Dogs everywhere!

WilmaFlintstone38 · 2025-06-25T11:40:21+00:00

In shops and cafes, barking and making people jump, tripping over them in the street... Seems everyone and their Auntie Flo has a dog nowadays.

Kbroughton · 15/09/2025 08:23

Cherrytree86 · 14/09/2025 10:45

@Kbroughton

yeah, cos it’s sat and read it… 🙄

honestly it’s this kind of humanisation (or attempted) that’s just a bit cringe…

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No I'm completely serious. She's very clever. I have had her 1Q tested and she's 198. She has read this whole thread. I am a bit worried though as I caught her and the cat earlier whispering together and I think I heard the word 'coup' and that they will start with something sounding like merrypee. Or maybe I misheard...

vodkaredbullgirl · 14/09/2025 20:55

Cherrytree86 · 14/09/2025 10:45

@Kbroughton

yeah, cos it’s sat and read it… 🙄

honestly it’s this kind of humanisation (or attempted) that’s just a bit cringe…

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😂 get over yourself

ginasevern · 14/09/2025 13:24

Humans everywhere! Fucking awful species, systematically destroying the planet, stabbing each other in the street, raping, starting wars and making life hell - not only for their own kind but everything else on earth. Anyone else sick of it?

YeOldeGreyhound · 14/09/2025 12:38

Cherrytree86 · 14/09/2025 10:45

@Kbroughton

yeah, cos it’s sat and read it… 🙄

honestly it’s this kind of humanisation (or attempted) that’s just a bit cringe…

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It is more cringe that someone would think that the poster is being serious.

LemonCheesecake2025 · 14/09/2025 12:36

Kbroughton · 14/09/2025 10:40

My pooch amused by the fighting in this thread.

Handsome dog 🐕

Cherrytree86 · 14/09/2025 10:45

Kbroughton · 14/09/2025 10:40

My pooch amused by the fighting in this thread.

@Kbroughton

yeah, cos it’s sat and read it… 🙄

honestly it’s this kind of humanisation (or attempted) that’s just a bit cringe…

Kbroughton · 14/09/2025 10:40

My pooch amused by the fighting in this thread.

YeOldeGreyhound · 11/09/2025 21:28

Cherrytree86 · 11/09/2025 16:50

@LemonCheesecake2025

how do you know? They can’t tell you. They may hate life, or feel ambivalent about it .

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Dog owners know their dogs. We know when they are happy and we know when they are sad. We also know our dogs and how they display other emotions too.

ShowMeTheSushi · 11/09/2025 21:26

Cherrytree86 · 11/09/2025 16:50

@LemonCheesecake2025

how do you know? They can’t tell you. They may hate life, or feel ambivalent about it .

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Free rent, free food, endless naps, constant love, belly rubs, plenty of cafés/shops that welcome them, attention from strangers every time they step outside, plus zoomies and tail wags on repeat… hate life? Please. Dogs are living better than most of us! 😂

LemonCheesecake2025 · 11/09/2025 16:56

Cherrytree86 · 11/09/2025 16:50

@LemonCheesecake2025

how do you know? They can’t tell you. They may hate life, or feel ambivalent about it .

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Their tails are always wagging.

I'll admit it, they can't tell me they are unhappy.

I think I've done arguing about this. I'm not using this username anymore. So you never know, we might be agreeing about other things on other threads.

Cherrytree86 · 11/09/2025 16:52

HelenaWaiting · 01/09/2025 20:41

"Can you guys quit arguing please? Trying to sleep here."

@HelenaWaiting

no. Sorry dog (as if dog gives a shit).

Cherrytree86 · 11/09/2025 16:50

LemonCheesecake2025 · 31/08/2025 20:48

The dogs are happy though ☺️.

My dogs are loving life.

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@LemonCheesecake2025

how do you know? They can’t tell you. They may hate life, or feel ambivalent about it .

Frequency · 02/09/2025 09:06

I'm not a vet, so I might be wrong, but I don't think being allowed in cafes and shops is what is causing the brachycephalic breeds to have health issues.

LemonCheesecake2025 · 02/09/2025 08:39

My two always look like they are living their best life.

YeOldeGreyhound · 01/09/2025 20:54

NamechangeJunebaby · 01/09/2025 12:35

Exactly. Any reputable breeder gets the relevant genetic testing done prior to breeding and any conscious potential owner checks the reports. Doesn’t mean there won’t be any illness - all animals including us humans can suffer with those.

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Yup, I think the RSPCA commenting on the suffering of dogs is more about the brachycephalic breeds such as pugs. I am pretty sure there have been vets that have spoken out about them too.

