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B****Y MIDDLE CLASSES !

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 15:18

so here's the thing, having a major whinge to all daytime idlers out there bless you lol..

Been going on this walking club on and off since 2004, nice people, lovely countryside.. suddenly all this anger comes out of nowhere towards me because I have started for the last 18 months to take a little terrier out with me. Dog needs exercise and I can't own a dog where I'm living so...good arrangement, happy days only one day a week so fine.

Some of these peeps are angry because of perceived minor annoyances due to dog: danger that he might actually look at them while they are pigging out on posh foodie grub (has never happened) shock horror that he might run occasionally and maybe bark at the odd bird or two

All this discontent because their cosy selfish spoilt routine is viewed as being in danger of being disrupted.

What do I do about their attitude please ? Can i ever change it or are they too set in their cosy selfish attitudes ? Its also crazy because the dog is under control at all times and is a really sweet boy

Expect many of you have encountered these kinds of attitudes for one reason or another. Fight or walk away ?
cheers

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wavingfuriously · 18/03/2017 13:54

user1 !

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user1486838048 · 18/03/2017 13:43

In the middle of yr 7 admissions hell and this has given me a chuckle.

Also helped to put our woes into perspective, there but for the grace of god go I. No matter how stressful all of this school stuff is right now at least I am not navigating the internal burocracy of a walking club 🙂

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 19:07

ha ha ha! sorry...
agree with a) and b) by the way

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TeenAndTween · 16/03/2017 18:51

I've just opened this thread expecting it to be about
either
a) middle class parents being pushy in some way or other
or
b) how middle set children are being left to wander aimlessly whilst top and bottom sets get all the attention.

And it's about walking dogs?

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 16:54

lottie bang on ...thanks if he'd done that at the start it would never have become such a stupid issue..

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lottiegarbanzo · 16/03/2017 16:49

Bloke does sound a bit of an arse though. If he doesn't want dogs / your dog on walks he's leading, why doesn't he speak to you and ask you not to bring it? He does like a bit of an attention-seeking bitch.

SilverBirchWithout · 16/03/2017 16:43

Sorry, Renaissance meant no offence to your terrier. After living with a number of right wing cats for a few years, my judgement of the class roots of animals may be a bit skewed.

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 16:41

Thanks a lot guys, been a rough trip but worth it ! Mumsnet is great

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 16:40

Silver brill !
Dog haters all seem to be from ponced up parts of london. islington and hackney OMG

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 16:37

thanks so much lottie and The80s good feedback, food for thought certainly. just wish all people were dog lovers

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lottiegarbanzo · 16/03/2017 16:37

Or leave, or volunteer to lead a walk yourself.

SilverBirchWithout · 16/03/2017 16:37

I'd be tempted to start a rival walking group, say starting 20 mins earlier or later. Encourage whippets, pickled egg sandwiches, flat caps and Burberry scarf wearing, and take a few copies of the Sun to read when you have a rest (not if you are near Liverpool, obviously)

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 16:36

bluesky - gorgeous girl

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The80sweregreat · 16/03/2017 16:34

NO, you dont need to leave , but if i were feeling as uncomfortable as you are and on the end of comments and vibes that they didnt want my dog on the walks, then i would just go on my own or find other friends that didnt mind animals or had dogs themselves. I can see your point of view, but to carry on when they dont want the dog around isnt good either.

lottiegarbanzo · 16/03/2017 16:34

Dogs on walks are a pain unless perfectly, really perfectly trained.

IME, with 'trained' ones, they run past people on steep, narrow paths, risking tripping them, beg for food at lunch time and ALWAYS chase sheep, which is ALWAYS a total surprise to their owner. (Class of dog, owner, other walkers and sheep has had no bearing whatsoever on this consistent experience).

If your dog is the exception and the rules say that well behaved dogs are allowed, you can either wait until an actual complaint is made, ignoring comments in the meantime, or, have a quiet word with whoever seems to be upset, find out what the problem is and if you could do anything to address it. Then maybe chat to the chair, if you think people are being unreasonable towards you.

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 16:34

Silver - he is normally a nice person,...but someone said he may be a passive aggressive ie half an arse. he said in an email if i turned with dog for his walk they would all wait until me and dog disappeared into distance ! comical really

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Renaissance2017 · 16/03/2017 16:33

Woah Silver! Don't accuse the terrier of being a champagne socialist. He wears a red collar and is member of the Communist Party. Mention McCarthy and he becomes a steely eyed savage.

Waving, you're going to run into a load of abuse on this thread. Always happy to share a dog walk. We're in the far south east and tend to do between 10 and 12 miles on a walk out.

blueskyinmarch · 16/03/2017 16:33

They would hate my dog. She is a Labrador. She wouldn't just look at you as you ate your food, she would lay her chin gently on your thigh and stare with her big pleading eyes until you were guilted into parting with juicy morsels of meat.

Megatherium · 16/03/2017 16:32

whats happened is that a different person is now leading the walks..but he overstepping the mark laying down laws like this

Surely if he's taking the trouble to lead the walks, it's totally up to him to set the conditions for the walk, including if necessary rules against dogs?

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 16:32

mega - but i do like some of them

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TipTop333 · 16/03/2017 16:31

It's a free country

Who had that in bingo?

SilverBirchWithout · 16/03/2017 16:31

So this new leader is insinuating the terrier is NOTwell-behaved or is he just an arse (albeit a MC one)?

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 16:31

Mega - that is sensible feedback thanks

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wavingfuriously · 16/03/2017 16:30

The80sweregrea No its a new person posting the walks tho' and he said he was waiting to see if my 'aberration' taking dog was going to come to an end ...obviously it didn't.
don't see why i should leave its a free country

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TipTop333 · 16/03/2017 16:30

I wish the terrier good luck in its GCSEs

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