To think some dog owners are just bloody ignorant?

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DH and I went to sell some junk unwanted items at a car boot sale today. We took DD (21 months) with us for the first hour then my DF came to collect her.

The car boot was in a field and when we arrived it was already very busy with both sellers and buyers. Many people wandering around had dogs with them on leads.

I bought DD a sausage sandwich and popped it on the table near her pushchair to cool down and gave her some of the bread to munch on.

A pig ignorant woman walked past my stall with her large dog off it's lead. The dog ran around to the sandwich and bit it, scaring poor DD senseless in the process.

DD was screaming like mad. I got in between the dog and DD and shouted at it to get away. The woman was stood at the next stall laughing! I shouted to her to put her dog on a lead and she just laughed again and walked off. No apology, didn't offer to replace the sandwich and didn't bother to check DD was ok.

DD ended up eating my sandwich as the queue was too long to wait for another again.

DD has been scared by a large dog before and I've been trying to gradually introduce her to dogs to get her over her fear. Now she's been set back again

I've nothing against dogs or dog owners. Just a small percentage really annoy me with their attitude. If the sandwich had been in DDs hand the dog could have easily bitten her getting it off her

And breathe. Rant over.

' Why work yourself up about what might have been but wasn't?'
So you are more ready for the next time it happens and can be pre-emptive.

Put yourself between the dog and the toddler and yell 'Piss Off'?
It's why when I read about dogs being attacked by other dogs, and how angry the owners are, I hope that it will be a catalyst for change and improvement. Because until dog owners see the problem that many non dog owners see, things won't change.
What if I found two dogs having a fight funny?

timidviper, I'll back you up on that one, I'm no fan of dogs either and I don't believe any dogs apart from working guide dogs should be allowed into indoor restaurants, I'm surprised the party with the dog didn't get chucked out when it tripped the waitress up.

Guide Dogs aren't coated in some special spray that seals their hair you know.

No, of course not but they should be made an exception for, for obvious reasons.

I don't think toddlers should be allowed free roaming in restaurants either, by the by, my SIL recently did this with 2yo DNephew at a family meal in a restaurant, didn't seem that safe to me given that the waiters were carrying hot plates and trays of hot drinks and could easily have fallen over him.

BTP Please don't put the vision of dogs licking plates in my head.
I will be sick, seriously. Bleurgh.

I stayed with a friend once as a student. Her mum put down the dinner plates for the dog to clean before they got washed up.
Dog owners are a funny breed.

My dd was about the same age when a big dog charged her and snatched a piece of bread from her hand. She was hysterical; took her months to be calm around dogs.

That owner thought it was funny, too.

BTP you may not see the problem but a lot of people do.

I think most people know that Guide Dogs arent sealed in some way just that they are under control and the good outweighs the bad IYSWIM.

There are a few selfish dog owners who think that the world revolves around their dogs. There are also parents who feel the same about their children. Neither is acceptable but on the whole an out of control dog is far more dangerous than an out of control toddler.

Oh yes, that stupid halfwit grin thing? It doesnt make you look clever/funny/witty, stop using it when all you are trying to do is offend.

So if I find it funny that many dog owners feel their pets are little furry people, or big furry people, that's not OK?
When I asked why she let the dog lick the plates, the mum and daughter were surprised and told me he was a member of the family.

'I think dog owners are the last MN cohort it's acceptable to make generalised, sweeping and insulting comments about'

Teachers, social workers, single parents, SAHMs, feminists, you aren't so special or anywhere near the last cohort.

BTP, but the difference is that you can choose not to bring your dog whereas someone who needs a guide can't, I don't believe it is appropriate to have animals in an eating place but guide dogs are the one case I would make an exception for. I am a cat owner but still think its minging when other cat owners let their cats up on the kitchen worktops or table, it's not just dogs that I would have a problem with, I think there should be boundaries between animals and food.

If I want to offend I do it properly and dont hide behind passive/aggressive emoticons.

I've never known you hide BTP, you tend to be upfront and unambiguous.
Gnome, campaign for many more varied icons. I get bored with the few we have available.

I dont like out of control dogs, out of control children and emoticons. I am a simple soul at heart.

• Out of control dogs are dangerous
• Out of control children can be dangerous but are mostly just annoying
• Emoticons are used all too often on MN for making passive/aggressive comments

My apologies BTP for finally snapping at you.