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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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Original poster

to wonder what this means for buggy space heirarchy?

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SixthSenseofEntitlement · 03/11/2011 23:38

Ok, so we are agreed that priority is;
Wheelchairs
Disabled kids/parents
Tiny babies
Asleep toddlers
Awake toddlers
Luggage

So. Imagine my confusion at the lady I regulary see pushing her DOG into the buggy space, in a special doggy buggy. Dog is tiny and awake.

Tbh, I have a usually awake toddler in a lightweight folding buggy, and so I will happily fold for anyone these days, but it puzzled me.

Mumsnet jury - I need a verdict!

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lesley33 · 04/11/2011 08:33

My dog is very old with arthritis. It likes going walks but after about 15, 20 minutes tops is too tired to walk further without a long rest. tbh it is only embarassment that has stopped me buying a dog trolley.

We end up mainly going to the local park, but occasionally have taken him to a country park or somewhere nicer. We only ever get as far as the beginning of the country park by the time we have walked down the track from the entrance. Would be nice to push him to a more attractive part and then let him off.

But I couldn't imagine using it on the bus.

Moln · 04/11/2011 08:55

Are dogs allowed on buses?

Been a few years since I was one one so I'm not sure - only use the tram where I live where, whose rules are guide dogs are allowed on but other dogs have to be in carrier case or box (just checked the website). I might call them and ask about dog buggies today...

Regardless a dog in a buggy goes right at the bottom of the list, unless the dog is missing more than two legs of course.

lesley33 · 04/11/2011 09:04

Yes dogs are allowed on buses - well certainly they are where I live. Haven't seen any rules posted though about dog buggies.

Kladdkaka · 04/11/2011 09:14

I'm guessing that this isn't the thread to confess that I put my dog in the basket on the front of my walking frame sometimes when I'm out.

Backs out of the thread slowly so nobody notices

AKMD · 04/11/2011 09:24

Why are tiny babies above toddlers? Surely tiny babies are easier to hold than toddlers?

Remembering the amount of paraphenalia that I carried around with DS in his pram, I would say it's because:

a) A tiny baby must be held while folding a pushchair, while a toddler can sit or stand.
b) The parent is so tired that they would probably cry if asked to fold their pushchair!
c) The mum will probably have birth injuries.
d) It would be impossible for the parent to hold the baby safely and all the changing bags/toys, blankets/other random stuff and fold the buggy at the same time.
e) what is a toddler doing in a puchchair anyway if they're going on the bus

purplepidjin · 04/11/2011 09:25

I got a cheap buggy for my cat. He was in the process of registering with PAT so he could be a therapy cat and come to work with me (he was run over before the paperwork came through) He was ok on the harness but wasn't trained to walk to heel - we were working on that but I wouldn't expect dogs to be able to cope with that so it wasn't an option for transport for the 10 minute walk

If I had ever taken him on a bus I'd have classed him with luggage and folded/stored!

RalphGnu · 04/11/2011 09:25

YABU - for all you know the dog may be elderly and disabled with special needs and have a litter of newborn pups.

Moln · 04/11/2011 09:47

Kladdkaka

I'm guessing you don't have an Irish Wolfhound then

ramblinrose · 04/11/2011 10:00

I didn't know that there was such a thing as a dog buggy either.
Sounds great.

Also,can anyone tell me where boxes of eggs should be on this priority list?
There was a lady on the bus the other day who kicked up a song and dance when another passenger asked her to move them from the seat next to her.
The bus was absolutely packed.
She spent so long faffing about that the man (on crutches) went and sat on the only other spare seat at the back of the bus.
Before anyone asks,I was also at the back of the bus otherwise he could have had my seat.

TimothyClaypoleLover · 04/11/2011 10:09

Oh my, what a rare sight you saw ramblinrose. Boxes of eggs have the highest priority obviously!

sugarandspiceandallthingsnice · 04/11/2011 10:10

Ah, but did you know you can get guinea pig buggies?!

They have a mesh at the front so that guinea pigs/small animals can see out without being able to jump.
Apparently used in the US - let's hope they don't export!

sugarandspiceandallthingsnice · 04/11/2011 10:10

Oh - and I did talk to a lady on another forum who had one who took her guineas to the park in it!

DeWe · 04/11/2011 12:18

There used to be someone round here who had a dog with severe arthiritis. When she walked the younger dog, she'd take the older one in the buggy. The older dog was really gentle, the children used to love it, and it definitely liked being out.
The lady used to help it gently out of the buggy and help it walk round for about 2-3 minutes, all it could take, before helping it back in so the younger one could have a proper walk.
I thought it showed how much the lady cared for her dogs.

ChippingInAutumnLover · 04/11/2011 12:24

DeWe - though many of us are joking about it, there are some very valid reasons for using them :) It's the people that buy them as a 'fashion item' that do my nut in.

smalltownshame · 04/11/2011 12:32

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tabulahrasa · 04/11/2011 12:35

Hmm, but DeWe - I'm not sure that is caring, if a dog's in so much pain from arthritis that it can only walk for 2 or 3 minutes I'm not sure that its quality of life can be that good.

Bearing in mind that it would be experiencing that pain whenever it needed to get a drink or eat or go to the toilet.

Being careful not to over exercise an older dog is one thing, but when you get past that...

Kladdkaka · 04/11/2011 12:36

My husband takes both our dogs out round the block of an evening. He gets to the bottom of the road and then has carry the female the rest of the way. She's bone idle and won't walk any further.

Kladdkaka · 04/11/2011 12:40

And my male dog has lots of coats.

In my defence, I hate putting clothes on him but he has a skin problem and his thick undercoat has fallen out and not regrown. He shivers with cold if he isn't wrapped up warm. The vet said I had to. Because of his size, it would be like taking a small baby out without anything but a vest on.

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