If your dog is scaring somebody, please restrain your dog

[To Be Quite Honest]

Originally Posted by pylon

And his original post isn't filled with venom towards dog owners and dogs? I was mauled by a dog when I was a little kid, I have posted on here about it before, and I still think they are awesome pets.

If the guy hates dogs, that is fine. But berating an entire part of society as stupid, filthy people for owning an animal is over the line. I am not stupid and filthy, my folks are not stupid and filthy, nor are the vast majority of people I know that also own dogs. There are just as many stupid and filthy people that are non-dog owners out there.

Hmmm, did you not kiss a booger eater with tongue and everything?

Again, I bet he was filled with emotion over the experience with his daughter. Everybody gets heated and says overly drastic/exaggerated things when they get like that. I am quite sure he doesn't think most of you are filthy dog owners...

Personally, I don't like to be licked by a dog, jumped on, sat on or shed on. A girlfriend can lick me, jump on me, sit on me and even shed on me but not an animal. I don't want a dog because of the responsibility, however, it looks like I don't have a dog, but I took on some pet responsibility... Funny how that worked out.

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by photon

Disclaimer: I hate dogs. I get the friendly and fun part, and I'd probably like them if I didn't find them so dirty and disgusting.

Bull dog with drooling jowls? Excuse me while I vomit.

Oh, come on... they only drool when they've been drinking..... Sort of like men.

Spoiler!

[photon]

Originally Posted by J-bo09

How do you feel about little kids?

Little disease carriers that make noise, vomit, drool, poop, get into anything, and cry.

Well yes, but biological imperative and all that. I'm all for a machine that you put a baby in and an 18 year old pops out.

Plus advertise a dog for free in Kijiji and it'll disappear in a few days. Advertise a kid for free in Kijiji and I'm the one who disappears, to jail.

Of course the end result is the same.. hm...

[ricosuave]

Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest

Hmmm, did you not kiss a booger eater with tongue and everything?

Again, I bet he was filled with emotion over the experience with his daughter. Everybody gets heated and says overly drastic/exaggerated things when they get like that. I am quite sure he doesn't think most of you are filthy dog owners...

Personally, I don't like to be licked by a dog, jumped on, sat on or shed on. A girlfriend can lick me, jump on me, sit on me and even shed on me but not an animal. I don't want a dog because of the responsibility, however, it looks like I don't have a dog, but I took on some pet responsibility... Funny how that worked out.

That's god-damn kinky TBQH. Totally worthy of your user name. Bravo.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by photon

Disclaimer: I hate dogs. I get the friendly and fun part, and I'd probably like them if I didn't find them so dirty and disgusting.

Bull dog with drooling jowls? Excuse me while I vomit.

I wish I could have traded places with you when my Golden girl rolled in fresh cow poop and shook herself off all over me this summer. The look on your face.........!!!!

We have two dogs and four cats living with us. Eating some hair is pretty unavoidable.

Cowperson

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

+1

Shibas are the dog breed for people who don't like most things about dogs. Mine is meticulously clean, she's quiet as a mouse, and she's far too timid to ever run up and jump on people.

Also, everyone will think you're walking around with a domesticated fox, so badass points++.

"hey mister. Are you allowed to keep a fox as a pet?" this 8 year old asked me when i was filling up a month back.

[Flash Walken]

"And then these dogs came over off-leash and started to scare my little girl."

"So did you do anything about it?"

"No, I internalized it passive aggressively to pass onto my child."


....


"Can you believe that waiter didn't give me a fork?"

"Wow, that's absent minded. So did you ask for one?"

"No. I just sat there, helpless to influence my surroundings."

......

Classic Christmas Silver.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by First Lady

Oh, come on... they only drool when they've been drinking..... Sort of like men.

Spoiler!

I think people who own bulldogs are contributing to animal abuse.


KA-POW! Thread left-turn!

