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Gettin real goddamn tired of dogs (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ruckblack@sh.itjust.works to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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I like dogs like I like toddlers. It's fun to hang out with other people's for a while, but ultimately they're annoying, loud, and make a mess. I feel like in the past 10 years or so, dog owners have become increasingly convinced that everyone thinks their slobbering, untrained mutt is god's gift to everyone, and expects everyone to love it unconditionally. Dogs in restaurants. Dogs in stores when you go shopping. "Oh it's so funny that your dog is jumping on me and getting it's dirty paws all over me while it tries to sniff my crotch." "Oh oops! Your dog ate my food off the counter, fucking again. Guess that's my fault because in this house nothing is safe from the coddled fucking dog." "Hey man can you watch the dog? It's really easy, not like it pisses all over the floor and knocks the trash over or anything. We have to leave the house for 2 hours and it has anxiety/depression/borderline personality disorder and he's a wittle special boy who needs constant attention."

I'm just tired of it. Nobody gives a goddamn about your stupid dog. Stop bringing your animal to restaurants, it's disgusting and inconsiderate. It's not your child, it's a dog. Dog people have made me hate dogs.

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[–] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, they're everywhere, I've given them a chance all my life lol. I'm just increasingly convinced that I personally never want one, and that "owning and expecting people to tolerate an untrained dog" is a character flaw that I just won't ever jive with. The number of "literally trying to climb inside of my mouth" type of dogs far outnumber the "chill lil dude who's nice to hang out with" type of dogs, in my experience. If you couldn't tell, I am a cat person lol.

[–] ChronosWing@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While people don't take their cats out to stores, cats are still little assholes who do what they want in your home and cannot be trained. Seems hypocritical of you to shit on dog owners and then act like cats don't do the same shit if not worse to strangers in your home.

[–] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe subjective, but cats keep to themselves unless they really like you or you go out of your way to interact with them. Dogs are all up in your business immediately. Exceptions to the rule and all, but that's been my experience. The cat ain't gonna jump on you or hump your leg when you come over. And as you said, cat owners aren't taking them out and making them the public's problem.