Dog owners are irresponsible
12-May-2008
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Dog owners are irresponsible

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What really gets my goat up are irresponsible people who own dogs.  Other pet owners I can tolerate, but urban dog owners are the pits and in my opinion should be placed on wanted posters offering 'Dead or Alive' rewards.

Why, you may ask, this entire gripe about lovers of a man's best friend?  The reason is, dog-faeces or dog sh*t as it more popularly known! Let us look at the modus opperandi of urban dog owners closely.  Urban dog owners’ houses and apartments literally stink of dog sweat, various mucous membrane dog fluids and dog's bad breath.  Urban dog owners’ clothes also emanate a putrid doggy odour and are covered with dog hair, alive with fleas and impregnated with flakes of mangy dog skin.  But that doesn't stop them hanging their coats amongst others in the coat rack or cloakroom.

They allow their dogs to lick you!

Dogs doo urban chaos

Urban dog owners allow their dogs to lick you on meeting them in the street, or when visiting them at home after they (the dogs that is) have been licking their sexual organs and/or anus and/or sniffing other dogs rectal region, as well as sniffing other dog's excrements lying in the street.

Urban dog owners offer you a lift home in their car (which you are to polite to refuse) and which nearly makes you throw-up because of the acrid doggy stench that has permeated into the upholstery you sit on.  If you are really unlucky the dog will be sitting in the back seat panting its reeking breath over your shoulder.

Clean up after your dog

Urban dog owners take their dogs for a walk several times a day in the neighbourhood, which usually means taking them just around the corner and letting them p*ss and sh*t right on the pavement in front of someone else's house, or at the base of the tree decorating the street, or in the local park where the neighbours take their kids at weekends, or expect to be able to send them out to play safely and healthily.  They take their pets with them on day outings, as if they were civilized people, to local fairs and events where they also defile amongst the stalls, on the parking lot or just in the street as if it were normal to do so.

Urban dog owners are mostly ignorant and oblivious of the fact they really do stink of dog, and that it is unsavoury for others to see a big steaming dog turd while taking a pleasant walk in the neighbourhood or visiting some local event/fair.

Urban dog owners are also unaware that the amount of dried dog faeces (i.e. shit dust) suspended in the air of our towns and villages is one of the main causes of respitory problems, skin disorders and allergies amongst the inhabitants, especially children and the aged.  They are so accustomed to dog smells and other canine odours, that they do not notice the stench in the streets and parks that their dogs have visited, especially after the grass has been mowed by the town park keepers or on a hot summers day.  Town councils are ware of the complaints but say they are 'powerless' to do anything about it.  It is suggested that we should take photographs of those urban dog owners 'in action' when they are caught with their pets violating our civilization and desecrating our towns and villages.

Dog poo bin

The photos could be displayed on notice boards installed around the neighbourhood as a 'hall of shame' for all to take notice of.  Repeat offenders could have their dog licence revoked, their pets impounded and/or hefty fines imposed.

Alternatively, the inhabitants could undertake a court injunction to sue the offending urban dog owners for damages to health, property and the environment.  It is just a suggestion as maybe my gripe only affects and annoys me.


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As a dog owner I must say yiur little gripe is offensive, how dare you condemn dog owners as filthy, ignorant, and a pimple on society's rear. Your language makes you appear to be ingorant and foul, the very thing you say we dog owners are. I kniw for a fact that I don't reek of doggy odour as I am diligent in keeping myself and my four-legged furry faces clean and fresh. My suggestion to you is if you are offended by the smell of FECES you should pull your head out of your rear and take a deep breath.
*pugloversunite  18-Apr-2008 14:58

 
"BE NICE - Messages posted that are offensive either to an individual, group or company, or that contain an excessive number of swear words will be removed. Try to be nice and criticize constructively!" ............there is no nice way to address this individual. I suggest this person move to the moon ....oops ...no man has been there and probably deposited some dog hair ...How about Saturn ?????????? gggeeeezzzzzzzz luuuuuuuuuueeeseeee person get a life.
I would like to invite you to my house ...just so I could watch you choke.
*pugmom  15-Apr-2008 14:21

 
Some people bang on about the dangers of dog poo. Cat poo is just as dangerous. Humans can become infected with parasites from cat poo just as they can from dog.

And just because cats bury it, to my mind does make it any more acceptable. In fact, to me less acceptable, because you can't see the damned stuff. There you are on a lovely sunny day busily weeding your flowerbed, you plunge your fingers around the root of a weed to pull it out, but instead get a fistful of cat poo ... charming !! At least you can see dog faeces, as unpleasant as it is to tread in it.

Next door's cat has taken a shine to one of my pots full of bulbs ... three times now I have had to replant these. Time to let the husky out on the rampage methinks !!
*Nikki  15-Apr-2008 10:25

 
Evidently you don't know too many dog owners, only the ones you see leaving their dog's feces on the ground. And for that being the case for allergies, then is my dog allergic to herself? No, I took her for tests and she is allergic to trees, grass, weeds, human dander, etc. Not HERSELF!!! Get off your high horse. You don't have to take a ride from someone who has a dog and you don't have to put your coat in the coat closet. Leave it on the back of your chair. Control your own actions and leave the responsible pet owners alone.

