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[Coulomb_Barrier]

The domesticated dog is usually a large mammal that comes from a lineage of animals that roamed vast expanses, usually socially in packs, in the wilderness. They smell, make a lot of noise, and create lots of mess (shit, piss etc). That's fine out in the wild.

But sometime in the 20th century, it became the norm for a significant part of the human population to own one. Not just farmers or the blind (where dogs are necessary). Every other person has a dog now. Or two or three. What's worse, it has become normal for people to keep large dogs inside small buildings, sometimes without even a garden. It's fucking stupid.

If you don't like dogs, you are fucked, because it is socially unacceptable these days to say you don't like the silly things. They'll rush at your legs, shit all over the sidewalk, steal your food, disturb the peace at night with their incessant and infuriating barking or howling. They stink like hell. They stare at you when you're eating.

Now, in the wild or areas where they can roam without disturbing people, similar creatures are fine. I love wolves, for example. But having to live side by side with such annoying animals in busy towns where you are living on top of each other is another thing. Where I live, a flat; there is a large dog living above us in a small flat without a garden, scuttling around and barking randomly at people that walk by her home. There is a dog above her flat. We have 3-4 dogs in front of us which seem caged most of the day inside a tiny (2mx2m) concreted patio. There is a dog to the right of us across the path that barks and starts a cacophony of barking from the other dogs in the vincinity. The only place free of dogs is our left neighbour, but they have moved and I fear a dog owner will move in there. I'm fucking surrounded.

People that own them seem to be in a co-dependant relationship with the animal, these people usually can't connect with other humans and are seen on their dog walks with their eyes looking down at the ground or the dog, every so often picking up large turds. I find it weird as hell.

What do you think Gaf? Everyone I meet seems to love them so I can't make my frustrations freely.

 

[Mohonky]

Fucking what are you, my Dad? Sounds like something he would say.

But seriously, hurting my mini-Dachshund would draw the same response as hurting a family member.

 

[Cunth]

yeah, society has the issues...

 

[trikster40]

I don't mind dogs, but I can't stand the people who think they have to take their dog with them everywhere they go, no matter the size of the dog.

Edit: I hate dogs at night. HATE.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Fucking what are you, my Dad? Sounds like something he would say.

Hello son it's me.

The other issue I find with dogs is the absolute hypocrisy of it all - I'm not a veggie or vegan but dogs are sacred in society's eyes but pigs, to use just one example, a far more intelligent animal, is killed and slaughtered by the millions for consumption.

If I went to a dog owner - I fancy some dog on the grill tonight - there would be gasps of horror. But why? Can someone explain to me what is the difference between a pig and a dog meat, assuming you prefer the taste of dog flesh?

 

[Mohonky]

You know how we got dogs right?

 

[Zog]

I think OP just watched Boss Baby and is declaring war on puppies.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

I don't mind dogs, but I can't stand the people who think they have to take their dog with them everywhere they go, no matter the size of the dog.

Edit: I hate dogs at night. HATE.

Yes I'm a light sleeper so that means a life of suffering until I can escape to a secluded wood in later life. So being surrounded by dogs here I have to sleep with a white noise machine and some earplugs (granted it's noise from people that can disturb me too).

Look peeps I don't hate the animal. I think they're pretty stupid and annoying. But I do HATE the idea that it's ok to have one when you have a very small flat or home which causes it to wail constantly and then bark at the meerest hint of any action (someone walking past the window) because it's so depressed.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

HAH! societal issues. you sure it's a them problem not a me problem?

where are you from OP? I know different cultures treat dogs differently which may shed light on your opinions.

 

[Yoshi]

If I went to a dog owner - I fancy some dog on the grill tonight - there would be gasps of horror. But why? Can someone explain to me what is the difference between a pig and a dog meat, assuming you prefer the taste of dog flesh?

Even worse, in most countries it is illegal to eat cats and dogs. While dogs are supposed to taste terribly, cats allegedly have a nice and mild taste to their meat. Though we do have a cat at home - and I would never eat that cat, I would like to taste cat. But I am not allowed to.

 

[thief183]

I totally hate dogs, I can't stand near them for more than 5 minutes, I even stopped going to my bestfriend home cause he got a pibull.

That fking dog alreay bited him 2 times.

