I have neighbors who let their mutts bark constantly without a thought that it might bother others. Yet if I would say something, I would be the bad guy of course. Some of those little bastard mutts are vicious as hell too, and I think it may be a clue to the personality of the owners themselves. Buy a plant you dumb fks.
shareMaybe a bit harsh, but yes, I do somewhat agree.
And what is with the ones who go visiting AND BRING THE DOG ALONG. I have a cat, no it's not ok you bring the dog inside, and I don't have a secure outsde place, NOT HAVING A DOG MYSELF. I am sorry, I have not made arrangements to keep a dog safe! I would not dream of taking my cat visiting!!!
Ah, hell diddly-ding-dong crap!
A dog's behaviour reflects the owner for sure. If they bark all the time it's because the owners didn't train them not to. Same with jumping on people. But not all dog owners are like that!
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"Love will find a way. Indifference will find an excuse."
A good portion of dog owners are indeed idiots. I wouldn't say all though. First of all, you need to go to your neighbors and tell them to control their dog. If the dog is bothering you then it is most likely bothering other neighbors too. You may look like the bad guy to the owners of the dog, but to everyone else around you you'll be the good guy. Trust me.
Working with dogs for the past 5 years has taught me that owners need to be put in check even more than their dogs. They can be horribly irresponsible and have no idea that they're being seen as bad owners because they have no idea what they're doing.
Some people seem to think that their dog barking their head off at any time of the day is "cute"...
I have a client at my work who thinks it's adorable when her big German Shepherd mix "bites" onto other people's arms and won't let go. It's doesn't really hurt so she thinks it's acceptable and does nothing to stop her. The dog also jumps all over people in the lobby and has scratched my whole left arm up because she is so uncontrollable.
Some people have no freaking clue. I swear people should have to pass a test to own a dog (or any pet for that matter).
I like your tights... You look like a bee and I like bees.
I know someone with a similar dog who does things the owner thinks are "cute" but are actually annoying. The guy has actually said right out that he "doesn't believe in training a dog" to behave in a disciplined manner!!!
It's beyond belief.
This idiot actually believes it's too authoritarian, controlling and somehow "against Nature" to have trained your dog to stop, sit, NO, down, etc etc.
As a consequence, the dog runs all over the park, jumping up on people, doing that non-hurting bite you describe, barking madly. He's a gentle dog and in none of these things is he actually harming anyone, but it's still unacceptable behavior and the dog ought to be able to obey some basic commands. But the owner refuses to teach him any!
Hell, even my cat knows these basic words and believe it or not actually co-operates in response to them. I've got more control over my cat's co-operation with me than this guy does over his dog.
The bizarre thing is, even he the owner complains about the dog's behavior. But then turns around and says "Oh I don't believe in crushing a dog's spirit with controlling commands!"
I give up. Some people drive me crazy.
Oh good Lord
Like I said, people should have to take tests to own a pet!
I like your tights... You look like a bee and I like bees.
I currently live in a neighborhood where the dogs not only bark all the time,their owners let them run loose and the dog people have more than one dog (they also have piles of children). Its hard to drive down the street because they run after the tires of the car,I'm an animal lover and I don't want to hit them (the dogs). One day these dogs will form a pack and kill one of the children,its inevitable.These dogs are not well cared for and I suspect they do not have the proper vaccines. I'm a cat owner and my cats are indoors only. I like dogs but never wanted to own one because I've never had the time one needs to devote to a dog in order to have a happy,well adjusted dog.
"I will never let you part,for you are always in my heart" Michael Jackson
I totally agree about the test! Some people just shouldn't be allowed to be in charge of another life. It's cruel to the animal.
shareI spend all my time with my dogs and train them to do as I say.
Most dog owners don't do that.
But as for jumping...some dogs just can't stop doing that.
40 years of owning dogs and a few could not be taught to stop jumping up on people. They jump to be noticed and want to be as high as you are.
If people would hunch down when meeting a dog it helps with the jumpers.
Dogs like people have different personalities.
Some people are jumpers...think about that one. lol