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Original poster

To have snapped at this dog owner?

53 replies

SneakyGremlins · 07/07/2018 14:50

Sat by the fountain in town and a bloke comes along with an enormous dog - think St Bernard - off the lead. Dog is sniffing all over me and I don't like dogs so ask him politely if he can call it over. He laughs and says it's just being friendly.

Dog then wipes a mouthful of slobber all over my trousers Envy

I admit I did snap a bit and use the words "fucking dog" and "no common decency".

Was I BU? Blush I wouldn't normally confront him but I have a bit of a dog phobia and I really don't like them. And these were freshly washed trousers, only been wearing them 20 bloody minutes..

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TheLastCamel · 07/07/2018 14:52

They key question is whether you snapped and farted or just snapped?

SoftBlocks · 07/07/2018 14:53

YANBU

AWomanIsAnAdultHumanFemale · 07/07/2018 14:53

Grin camel

You were fine OP. I’m a dog owner, I love dogs. But some fuckwits give us all a bad name. These fuckwits need to be told.

pinyata · 07/07/2018 14:53

Every time I see snapped on a thread I automatically think and farted now Grin

OP YANBU

MissMiserable · 07/07/2018 14:54

Yanbu. It's not acceptable to let your kids jump on people and slobber all over them, it's no different for dogs.

nellieellie · 07/07/2018 14:54

No YANBU. Dog slobber is yuck - and I love dogs, especially the large ones. Owner was an idiot.

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SneakyGremlins · 07/07/2018 14:54

Just snapped I'm afraid. Town well is blocked off so there's just a little sink basin thing providing the water which he let he damn dog drink out of

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SneakyGremlins · 07/07/2018 14:55

Phew! I was worried I was rude or something, I'm usually very British about these things Blush

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OutingMyDog · 07/07/2018 14:55

I was on the way to a job interview once and someone let their (probably lovely) staff jump up at me and it ripped my tights! I did give her a 'FFS' before I headed home to change. She didn't apologise!

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SneakyGremlins · 07/07/2018 15:00

The children playing around the fountain were far better behaved!

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bellabasset · 07/07/2018 15:29

My other bugbear is dogs on those extending leads which people can trip over. I saw a man trip over one when a dog rushed in front of him. The air ambulance was called as he had passed out.

YANBU. Not everyone likes dogs or want to have them jumping up at them. I am always careful when I take out my neighbours dog.

Wolfiefan · 07/07/2018 15:33

Walking along the street? Dog should be on a lead. Under close control.
It's not friendly. It's rude. I love dogs but I don't want random dogs coming up and wiping their drool over my clothes.
Dog walker is a twat.

SugarIsAmazing · 07/07/2018 15:34

He's just a big slobbery bear - at least he didn't knock you into the fountain Grin
You might have ended up on a "Spotted [insert place]" page on Facebook.

CigarsofthePharoahs · 07/07/2018 15:35

@bellabasset I hate those too. I got tangled up with one. The dog owner was cycling on the road, the dog was exploring the grass verge and the lead was extended out across the pavement at ankle height. I came along with my children, one in a buggy, and chaos ensued.
Op, YANBU. My sister used to have a very slobbery dog and she'd just say "Oh, push the dogs head away if she's bothering you." Actually, why don't you train your dog not to sniff everyone's crotch? It's horrible.

funinthesun18 · 07/07/2018 15:37

YWNBU.

It doesn’t matter if his dog is friendly. People still don’t want it to pester them!

smallchanceofrain · 07/07/2018 15:41

YANBU
I love my (thankfully non slobbering) dog but don't expect everyone else will. The dog should have been on a lead, under close control. The owner needed telling.

NotAsGreenAsCabbageLooking · 07/07/2018 15:41

*bellabasset

My other bugbear is dogs on those extending leads which people can trip over. I saw a man trip over one when a dog rushed in front of him. The air ambulance was called as he had passed out.*

An air ambulance for someone who’d passed out? Also... I didn’t think you could ‘call’ for an air ambulance, I thought that was the first responders judgement?

OP, YANBU... I love big dogs, but dog slobber is minging ☹️

starzig · 07/07/2018 15:43

That is disgusting. I hate dogs, they are vile. I would have certainly went mental at him.

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SneakyGremlins · 07/07/2018 15:49

It's the "Oh surely everyone loves dogs" attitude that I hate.

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Hawkie · 07/07/2018 15:52

@NotAsGreenAsCabbageLooking

It is absolutely possible an Air Ambulance could be called for someone who was unconscious following a fall onto their face. The call handlers choose the most appropriate response.

@SneakyGremlins Dog lover here but not a fan of dog slobber. What a knob.

WizardOfToss · 07/07/2018 15:55

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LookAtThatCritter · 07/07/2018 16:04

YABU not to like dogs Grin

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SneakyGremlins · 07/07/2018 16:05

Look I think having my face bitten at age 2 by an Alsatian is a justifiable reason Wink

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starzig · 07/07/2018 16:07

Hste that too sneaky. Had people actually get angry at me over my dislike of them.

Charolais · 07/07/2018 16:07

Given the choice between dog slobber or human slobber I take the dog slobber any day. There is something very ‘off' with people who hate dogs.