 

[Lucumo]

They'll rush at your legs, shit all over the sidewalk, steal your food, disturb the peace at night with their incessant and infuriating barking or howling. They stink like hell. They stare at you when you're eating.

Sounds like the elderly but I guess you are fine with those?

 

[Thing on a Spring]

Op, pretty much every one of your gripes would be solved if your neighbours were responsible dog owners. I have dogs all around my house and a very popular dog walking route along the river behind my house but they are never an issue due to the owners looking after, picking up after and training their animals. Except this one cunt on the other side of the river who leaves his dog in a cage all day. He could do with a slap.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Sounds like the elderly but I guess you are fine with those?

The elderly are humans, they may shit the bed but they don't howl and bark at night waking people up, they are usually asleep themselves, such is dotage.

I'm telling ya, this 'man's best friend' tag has been one hell of a marketing trip for dog ownership over the last 80-90 years, plus all the films like Lassie and merchandise, it has now gone way over the top. In the UK, 25%, A QUARTER of the entire population, has a dog, it's nuts! Just one dog in a neighbourhood can cause a disproportionate amount of noise and aggro relative to its number. One dog in a built up area can affect 30+ people if the owner is shit.

 

[synchronicity]

Dogs are pack animals, humans are pack animals. It was inevitable.

I don't dislike dogs - or any other animal, but I agree that they, along with us, are usually better off in more rural settings.

 

[Catphish]

I love dogs. Except pit bulls. A big nope on pit bulls.

 

[lil puff]

I don't mind dogs, but I can't stand the people who think they have to take their dog with them everywhere they go, no matter the size of the dog.

Edit: I hate dogs at night. HATE.

Yeah, A few years back, it became trendy to bring your dog everywhere in a little designer bag. I remember telling on girl that she was doing that for her own gratification/fashion statement rather than the dog and that the trend would die out. Boy did she resent that.

Few years later, and no one carries their dogs everywhere in a cute little bag.

 

[Baruch.S]

There really is an autism epidemic after all.

 

[O.v.e.rlord]

Dog person here. One of those people that cant connect to the rest of humanity. Dog ower ship is greater than dealing with other humans, small or large. Let's start with the small ones, lets say ages between 0-12. Shit everywhere, yell\ screech, when they fuck up you have to clean it up, no matter the mess, medical costs go into the 10s of thousands of dollars, you have to bring it around other kids. Not fucking worth it. 13-18 fuckers now think they are smarter than you, rude as fuck, dont understand the concept of ownership, might not move out when they turn 18 and you might be stuck with them longer, oh and again medical cost, if they fuck up you have to pay for it. Now let me talk about humanity as a whole, we lie, cheat, steal, kill for fun, destroy ecosystems, kill each other, make bombs that can destroy the world, watch others starve and laugh, throw away our mentally ill into the streets, for some fucking reason care about the color of the skin as if it matters, kill in the name of religion, rape in the religion, think that we have the moral athorty to tell others what to do or feel, war. The list will go on forever. I checked out of humanity a long fucking time ago, and i find the innocenance of dogs infectious. They feel more alive than i do. That is why i will always love dogs more than humans.

 

[petran79]

The neighbours above us got a small dog who has serious psychological issues and barks at anyone or even by herself at the slightest. She was abandoned and they took her in. Even if she barks at me I cant hate her

 

[Dunki]

I love Dogs and I fucking hate cats. And people have not really a problem with it. Maybe it is a cultural thing^^

Anyway Dogs can become your best friend while cast always become you master.

 

[Ichabod]

Even the Grinch had a dog, OP. And that guy hated everyone.

 

[Panda1]

People that own them seem to be in a co-dependant relationship with the animal, these people usually can't connect with other humans

You answered your own question. Humans are social animals and need love and companionship - in todays modern city living loneness is a major factor. I have a dog to help me with depression and bi-polar mental health issues, as recommended by my doctor.
Here is my best friend

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Dog person here. One of those people that cant connect to the rest of humanity. Dog ower ship is greater than dealing with other humans, small or large. Let's start with the small ones, lets say ages between 0-12. Shit everywhere, yell\ screech, when they fuck up you have to clean it up, no matter the mess, medical costs go into the 10s of thousands of dollars, you have to bring it around other kids. Not fucking worth it. 13-18 fuckers now think they are smarter than you, rude as fuck, dont understand the concept of ownership, might not move out when they turn 18 and you might be stuck with them longer, oh and again medical cost, if they fuck up you have to pay for it. Now let me talk about humanity as a whole, we lie, cheat, steal, kill for fun, destroy ecosystems, kill each other, make bombs that can destroy the world, watch others starve and laugh, throw away our mentally ill into the streets, for some fucking reason care about the color of the skin as if it matters, kill in the name of religion, rape in the religion, think that we have the moral athorty to tell others what to do or feel, war. The list will go on forever. I checked out of humanity a long fucking time ago, and i find the innocenance of dogs infectious. They feel more alive than i do. That is why i will always love dogs more than humans.