[Old Yeller]

Originally Posted by J-bo09

How do you feel about little kids?

Little disease carriers that make noise, vomit, drool, poop, get into anything, and cry.

I know they're so dirty.

Luckily, I have my gloves on so I can kind of push them away with my hands and my legs (I won't touch a filthy child with my bare hands unless there is a sink nearby where I can wash).

[Flashpoint]

The cure for Silver's daughter is to buy her a puppy.

This will also likely resolve Silver's cleanliness compulsion. Which is sort of surprising considering he has a daughter.

Nevertheless, the dog walker was in the wrong. You take your victim as you find them. The fact that most rational people wouldn't react like The Family Silver did is irrelevant. The dogs shouldn't have been off leash to terrorize people so emotionally fragile towards dogs.

When I encounter dogs off leash, I usually hug them till their owners arrive. I consider it a community service.

Happy to do my part.

[Old Yeller]

In all seriousness, the owner was totally in the wrong... but it's a Sliver thread about dogs so forget about the part where I said "in all seriousness".

[Flash Walken]

Forget the people around you, I don't want my dog off leash because I don't want him/her running into traffic, running into someone's yard, running off a cliff (RIP), eating garbage, eating other dog poop, or generally, being a pain in anus.

There's the common courtesy aspect (which to me seems like a no-brainer) but I also don't want my dog to be off-leash and encounter someone like Silver.

Edit: For what it's worth, I have the same reasoning behind leashing kids.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

Even as a dog owner, I'm going to side with Sliver on this one. The woman in his story was 100% at fault. Unless she was at an off-leash dog park, her pets should have been on-leash and under her control. I would never allow my dog to do what the owner in the OP did.

Especially to a little kid.

Originally Posted by J-bo09

Im sure kids are fleeing in terror at my 15 pound Jack Russel s hitzu cross.

Kids can be scared of Jack Russels, and Jack Russels can bite.



Ah, the daily CP pile on. Today's target was easy because it's Sliver and dogs. Ooh, nice... We get to criticize his parenting and make some assumptions. You guys are tripping because he didn't pick her up fast enough, and at the same time, you're accusing him of irrationally hating dogs. The guy stated in the OP that he could see that the dogs were friendly. This probably explains why he didn't immediately pick up his daughter. He's TRYING to teach her that not all dogs will maul and kill her. Even though he hates dogs, he's teaching is daughter otherwise. Did any of you people read that part, or did you just start rubbing your typing fingers getting ready to tell him how bad of a parent he is?

Anyway, is it irrational to be scared of dogs? Personally, I love them. I have two dogs as well as a one year old girl. She loves dogs, but I'll warn my fellow dog owners now, if you let your dogs come running up to her on the sidewalk and scare the crap out of her, I'm not afraid to kick a dog. If your dog is the kind that aggressively approaches people, you are a complete d-bag for not keeping them on a leash. I'm mad just thinking about some dog coming up and scaring my daughter. An imaginary dog is getting a steel toe in the ribs right now.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by J-bo09

How do you feel about little kids?

Little disease carriers that make noise, vomit, drool, poop, get into anything, and cry.

Kids grow up into adults, dogs grow up into older dogs.

I don't have either, but it's not the same thing

[OldDutch]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

I chilled through time, my wife buying a Sheltie over my gurgles and eventually moving on.

Being terrified of dogs isn't a mental disorder. Occasionaly there's a good reason for it. Usually its a bad dog owner.

Cowperson

Your wife is very smart for this. The perfect dog given your rural environment. Sheltie's are an awesome breed, smart as a whip, and gentle as they come. Perfect dog for anyone scared of dogs.

I live next to an off leash area, and for some reason, these moron owners think the radius of off leash extends to all of Sunnyside. My son loves dogs, and that is the scary part. We were in the "no dog" park (as per city bylaw signs) next to the off leash area last summer, with 20 or so small children, when 2 large off leash dogs decided to crash the party. Seasoned parents immediately grabbed their kids, me a new parent was slow to react, and my son ran towards them. He nearly got trampled if it wasn't for an awesome quick thinking neighbor.

