Dogs everywhere!

[WilmaFlintstone38]

In shops and cafes, barking and making people jump, tripping over them in the street... Seems everyone and their Auntie Flo has a dog nowadays.

You could put bags on your feet 😂

@vodkaredbullgirl

i could but don’t see why I shouldn’t have to! People should pick up after their dogs shit, and if they’re not prepared to do that they shouldn’t go out with dog. Dog can shit in their own garden.

ld never heard of brucellosis so I looked it up. There have been a total of TWO cases in humans ever out of 13 MILLION dogs. So the chances of getting it are vanishingly rare. Dogs brought over from Romania very occasionally have it, but to catch it you’d need to be in contact with their blood, semen or placenta. Also it’s the dogs that get the miscarriage not humans. I think we can all relax again.

@Hellohelga

even if it were completely disease and risk free I still don’t wanna see it on pavements, beaches, parks etc . So no , I won’t relax

Just been on holiday in north Devon, and I have to agree that the dog shit everywhere is a problem. I even saw a dog on the supposed dog-free beach. It was bloody annoying.

It doesn't. I'm just saying its deranged. People spending all this money on their dogs is crazy, and a bit vulgar tbh. The dogs literally don't care, it's just for the vanity of the owner.

Like the majority of dog owners I do clean up after my dogs and they would not be allowed to sit on seats in cafes so I agree with some of the points raised.
However; the level of intolerance for dogs by a minority of people is ridiculous. I’ve actually witnessed a woman putting her hands on her ears and run away from my on lead dog and she was screaming.
I’m thinking of doing the KAD training with my dog and going into schools to educate children on how to behave around dogs and explain just how wonderful and life enriching they are.
I’ll post another pic so even more people can appreciate how handsome my big boy is. Also one of my sweet old girl. (I should say dog and bitch I suppose)

It’s also a massive contribution to the economy and creates many jobs.

No, my dog loves her doggy ice cream, and I can spend my money how I please. There is nothing wrong with giving my dog something she enjoys. I am not sure how that is just vanity for me. I think it is more odd that it is something vulgar for you.
Spend your energy getting worked up about something that actually matters.

Exactly. Although on here, someone posted that people becoming dog groomers is pulling people away from working in care homes. Which made no sense.

The pet industry is massive, worth about £10billion last year. That is a lot of tax.

Doggy ice cream.

Unclutch your pearls. Maybe get a dog. They are good for blood pressure.

I’ve bought my dog doggy beer before too but he wasn’t keen (clearly less vulgar than me).

What’s wrong with it? It’s a cooling treat with mostly healthy ingredients such as spinach.
If we buy a foodstuff made for and marketed for dogs then we aren’t doing any harm and we are supporting an industry.

Absolutely nothing but they need to feel superior somehow.

If a man crawled down the street with his anus on display, randomly pissed on various fixtures and fittings, then squatted down and curled out a horrific pile of shit, you’d all be flipping out about it.

”Ah, but dogs aren’t men” you’d say, “it’s ok when dogs do that”.

But at the same time you do treat them as humans, dragging them into food venues, feeding them “doggy ice-cream” and calling them your “boys” or whatever.

The way dogs behave is obnoxious, and if a human did it they’d be arrested. So we either treat dogs like humans (and stop the pissing and shitting everywhere) or we treat them like dogs and keep them on a lead, off the furniture and out of food venues.

Oh you're back 😆

Or us dog owners crack on as we are and you lot get weirdly excited (?) about it.

I can honestly say that I have never barked at anyone & made them jump or tripped anyone up on my travels...

This is hilarious. Dog haters on here go on about dog owners treating their dogs like humans, when you are doing exactly that.
Dogs are not humans, so we don't hold them to the same standards.
Humans only wear clothing and don't piss in the street because of societal standards. We are literally brought up and taught to act less like animals.

On a warm sunny summers day even wearing much clothing is doubtful for some humans, our local coop has a sign to wear shirts..and men in particular will piss anywhere and everywhere. Societal standards aren't that high for a large number of humans.

Much better for your shoes Muff, as it is kinder to dogs tums and means they won’t do a Jackson Pollock turd.

Auntie Sally is that you?

I see Hulk is also obsessed with arseholes - maybe these people are just obsessed with bum holes generally?

Far better to not overfeed them with superfluous snacks like 'doggy ice cream' in first place, surely?