I understand you but the problem is there must be close to a billion dog owners out there at this point which is an absurdity. People are free to do what they want with their lives but when it affects others it's a problem.

There's an epidemic of dog shite here and you have to dodge walking in it every time you go out. That and the noise are insufferable imo.

Also, people getting on public transport taking up two of the disabled/pram spaces with giant dogs like huskies because the owner doesnt want to walk it back home is another regular thing.

 

[KonradLaw]

I'm highly suspicious of any person who hates dogs. Seems like prime suspect for psychopacy.

 

[Alfen Dave]

Completely agree with OP.

I live in a metropolitan city where most people live in small tight apartments buildings
I used to work in an office that allows workers to bring their dogs.

One of the workers had basically bought himself a puppy dog; a HUSKY.

You know who one of those breeds genetically made to run 24/h, very aggressive, very territorial, made to live and breath in fresh open large space?

Well that fucker took his dog in the office, would make him sit the whole day under his desk, and whenever the dog felt like moving or barking at other dogs who came to close (which is what dog of his kind do), he would push him even further and tigher under his desk, restraining even more the animal freedom of movements (basically had to be sit all day except at noon when his master would make him walk for 10 minutes outside).

Dogs were NOT meant to live in tight 3 rooms apartment.

The simple fact that people have to pause their activities to ''walk their dog'' when we all know every animals are supposed to be able to exercise on their own independently...

The fact that people are buying, picking and breeding animals based on their aesthetical appearance is utterly sick. The fact that people are buying them just to have them around as pets and not as companions used for a purpose ( hunting, fetching , sniffing, guard watch, racing, etc. as they originally were used for) is sick indeed.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

You answered your own question. Humans are social animals and need love and companionship - in todays modern city living loneness is a major factor. I have a dog to help me with depression and bi-polar mental health issues, as recommended by my doctor.
Here is my best friend

Yes there are cases where dogs are totally acceptable.

Unfortunately, too many reprobates buy them then cant look after them properly. You know the type - 4 kids and 2 dogs. They can't look after themselves let alone 4-5 other beings.

 

[lil puff]

I love Dogs and I fucking hate cats. And people have not really a problem with it. Maybe it is a cultural thing^^

Anyway Dogs can become your best friend while cast always become you master.

I do like the independence of cats though.

They know where to piss, they wash themselves and pretty much entertain themselves. But they can be little bitches too, act like the own the place. I pay the rent here!

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

I do like the independence of cats though.

They know where to piss, they wash themselves and pretty much entertain themselves. But they can be little bitches too, act like the own the place. I pay the rent here!

Cats are ok because usually they are allowed free will access to the outside, so they don't become co-dependant on their owner releasing them from internment and giving them the mental stimulation needed.

Crucially, they are almost silent in comparison and dont charge at strangers, whether out of aggression or curiosity.

 

[badblue]

So your opinion is that because of some shitty dog owners, no one should have dogs? Every breed has different traits and requirements. A Great Dane for example is usually a very lazy breed and despite it's size is usually considered a great apartment dog due to the fact they tend to sleep a ton and require minimal walks. If someone gets a dog they should at least know something about them. I don't see how that's the dogs fault.

People that own them seem to be in a co-dependant relationship with the animal

Because our relationship with dogs is co-dependent. We created them over the course of thousands of years for the traits we found useful and companionship.

They'll rush at your legs, shit all over the sidewalk, steal your food, disturb the peace at night with their incessant and infuriating barking or howling. They stink like hell. They stare at you when you're eating.

You first sentence is due to bad training. That's on the owner. If a dog stinks, you bath it much like any human needs to do if they stink. And they stare at you while your eating because you are the alpha. In wolves (from which dog were made from), lower tier members of that pack would need to wait for the higher tier ones to finish eating so they could eat the scraps. It's an instinctual behavior for them. And can be negated greatly with, gasp, training!

