Dogs are everywhere?!

[LadyMonicaBaddingham]

I took DS to a university open day today. Two separate families had brought their dog with them! Is this someone I've missed?! Why is this necessary?!

There was a woman on the bus the other day with one in a pram. 😐

@AgileGreenSeal no I’m team furbaby I’m afraid.i much prefer dogs to children. MUCH.

😂😂

Same

Perhaps it was ill and being taken to the vet.

Because I assume that the university offers courses for humans, not dogs. Unless an assistance dog, what could the dog possibly contribute to the decision to study there or not?

I’m willing to bet the dog owners didn’t actually ask to bring the dogs. So many owners just assume they can take them anywhere now (and they’re generally the type of owners with dogs that can’t behave)

That’s fine, as long as you don’t inflict your furbaby on me and others like me who are sick of them.

@AgileGreenSeal uiu can take the same approach I take to children - I politely avoid them.

It’s when they let them sit on seats in cafes and on public transport… grim. Who wants that faecal arsehole residue and greasy dog hair on their clothes? But dogs actually aren’t the problem, it’s the selfish owners and dopey companies that allow it.

I like dogs and children but I would not take my dog shopping to Sainsbury’s or Nike!

Dogs don't like clothes shopping it is dull, I wonder if they have not been trained to stay home alone?

No. Good dog owners train their dogs properly. Pick up after their dog's mess and instil confidence in their pets by maintaining healthy boundaries, not turn them into anxiety ridden fur babies that need to be taken everywhere with them.

Majority of dog owners don't understand the basic behavioural characteristics of dogs as pack animals and how they need to learn the social hierarchy to be confident and happy.

HTH

And if they increase a human's stress levels because of fear, allergies or neurological conditions, then what?

Are you new here? There’s lots of dog hating threads here already that you could’ve added this to? 1 each day I think the going rate is.

In contrast, kids are everywhere too & they can be just as annoying as dogs.

Pack animals like to be with their pack.

It's clear by the responses to this thread that a lot don't have dogs and even quite a few owners like myself wouldn't dream of subjecting their dogs to the overstimulation of shops and especially food places.

With this in mind and businesses losing footfall maybe they should re-think letting dogs (and cats carried by the craziest owners of all) in.

The Liberty guy would say anything not to upset someone who clearly spends a LOT there. And I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be cleaning up any accidents.

But don't tend to shit on pavements for others to walk in or physically attack people/other dogs in public.

Nope, it was seemed to be its usual mode of transport, a custom made dog-pram. Bright pink. (The pram, not the dog).

Dogs in prams (for the majority of cases) are not being treated like a baby, it's because there are issues with the dog walking. Could be going for a vet appointment.

I'll take woof places that make sense - think Pets at Home or the local dog food shop. Also I might stop at a cafe or pub on a long walk but sitting outside ideally as far from other people as possible but that's for me rather than anyone else 🤣

I heard The Range have recently allowed dogs. I love The Range and I love my dog but like hell do I trust her around the kitchen glassware aisles so she'll stay in the car for ten minutes in winter before I take her to Pets at Home next door!

Its the entitlement that goes with it for me. I work in a similar environment to The Range but no dogs allowed and when people walk in with them we turn them away

"well what if I put them in basket"
No
"Well what about my hand bag"
No
"The trolleys then?"
Fuck no, fuck off

Given the Ops name, they should like dogs. Anyway I think it's brilliant that dogs are everywhere (apart from the horrible ones that bark at mine just because he's bigger than them).

Packs don't tend to roam in John Lewis though. Dogs should be out in the countryside getting exercise and being animals, not fur babies in department stores or cafes where they are likely to be stressed by their surroundings.

Yes I have seen this in my huge flagship out of town JL recently ... loads of them ....never seen this before....why would you drive your dog down the motorway to a shop like this - how do you try on clothes etc?

I bet the dogs hate it.

Would you buy a dog-pram for a vet appointment?

Thank god someone has finally posted about having an issue with dogs…oh wait there is already193847372819374728 identical threads 😑😑