Irresponsible dog owners and dog poo
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 their dogs to lick you on meeting them in the street...
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.
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.
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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Also, why do so many of them hang the offending bag up on a tree branch like smelly little Christmas decorations? Bizarre.
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If you're going to dump the poo then just leave it out of the bag! (Not on the footpath though.) Then it will at least break down, and the rain and the worms will gradually process it into the ground.
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grumpyoldwoman - 7-May-12 12:39
Large dog charging up to me leaving saliva on my trousers, owner totally unconcerned.
Dog shaking water over me after coming out of sea. 'Dogs not allowed on beach' signs clearly posted.
Dogs treading over our picnic, owner thought this was 'sweet' and was very rude when I asked her to take them away.
Owners carefully picking up dog poo, then leaving it in the hedgerow.
Is there any enforcement when dog owners disregard these signs. Multiple ownership is increasing, up to four dogs is not unusual.My hobby of walking is spoilt by these irresponsible people. Does anyone else agree with me?
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I have never seen any evidence to back up the claim you are making. I am convinced it is a load of rubbish you have made up because of your personal hate agenda.
Not all dogs smell and shed hair. Well-cared-for dogs do not have fleas. Not all dog owners will let their dog be out of control offlead and going up to strangers, and not all dog owners leave sh1t in places where it will inconvenience other people.
Some people who lived next door to me used to have a cat. The cat would sh1t all over my property and come into my house if the door was open. It would kill animals and strew the guts and limbs all over the garden and outside the back door. If I allowed my dog to do this, I would be arrested.
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Best thing I have read anywhere today, carry on.
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Once we were dog-free, with a new car, we had a social life again.
Would I have another retriever again? You bet I would, if I lived in the countryside again...to see the sleek golden animal running through the forest or across the moors would be great...that's how dogs should be, not on the end of a bit of rope, being walked twice round the local park and along a street...to me that's no life.
Now cats...don't get me started on those filthy animals....
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Granted, I do see a lot of people who own dogs but can't look after them. Them dogs stink, yes. BUT I don't blame the dog for that, I blame the owners.
There are a lot of people who have dogs for the wrong reasons. A lot of them being used as status symbols, and it's not only the 'thugs' with their pit bulls or staffies who do this. The 'female twits' (Thanks Ed) also get dogs as status symbols, and I absolutely hate that. Seeing a girl walk around with a dog in her bag, it makes me sick.
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And when it licks your face? Guess what it likely licked before that..? You guessed it! o_O
Our sidewalks, sides of buildings, and parks are literally loaded with dog feces and urine. I see a guy letting his dog go up the side of an estate agent's building daily. It stinks when you walk past the place! And these poor dogs should be on a farm somewhere so they can run free without having to be harnessed up by owners who do (or sometimes don't) take them for walks.
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One can readily accept the need for working dogs - shepherds, police, the blind and so forth - however to deliberately chose to have one of these unpleasant creatures in one's house is odd, to say the least.
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In the past people who chose these breeds were real dog lovers who selected them from trusted breeders but now, many buy from back street “breeders” who select the most aggressive dogs to breed from and treat them viciously to encourage even more aggressive behaviour.
A friend of mine who is blind and has had guide dogs for several decades had, until recently, only experienced an attack on one of her dogs twice in twenty years, one of the attacks was by a Rottweiler and the other was actually a Labrador and another guide dog!
In the last year her dog has been attacked twice, once by a Staffy/Pit Bull cross and once by a Rottweiler when I was taking her dog for an evening walk for her. Her guide dog was not injured in the attacks as the owner in each case at least had the dog on a lead and between us we managed to pull it off before it did any physical damage. Her dog however was terrified.
The wrong people are choosing the wrong breeds for the wrong reasons.
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I have never allowed my dogs to sleep on our beds , always washed hands after preparing their food, treated them regularly for worms and fleas, and washed their dishes separately etc. Other than following sensible hygiene precautions like that I see no reason why dogs should not live indoors.
Most pet breeds are no longer very hardy and don’t do too well if they are left outside in cold weather. Also they are affectionate social animals and need the company of their “pack”.
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Your house with dogs; people who allow them inside are out of their minds and
Their comments to justify it are insane as well.
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far from perfect mate hope a great big
Dog leaves a nice mess on your
Door step
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Ok, I can see where you are coming from. I live next door to a playing field, the play footy there at the weekends, it is behind a school, A lot of children go there and play in the park and on the field. There is a very sweet old lady with a massive alsation that is as soppy as you like. However, she just leaves it's giant poo's all right in the main areas where people walk and play. Living in a forest there are incresing amounts of leaves falling, so some of these are "stealth poo's" that take you by surprise - like a ninja!
After ruining a new pair of pumps treding in one of these monsters, I have to wonder if it wouldn't hurt her to actually scoop it up and pop it in a plastic bag and take it back home with her? It's not unreasonable to expect a little consideration from dog owners and I just feel sorry for the people playing football!
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