Anyways, sometimes kids need a healthy fear of dogs. They can do some serious damage, and many kids aren't aware. So I take a balanced approach with my son, tell him puppies are good, but do not touch unless daddy says so. I always ask the owner if it is ok. Then carefully watch as he pets the dog. He may get bit one day, but hey at least I am there, and the owner too. Both parties are responsible in that situation.

However, I'll tell you this much, if a strange dog off leash wanders in my yard, and the owner is nowhere nearby, and bites my kid... well let's just say BBQ is on me.

[photon]

The only legitimate reason to own a dog:

[Old Yeller]

Originally Posted by 4X4

Did any of you people read that part, or did you just start rubbing your typing fingers getting ready to tell him how bad of a parent he is?

I didn't criticize his parenting skills but come ON, it's just a monthly dog thread by Sliver. Just the way he wrote that initial post it's impossible to take seriously.

It's like when Mikey_the_redneck or whatever his name is writes a conspiracy theory post... I pretty much point and laugh at my screen and I'm assuming most people on here do the same.

[Zevo]

Originally Posted by 4X4

Especially to a little kid.



Kids can be scared of Jack Russels, and Jack Russels can bite.



Ah, the daily CP pile on. Today's target was easy because it's Sliver and dogs. Ooh, nice... We get to criticize his parenting and make some assumptions. You guys are tripping because he didn't pick her up fast enough, and at the same time, you're accusing him of irrationally hating dogs. The guy stated in the OP that he could see that the dogs were friendly. This probably explains why he didn't immediately pick up his daughter. He's TRYING to teach her that not all dogs will maul and kill her. Even though he hates dogs, he's teaching is daughter otherwise. Did any of you people read that part, or did you just start rubbing your typing fingers getting ready to tell him how bad of a parent he is?

Anyway, is it irrational to be scared of dogs? Personally, I love them. I have two dogs as well as a one year old girl. She loves dogs, but I'll warn my fellow dog owners now, if you let your dogs come running up to her on the sidewalk and scare the crap out of her, I'm not afraid to kick a dog. If your dog is the kind that aggressively approaches people, you are a complete d-bag for not keeping them on a leash. I'm mad just thinking about some dog coming up and scaring my daughter. An imaginary dog is getting a steel toe in the ribs right now.

Absolutely I agree with the bolded part. If someone's idea of fun is going up to strange dogs when the owner isn't around and getting them all riled up, I would say that's a d-bag move as well. Best part is they then go on a forum and whine when strange dogs scare their kids. What comes around goes around. And yes, I do feel bad for Little Sliverette, but as far as Sliver and dogs goes, he reaps what he sows.

[flambers]

Not to mention, in Calgary (deep south) its very rare to see someone walk their dogs on a sidewalk without a leash.

With the amount of Rabbits etc in the City its dangerous for a dog owner.

With kids, my concern is not the kids who are scared of dogs.... its the kids who have zero fear and run right up to them..... I always will stop them first and show them how to approach a dog.

[jammies]

The obvious solution is that kids should also be on leashes, and only let off in designated areas. The other day this wee girl approached me and was about to wipe her sticky, disgusting fingers on my pant leg, grinning mindlessly at me all the while! Well, I told her mother in no uncertain terms that she needed to control her child, as not everyone enjoys interacting with children, who are, as is well known, pustulent bags of disease.

Sliver, you sound like one of those parents who refuses to take responsibility for your child, and instead, blames everyone else for their shortcomings. With a proper muzzle, leash, and close supervision, your daughter would have little to fear from dogs, bears, or other natural predators of children. Instead, your remedial parenting skills might have caused those poor dogs to pick up worms from your insufficiently hygienic offspring. For shame, sir. For shame!