I was bitten by a German Shepperd as a kid, they still scare me but in general I love dogs but a lot of dog owners leave a lot to be desired.
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Why do dog owners think everyone loves their dogs?
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But you thought about it!!Thanks, I didn't want to be that ****
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It must have been your piss stained underpants they could smell being attacked that many times :-) seriously though in my experience the only dogs that are snappy are collies other than ones that aren’t trained properly by their dickhead ownersI’ve been attacked as a kid by a GSD, a Chow X GSD, and a Red Setter mate (would have added a Doberman but luckily there was a plate glass window between us) so I understand where you’re coming from, now I went on to have dogs of my own, (even trained with sleeves and full body protection with protection/security dogs etc), but it also bugs me that people assume, because I have a dog or had dogs, that I was OK with their dogs let alone liked/loved them, I’m not, I’m OK with dogs I know relatively well.
Trouble is, too many people have dogs that are totally unsuitable for them and they have absolutely ZERO idea of the potential ‘lethal weapon’,(and what to do if things go wrong) that they’re supposedly in charge of, let alone just the damage they can cause by charging into people/children, even when playing.
PS, never come to Westhoughton Rascal, I’ve never met so many people who lack basic common sense, especially when it comes to dogs, in my whole fuckin life by far, which is some feat given where I grew up and the places I’ve worked.
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Fixed.Just to be accurate, it should be their not there in the title.
Pedant alert!!
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If by ‘snappy’ you mean giving out ‘nips’, then Collie’s are like that mainly because it’s part of their way of correcting what they see as bad behaviour, they use it with sheep, especially if one’s being an arse, it’ll give it a little nip on its arse or hind legs.It must have been your piss stained underpants they could smell being attacked that many times :-) seriously though in my experience the only dogs that are snappy are collies other than ones that aren’t trained properly by their dickhead owners
Whilst I agree with the owner thing in many ways, sometimes , you just get dodgy dogs, unfortunately many owners don’t understand what measures have to be taken when you have one, plus, there’s always rescues that have been taken on, some can be really challenging and can take a lot of time and patience to get them in a place they feel ok socialising.
No argument on the piss stained undies though, probably had a few Nigel Mansell’s in there too ;-).
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Sorry you've had bad experiences, personally even as someone who has had dogs and cats most of my life, I find myself still recoiling instinctively from doberman and Alsatians. There's a guy who has three Alsatians near us and he plainly can't control them, I've heard him shouting "for god's sake pick your dog up!" when they're off lead and decide to go for a smaller target. There are plenty of bad dog owners out there unfortunately.
I'm newly a dog owner again this year after thirty years but try to be very consious, my eldest daughter was scared of dogs until recently after one went for her a few years back, then she became desperate to have one this year. We did notice a couple of Muslim families suddenly going out of the way to avoid us when we'd usually walk together on the school run and thought it was a fear of dogs, asked our neighbour and she told us dogs are considered unclean in Islam and that is probably why.
We have a rescue with us since July this year. An odd thing and a medium small dog, he's obviously had some kind of looking after as he expects to sleep on a bed and gets very excited about scraps, but is also nervous as hell. Think he's been an indoors dog and treated pretty much as a baby.
We think he's also suffering from anxiety and fear aggression. Not with us, but with random other dogs and very occasionally people we pass. He hates white trainers and goes for them on sight. Pekingese too. Joggers, he'll turn and chase them but has no idea what to do when he gets close. Even after almost 6 months socialising we know we have to be careful with him, as the 'wrong' dog passing can set him off either with fear or growling. He's much better than he was generally, but you have to think of others and expect that not everyone likes a dog.
Yesterday he played with other dogs off lead for the first time since he came to us, a huge stride forward, then seconds later he chases and jumps up at a dog ten times his size and is growling away, and we're just thankful the other dog doesn't get too involved, and he's back on lead.
But think of it from the dog's point of view. He has spent almost half his life in kennels and rescue centres and foster homes, then he find himself plonked with a family who do things differently - no scraps just dog food, regular walks, no sleeping on beds etc. The only way we'd agree to my daughter's wish for a family dog was a rescue (especially after seeing the price of puppies!) and within that you still need the right one, but there's a little dog who, hopefully, despite his flaws and fears, has a much better life now. He just needs to stop being a berk sometimes, but don't we all :)
I'm newly a dog owner again this year after thirty years but try to be very consious, my eldest daughter was scared of dogs until recently after one went for her a few years back, then she became desperate to have one this year. We did notice a couple of Muslim families suddenly going out of the way to avoid us when we'd usually walk together on the school run and thought it was a fear of dogs, asked our neighbour and she told us dogs are considered unclean in Islam and that is probably why.
We have a rescue with us since July this year. An odd thing and a medium small dog, he's obviously had some kind of looking after as he expects to sleep on a bed and gets very excited about scraps, but is also nervous as hell. Think he's been an indoors dog and treated pretty much as a baby.
We think he's also suffering from anxiety and fear aggression. Not with us, but with random other dogs and very occasionally people we pass. He hates white trainers and goes for them on sight. Pekingese too. Joggers, he'll turn and chase them but has no idea what to do when he gets close. Even after almost 6 months socialising we know we have to be careful with him, as the 'wrong' dog passing can set him off either with fear or growling. He's much better than he was generally, but you have to think of others and expect that not everyone likes a dog.
Yesterday he played with other dogs off lead for the first time since he came to us, a huge stride forward, then seconds later he chases and jumps up at a dog ten times his size and is growling away, and we're just thankful the other dog doesn't get too involved, and he's back on lead.
But think of it from the dog's point of view. He has spent almost half his life in kennels and rescue centres and foster homes, then he find himself plonked with a family who do things differently - no scraps just dog food, regular walks, no sleeping on beds etc. The only way we'd agree to my daughter's wish for a family dog was a rescue (especially after seeing the price of puppies!) and within that you still need the right one, but there's a little dog who, hopefully, despite his flaws and fears, has a much better life now. He just needs to stop being a berk sometimes, but don't we all :)
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As a grown-up we got a cat named "Manchester Kitty" by my kids and called Chessie. Used to climb up my back and onto my head while I was eating dinner as a kitten.
You are George Galloway and I claim my £5.
(Actually, for your sake Foggy I really hope that is a 'cultural' reference that doesn't mean anything to you - can fill in the gaps if needed but please for your own benefit don't google it)
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I’ve always said anyone that doesn’t like dogs is a wrong un.
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Why do dog owners think everyone loves their dogs?
I guess because they doI had a dog for 16 years loved it but it was a dickhead and I thought everybody thought so
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Because they’re fuckwits with no self awareness.
Same people who think everyone thinks their skriking kids are as adorable as they do.
Same people who think everyone thinks their skriking kids are as adorable as they do.