Entitled dog owners

[Kate223344]

AIBU to not understand why some dog owners are so rude and entitled? At the weekend we attended a birthday picnic which was somewhat spoiled by the behaviour of a dog and his owner. It was a 'no dogs' park, the owner didn't ask the host if he could bring a dog and he refused to put the dog on a lead even after it was running around near the food and scaring the children. He just seemed to laugh it off

This isn't about dog owners, it's about people. Some are inconsiderate, some are not, about almost every aspect of life.

Some people are rude and inconsiderate. Some of those people happen to own dogs. Some of them don't.

Sorry FASH84, cross posted!

I think FASH has a dog.

Some dog owners are entitled.

I'm so sick of having to navigate piles of dogshit on way to work.

And it's worse where people have already stepped in it as it spreads.

There really should be a dog tax.

Funny I stumbled on this post. I like dogs but never owned one. I was driving alone yesterday when a big Alsatian ran into the main road in my area. I had to brake very hard not to run it over and was quite shocked by it. He was with another big dog and two people, neither dog was on a leash. If my baby was in the car with me I don't think I would have stopped so hard and the outcome would have been bad! The owners didn't care at all.

The worst is when they don't put them on a lead, can't control them and then they come up and jump on you and your kids. Owner saunters over half heartedly calling the dog back who is completely ignoring them, and says 'don't worry, he's just being friendly'.

Aaarrggghhhhhh!

As others have said, it's not dog owners. It's people.

Yes, there are some dog owners who are entitled. There are also plenty of parents who are entitled. And elderly people. And teenagers.

Did the person have anybody else to look after the dog? It couldn’t be left in a car, Dogs are like children you just can’t abandon them all day,
As the other poster said it’s all people, a recent do we went to was spoiled br people smoking and other people get drunk and loud,
I take it your not a dog person then, lots of kids love dogs

It's the owners that talk to dogs like they're babies and everyone they meet is auntie or uncle. Batshit crazy!

My friends Dalmation stole a whole Victoria sponge sandwich from someone's picnic once. I am always careful to get my food obsessed dog on the lead if I spy a picnic..

It’s immaterial whether he had someone to look after it - it was a ‘No Dogs’ park. He didn’t have to go to the party if his dog really can’t be left for a few hours. I’ve never had an occasion in the open air, spoiled by cigarette smoke because a) it dissipates and b) I can go and stand somewhere else. You can’t do that with a dog over which the owner has no control. He sounds like an arse.

Some people are rude and inconsiderate. Some of those people happen to own dogs. Some of them don't.

That's absolutely true. The problem is that entitled dog owners are particularly difficult to tolerate. I'm totally sick of having to keep my eyes open for dog shit when taking my DDs to school.

I do know, though, that responsible dog owners really hate to see people not removing their dog's shit, or not keeping their dogs under control.

I hear you, OP. Entitlement really pisses me off. I've not ran into any problems with dog owners as yet but those parents who think they can you use as free childcare while they play with their phone just because you have a puppy/cute doggy with you, they really boil my piss.

Note to those parents: I won't stop walking. If your child follows me and you don't bother stopping them nor will I. I will take them on a six mile hike around the country park. I will let them romp in the bog and nature pond. I will probably drop them back off at the visitors center wet, hungry, dirty and tired.

I have more events ruined by selfish parents, letting their kids run wild, screaming and shouting and being a general pain, no your children aren’t little darlings,

KittyHawke80 You try sitting at a table next to or adjacent to people smoking with the breeze your way, not even waiting till you finished eating

Oh good, another dog owner bashing thread.

As above, some people are inconsiderate and just happen to own dogs. The ONLY thing these threads achieve is to create bad feeling against the dogs themselves, not the owners, which to be quite honest is the last thing dogs need when there are so many looking for homes in rescue shelters. And the idea of a dog tax???? Don't be ridiculous. Again, just another way to deprive perfectly responsible owners from owning dogs because they can't afford to.

