...Who ruin it for all of us responsible dog owners.
My dog poos.....there's no getting around this. But I either pick it up or I bury it in the sandy soil where we usually walk (I don't do this too often, as I don't want to add too many nutrients to the fauna-rich habitat where we walk). I despise the owners who leave great steaming dog turds on the paths, or (worse) hanging in bags in trees, like macabre christmas decorations. 
I keep my dog under control. My control isn't perfect, as I'm still training her, and she is liable to run past you, thinking intently about squirrels and rabbits. I am lucky that she has pretty much no interest in humans when we're on walks, but I will recall her if I see that an adult or child is scared of her. I think that dogs jumping up at or bothering people is unacceptable; it happens with mine very rarely, but when it does, I am extremely apologetic. If my dog was antisocial or a nuisance in any way, my default reaction would be to feel ashamed of my lack of control over my dog, to want to improve this, and to apologise to anyone who had been inconvenienced. Honestly, I have never met anyone in real life who is as hostile to dogs as so many MNers are.
So, as a rather drunk person, at this point in the evening, who (as my mum frequently points out) gets a bit foul mouthed when lubricated.... I have the following question....
What the fuck else do you want me to do??
AIBU?
to be really fed up with irresponsible dog owners?
ILoveYouToo · 03/06/2011 23:00
The bloke downstairs from us is an irresponsible dog owner IMO. He has two massive dogs (bulldog and some kind of bulldog cross) living in a fairly small flat. Not a problem in itself as the flat has a garden, but he never ever picks up their shit from his own garden. His mum comes over twice a week and picks it up for him 
This bloke is at least in his forties, btw. Their garden would be quite nice if it wasn't plastered in dogshit five days a week. What's the betting he doesn't pick up after them when he takes them for walks?
hanaka88 said "DS throws his scooter at them and runs of screaming 'it won't growl it's nice' as that's what I say but he doesn't really understand language."
I hope you can find a way to help him react differently, as that's a dangerous situation for him and for the dogs you meet. Must be a horrible situation for you. If my dog had jumped up at your car I would have been very apologetic. She should have called the dog back to her before it reached your car.
Sunshine your friend sounds like a loon!
coffee "But I have seen so much hostility - one child once stopped , looked my dog in the eyes, and screamed at him, fully intending to scare him.. The mother was happily observing." I think I would probably have looked her in the eyes and screamed right back. 
Well, as the OP was directed against irresponsible dogowners, we are all agreed then - whether that's is not picking up dog poo or out of control pooches.
As a dog friend and frequent walker of 4 boys, I do understand that animals and children are at times difficult to control. Not that many children crap in the street though 
. And yes, we all appreciate an apology or at least some sort of sense that the owner/parent takes action/makes their displeasure at their charges' behaviour plain.
I was in our drive this morning with DS4 (14 months) when an elderly man picked up after his little dog and we exchanged a few words about the whether - as you do 
. He then offered one of his spare baggies to a young woman who had been doing her best to ignore her squatting Weimaraner (gorgeous dog, but his poo was enormous and not any less disgusting than a mixbreed's ).
To be fair, she was mortified, took bag, tidied up and left blushing furiously.
Man and I shared a great big grin. Made my day. So far.
We live in a cul-de-sac, so no through traffic but loads of pedestrians as there is a footpath to the river where everybody walks their dogs. So we don't just get the resident dog poo (which usually gets picked up), but the whole village's. Or so it seems anywah, grrrr!
I realy dont know where people walk their dogs or children but I have rarely seen a dog jump up at a child, or growl at unknown child . Perhaps I avoid these areas ,I'm sure it happens ,but if an alien came to earth and read MN posts about dogs I think they would wonder what 'beast' the dog is . !'
There are obviuosly areas where dogs seem to run wild
My dog isn't perfect but then neither are my children but have tried training all of them !
My DS1 was absolutely paralytic with fear of dogs - he would scream his head off if a dog on a lead walked past our fence minding his own business (he is now 8, ok with dogs, but still a drama queen ).
DS2 OTOH loved dogs from before he was mobile and as a toddler would walk up to any dog and snog them. Yes, with tongues!
Neither of them had had any good or bad experiences with dogs at those young ages.
DS3 likes the dogs with know ie friends' dogs, but is otherwise not bothered.
DS4 was howling in fear at the sight of a small Shitzu a friend brought to the house the other day and would not go off my arm...
My point is that I do think there is some intrinsic thing that some kids are more scared than others.
I used to try and get DS1 to just not panic when there were dogs around and at the same time teach DS2 to ask owner's permission before approaching dogs. And NO kissing!!
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ditto here - I am a dog owner but dont like shit lying around .
If you read some threads either in AIBU or the doghouse - you will see a number of 'dog haters' for a variety of reasons . Some because ONCE a dog might have run past them whillst chasing a squirrel
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