A dog equals giving up

stillfast9 wrote:

I have noticed a connection between a crappy personality and dog ownership. I believe dogs as pets appeal to people who need control in relationships and dgaf how their actions affect others. They use their dogs as a way to get attention from other people. And as a substitute for the attention they need when other people aren't around. This is why they get so offended when we ignore their mutts, we aren't giving them the attention they seek.

Noyankee wrote:

stillfast9 wrote:

I have noticed a connection between a crappy personality and dog ownership. I believe dogs as pets appeal to people who need control in relationships and dgaf how their actions affect others. They use their dogs as a way to get attention from other people. And as a substitute for the attention they need when other people aren't around. This is why they get so offended when we ignore their mutts, we aren't giving them the attention they seek.

HA!! good stuff. hard to argue w that

Color me done wrote:

I am 60 years old and learned at a young age that if you have a dog you have given up on everything that I enjoy.
You can’t travel abroad.
Putting a dog in a kennel is abusive and asking family or friends to dog sit lacks an understanding of others time. You chose the dog not others.
Traveling domestically with a dog is the definition of rude.
Your day revolves around what time the dog needs to go out or be fed or walked.
All of these things are fine for those that have given up on having an enjoyable life.

stillfast9 wrote:

I have noticed a connection between a crappy personality and dog ownership. I believe dogs as pets appeal to people who need control in relationships and dgaf how their actions affect others. They use their dogs as a way to get attention from other people. And as a substitute for the attention they need when other people aren't around. This is why they get so offended when we ignore their mutts, we aren't giving them the attention they seek.

StevensButler wrote:

we are in the midsts of a post-covid dog epidemic (though this has been building even beforehand). far too many people now have dogs which they have bought impulsively and dont know how to look after properly, nor can they realistically afford (e.g. in situations where dog gets ill then many people qould not be able to comfortably afford medical bills)

it is really awful and many of these people dont know how to control or train their dogs leading to a real crisis of dogs being pests amd aggravating innocent runners, whether aggressive or friendly. people have no responsibility for their dogs.

it has to stop. society has gone too far. and if i am honest, similar arguments can be made about children too.

terrible state of affairs we have in the modern world.

Color me done wrote:

I am 60 years old and learned at a young age that if you have a dog you have given up on everything that I enjoy.
You can’t travel abroad.
Putting a dog in a kennel is abusive and asking family or friends to dog sit lacks an understanding of others time. You chose the dog not others.
Traveling domestically with a dog is the definition of rude.
Your day revolves around what time the dog needs to go out or be fed or walked.
All of these things are fine for those that have given up on having an enjoyable life.

ugus... wrote:

Back when I was a kid, my neighbors had this incredible Saint Bernard with an incredibly fluffy coat. They also owned a couple sports cars and a sailing boat. The boat was nice, but always needed repairs. They would send this fella named Rick Dudley over almost once a month to patch up all the marks they made in the hull of the boat from all the rocks they would bash into when coming into shore. I never understood why they wouldn't just moor the boat off shore and use a dingy, but boy, did they sure have a lot of money!

Youdontsoundsosmart wrote:

You’re not very smart.

There are a few great dog sitting services where you have a vetted person live in your home and look after your pet.

It literally couldn’t be easier. Your life must be a real struggle if you can’t figure out and catastrophize a very simple logistical challenge

Poor people r crazy wrote:

ugus... wrote:

Back when I was a kid, my neighbors had this incredible Saint Bernard with an incredibly fluffy coat. They also owned a couple sports cars and a sailing boat. The boat was nice, but always needed repairs. They would send this fella named Rick Dudley over almost once a month to patch up all the marks they made in the hull of the boat from all the rocks they would bash into when coming into shore. I never understood why they wouldn't just moor the boat off shore and use a dingy, but boy, did they sure have a lot of money!

Thanks Boomer for your completely unrelated useless “contribution” to this thread.

ugus... wrote:

Back when I was a kid, my neighbors had this incredible Saint Bernard with an incredibly fluffy coat. They also owned a couple sports cars and a sailing boat. The boat was nice, but always needed repairs. They would send this fella named Rick Dudley over almost once a month to patch up all the marks they made in the hull of the boat from all the rocks they would bash into when coming into shore. I never understood why they wouldn't just moor the boat off shore and use a dingy, but boy, did they sure have a lot of money!

StevensButler wrote:

we are in the midsts of a post-covid dog epidemic (though this has been building even beforehand). far too many people now have dogs which they have bought impulsively and dont know how to look after properly, nor can they realistically afford (e.g. in situations where dog gets ill then many people qould not be able to comfortably afford medical bills)

it is really awful and many of these people dont know how to control or train their dogs leading to a real crisis of dogs being pests amd aggravating innocent runners, whether aggressive or friendly. people have no responsibility for their dogs.

it has to stop. society has gone too far. and if i am honest, similar arguments can be made about children too.

terrible state of affairs we have in the modern world.