Everyone I meet seems to love them so I can't make my frustrations freely.

It's fine to not like dogs, but many of your frustrations are due to the owners, not the dogs. Point your frustration where it belongs.

edit:

Cats are ok because usually they are allowed free will access to the outside

Letting cats outside is terrible for the local wildlife.

 

[keraj37]

I really admire people who pick up their dog's shit from pave walks. It is like human owner is a slave of the dog.

I do like the independence of cats though.

They know where to piss, they wash themselves and pretty much entertain themselves. But they can be little bitches too, act like the own the place. I pay the rent here!

 

[O.v.e.rlord]

I understand you but the problem is there must be close to a billion dog owners out there at this point which is an absurdity. People are free to do what they want with their lives but when it affects others it's a problem.

There's an epidemic of dog shite here and you have to dodge walking in it every time you go out. That and the noise are insufferable imo.

Also, people getting on public transport taking up two of the disabled/pram spaces with giant dogs like huskies because the owner doesnt want to walk it back home is another regular thing.

The fuck are you talking about? Where the hell do you get a billion dog owners? Do you live in china, I dont think so because they eat dogs there. And you dont live in India, where there is billion people, and shitting in the streets is totally cool bro. And sorry fuck no to the problem of dogs in public spaces, when people create areas that no fucking person or thing can live in anymore, make chemical weapons, drop bombs with the NAME MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS, spending over 700 billion on a defense budget while people starve and become dumber. Your issue with dogs causing problems in everyday life seem like you are just voicing annoyances, and not a problem with society as a whole.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

The fuck are you talking about? Where the hell do you get a billion dog owners? Do you live in china, I dont think so because they eat dogs there. And you dont live in India, where there is billion people, and shitting in the streets is totally cool bro. And sorry fuck no to the problem of dogs in public spaces, when people create areas that no fucking person or thing can live in anymore, make chemical weapons, drop bombs with the NAME MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS, spending over 700 billion on a defense budget while people starve and become dumber. Your issue with dogs causing problems in everyday life seem like you are just voicing annoyances, and not a problem with society as a whole.

It's not hard to understand I said 'out there' i.e worldwide. It was a guess but it turns out I was spot on, Googling it there's apparently 900 million dog owners, by UK metrics thats 100m off a billion.

Also I'm the last person to talk to about warfare and arms I'm totally against that the money should be used to better mankind (not necessarily dogkind) and forward looking things like space travel and terraforming as we're running outta space here. Give a chunk to Elon.

 

[Sakura]

I feel you OP. Dogs are annoying. We've had dogs since I was a kid, and they have their moments when they can be cute, but fuck if they don't bark wildly every time someone shows up or charge you every time you come over, etc. Not to mention I've been attacked twice by someone else's dog because they weren't walking it on a leash, and know others who have been attacked (one pretty bad).
People can say it depends on the breed of the dog, or it's the owner's fault, but then there should be more rules in place about what kind of people can own dogs and what kind of dogs they can own.
Cats are way better.

 

[Ownage]

You know how we got dogs right?

From bitches.

 

[badblue]

From bitches.

 

[O.v.e.rlord]

It's not hard to understand I said 'out there' i.e worldwide. It was a guess but it turns out I was spot on, Googling it there's apparently 900 million dog owners, by UK metrics thats 100m off a billion.

Also I'm the last person to talk to about warfare and arms I'm totally against that the money should be used to better mankind (not necessarily dogkind) and forward looking things like space travel and terraforming as we're running outta space here. Give a chunk to Elon.

Again where the fuck are you getting 100 million. You bring up google so allow me to do the same. By just goggling the the population of the UK, its setting around 66 million as of 2017. Back to the point about dogs. Just sounds like you dont like thing, and you are just telling others that you dont like thing. Good for you, go out deal with the people of the world and just know that people are billion times worse than dogs. Thats why people own dogs rather than deal with other people.

Edit. You are implying that there are more dogs than people in the UK, if thats the case which i dought it is, then i understand your problem with dogs. But the numbers are not there. Oh hey look google says 8.9 million dogs in the UK. I guess i am right.

 

[Hissing Sid]

Dog owner here but I sympathise with you. There are dog owners and then there are dog people, but not all dog owners are dog people. I am not a dog person.

