God I am bored of dogs

[Orteul]

And they are everywhere. Obviously barking and shitting which is annoying anyway. But also running and shitting around every tiny bit of green space in cities so that no one else can use these places apart from dog owners. Even when you go to a pub or café half the time these days it's "dog friendly" (why do we all have to be fucking "friendly" btw? "Tolerant" I could at least understand). You can't escape the fucking things. At work we even have dullards cacking on about how they want "office dogs" - nightmare as far as I'm concerned and really if you're going to be accommodating people's personal life at work surely a fucking crèche would be a higher pissing priority. Pet dogs don't even do anything. They literally just exist so that people can have pet dogs. Why the fuck are they suddenly everywhere?

You sound like a bundle of fun.

I prefer dogs to humans, for the most part. No point trying to convince a dog hater that though.

The dog shit everywhere makes me fume - but that's aimed at their lazy owner's rather than the dog's.

Really? I had to dodge six huge steaming shits walking my kids back from the park this afternoon.

I don’t think as many dog owners are as responsible as you’d like to think they are.

I'm autistic, and dogs terrify me. I don't want them anywhere near me.

How does it compare with litter strewn everywhere by wonderful humans?

And how is it the fault of the dog that their HUMAN owner can't be arsed picking it up?

I went walking at my local NT woods and was dismayed to see full dog poo bags dumped everywhere. I must have counted around 20 poo bags that thoughtless owners had just left on the floor. If you can't be bothered picking up after your dog, please don't keep one.

It’s the owners who pile their bags of dog shit on the full bin (some kind of dog shit jenga?) that piss me off. The bin is full. Take the bag home or find another bin.

Ableism 😂😂😂

I’m sick of the idiots that now have dogs that shouldn’t, I live in a market town centre with a small courtyard garden and all I can now hear is the sound of dogs barking, I go to green space by a river and all I can hear are dogs barking, there are signs up on a village green near me that dogs must be on a lead, today there were 26 dogs with 5 on a lead in the 30 minutes or so we were there we watched multiple dogs attack each other, Saturdays are market days , why why why would you choose to take a dog to a crowded street to shop, the dogs fine no pleasure in being dragged through crowds in the heat. We actually had to escape to a Wetherspoons as they don’t accept dogs, it was bliss not having to listen to constant barking or step over exhausted bored dogs. These idiots are NOT dog lovers.

Same. All I can focus on it their smell, they’re barking, their panting and slobbering and how easily it could tear my throat out if it wanted to.

For me dogs are a sensory nightmare.

^This. I grew up on a farm worked on farms and have dogs. Who even wants to take their dog to JL on the very rare occasions I go I don’t want to be dragging the dogs around with me, and I’m pretty sure the dogs don’t want to go. And all this you can’t ever leave a dog absolute rubbish.
I also don’t like dogs in cafes shops cinemas and God knows where else leave them at home.

YES!! I totally agree with you.
They're a dirty, slobbering stinking pain and (apart from guide dogs) they shouldn't be allowed anywhere NEAR restaurants/cafes/pubs where people are consuming food. It's disgusting.

Exactly. I hate them being around me, because their behaviour is completely unpredictable and I get really tense when they're close. I hate it when people say "Oh, he won't hurt you, he's just being friendly!" - you don't know that, he's a fucking animal that will act on instinct, and if he fancies attacking me on a whim, he will.

I totally respect that. But I hope you also respect how they are a positive aspect in my life.

What a bunch of weirdos.

Ditto and now it’s the bloody holidays. Can’t get away from them.

Agree agree agree

Try having a child with LDs and ASD who is terrified of dogs (nothing we did or didn't do, he just is) and live in the country where every other household has one or more dogs, feels like. So so fed up of being told 'he just wants to say hello', 'he's really friendly ' etc while my frightened child tries to jump into our arms again. No pub or cafe in our lovely market town or any local villages are not now 'dog welcoming ' - and that started long before covid.

I don't actually mind most dogs at all, some of them are quite nice :-D but so many people who should never have a dog now own one. Or several. I know of lots of dog hoarders. God knows how they afford it. I've had the misfortune to live next door to two separate households who never walk their dogs. At all. Smelly dog shit all over their garden, stinky in summer, barking a lot because of lack of socialisation or frustration...

But yes, dogs are now even more ubiquitous than they used to be. To be brutal, the drive to provide the market with the breeds people demand means that 1000's of dogs are brought into existence every month that basically shouldn't be here. They're an environmental disaster.

I don’t know where to start with people
who compare dogs to humans. They really are very different species you know. These owners hate all people? What do they think about people who own dogs?

Look, people and dogs have lived with each other for years in this country. And it’s been tolerable, even for dog-haters. But the anger is increasing because the number of irresponsible dog-owners is increasing. Can people really not see this???

I never let my kids bother anyone. I don’t expect anyone to want to be around my kids. Why can’t so many dog-owners behave with the same courtesy?

Obviously not quite as selfish as those who choose to have kids, as that is contributing far more to climate change. But I'm sure you don't have kids as that would make you a hypocrite too.

As long as they stay well away from me, you can think what you like. But if a dog owner lets their dog near me, I WILL ask for them to get it away from me pronto, and I'll be rude about it if I have to.

Nice ableism

Twat.

Thanks.

So what happens if the dogs need a poo and wee ?

What about people who've got severe allergies to dog hair ?

What happens if dogs try to attack each other?

So many questions 😕

I love hearing from sensible dog-owners. Who care about others as well as their own pets.

We have a dog. A rescue dog, French bulldog, we inherited from a vet almost be acccident. She is my spirit animal. 20min fast exercise and needs a 1he nap to recover.

I used to hate dogs in public (despite being a dog lover and raised with guide dogs for the blind fostering) because my child was terrified of them. When he was 3 he had a dream and woke up screaming ‘the dogs are eating me, the dogs are eating me’ and from that day forth we struggled to go anywhere due to the number of (lovely gambling friendly) dogs in every park, path, walk.

My son adored our little (old) Frenchie from the moment he met her and she was ‘his’ dog. He still does, and it has been amazing watching him face his anxiety around other dogs since.

However I have never forgotten my anger/ frustration at owners of other dogs allowing them to bound up to us with the patronising ‘don’t worry, they’re friendly’: it still makes my blood boil.

I would and have have all dogs on leash in all public areas. Always.

Go rural if you have a dog with good recall, and without excellent recall only let off leash in a secure dog walking area.

Dogs on leash in pub garden? Fine. Dogs on a small indoor cafe? Not cool.

I think you are on the wrong website😂

CloudyMcCloud

What do you propose we do now with all these domesticated species? are you going to keep a pet cow? stop driving because the roads are clogged up with wild pigs roaming about?

I'm not vegan or even vegetarian, but I do have an issue with factory farming.

So, yes in principle if I didn't have a dog who ate meat then a few less animals to slaughter. I agree. But we have domesticated animals for a couple of thousand years or so, by not having a dog I'm going to make very little impact. Besides which we need species diversity, and I can't see many people opting to keep cows as pets even if cows are peace loving vegetarians.