Parking when there are dogs around

[TheQuirkyMaker]

I was in our local park yesterday, talking to another dog owner, when an SUV swept in right beside us, halted, and reversed into a parking space. As it reversed, I slapped it on the roof. The driver jumped out, angry, and I think was ready to give me a slap. I said the car park was empty (it was, it serves about 200 cars) and he had no need to park next to us and potentially hit a dog. He said he was parking near the skate park for his children, and our dogs should be on a lead (they weren't). They are elderly, obedient little dogs, and don't need to be on a leash but they are little and could be hit by a car.
I told him to "F--- Off" and felt okay at the time but couldn't sleep last night for worrying who was in the right.
Was I the unreasonable one?

People can park where they like!!! The law though is that dogs are kept on leads and especially places where it’s unsafe like a car park!! If someone hit your dog in the car park with their car the police would tell you that it was your responsibility as an owner to keep them safe and it was YOUR fault your dogs were hit by the car!!

That's more assumptions than a century of August 15th's !!

You also swore at a complete stranger in front of their children!! Seriously you need to have a look at your behaviour and stop going out if you can’t control yourself!

Yes, that’s very sad about your dog and must be extremely tough for you but can you see that you took your distress and upset about your elderly dog, turned it into anger, and put it into that man and his kids. Did it make you feel better? I’d suggest not if you have been still thinking about it. Taking away from other people through angry or unpleasant outbursts if proven to make people feel worse in the long run. Acts of kindness are proven to make people feel better and more positive in themselves. Maybe next time just say good morning.

*edited as quote about elderly dog dying did not show up

No, that will have been a friend of mine whose bloody mutt ludicrously intelligent perfect pooch is in fact an aggressive utter pain in the arse. I have actually heard her say stuff like that 🤣

Jesus, reaching much? 😂

You've admitted yourself that you told the guy to fuck off, and you've called him a cunt on here.

The arsehole is you in this situation.

Your dog should be on a leash whether elderly or not.

YABU.

I always park near other cars in a car park. It's easier to see I'm straight against another car than to see lines painted on the ground.

You were in the park but also the car park?

You have the right to park where you want in an empty car park but he couldn't?

He was 2 foot away but also right next to you?

He rolled in but also came to a screeching stop?

He obviously did it because he hates dogs?

What are you on?

Obviously, if this is real, you're massive unreasonable

He's not unreasonable nor a c*nt

What the actual fuck are you on about?

You're spiralling. For real, you need some sort of meditation or something.

Also how the fuck is someone in their car supposed to know that your dog is on it's last legs? He saw a space, wanted it, parked in it. You feel like you and your dog are somehow more important (by the way, this is why some people hate dogs/dog owners) and YOU acted out in aggression.

He didn't hit you. And you're the one here calling him a cunt.

And despite hundreds of people telling you YABU, which YOU ASKED, you still want to throw your toys out the pram. You seem like a really unpleasant person.

Seriously get help.

He was free to park in any empty space so it was a bit annoying that he picked the one next to you, but not a reason to have a go at him. Also it's your responsibility to make sure your dogs don't get run over in public spaces. Speaking as a dog owner and lover, it was a bit out of order to have a pop at him.

If everything is exactly as you said... 200 spaces with you being the only car in the whole place and he parked right next to you then yes it was a bit silly of him but still absolutely his prerogative and fully entitled to.

Personally I would have parked 2-3 spaces down from you but your reaction is way out of line, your dog is dying, that is very sad but it is not a free pass to be a dick.

Calm down love, you sound like you’re about to have a conniption.

Weird that you couldn't sleep last night for worrying who was right, but now are insistent that the man was a cunt?! Where was this strong sense of right last night when you couldn't sleep eh?

I would have my dogs on a lead in a car park cos there are speeding nutters about but having said that I can't stand people who absolutely have to park next to my car when there tons of other spaces and they just don't want to walk. Lazy CF.

Why are you policing where people park? Of course he is entitled to park near to where his kids are.

My mum is disabled, I always park as close to I can to her destination, if you have told me to fuck off I would have given you both barrels. You got off easy. Horrible behaviour from you.

You can’t go round hitting peoples cars. It often baffles me why in an empty car park people will come and park next to me but they can do whatever they want.

I have been told that people feel safer by parking in groups.

Tbh, there is a hint in the name. It's a car park. It's up to us, dog owners, parents and ourselves to keep an eye out in a car park for moving cars. That's what car parks are for.

Slamming on a car roof in a car park for the car parking where you don't want it to park is entitlement.

The delusion is real, with every new post it’s getting more batshit. Your dog being old and deaf etc is not the fault of anyone else. HE CAN PARK WHERE HE WANTS IN A CARPARK! can we all say it any louder?? Jesus tonight love, get a grip. I called troll on page 2

I would be beyond furious if you banged on my car roof for parking in a space I was entirely entitled to use.

So was it an empty car park? Or were there other cars - it can’t be both. And it’s a public car park - they can park wherever suits them, it’s got nothing to do with you

Get your dog on a lead and under control - that’s your responsibility

Keep your hand off other people’s property

Don’t bang on someone’s moving car as that is going to piss them off, make them jump so could cause an accident and actually hurt someone or even cause a dent that YOU would be paying the cost of repairing

I've realised this is a reverse.

I had to report a scummy 2 x weimaraner owner to the dog warden in North Hampshire as he always had his beautiful, bouncy dogs off lead dashing around in a community park / school car park. The only reason I didn't confront him was because I had to drop my child off and I wasn't sure what level psycho the bad dog owner was. He clearly had money as he drives a nice people carrier van.

I’m sorry you are so distressed about your dog, it’s so hard to face the loss of someone you love. However you cannot hit other people or their belongings because you’re sad and cross - it’s completely unacceptable regardless of what age you are. You need to get therapeutic input to think through how you manage your emotions.

@TheQuirkyMaker if you love your dog as much as you say you do, why wouldn't you have him on a lead in a car park? You say he can't hear cars approaching - that in itself is a strong reason to have him on the lead when you are anywhere a car could be.

You were in the wrong and you have also massively over reacted. You are displaying out of control anger - hitting a car, swearing at someone in front of their children - which you need to address.

Almost everyone on this thread is telling you you're in the wrong, but you're not listening.

No it isn't. Read the OP and it's clear the driver was an entitled idiot. Could have parked anywhere in that car park but chose the space closest to the skate park despite the fact that people (and dogs) were congregated there. Nothing assumed at all. Lazy, entitled driver.