PS. My dog smells like sour apple because she gets a bath and conditioner every 3 weeks, gets 2 kinds of flea/tick/HWT preventative, and gets a raw diet so her poops dissintegrate within 2 days. So evidently, I can't be one of those "dog owners" you enjoying griping about.
*Crystal... loving mom to a 9 yr old pug  15-Apr-2008 00:28

 
I certainly hope you find friends that do not own dogs. I have a dog, I carry plastic bags to pick up the poo, I do not allow my dog to approach anyone w/o their permission, and I am not offended if I offer a ride to someone and they prefer to walk. I am sorry you that you have lumped all dog owners together.
*grace  15-Apr-2008 00:17

 
I love how you have lumped all dog owners into the same group. You obviously don't know many responsible pet owners. My dog is clean, bathed regularly, and treated to prevent fleas and ticks or any other parasite. I pick up her waste and dispose of it properly. Yes my house and my car do have fur in them and they do smell like animals but thats what a vacuum and air fresheners are for. I do not allow my dog to lick or jump on anyone unless they choose to come over and say hello. Truth be told, a lot of what you say can be applied to people with small children. I should be able to walk my dog or take her to the pet store or the dog park without kids running by and screaming or pulling her tail or trying to hit her. And maybe I don't enjoy getting in someone's car and putting my hand in a patch of crusted, sticky juice their little one spilled or going to their home and having their toddler latched to my leg drooling all over me. Should we ban you from taking your precious progeny where ever you want? I'm sure if you were a responsible parent and someone complained about you bringing your kid to a department store..you'd be a little irritated. And crap dust being a number one cause of respiratory problems and allergies...I'd like to see where you get your statistics from. You also might want to keep in mind...that some of those veggies and meats you cram in your ill informed, ignorant face...were probably at one point covered in feces because the last time I checked cows and chickens poop outside (in the area they live in) and manure is made from crap. So think about that the next time you mow down a hamburger.
*D. Ryan  15-Apr-2008 00:06

 
I certainly hope you find friends that do not own dogs. I have a dog, I carry plastic bags to pick up the poo, I do not allow my dog to approach anyone w/o their permission, and I am not offended if I offer a ride to someone and they prefer to walk. I am sorry you that you have lumped all dog owners together.
*grace  14-Apr-2008 23:02

 
Excuse me but Bertie is a clean dog who does not have fleas. He is also wormed regularly and as for sitting in my car he sits on the back seat which has been pug proofed with a nice soft travelling blanket on the seat and a faux sheepskin fleece on the back which is wasshed regularly.

SO stick that where the sun doesn't shine!!!!!!!
*dillypin  14-Apr-2008 22:56

 
That would be good. The ignorance of some people is unbelievable!!! Do they forget that the queen herself owns about 10 corgis?! Theres nothing common about having a dog as pet. I dont know what sort of neighbourhood this person lives in but it certainly isn't an estate like mine.
*SarahKing  14-Apr-2008 22:49

 
Hi Sarah. I can lend you my cat chasing husky mal cross if you like! He won't hurt the cats, just chase them out of the garden! However, beware the wrath of Irish : see the "Rottweiler kept as a guard dog" thread !!
*Nikki  14-Apr-2008 22:26

 
I find it completely unbelievable that these people would moan about dogs, but not one thought with regards to all the cats in the neighbourhood? Take our street for example, I am a dog owner, and the only "crap" in my garden is from the bloke's cat next door. When I choose to exercise my dogs they are on a tight lead, and they don't bother anyone. I control where they go, who they see, what other animals they interact with. I also pick up their faeces and dispose of them in the bins the council provide.

What are your thoughts when you let your cat out of the front door in the morning? You have no control over where the cat goes, what fleas, ticks or other 'germs' it might pick up, where it does it's business (IN MY GARDEN!), what dead birds or rodents it rolls about with, but I bet you open your door to it in the evening and sit with it on the sofa. Whats more I bet you dont think twice when it comes rubbing itself round the feet and legs of your guests. I could bet ANY cat owner any amount of money that my dogs are cleaner than their cat is.
*SarahKing  14-Apr-2008 22:10

 
Wow...you really are deluded, tarring all dog owners with the same brush. Sure, some dog owners stink, they don't pick up their crap and are generally totally idiots. But they are the MINORITY.

Healthy dogs don't smell. Peope who care about their hygiene don't smell of dog, and nor do their houses. Responsible owners pick up their dogs crap. Responsible owners do more than "take them around the corner" to toilet - they actually *gasp* WALK their dogs to exercise them. Responsible dog owners do not allow their dogs to lick or annoy anyone.

In regard to crapping...wild animals crap and piss everywhere. If you really think that any public space is clean, again, you are deluded.

If you all can do is pick on innocent animals, you obviously don't have much of a life and have too much time on your hands. Get a grip on reality.
*DogsRuleandPeopleSuck  05-Apr-2008 18:50


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