Strangers who think we all love their dog

@MaisieMouse87 you were completely in the right have been completely reasonable. This is the problem. Bad owners and the most extraordinary entitlement that people should alter their behaviour to suit dogs.

My comment was specifically aimed at the poster who said they saw a dog chasing ducks.

Where I live people completely ignore the no dogs rule on the beach and there are always dogs running about all summer. There are plenty of beaches nearby where dogs are welcome but they don't care. When one inevitably runs up to my picnic and sniffs or slobbers I tell the owners their dog has just eaten chocolate cake or grapes. They haven't. Let the selfish pricks fork out for the vets and get upset about their stupid animal potentially getting ill or dying and it might teach them a bloody lesson. And yes - they do blame me for it/shout at me for letting it happen and I couldn't care less. Put it on a lead and take it somewhere else.

Pigs are intelligent.

I’ve never seen kids regularly run onto someone’s picnic and randomly lick their drinks or steal their food. Never seen them regularly curl one out onto the grass. Never had one walk up to my stuff on a beach and randomly piss on it. Never seen them stand up tall and dig their nails into a stranger’s flesh while randomly shouting at them and licking them. Never seen a child cause a horse to throw its rider. Never seen a child maul a lamb.

All this negative, intrusive behaviour is inherent to dogs, not children.

Ugh. Just ugh. The posturing and preening of this comment.

Also, you're never going to get an intelligent response from people like that.

Yes. I didn't used to hate dogs but I do now. Or perhaps I hate dog owners rather than dogs? Anyway, "dog hater" will do. I'm one.

And, dog owners, take note. Since my grandson was attacked by a large dog, he's scared of dogs. If one of you lets your dog get near him and I'm nearby, I'll do my best to hurt or kill the animal, just as I'll try to squash a wasp that seems likely to possibly sting him.

It's not the dog's fault, any more than the wasp's. And in other circumstances, wasps and dogs can be let alone -- if there's a wasp trapped by my kitchen window, I'll try to let it out rather than squash it, for instance. But, dog owners, be warned: if you care for your dog, keep it away from dog-haters like me.

(I don't care about current social norms or regulations about this, btw. Fair warning?)

I am sick to death of dog owners that haven’t trained their dog I come across it weekly . Last week I’m on my drive with my dog on a lead about to go for a walk ,a tiny woman walks past with a mountain Bernese dog it was massive , it was pulling to get to my dog she had both hands pulling on the lead to try and control it , she then asked me to move back ! Meanwhile my dog is just waiting patiently completely ignoring her dog. On a walk recently my friend put her bag down to get out a drink a retriever runs up snatches her family bag of crisps out of her bag and pops them all over the floor. And the best one I’m throwing the ball on the park and another dog owner picked the ball up hands it back to me and says ‘ you need to stop doing that my dog will have it’ unbelievable . All dogs that haven’t been trained and socialised.

The reason there are so many is because there are so many dogs and so many shit owners.

All these issues would be solved if the dog-obsessed would get it through their skulls that everyone else is at best indifferent to their animal.

As a dog owner, it is your job and responsibility to keep it to yourself and well away from other people. Not everyone loves your dog. Many people actively dislike your animal. Deal with it.

This is the point, why should people indulge others' dogs?

Thing is @bugalugs45 you let him lick you but I wouldn’t want him to lick me. I wouldn’t want him to if I lived in your household and I certainly wouldn’t want him to when I was just sat enjoying a cuppa, cake and book in a cafe

To be fair, not wanting a random dog close enough to lick your water bottle isn't dog hating. I don't mind some dogs, I'm not keen on the owners who think everyone has to love their dog though.

I find a lot of people really expect you to indulge their dogs behaviour and I just can't 😅

True, and also because there are so many of them now. It's a bit of a numbers game. Even about 7 years ago you never saw them in John Lewis or Caffe Nero. People didn't take them into every human space.

Always this. I do wonder about people who think that dogs should have this level of preferential treatment. They have become quasi humans with status and privilege.

... because children will grow into adults and are essential for the future of our society. Dogs are an accessory. Stop comparing.

You would have been well within your rights to say please go to the local shop and get a.m new water bottle for my children

@TheOtherSide21 and children are people and learn to grow and understand so you can’t compare a child to a dog!

@TheOtherSide21 so those reports of loving pets who suddenly bite a child?

as I said my postman needed skin grafts as a supposedly well trained dog mauled him. I was also bitten whilst at work by patients so called friendly dog

no matter what training you say your dog has, it’s still a dog. Dogs bite. Keep your dog away from people unless it’s on a lead and you’re in control

This is what bothers me. I have 2 dogs and I've spent a huge amount of effort training them. I either pick up their shit or bury it (I live rurally), they're not allowed to chase wildlife or bother other people, and they're generally quiet and well-mannered.

But there are two or three playing fields in easy range of me where I can't take them, because other dog owners don't pick up shit and let their dogs run amock. I can understand why dogs get banned from public places, but it is massively frustrating for responsible dog-owners.