Dog people are fucking weird.

Dog people let their mutt up on the settee where they sit, or even worse let it sleep in their bed with them.... Ya'know the same dog that walks through it's own piss every day. The same dog that trots through everything on the fucking street during walks. The same dog that occasionally exudes dog spooge/period blood/insert other K9 bodily fluids here. The dog that cleans itself with its own spit. The dog that's covered in those hair things that nature designed it to shed. The dog that depending on it's breed, accumulates clinkers after every single shit...

...Yeah that dog. You scruffy dirty sods you! Do you know how unhygienic you are? Just don't bother making me a cup 'o' tea if I ever enter your home. Mingers.

Dog people know their dogs birthdays and celebrate them. You can actually buy dog birthday cakes and this is a sign that the human race is nearing its end.

Dog people cook meals for their dogs. THEY COOK MEALS FOR THEIR DOGS!

Dog people treat their animals better than they treat other human beings.

Dog people will invariably refer to their pooch as 'A big ole softy', despite all the available evidence being to the contrary ie. Being confronted by a vibrating, snarling bundle of muscle with a set of jaws built like a bear-trap straining at the leash trying to get to your throat.... Awww bless, give it a little stroke.

Dog people will stop you in the street if you are out walking your dog and you both happen to pass each other on the same side of the road. Yup, a complete stranger will stop you and interrogate you about how old your pet is, what sex it is and how often does it do a bowel movement? .... I mean why stop at the fucking dog? I've got some tropical fish in the house. How's about we chew the fat about Cardinal Tetras and optimum tank temperatures? .. There's a reason I walk my dog with my head down so take the hint oddball. Stay the fuck away from me and leave me alone!

Dog people are also apparently deaf to the bark of their own dog and like to share their pets singing voice with the whole community by leaving it outside in the yard for 23 hours a day.

Dog people put coats on their dogs when they take them out for a walk so they don't get cold. ???? It's almost like nature thought about this at some point and provided your animal with a perfectly serviceable coat of fur. But don't let that stop you in your insanity or anything.

Dog people spend their entire lives on social media telling other dog owners that they are feeding their dogs the wrong food. Brushing their dogs with the wrong brushes. Walking their dogs on the wrong type of lead. Letting their dogs play with the wrong kinds of toys. not training their dogs properly. Being too rough. Being too gentle. Not being firm enough. Being too strict. Using the wrong tone of voice. Using the wrong dog trainer. Visiting the wrong vets and generally just killing their own dogs through their sheer amateur incompetence. But not them, no they have dog ownership down to a finely tuned science.

I could go on.

Dog people. Ugh.

 

[Pagusas]

I just had to say goodbye to my dog last week, best friend and companion ever, wife and I are both still recovering.


Fuck you OP

 

[O.v.e.rlord]

I just had to say goodbye to my dog last week, best friend and companion ever, wife and I are both still recovering.


Fuck you OP

Sorry for your loss.

 

[bati]

Dogs are amazing. I got my first one 5 years ago and it really changed me as a person. Before that I was pretty neutral on pets, I found the kittens and puppies cute like most people, but after I got my dog I became a proper animal lover. I legit can't watch movies where dogs die anymore, and if there's a puppy in the movie I'll look it up on the internet first to see if all ends well for them. I realize it's a little irrational but that's how having a pup changed me. It's also been amazing watching an animal grow and develop a bond that allows you to communicate with minimal gestures. And the pure unfiltered joy and love when you get home or go for a walk with them is too precious to give up.

Whoever said that you can't buy happiness clearly never had a dog.

edit: My little buddy

 

[O.v.e.rlord]

OP you are treating dog ownership like a pandemic. Its not. With a billion dog owners there is still the 6 billion that dont.

 

[O.v.e.rlord]

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[Panda1]

Completely agree with OP.

I live in a metropolitan city where most people live in small tight apartments buildings
I used to work in an office that allows workers to bring their dogs.

One of the workers had basically bought himself a puppy dog; a HUSKY.

You know who one of those breeds genetically made to run 24/h, very aggressive, very territorial, made to live and breath in fresh open large space?

Well that fucker took his dog in the office, would make him sit the whole day under his desk, and whenever the dog felt like moving or barking at other dogs who came to close (which is what dog of his kind do), he would push him even further and tigher under his desk, restraining even more the animal freedom of movements (basically had to be sit all day except at noon when his master would make him walk for 10 minutes outside).

