To think it should be mandatory that dogs wear shorts to cover their genitals in public?

[mumofoneAloneandwell]

I love dogs. There's a dalmatian near me that brings me true joy during the school run 🥰

But now that I've admired your dog from my car, got my dopamine hit, I am now faced with the task of avoiding glancing at its testicles and therefore being mildly grossed out during the rest of my journey.

In 2025, I shouldn't be forced to see a dogs genitals!

Time to introduce 'dog boxer shorts' so I can go about my day in peace! Someone needs to get onto Kier Starmer, honestly.

Aww bless her 😭

Live your best life girl

I've been known to walk my cat...

Even more obvious if their gait causes swinging at their resonant frequency.

…yes, I used to have a dachshund.

I think it is meant to be light-hearted.
Although when you see some of dog hating threads on here, you do wonder.

If any animal needs it's bits covering, it is the cat.
I used to have cats, and would sometimes be woken up by a feline bum hole being shoved in my face.
You can get butthole jewellery for cats. A little chain that goes around their tail base, with a lovely gem over their arsehole.

I would post a link, but I don't want my partner having a browse of my internet search history as inspiration for Christmas gifts. We don't even have a cat 😂

😭😭😭😭

Its a lighthearted aibu to pass the time during my cosy day in bed about

Maybe the cold weather is getting to you, here is some support, you absolute loser 💐💐

Completely lighthearted 😭 just something that i'd been thinking about 🤷‍♀️

😭 someone posted a photo upthread

Germaine Greer put dogs' testicles into her Room 101 ...

I just want to know how big the dog must be if it's testicles are in your line of sight ?!

My dog has enormous testicles though. They are obscene. I am always trying to persuade DH let me put some pants on him (on the dog I mean. DH generally at least wears pants)

Legend
I need to find that clip!

Well, unlike with human males it's possible to pay for them to be chopped off. 😉

Totally agree.

Dog owners should also have a dog pram with them at all times in case their little fur babies get tired on a walk to take them home in.

My mate has a doggy backpack with a little window/air vents because her pomeranian refuses to walk for more than about five mins. I'm not even joking.

The dog owners I know the have dog prams have them because their dog is elderly and struggles to walk far.

I have seen people with cats in clear backpacks like that.
I get it if the cat needs to go to the vet, or the owner is going away and wants to take the cat with them. But cats don't need to go out for walks. When did this become a thing?

YABVVU

How am I supposed to know whether to say:

"Aww, she's gorgeous".

or

"Aww, he's gorgeous".

If I can't see their genitals.

Are you suggesting dogs wear pronoun badges?

I tend not to look at their genitals and just call them he/she randomly and then if the owner looks offended I know I got it wrong

To be fair, my dear, departed mother always used to refer to cats as "she" and dogs as "he" even though she had a male cat for over 15 years and all our dogs for the last 30 years have been female.

Try an Equafleece dog suit, hopefully it'll help.
https://www.equafleece.co.uk/products/dogs/dog-suit

@raspberrieswithchocolate

That, right there, is why Mumsnet is such a great thing,

A light hearted post by an OP leads to an almost throwaway post by another poster who has a problem. A further poster picks it up and proposes a potential solution.

Excellent.

Everyone refers to our girl as "he" all the time, because she's very big. Apparently all large dogs must be male 🙄

Some people have no sense of adventure!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. At the lipstick reference!

I’ve seen dogs in onesies, they are usually post surgery and it’s an alternative to the cone of shame. They look really funny, especially big athletic dogs.