I know I am, but this Big Issue seller is trying to sell to the public and I won't go near him even though I want to buy one because....

[GirlsAreLOud]

...he has an enormous rottweiler. That was the reason I haven't been near him to buy one before.

Today I saw him and he had a rottweiler and...a doberman.

And yes, I know companion dogs can be hugely important if you are homeless and that's why I know I'm being unreasonable.

But so many people must give him a wide berth and not buy from him because of his dogs. I;ve seen him walk through the shopping centre without a the rotty on a lead.

No wonder he only BI vendor in town...his big dogs have chased the others over the city limits

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

if he walks about without a lead then i would guess that the dogs are very well behaved and well socialised and would do you no harm.

otherwise someone would have reported him and they would have been taken away.

its wrong to judge all dogs merely by their breeds reputation

This isn't the chap in Milton Keynes is it?

If so YANBU and many people give him a wide berth.

so many people must give him a wide berth
you presume - can you substantiate

fact he still has pitch suggests it is viable.the BI sellers are self employed,they buy upfront and sell on

If you have young dc's with you then YANBU. I love dogs but would rather keep my children and unfamiliar big dogs well apart.

That's a good point and reassuring actually, that he's not going without otherwise he would have gone out of business. And has already been said he must be doing pretty well to feed two massive dogs.

I will carry on giving him a wide berth and not have a moments guilt about it.

Thanks.

and BATDIG, I don't really want to say where it is. But..

Where I am lots of Big Issue vendors get given a wide berth- dogs or no

(tight fisted London gits)

ynbu I wouldnt go near either

so dont

and breathe.

such drama you're the consumer who cant buy cos of doggies?

up to you.
up to him

moooooove on

yabu. (that was the original question wasnt it?)

Scottishmummy, time to take your own advice perhaps?

Yep, definitely time you took your own advice

Um, wtf is going on here? Why are you so bothered scottishmummy, are you drunk? You seem very upset and aggressive on this thread.

LOL the pals mob pile in to defend indefensible

LOL at scottishmummy

Whaddya mean, is she drunk? She's always like that! pmsl

SH, you're right!

Had forgotten the varied and numerous threads about just that fact.

Aaaaanyway, who fancies a good old debate about working mothers and SAHMs?

A mass debate?

i shall not say a word batdig and SH

correctamundo i am always like this.
alcohol not a precipitating factor

I thank you. curtsies

Haha, didn't see this last night:

"pals mob pile in to defend indefensible"

Utterly indefensible to not want to go near a large, unknown dog that isn't tied up, that really should be a crime shouldn't it?

And seriously SM, you do need to take your own advice and unclench and take a big ole cup of shutdafuckup yourself.