Dogs were NOT meant to live in tight 3 rooms apartment.

The simple fact that people have to pause their activities to ''walk their dog'' when we all know every animals are supposed to be able to exercise on their own independently...

The fact that people are buying, picking and breeding animals based on their aesthetical appearance is utterly sick. The fact that people are buying them just to have them around as pets and not as companions used for a purpose ( hunting, fetching , sniffing, guard watch, racing, etc. as they originally were used for) is sick indeed.

thats nothing to do with dogs - thats the owners being assholes.

 

[The Wise Old Man]

I like your opinions OP.

3 million years ago there were only wolves. Now, after years of genetic fuckery, we have pugs and pomeranians. What went wrong here? Humanity's vanity is to blame for this mess.

Non-working dogs are the fucking worst. Especially the small ones. If I can drop kick it, then it's legally not a dog.

For the most part, dogs serve no purpose and even though they're little more than property that we own, for whatever reason, PETA won't let us establish gladiatorial combat leagues with them so I guess we're stuck here.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

I like your opinions OP.

3 million years ago there were only wolves. Now, after years of genetic fuckery, we have pugs and pomeranians. What went wrong here? Humanity's vanity is to blame for this mess.

Non-working dogs are the fucking worst. Especially the small ones. If I can drop kick it, then it's legally not a dog.

For the most part, dogs serve no purpose and even though they're little more than property that we own, for whatever reason, PETA won't let us establish gladiatorial combat leagues with them so I guess we're stuck here.

Yep, pugs are inbred, genetically flawed freaks, for all intents and puposes. Out in the wild those would quickly die out or be preyed upon by any similarly sized predator. Aren't they also disabled? Can't breath or smell properly I read.

Interestingly I've read far too much than I should on gladitorial fights involving animals or debates on animal vs animal dust-ups. Wolves vs cougars is a particularly interesting one.

 

[zeioIIDX]

Gonna have to agree with the OP. Me me, I'm a cat man. Pups are cute and all and I liked owning a Jack Russell Terrier. But dogs, for me, are just too much fucking work and I already am a single dad with a child to care for. That's enough as it is lol. I laugh when I look outside my window and see the same people being dragged and jerked around by their dogs. They get licked and slobbered all over and end up wiping their hands on their clothes before swiping to unlock their phones. Gross. And I am dead serious, every time I look out at the dog park in my apartment complex and I see one of the dogs squat down to take a shit, the dog owner drops what they're doing to watch the dog poop. And I mean they really, really watch that dog as its steamy Lincoln Log slowly curls out of it's booty hole and plops onto the sand. What's the fascination with that? Lmao.

I once had a FWB who owned 3 dogs. One had incontinence and had to wear a diaper, lest it drips diarrhea on the floor as it waddles around the house. I always hated going over there. Her house smelled like dirty dogs, her furniture and wood floor were chewed and scratched to oblivion, shit was knocked all onto the floor due to the dogs constantly wagging and slamming their overly excited tails every which way, there was tiny dog hairs ingrained into every pillow/blanket/sofa in the house, and then there's the fact that they constantly barked if so much as a mosquito buzzed by the front door. She'd constantly be complaining and whining to me about how she has to wake up at 3am to go walk her dogs or how one of them needs a special diet of expensive exotic meats and crap because it has belly issues...and all I could do is laugh and think "Welp, you brought that on yourself when you decided to buy 3 goddamn canines."!

Dogs just aren't for me. I know plenty of people personally who admitted they only bought a dog because they thought it would help them meet women/men and because they thought it would help them be more active. Those are not good reasons for taking on the responsibility of owning another creature who is dependent on you, in my opinion. It seems like everybody and their mom shits on cats and thinks you're scum if you dislike dogs. I get it, cats can be finicky and they don't like to play fuck-fuck games for "master" like fetch or be told to sit and roll over. Cats aren't having any of that. Which is why cats are better suited to people with a more low-key personality, in general. They vibe off your energy, just like dogs do. A lot of dogs are high energy and a lot of cats are more chilled out. There are exceptions, obviously.

