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Parent went mental at my Ddog!

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WesternAmy · 30/04/2026 17:42

Can someone please tell me how Ddog was at fault here?! We were walking on a footpath close to our house earlier, and a woman was pushing her toddler along on a sort of bike thing.

As we were passing, the toddler dropped a cuddly toy. Ddog instinctively went to pick this up (it resembled a dog toy) and I stopped him.

The woman went mental, shouted at Ddog “NO, NO” and I hurried us away.

I can tell it has impacted him, he has been really subdued since which is not like him at all.

Am I wrong to think the woman should have had some restraint?

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Gardenimp · 30/04/2026 18:29

Clockbook · 30/04/2026 17:53

Oh come on. You seem massively OTT now. ‘Bloody crazy woman’ because she said no x 2 to your dog? It’s not like she kicked your dog or spat at you is it? Confused

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Life must be very difficult for DDog if he's impacted by someone shouting No twice.

PennyThought · 30/04/2026 18:28

BudgetBuster · 30/04/2026 18:26

Cool 😂
Try harder hun

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I don't want to be friends with neurotic people who raise neurotic children.

My friends are mentally balanced, strong, reasonable women.

Dog drool and big labs who are being friendly wouldn't make us run and scream and send the most bizarre message to our children.

If that's what being cool on MN means, then, I'm a happy outlier.

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 30/04/2026 18:27

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 30/04/2026 18:26

(as indeed is the toy with the toddler - and slobber free)

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I doubt it if it belongs to a toddler - they are slobbery little creatures

outerspacepotato · 30/04/2026 18:27

It's another DDog one. 😎

Dog should be over a loud No within a few minutes. If not, maybe he's part elephant.

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 18:26

PennyThought · 30/04/2026 18:26

Thank you!

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No problem

ColourThief · 30/04/2026 18:26

cobrakaieaglefang · 30/04/2026 17:46

You stopped him, no harm done to toy or child. She's obviously a mner.. dislikes dogs. 😉

You’re obviously a dog obsessive and think everyone should love them, hence the snarky comment.

Bore off, not everyone wants a smelly, slobbering dog near them or their kids.

Not read the full thread but I’m willing to bet someone’s already made the predictable comparison of dogs to kids.
”I’d rather have a dog (insert example) than a kid!”

Predictable every time there is a thread even remotely critical of dogs. 🥱

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 30/04/2026 18:26

WesternAmy · 30/04/2026 17:45

He’s a very tame DLab.

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Actually YABU if you don’t tell us what colour lab 😬

BudgetBuster · 30/04/2026 18:26

PennyThought · 30/04/2026 18:24

No, maybe I made it up to be cool on MN.

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Cool 😂
Try harder hun

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 30/04/2026 18:26

WesternAmy · 30/04/2026 18:02

He’s snuggled up with me now x

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(as indeed is the toy with the toddler - and slobber free)

PennyThought · 30/04/2026 18:26

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 18:24

well at least you’re honest

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Thank you!

Viviennemary · 30/04/2026 18:25

No. The woman didn't want your dog eating the toy or running off with it. Perfectly understandable.

MyrtlethePurpleTurtle · 30/04/2026 18:25

Auroraloves · 30/04/2026 18:05

DYABU

🤣

BudgetBuster · 30/04/2026 18:25

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 18:23

I reckon just at the playground at the same time as them, rather than actually hanging out with anyone ever.

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Couldn't be at the playground... kids only play on the streets sure 😂

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 30/04/2026 18:25

DeskGnome · 30/04/2026 18:06

What a load of old shite.

It sounds as though she just instinctively panicked because she thought your dog was going to run away with it.

Are you always this dramatic OP?

Well someone was being dramatic and it wasn’t the OP

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 18:25

Channellingsophistication · 30/04/2026 18:24

I suspect the woman just didn't want dog slobber on the toy and reacted accordingly.
In what way did she go mental? What happened after?

The DDog aka as Dangerous Dog 😆 pounced at her

TheOtherSide21 · 30/04/2026 18:25

I love dogs, have my own working lab, and think a whole raft of folk on here are miserable wenches for their dog hating tendencies… and I think you’re a bit mental on this one 😂

She doesn’t know your dog from Adam, whether it’s tame, feral, whether if it got the toy she’d get it back and actually who wants someone else’s dogs slobber all over their stuff? And maybe the kid was allergic? Who knows. You got the dog, she also tried to stop the dog in case you didn’t, no harm done 🤷🏼‍♀️

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 18:24

PennyThought · 30/04/2026 18:24

No, maybe I made it up to be cool on MN.

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well at least you’re honest

Channellingsophistication · 30/04/2026 18:24

I suspect the woman just didn't want dog slobber on the toy and reacted accordingly.
In what way did she go mental? What happened after?

PennyThought · 30/04/2026 18:24

BudgetBuster · 30/04/2026 18:22

Are you sure people willingly hang out with you?

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No, maybe I made it up to be cool on MN.

tartyflette · 30/04/2026 18:24

WesternAmy · 30/04/2026 17:45

He’s a very tame DLab.

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😆

Arlanymor · 30/04/2026 18:24

Megifer · 30/04/2026 18:11

Its in the op that the dog stopped when op, um, stopped him.

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But if the dog was under control, it wouldn't have been necessary to say 'no' twice, would it?

Ved · 30/04/2026 18:23

TheLambtonWorm · 30/04/2026 18:12

He's impacted? The vet can usually take care.of that.

This. ^ Or maybe some syrup of figs in his Pedigree Chum Smile

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 18:23

BudgetBuster · 30/04/2026 18:22

Are you sure people willingly hang out with you?

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I reckon just at the playground at the same time as them, rather than actually hanging out with anyone ever.

Melsy88 · 30/04/2026 18:23

Clefable · 30/04/2026 17:48

Some people just go through life ready to overreact to stuff at the drop of a hat. I feel a bit sorry for them really, can’t be nice to be so panicky or angry about stuff, so just count your blessings that isn’t you and try to forget it.

This!

BauhausOfEliott · 30/04/2026 18:23

LOL at people stressing about 'slobber' getting on to an item which the child has dropped on the ground. A toy being in a dog's mouth for half a second is the least of your germ worries if the kid's just chucked the toy on the ground outdoors, believe me.

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