I know a couple who bought a male pug from a friend who had a backyard litter. A year later, the breeder friend dog sat the pug for a weekend. They sat and let him mate with his own sister, then flogged those puppies too. Said the parents were healthy. That male pug has had to have surgery so he can breath, and he still passes out when he gets excited. My friends bought one of the puppies sired by their own pug. She was the runt, and is half the size of a normal pug, and her spine is twisted up into her neck, making her look hunchbacked.

HelenaWaiting · 01/09/2025 20:41

"Can you guys quit arguing please? Trying to sleep here."

ShowMeTheSushi · 01/09/2025 15:41

HangryLikeTheHulk · 31/08/2025 22:38

Baffling to think I might be thought of as weird for sharing the RSPCA’s concern about inbred dogs suffering health issues. And that you think that I’m “not right in the head” for it ?

No one’s buying this sudden ‘concern’ for dog welfare. Next time, try posting the article before the iStock pics, the bum-and-anal-gland obsession, the threats to walk into dogs, and the wish list for their extinction.

Also, didn’t realise the RSPCA had the time or resources to research and interview every dog—mine certainly didn’t get a census. Judging by their negative reviews, I doubt many would even call them in a real dog welfare emergency, let alone trust that everything they say is gospel.

NamechangeJunebaby · 01/09/2025 12:35

YeOldeGreyhound · 31/08/2025 21:49

My greyhound is a purebreed. As a breed, greyhounds are very healthy.

Any decent breeder of any dog will make sure their dogs are healthy.

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Exactly. Any reputable breeder gets the relevant genetic testing done prior to breeding and any conscious potential owner checks the reports. Doesn’t mean there won’t be any illness - all animals including us humans can suffer with those.

YeOldeGreyhound · 01/09/2025 10:53

HangryLikeTheHulk · 31/08/2025 22:38

Baffling to think I might be thought of as weird for sharing the RSPCA’s concern about inbred dogs suffering health issues. And that you think that I’m “not right in the head” for it ?

Only dogs with health issues suffer from health issues.
You are saying that all pure breeds/pedigrees are "man made" freaks of nature (in fact you have said that about all dogs) that are suffering. That is simply not true.

No one can take you seriously when you keep making outlandish claims.

Ok, you hate dogs. We get it. Now spend your energy on something that matters and leave the rest of us to enjoy our healthy dogs.

HangryLikeTheHulk · 31/08/2025 22:38

Baffling to think I might be thought of as weird for sharing the RSPCA’s concern about inbred dogs suffering health issues. And that you think that I’m “not right in the head” for it ?

Muffsies · 31/08/2025 21:59

LemonCheesecake2025 · 31/08/2025 21:53

You need to get a life.

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Why are you so hurt??

LemonCheesecake2025 · 31/08/2025 21:53

Muffsies · 31/08/2025 21:44

Here's the link hulk made a screen shot of

Pedigree dogs health problems | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk https://share.google/2ssBQemSUfi1w3viO

I'm surprised that you're not aware of this, as a "dog lover". Pure breeds and pedigrees are not thought of as healthy or ethical by the RSPCA.

*THIS DOES NOT MEAN I THINK THAT YOU ARE A BAD PERSON OR THAT ALL DOGS SHOULD DISAPPEAR.

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You need to get a life.

YeOldeGreyhound · 31/08/2025 21:49

Muffsies · 31/08/2025 21:44

Here's the link hulk made a screen shot of

Pedigree dogs health problems | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk https://share.google/2ssBQemSUfi1w3viO

I'm surprised that you're not aware of this, as a "dog lover". Pure breeds and pedigrees are not thought of as healthy or ethical by the RSPCA.

*THIS DOES NOT MEAN I THINK THAT YOU ARE A BAD PERSON OR THAT ALL DOGS SHOULD DISAPPEAR.

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My greyhound is a purebreed. As a breed, greyhounds are very healthy.

Any decent breeder of any dog will make sure their dogs are healthy.

Muffsies · 31/08/2025 21:44

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Here's the link hulk made a screen shot of

Pedigree dogs health problems | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk https://share.google/2ssBQemSUfi1w3viO

I'm surprised that you're not aware of this, as a "dog lover". Pure breeds and pedigrees are not thought of as healthy or ethical by the RSPCA.

*THIS DOES NOT MEAN I THINK THAT YOU ARE A BAD PERSON OR THAT ALL DOGS SHOULD DISAPPEAR.

Pedigree dogs health problems | RSPCA - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk

There's much evidence that the welfare and quality of life of many pedigree and purebred dogs are seriously compromised as a result of selective breeding.

https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/dogs/puppy/pedigreedogs/health

LemonCheesecake2025 · 31/08/2025 21:35

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