So for me, I vibe better with a pet where I don't have to:
-yell commands at it
-buy heart worm / flea medication for it all the time
-bathe it on a regular basis
-confine it to a kennel when I'm not home out of fear my property will get destroyed
-wake up in the middle of the night because it needs to go take a crap
-follow behind with a baggie to hand pick it's molten hot dog dookie off the grass
-put up with hearing incessant barking all day for no goddamn reason other than the fact that it knows how to bark
-worry about getting dirt from paws and prickly hairs all over my furniture

To be totally honest, I've actually never dealt with any of those negative things with any of the dogs I've ever owned (apart from having to pick up its shit or listen to a little bit of barking once in a while). The thing that has me annoyed at dog ownership so much these days is when other people own dogs because it's their dogs that I have to listen to all day/night, it's their dogs who leave turds out in the grass for me to dodge like landmines, it's their dogs that want to tackle me and slobber all over my crotch and my hands. Everybody seems to have a dog or two or three and while they appear so happy and active and fulfilled, a lot of them end up being the same people who complain about all the stuff they have to deal with as a dog owner. Can't say I'm sympathetic, they should've known what owning a dog entails lol.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Gonna have to agree with the OP. Me me, I'm a cat man. Pups are cute and all and I liked owning a Jack Russell Terrier. But dogs, for me, are just too much fucking work and I already am a single dad with a child to care for. That's enough as it is lol. I laugh when I look outside my window and see the same people being dragged and jerked around by their dogs. They get licked and slobbered all over and end up wiping their hands on their clothes before swiping to unlock their phones. Gross. And I am dead serious, every time I look out at the dog park in my apartment complex and I see one of the dogs squat down to take a shit, the dog owner drops what they're doing to watch the dog poop. And I mean they really, really watch that dog as its steamy Lincoln Log slowly curls out of it's booty hole and plops onto the sand. What's the fascination with that? Lmao.

I once had a FWB who owned 3 dogs. One had incontinence and had to wear a diaper, lest it drips diarrhea on the floor as it waddles around the house. I always hated going over there. Her house smelled like dirty dogs, her furniture and wood floor were chewed and scratched to oblivion, shit was knocked all onto the floor due to the dogs constantly wagging and slamming their overly excited tails every which way, there was tiny dog hairs ingrained into every pillow/blanket/sofa in the house, and then there's the fact that they constantly barked if so much as a mosquito buzzed by the front door. She'd constantly be complaining and whining to me about how she has to wake up at 3am to go walk her dogs or how one of them needs a special diet of expensive exotic meats and crap because it has belly issues...and all I could do is laugh and think "Welp, you brought that on yourself when you decided to buy 3 goddamn canines."!

Dogs just aren't for me. I know plenty of people personally who admitted they only bought a dog because they thought it would help them meet women/men and because they thought it would help them be more active. Those are not good reasons for taking on the responsibility of owning another creature who is dependent on you, in my opinion. It seems like everybody and their mom shits on cats and thinks you're scum if you dislike dogs. I get it, cats can be finicky and they like to play fuck-fuck games for "master" like fetch or be told to sit and roll over. Cats aren't having any of that. Which is why cats are better suited to people with a more low-key personality, in general. They vibe off your energy, just like dogs do. A lot of dogs are high energy and a lot of cats are more chilled out. There are exceptions, obviously.

So for me, I vibe better with a pet that I don't have to:
-yell commands at it
-buy heart medicine for it all the time
-bathe it
-confine it to a kennel when I'm not home out of fear my property will get destroyed
-wake up in the middle of the night because it needs to go take a crap
-follow behind with a baggie to hand pick it's molten hot dog dookie off the grass
-put up with hearing incessant barking all day for no goddamn reason other than the fact that it knows how to bark
-worry about getting dirt from paws and prickly hairs all over my furniture

To be totally honest, I've actually never dealt with any of those negative things with any of the dogs I've ever owned (apart from having to pick up its shit or listen to a little bit of barking once in a while). The thing that has me annoyed at dog ownership so much these days is when other people own dogs because it's their dogs that I have to listen to all day/night, it's their dogs who leave turds out in the grass for me to dodge like landmines, it's their dogs that want to tackle me and slobber all over my crotch and my hands. Everybody seems to have a dog or two or three and while they appear so happy and active and fulfilled, a lot of them end up being the same people who complain about all the stuff they have to deal with as a dog owner. Can't say I'm sympathetic, they should've known what owning a dog entails lol.

Dogs are all kinds of anathema to me and the hygiene is another HUGE issue.

