I like dogs like I like toddlers. It’s fun to hang out with other people’s for a while, but ultimately they’re annoying, loud, and make a mess. I feel like in the past 10 years or so, dog owners have become increasingly convinced that everyone thinks their slobbering, untrained mutt is god’s gift to everyone, and expects everyone to love it unconditionally. Dogs in restaurants. Dogs in stores when you go shopping. “Oh it’s so funny that your dog is jumping on me and getting it’s dirty paws all over me while it tries to sniff my crotch.” “Oh oops! Your dog ate my food off the counter, fucking again. Guess that’s my fault because in this house nothing is safe from the coddled fucking dog.” “Hey man can you watch the dog? It’s really easy, not like it pisses all over the floor and knocks the trash over or anything. We have to leave the house for 2 hours and it has anxiety/depression/borderline personality disorder and he’s a wittle special boy who needs constant attention.”

I’m just tired of it. Nobody gives a goddamn about your stupid dog. Stop bringing your animal to restaurants, it’s disgusting and inconsiderate. It’s not your child, it’s a dog. Dog people have made me hate dogs.

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    Live in a quiet neighborhood and some bellend decides to get a huge German shepherd. Has to build a high fence to ensure the thing doesn’t jump their 6’ garden wall, plus it barks at everything, all day. The kids in the house nextdoor are scared of it, it pulls and barks constantly when out for walks and if it ever got loose, it would cause chaos.

    But apparently they’re all soft loving creatures on the inside, and more importantly, said bellend feels like a big man when out for a walk.

    More breeds should be muzzled and restricted from residential areas.

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        Like Pit Bulls, the kind of people who want that specific breed are often not the type to train them properly.

        It’s not dog’s fault they were trained to act poorly.

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        My sister has a young German Shepard and he is the laziest, sweetest dog ever. All he wants in life is to lay in the sun and chill. He can’t be bothered to get up, much less jump on people

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      German Shepherds are exceptionally soft loving creatures. Sounds like your neighbor has put zero effort into training it though. I feel like much like a firearm, you should need a license to bring them out in public at this point.