Neighbour fall out

Literally quoting back what you've previously said.

You’re boring me now 🥱🥱🥱

So every other dog owner expects people to love their dogs except you, really?

As other PPs have said it is not just the possibility that the dog will hurt. My DD has SN and used to quite like dogs and wanted me to get one. After various big dogs jumped up at her she is now terrified of them and panics when one even comes near her.

I am trying to cure this fear but if these dogs had been properly under control I wouldn't be in this position.

Our neighbour has two out of control big dogs and we have had to put a gate up in the garden to stop them from coming in. The last time one of them repeatedly jumped up at me, despite the neighbour calling it back unsuccessfully, I was left with red marks on my chest where it had jumped at me.

Absolutely wrong. I love dogs, I’ve owned dogs and I’m a responsible owner when I have them. In no way is it OK to allow your dog to leap on anyone, regardless of whether they love or hate dogs. Utterly abysmal behaviour.

If it did happen as an accident, the owner should be the one apologising profusely.

Not necessarily, no, maybe I’m an exception. I also don’t expect everyone to love my kids either 😳

Unfortunately, dog owners expect everyone to love their dogs 🙄😣

So you expect everyone to love your dogs then?

I love dogs but am so sick of dogs behaving badly, don't have a dog if you aren't willing to put in the time and effort to fucking train it.
Also don't look at me like shit when I tell you it's not ok for your dog to jump up at me.

Well I have two, so……..

I love dogs, but no dog should be jumping up on anyone let alone someone in a wheelchair. Her response was inappropriate and she deserved the reaction her dog got. I certainly wouldn’t be apologising. That’s her job.

You definitely hate dog owners. 🙄

Well how wrong are you! 🙄

As a dog owner - you are not being unreasonable. I’d die if my dog jumped up at anyone, let alone a disabled child

You are in the right here. Stick to your guns and stay strong. I would not even entertain her, in any way. Sorry but I would have spoken my mind and then ignored her. Stupid cow.

That's what I took from your stereotyping. 🙄

The only person who should be apologising is the entitled arsehole who let their dog jump on a child in a wheelchair and laughed!!! 😳😳😳 utterly applying behaviour and there is ZERO excuse for it!

The dog should be controlled by its owner and should not be jumping on anyone whether they’re disabled or not. So YANBU for that.

However YABU (a bit) for your extreme reaction. Not least because you are projecting your fear onto your child and may set up a fear in them as well. Presumably the dog was just being friendly - that doesn’t make it ok for it to jump up, but it does warrant a less extreme reaction.

I don’t hate dogs. Where did I say I hated dogs? 🙄

TBH I hear what you say .Apologies if it came out wrongly .The River near us is very hectic anyway. Especially in Summer. So many people with and without dogs the little lad was clearly ND .so a quite busy place .not the best for him .my own DD is also ND .finds it quite hectic. There are quieter spots. But he was quite close to the entrance. Of course I don't want only dog owners there.but there are DC shouting crying 😢 lots of people on phones .The river with boats and people swimming. Splashing and so on. Just noisy anyway. My poor girl finds it a bit much .most green spaces will attract Dog walkers. Horses etc .some down the river as well! Just if Dc scared .Best to avoid busy part or stick to play area .We all need to exist here and rapidly running out of room .in towns and burbs.!

I’m assuming that the 6% that have voted that @beachcitygirl is being unreasonable all have dogs that regularly jump up and are off lead often. The “don’t worry he’s friendly” brigade. I can’t think of another reason why they’d vote that way.

But it’s clear from this thread that a good many dog owners are completely in agreement with the OP as well. So you need to be careful about making assumptions.

FWIW, I voted YANBU as well. I’m not a dog owner though I actually like well behaved dogs.

Totally agree. This is well out of order! I'm not surprised you lost it. Dog owners are often in denial about how annoying their dogs are to other people in my experience.

Nonsense. Hard of thinking. I love dogs but voted YANBU. I suspect your shouting was through panic and fear and not rudeness or stupidity. Unlike some peoples reactions.

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And the previous post saying all Dog owners will say that you were wrong is ridiculous

I love dogs (I have two) but I try to be aware as I’m very aware many people are scared. I’d be mortified if my dogs jumped up at a child in a wheelchair, even with good intentions, their dog should be on a lead even on a private road. Maybe try explaining your feelings about dogs to your neighbour? Might help to clear the air and also explain your reaction to the neighbour. Have you considered trying to tackle your fear of dogs? Only wondering as they are everywhere, it must be really challenging,