Dog lovers aren’t animal lovers

Yep - it's right there in black and white (multiple times over).

You literally told me that I was going to be violent if someone approached me about my dog... which I did not say. You twisted my words.... and then said that you would not trust my judgement about my dog's health. Several times on this thread.

Many parents acknowledge that they don't really like children in general. It isn't the gotcha you seem to think it is.

And noisy children aren't really comparable with people letting their home beasts to kill wildlife.

I stand corrected. You were right about the veganism @LandSharksAnonymous Not about the picking a fight but the veganism, yes.

Sorry wrong again @LandSharksAnonymous It was very clearly aimed at me. She quoted you having a go at me.

She wasn't talking to you, @redboxer321. She was making a generic comment after agreeing you pick a fight with everyone...a point you have just proved 😂

I really think people do not understand the time and commitment it takes with dogs. So many posters say ‘we are getting a puppy but I will only be able to take two weeks off work to settle them in’. I wouldn’t get a dog if I worked outside the home. I also waited until my children were school age so they could learn how to treat the dog.
I have had three dogs adopted from rescue as adults, but my last two were from puppies. I trained them well and none had separation anxiety or were destructive. I chose the breed wisely as well. A young family living in the city should not get a border collie or a springer spaniel unless they have hours to devote to exercise. Likewise a keen runner should not get a short nosed breed if looking for a companion. I despaired when a friend got a Weimaraner - he was far too strong for her and she could not control him. He rarely got the amount of exercise needed and was very very needy. She is much better off either the two calm dachshunds she has now.
I put my old boy to sleep last year. He went rapidly downhill and I told my kids the one thing that would really stress him was if he couldn’t get outside to toilet. He started struggling to get to standing position so I said that it’s time. People who hold on are doing the animal no favours.

@LandSharksAnonymous
Sometimes saying nothing is the best approach but sorry I can't agree it was in this case. Obviously I wasn't there so I might not have said anything either. We'll never know.
I think it unlikely you would have been subjected to a tonne of abuse if you had tried to open up a conversation and see where it went from there. Can't be sure of course but you put yourself in that situation in order to potentially help the dog.

@redboxer321 not my circus, not my monkeys.

If people want to buy damaged dogs, that is their problem and their expense. A bit of due diligence before buying a dog takes only a few minutes. It's laziness, incompetence and arrogance all rolled into one to buy a dog like that.

If those people cared about dogs, they would never have purchased said dog. Me saying something would have done no good and not changed a thing about that dogs outcome all it would have done is likely risk me getting a tonne of abuse levelled at me. Why would I put myself in that situation?

Sometimes the best thing is to say nothing.

Cats are social too

I couldn't live without bacon

Why did you stop yourself?
Surely the responsible thing to do would have been to say something if you felt safe/able to do so. Might not have had any effect but I would have thought it was worth a try.
This is exactly what I'm talking about!

My indoor cats don't have a dull life :)

Sure, the people on MN who have commented think that people shouldn't try to help a suffering animal if they think they can when they see one @tumblingdowntherabbithole I can't help that they think this but they are wrong.
And please, I have not twisted anyone's words or insulted anyone. But I am sorry, I think failing to speak up when you see a dog so very clearly in pain is shameful behaviour. You don't.

@Newpeep There's a young couple near me (literally about three doors down opposite) that have just gotten what I think must be a labradoodle. It's about 4/5 months old. When I was walking behind them the other day, I had to stop myself from saying it urgently need to go to the vets. It was so clearly effected by very severe dysplasia. I honestly give it a few months before they rehome the dog because they won't be able to afford the life-time of very expensive treatment it will need.

Some people just don't listen and they do not understand how complex these issues are. As you say, a v. well health tested pedigree can be a much safer option that a barely tested alternative.

Multiple people have pulled you up on your comments now @redboxer321 and all you’ve done is twist their words and insult them, or assume you know better than them about their own animals.

Feel free to carry on though if you have nothing better to do 🤣

Funny - for someone who claims to be all about being kind to animals, you certainly don’t seem to give a shit about upsetting humans.

Also, if you hadn’t leapt in to be insulting yet again you’d have seen that I would report abuse or neglect to the relevant authorities - I wouldn’t stick my nose in and confront a total stranger in public, alone - for personal safety reasons as much as anything else.

I can only hope that you don’t confront the wrong person one day - but you don’t seem bothered about hurting people, so 🤷‍♀️