I like being clean so being licked by a dog that's just had its nose buried up another dogs' chocolate starfish or has literally just licked up some badger/fox/cat shit itself is nightmare stuff.

The other part is the dirty bumhole (I'm really not obsessed with these) that is hanging with boulders that must drop off or get rubbed on your clothes or couch. Makes me feel sick I'm not exaggerating.

 

[888]

I totally hate dogs, I can't stand near them for more than 5 minutes, I even stopped going to my bestfriend home cause he got a pibull.

That fking dog alreay bited him 2 times.

Did the dog attack your grammar too?

People that own them seem to be in a co-dependant relationship with the animal, these people usually can't connect with other humans and are seen on their dog walks with their eyes looking down at the ground or the dog, every so often picking up large turds. I find it weird as hell.

Nice Troll OP.

Gonna have to agree with the OP. Me me, I'm a cat man. Pups are cute and all and I liked owning a Jack Russell Terrier. But dogs, for me, are just too much fucking work and I already am a single dad with a child to care for. That's enough as it is lol. I laugh when I look outside my window and see the same people being dragged and jerked around by their dogs. They get licked and slobbered all over and end up wiping their hands on their clothes before swiping to unlock their phones. Gross. And I am dead serious, every time I look out at the dog park in my apartment complex and I see one of the dogs squat down to take a shit, the dog owner drops what they're doing to watch the dog poop. And I mean they really, really watch that dog as its steamy Lincoln Log slowly curls out of it's booty hole and plops onto the sand. What's the fascination with that? Lmao.

I once had a FWB who owned 3 dogs. One had incontinence and had to wear a diaper, lest it drips diarrhea on the floor as it waddles around the house. I always hated going over there. Her house smelled like dirty dogs, her furniture and wood floor were chewed and scratched to oblivion, shit was knocked all onto the floor due to the dogs constantly wagging and slamming their overly excited tails every which way, there was tiny dog hairs ingrained into every pillow/blanket/sofa in the house, and then there's the fact that they constantly barked if so much as a mosquito buzzed by the front door. She'd constantly be complaining and whining to me about how she has to wake up at 3am to go walk her dogs or how one of them needs a special diet of expensive exotic meats and crap because it has belly issues...and all I could do is laugh and think "Welp, you brought that on yourself when you decided to buy 3 goddamn canines."!

Dogs just aren't for me. I know plenty of people personally who admitted they only bought a dog because they thought it would help them meet women/men and because they thought it would help them be more active. Those are not good reasons for taking on the responsibility of owning another creature who is dependent on you, in my opinion. It seems like everybody and their mom shits on cats and thinks you're scum if you dislike dogs. I get it, cats can be finicky and they like to play fuck-fuck games for "master" like fetch or be told to sit and roll over. Cats aren't having any of that. Which is why cats are better suited to people with a more low-key personality, in general. They vibe off your energy, just like dogs do. A lot of dogs are high energy and a lot of cats are more chilled out. There are exceptions, obviously.

So for me, I vibe better with a pet that I don't have to:
-yell commands at it
-buy heart medicine for it all the time
-bathe it
-confine it to a kennel when I'm not home out of fear my property will get destroyed
-wake up in the middle of the night because it needs to go take a crap
-follow behind with a baggie to hand pick it's molten hot dog dookie off the grass
-put up with hearing incessant barking all day for no goddamn reason other than the fact that it knows how to bark
-worry about getting dirt from paws and prickly hairs all over my furniture

To be totally honest, I've actually never dealt with any of those negative things with any of the dogs I've ever owned (apart from having to pick up its shit or listen to a little bit of barking once in a while). The thing that has me annoyed at dog ownership so much these days is when other people own dogs because it's their dogs that I have to listen to all day/night, it's their dogs who leave turds out in the grass for me to dodge like landmines, it's their dogs that want to tackle me and slobber all over my crotch and my hands. Everybody seems to have a dog or two or three and while they appear so happy and active and fulfilled, a lot of them end up being the same people who complain about all the stuff they have to deal with as a dog owner. Can't say I'm sympathetic, they should've known what owning a dog entails lol.

So you vibe with an animal that you don't have to do anything with? Besides scoop up its turds in a box?

* I have a cat too along with a dog.

 

[Trojita]

But sometime in the 20th century, it became the norm for a significant part of the human population to own one. Not just farmers or the blind (where dogs are necessary).

I'm laughing.