To be shocked at seeing a dog in a pram on the bus.

[Gwlondon]

I was on the bus today with my ten month old DS. Another lady got on with a pram with a dog in it. I was a bit shocked and sniggered a bit to myself. I even looked again just to check it was a dog- it was a small dog. No idea what breed. BUT THEN we got to a stop and you could tell that the bus driver was telling a lady in a wheel chair that she couldn't get on because there was no space.

As the bus pulled away I rang the bell to say that I would get off with my pram. Bit of a cuffle to get off. The wheelchair user then caught up with bus and eventually got on to share the wheelchair/pram area with a dog in a pram!

AIBU to think that the world has gone mad! I was half sniggering and as I walked the rest of the way home. I still can't believe it.

If I was to have a DC3 I would love the midwife to hand me that little bundle instead of a baby bear.

Only if you promise to be an AP cat mother

Of course. Sparkling Cat is fed on demand.

Confession time - I have a "doggy Stroller" which I used for my collie when she was a puppy. Having had a fear aggressive dog, I was determined to have my puppy as socialised as well as possible. The stroller meant I could take her absolutely everywhere and she is now a very relaxed "urban" collie.

I also have an older collie who needed much longer walks than my puppy could have coped with. I was able to take puppy with me and pop her into the stroller when she had had the recommended level of exercise for her age. My puppy is now 16 months and no longer needs the pushchair. Sadly, my old collie has developed muscle weakness in his hind legs which has limited his mobility. Despite being a 22kg collie, he gets put in the pushchair when we need to go to the vets, longer walks, etc. At least it means he gets an opportunity to get to his beloved woods and snuffle about.

I have taken my "doggy" stroller on the bus to dog training, but have never knowingly deprived a wheelchair user/ parent with a pushchair of a place. If such a situation arose, I would not hesitate to give up my space.

Apart from the stroller, I have no other item of weird doggy kit - no coats or doggy handbags - and I am probably the least glam dog owner you can imagine. More grotty, ancient anorak than pristine Barbour!!

A baby in a dog suit.

Here Was this it Gwlondon?

A lady in my village pushes her 2 cairn terriers to the park in a pushchair then gets them out to play when they are there. It's blue.

I need one of those for my DS Sparkling!

Talking of dogs and babies

I'm utterly speechless.....

OK, so I am prepared to be flamed here. Dogs in strollers/pushchairs/whatever are not the same as PEOPLE in wheelchairs. They are animals. Animals with a right to dignity. If a dog is unable to walk it should be put down. Sorry, but there it is. And yes, I have had to consider this personally. I hate seeing animals treated like humans. Respect, kindness, dignity is what they should have, not the assumption that they are like a human

..or rather YES it bloody is different!

If a dog is unable to walk, it is allowed to be put down. We say this because we assume they have insufficient happiness in life. This is not necessarily true, but they are not able to say "I quite like kicking back at your feet and getting stroked, please don't put me down". If a person isn't able to walk, the default position isn't putting them down. They can bargain with us.

I'll allow you to make the statement that dogs should be put down (automatically) when they can't walk, when you allow me to make the statement that a person should be automatically put down when they can't walk.

(Yes, I sound like a madwoman, but hey, who cares?)

Dog in a pram (if it's disabled) is no different than a person in a wheelchair

WTAF?

Insetwittyusernamehere It might have been me. I had a pet goat when I was 10 and used to walk it on a lead. He liked it. Ballon cat often accompanies me into the village, but refuses to sit on DD's lap in the pushchair. Much to her disgust!

Apologies for spelling. Balloon cat is systematically prising the letters off my keyboard with his claws!

It's better than the tiny dogs in handbags phenomenon. But no way should it have trumped a wheelchair, you should have spoken to the driver before getting off.

This thread is just no good for my poor pelvic floor!

You lot kill me sometimes.

There is a lady near my sister who takes her dog out in a pram. I've spoke to her before when my DC wanted to see the dog, and she uses it as the dog is rather old and would not be able to mak the walk from their home to the fild for its walk.

We have a lady that uses the bus for her small terrier style dog in a buggy. I'm always a bit

I think they make them for Unicorns too.

But on a serious note, she could have been taking her sick dog to and from the vet! If she had no car or other transport, a pram is really her best option! Unless she wanted to carry said dog in a rucksack!

Seriously though - If you can afford to keep and feed a dog and pay its vet bills you can afford to take it to the vet in a taxi.

There's a lady who walks her dog by car our local Park at dusk every day.

No one else drives round; it's full of toddlers and dogs.

I time my walks to avoid her as it makes me livid.

what about squirrels?