To dare to think that the Cult of Dog has gone too far?

[MariLlwyd]

There is now not a single public space in my home town that is dog-free - and that includes cafes, restaurants and even the library. Local beaches, once a quiet escape, have turned into asylums for the fur baby/pupper brigade to inflict their poorly trained animals on others with children getting chased, people jumped on and tripped over and all to the sound of hysterical barking and frequent dog fights.
80 year old woman knocked over by uncontrollable dog? 'You got in his way'.
Ask politely that you take your dog away from our lunch table? 'Go fuck yourself'.
Sit on the most remote bench you can find? Peri-menopausal wild eyed harridan lets loose 3 dogs from her 4x4 to jump all over you and laughs that it's 'their spot' and turns unhinged when you push them away.
Yes, this is a rant and yes I hate most dog owners.
This weird cult that values darling dogs over human beings is actually pretty worrying.
I shall await the inevitable and hilarious 'incoming' from the emotionally stunted Doggo Nutters.

I have a dog. During my walks the dog owners I encounter are the friendliest people. You have obviously met with the opposite. But I have to say the language you use to describe others is unpleasant and makes me wonder about you. Maybe some give and take would be a good thing?

Absolutely unbelievable!

Eugh the misogyny in this post.

Totally agree. As a mutiple dog owner for 30 years I dislike with a vengeance the new entitled dog owning brigade. More often bought for status and tik tok effect, no thought to the breed or its provenance, no basic understanding of dog welfare or behaviour and certainly no sense of responsibility to the rest of society. I love all dogs, admin for a rescue charity and help locate lost and found dogs. This massive expansion of dog owning has now led to rescue centres full to bursting and more abandoned dogs than ever before. Breeds being currently dumped in their hundreds; Fenchies, pugs, every prefix doodle under the sun and Malinois. Quelle surprise! And no doubt every one at some stage referred to as a furbaby. There are no winners here.

And yet here you are

But all most dogs are better than all most kids!

I am. Taking one fur the team.

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@8dateslater is absolutely spot on here. People with dogs are more likely to holiday in the uk and in areas where tourism is a major source of income.

What a stupid remark. My grandson was terrified.

You don't just kill a dog on a whim.

Oh my god, they would definitely have died!

How do you know a dog hadn't sat in your chair prior to you?

On this thread was a post from someone saying she would feed grapes to any dog that approaches her.
So I can believe that some people are that batshit callous.

Yeah, just read that and was thinking the same. Imagine comparing a dog on the loose with a frightened child whose human instinct is to run away from danger. Hope he’s ok.

It’s so predictable. Every thread about dogs ends up comparing them to children. The world has gone insane.

Dogs and humans are entirely different. Any comparison of dogs and children (or other humans) is completely nuts. They are completely distinct and have a fundamentally different standing and different rights in society.

Whenever I see someone say "well, I prefer my dog to most people" or "dogs are much better than children", I think to myself, that is a very silly person.

It's a bit like saying "I prefer my house to most people" or "lawnmowers are so much more useful than kids" or "I like the robins that sing in my hedge so much more than my neighbours". Houses, lawnmowers, dogs and birds have a fundamentally different function in comparison to other people (including children). Other people do not exist for your convenience and enjoyment, so although it's not surprising that you might prefer your dog to them, it's also a fundamentally stupid sentiment.

I’m a perimenopausal harridan and I’m fed up of being licked/clawed/jumped at/slobbered on/sniffed/deafened by smelly out of control dogs everywhere I go, while the simpering owners do nothing except reassure you how lucky you are to receive these unwanted gestures from their doggo pupper fur baby.

There's probably a whole thesis could be written on what has brought the country to this point. Loneliness, the dropping birth rate, adult kids staying at home, covid anxiety, probably even Brexit.
People love being needed, and dogs do fill that function.

That was me, I think you misquote me, I didn't say it was disgusting. I said it was a criminal waste of resources. Clearly there is no point in trying to explain further. We have reached our impasse

Thank you, very well said👏

Rescues aren't suitable for a lot of households. Mine spent his whole life on the street or in a kennel. He's basically a giant puppy with dog factory settings only. The first three months were hell. Training an already grown up dog is HARD. I thank god every day he landed us with us after two failed adoptions, I have no idea what would have happened to him. Threads like these depress me tbh. He's sick ATM and I walked him on and off between midnight and 4am in the rain rather than risk him barking and waking my neighbours. Some of us are continually bending over backwards to keep our pups happy and fulfilled while not upsetting other people.

A dog can definitely express whether it likes or dislikes a person. It doesn't need to be able to speak.

In Norfolk dogs are banned on beaches during the summer season. Seems a good idea while beaches are crowded.

Arent assistance dogs - perfectly necessary - put off by untrained wankers of dogs not behaving. In fact can people that need assistance dogs complain about it from that perspective? Please?

Why would you instantly think someone’s silly for saying they prefer dogs to humans and why so triggered by it? Maybe they’ve been bullied, abused (physically or mentally). Maybe humans have failed them in ways dogs never have. It’s their life, their choice, their sentiment.

Dogs aren’t humans - what a revelation! No one said they were. But comparing them to houses and lawnmowers? That’s a stretch. Dogs give loyalty and joy, my house just sits there. My dogs have protected me, greet me with toys when I come home from work, and believe it or not, they actually have feelings. They bleed, feel pain, cry, etc. Find me a lawnmower that can do that. The hypocrisy is unreal.

You say, ‘Other people do not exist for your convenience and enjoyment,’ yet here you (and other fellow Pouty Paws Patrol) are, demanding that dog owners stop enjoying their lives and taking their dogs to dog-friendly spaces. Maybe it’s time to check your own entitlement before criticizing others for theirs.

I completely agree why the fuck does everybody need a dog? Particularly people who have a baby too. Isn't it enough to have a baby to care for?