I'm a dog owner. I pick up his poo religiously. I keep him on lead unless we're in a designated off-lead area or countryside where there are only other dog walkers around. I have taught him to wait to be offered food rather than to pinch it. I call him away from children and other people who look like they might not appreciate him saying hello to them. I call him to one side on pavements, tow paths and tracks so that bicycles, buggies and pedestrians can go past him easily. I am not unusual, most dog owners are considerate and thoughtful people. Owning a dog is one of life's greatest joys. You will however occasionally come across some thoughtless sod who is inconsiderate in most aspects of his life and one of them just happens to be the control of his dog.

I personally find many things more annoying than the situation you have described. Being barged into by small children in the supermarket who aren't looking where they are going. Having to put up with shrieking and chaos at the child-filled table next to mine at a restaurant. Tripping over scooters and bicycles left on the pavement. Children and adults both coming up to my dog uninvited and pushing their faces into his and invading his personal space.

Those are inconsiderate and entitled people. Life is made up of all sorts. I don't go starting threads on "entitled parents".

Three things wrong with inconsiderate dogs owners. 1-not picking up their dogs poo, especially in areas for kids 2-letting their dogs run wild 3-not keeping their dogs under control. I've got a toddler who's made anxious by dogs, especially if they come near him. I get sick of certain people letting their dogs loose and then letting the dogs run wild. "Oh s/he's just being friendly", isn't a valid excuse for letting your dog rush up to other people. Also getting angry cause your dog who's not on a lead, has just eaten something from our picnic isn't acceptable either. If you can't control your dog keep it on a lead. most kids don't go up strangers and start jumping up and down, maybe while shouting. Nor go up to a someone's picnic and nick food. Nor do kids poop all over the pavement and their parents just walk away. I've had dogs before my kids and they were well trained off and on the lead. Too many irresponsible dogs owners now days. Dislike all the hard bits like dog training and poo scooping.

It is entitled people in general. I am a dog owner and he is on lead and I pick up after him. I find that people parking on pavement and riding bikes on pavement, both of which can mean I have to walk in the road (and in the case of cyclists on pavements even a polite comment from me gets met with "F off" or similar) and that is just as entitled and extremely dangerous. People that speed in residential areas or tailgate are entitled. Hate these anti-dog and anti-dog owner threads. Good and bad everywhere.

I hate entitled parents who let their kids run up to strangers dogs and grab them because "they love doggy" then get all huffy and pathetic when he growls at their precious child.

I also hate having to step over abandoned lollies, toys, litter in the park after families have been out having picnics.

Goes both ways really.

No one likes entitled or rude dog owners

No one likes entitled or rude dog owners

Or any other rude and entitled people for that point.

Can MNHQ put that at the top of AIBU as a sticky?

Why would you even need to start (another) thread asking the same question??

If you want a thinly veiled excuse to bash dogs and dog owners then there’s currently a thread literally on page 2.

I feel the same way about some Parents. Letting children run around, screaming and creating hell. Little grubby fingers touching food, knocking down things and generally getting in the way. How inconsiderate!

I used to get worked up over stuff like this. But I've found that after an annoying incident, if you stop and take note of all the other considerate dog owners, cyclists, drivers, etc around, you will find they outnumber the arseholes.
We tend to remember and fixate on bad incidents rather than the good times.

Park near us is always clean and tidy. People put rubbish in bin (as we always do). It's the dog poo and dog poo bags everywhere thats the problem. My kids despite being disabled are taught to respect others. They don't touch other people's stuff or food. Their hands are wiped as soon as they've finished eating and help tidy up the waste. Good manners and respect for everybody by everybody, is the way the world should work.

Lennythelion14 you are very lucky if you go to are local park in the morning after the weekend/ bank holiday, you would think it was a rubbish tip, litter everywhere even right next to the bins, just left for somebody else to pick up

Today I picked up 2 loads of cat poo in my garden - don’t own a cat.

Today on my walk with ddog I picked up 10 loads of dog poo(ddog only did 1, the rest where left by stupid inconsiderate dog owners).

I hate entitled, lazy pet owners!

Sorry just a rant.