.
Eateries allowing dogs is up to business owners. Dogs being allowed do not affect hygiene ratings. Otherwise we would be banning kids from all eateries too. Have you seen the mess they make?
I have never seen a children's play area that allowed dogs. People that take their dogs into them despite signs saying not to, are knobs.
Hardly anywhere has dog wardens anymore. There are already fines in place for people who dont pick up poo, but outright banning any wee/poo to start with is batshit, and impossible to police.
One strike and out meaning? Put to sleep? So that would be all the yappy chihuahuas then that want to attack anything bigger than them. And what do you mean by aggressively? Growling? Barking?

Owning a dog should be something people don’t embark on lightly. May I suggest:

• Dog licenses with compulsory training for both animal and owner.
• Registering the dog to an address and having the dog chipped.
• All dogs to have compulsory insurance for medical care and injury compensation.
• Mandatory that dogs should be kept on a lead and under control in all public places.
• Acceptance that dogs are animals and therefore unpredictable no matter how well trained.
• No dogs in eating places. It’s unhygienic.
• No dogs in children’s play areas.
• Dog wardens with the ability to issue substantial fines for anyone letting their dog foul in public places or be out of control. With outright bans on owning an animal in the future.
• One strike and out policy for dogs that behave aggressively.
• All dog breeds that have been recognised as bred for aggression banned.

If we accept as a society that it is a privilege and a big responsibility to own an animal and back this up with consequences in law, this will put off those that have a puppy for Christmas attitude…and hopefully there will be less sh*t on the streets…

I'm not a big fan of cats but at least they keep to themselves and do not make a lot of noise. They also do not regularly hurt or kill people.

At least we’ve found one thing you don’t have an opinion on.

Not at all -have no opinion on cats -never owned or wanted to. Even if I did - no relevance to a thread about the tiresome cult of dog thst pervades public spaces.

I do like cats, but this is something that puts me off them. They scratch around in their litter box and then walk all over your kitchen surfaces. At least you can mostly (as there’s always an exception!) keep dogs off kitchen counters.

😂😂😂

They’re clearly not content with policing dogs, now they’re patrolling threads too. Must be exhausting having that much free time. If pigeons, rats, and even hippos are wading into the chat, then a cat can absolutely strut in unbothered. Try not to choke on the furball!

People get funny about dogs on sofas in cafes, yet probably are fine with their cats on their kitchen counters at home.

Or, they think they can police threads as well as pubs and cafes.