Dog Park Rationalization Lady Who Can Go Get Bent

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

....i was not relating it solely at a dog park...god damn

Mea culpa.

[thrill]

dog owners sometime have difficulty accepting that non-dog owners don't want a strange dog jumping on them

If you combined the population of people who don't want strange dogs running at them off-leash and the people who think it's ok to come up and pet every dog they see without the owner's permission, you would have almost the entirety of the world's population.

What I'm saying is that it's weird that people are so strange about dogs. Keep your dog on a leash and don't come pet my dog without asking, plz.

You wouldn't let me pet your dog without asking?

If I knew you were you, I would offer to introduce you if you wanted to pet him.

My dog doesn't like people and animals he doesn't know. He'll ignore people the first handful of times he meets them or flat out run away from them, but all of a sudden something clicks and he's their best bud.

It's tough because he especially doesn't like kids, which always makes me nervous because kids are the most likely to come at him aggressively without asking me to introduce them.

[Jocephus]

i would not pet a strangers dog, leash or no.

im sure i sound like a jerk. im being a bit facetious. i like dogs. however, i do feel like (more times than not) their owners assume "well my dogs nice, he's not gonna hurt anybody" and think letting the animal run around is completely fine. he may be nice, he may never hurt anything but i find it a tad annoying. the assumption. ive had numerous times walking in the near by park where the dog is friendly but hes getting his muddy paws on my shirt/shorts, etc...its visible and the owners just kinda laugh it off as "dogs being dogs".

it seems similar to the assumption that 33's rival dog owner assumed that his dog was not up to par to be in the park.

[Michael]

I'm totally that dog owner, joc. I'll admit it.

[thrill]

But your dog is smaller than my foot.

[Jocephus]

thing is, i bet if i had a dog id do the same thing. but since i don't, i get to "complain"

[Michael]

thing is, i bet if i had a dog id do the same thing. but since i don't, i get to "complain"

I do the same thing with other people's kids.

FWIW, my dog doesn't bother anybody and I don't take her out to the park unless it's almost empty. Still, I'm sure it annoys some people.

[lukethedrifter]

your kids jump on people?

[Socnorb11]

thing is, i bet if i had a dog id do the same thing. but since i don't, i get to "complain"

I do the same thing with other people's kids.

FWIW, my dog doesn't bother anybody and I don't take her out to the park unless it's almost empty. Still, I'm sure it annoys some people.

My dog has no interest in bothering any other animals or humans, either. I don't even own a leash anymore. It doesn't even cross my mind to put him on a leash, anymore than I'd put my child on a leash.

I realize I'm fortunate to have a really disciplined dog, and each dog should be handled differently. As long as my dog isn't bothering anyone, nobody should care if it's on a leash or not.

[ghostrunner]

i would not pet a strangers dog, leash or no.

im sure i sound like a jerk. im being a bit facetious. i like dogs. however, i do feel like (more times than not) their owners assume "well my dogs nice, he's not gonna hurt anybody" and think letting the animal run around is completely fine. he may be nice, he may never hurt anything but i find it a tad annoying. the assumption. ive had numerous times walking in the near by park where the dog is friendly but hes getting his muddy paws on my shirt/shorts, etc...its visible and the owners just kinda laugh it off as "dogs being dogs".

it seems similar to the assumption that 33's rival dog owner assumed that his dog was not up to par to be in the park.

100% with you here. Well, 80% maybe. I'm fine if they're running loose, but the jumping up on me is annoying and not funny.