People who bring their dogs everywhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes I have to pick up my kid and I don’t have time to run home and crate my dog first. Be empathetic. Did this actually harm you in any material way?

I am plenty empathetic. It didn't harm me but there were a couple of kids at the meeting who are scared of dogs and one who is allergic. The janitors at the school saw it and were annoyed and said something to me after. It doesn't reflect great on the group, which relies on the goodwill of the school to continue to meet there.

[Anonymous]

I think this is happening because somewhere along th way people stopped enforcing the rules. Dont even get me started on the off leash dogs. I can't use an ideal running trail because of these rule breakers. And no one will do anything about it even though it would be lucrative to hire someone to ticket them. Just because you don't see that you're harming anyone doesn't mean you're not. I shouldn't have to avoid running or taking my kids to certain trails so I don't get jumped on by your dog...and if you are thinking oh my dog never jumps on people while off leash, this is still an issue because seeing them off leash will trigger a stress response regardless. I think people became especially inconsiderate about their dogs during the pandemic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My puppy is crated when we’re not home, and sometimes we have busy evenings after school with kids’ activities. I stay home with her as much as possible. When there’s no way to get around being gone all evening, I take her with us- usually to the outdoor practices/games where we can stay off to the side, away from everyone. She needs exposure to different environments and people to become a more chill dog as she matures. Sometimes I’ll walk her while the kids are in their activity. I don’t take her inside stores, to the busier athletic fields, or when it’s super hot outside.

Op here. This doesn't bother me - it's when it's specifically not allowed that is an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this is happening because somewhere along th way people stopped enforcing the rules. Dont even get me started on the off leash dogs. I can't use an ideal running trail because of these rule breakers. And no one will do anything about it even though it would be lucrative to hire someone to ticket them. Just because you don't see that you're harming anyone doesn't mean you're not. I shouldn't have to avoid running or taking my kids to certain trails so I don't get jumped on by your dog...and if you are thinking oh my dog never jumps on people while off leash, this is still an issue because seeing them off leash will trigger a stress response regardless. I think people became especially inconsiderate about their dogs during the pandemic.

yes!! This weekend we were at a trail at our elementary school teaching my kids to ride their bikes and an off leash dog came running and barking and nipped at my son on his scooter. He missed, thankfully, but this lady was all flustered because "he doesn't like wheeled vehicles" and said he always flips out when he sees kids on bikes. Then leash him!!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is not something I used to think anything about one way or another if the dog was well behaved and didn't cause issues.

Now I have a kid who is just terrified of dogs. We're working through it and it's gotten much better in the last year, but she's still stressed around dogs and we have to manage it if we go to a friend's house with dogs or are anywhere that dogs are unleashed.

So now I get really frustrated when people bring dogs to schools and ignore "no dogs" signs and "dogs must be leashed" signs. It's one thing at a park where we have the choice to leave, but my kid should be able to be at or around her school without having to stress about dogs. That's why dogs aren't allowed, actually -- it saves everyone the trouble of having to worry about child safety around dogs.

Today I will go pick up my DD after school and I 100% guarantee there will be at least 5 people with dogs at pickup (they are explicitly not allowed) and at least one of those dogs will be unleashed. And if I say anything, I'm the jerk.

I'm pretty tired of it.

You have to live in the world as it is rather than how you wish. I can't take my dog to certain locations at certain times. I have to deal.

Lean on the principal for school pick up or drop off but know that it might be easier for her to over her fear. You can only control yourself

My daughter getting over her fear and people violating these rules to bring their dogs wherever are actually separate issues. Of course my daughter needs to get over her fear, it's something we work on all the time like we would any phobia. We want to adopt a dog so it's important to us that we deal with this. But that's a private family matter.

That's totally independent of whether these people should be bringing dogs to a place filled with kids where dogs are explicitly not allowed. Everyone thinks THEIR dog is the exception but dogs are animals and even a very well behaved dog might be startled or triggered by something random in an environment like that and good bite a kid or knock one over. That's why you aren't supposed to bring dogs. And even the people who DO bring dogs would be upset if people who had ill-behaved dogs brought them, right. So they just shouldn't bring dogs.

I've complained about this at PTA meetings and to the administration. They'll reiterate the dog rule via email and then people will continue to bring their dogs, plus now some people think I hate dogs (I don't). Some dog people are just entitle a$$holes.

I hope your daughter is able to work through this - it seems like the entitled/inconsiderate dog owners are a growing lobby. I have some trauma regarding dogs (bite requiring stitiches as a child + another bite later on requiring rabies shots, both from other's pets) and I also have a child with severe allergies. I realize I'm more and more in the minority of someone who wants the rules to be respected on these things. I don't hate dogs and don't mind them on a patio if they are leashed or whatever. I'm uncomfortable with strange large off leash dogs, no matter how friendly they appear. But your dog's anxiety is more important than mine I guess.

[Anonymous]

I'm not a pet lover by any means but I've gotten used to people bringing their dogs with them. And I don't mind if it's an appropriate place. But bringing an animal anywhere that food is served is just gross. Home Depot--fine. Supermarket or restaurant--not fine.

I also don't think dogs should be allowed on airplanes unless they are with the cargo. People have allergies to pets and shouldn't have to be miserable when flying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a pet lover by any means but I've gotten used to people bringing their dogs with them. And I don't mind if it's an appropriate place. But bringing an animal anywhere that food is served is just gross. Home Depot--fine. Supermarket or restaurant--not fine.

I also don't think dogs should be allowed on airplanes unless they are with the cargo. People have allergies to pets and shouldn't have to be miserable when flying.

Cargo is not safe for dogs. I heard of a new airline which flies pets and their owners only! The people who created Sniffspot.

How about service dogs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some dogs are not happy staying alone and have bad anxiety. Ours does. Mine tries to come everywhere with us and loves it. The dog should have been leashed or in a carrier.

So now everyone else has to deal with your dog out in public? Entitlement at its finest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some dogs are not happy staying alone and have bad anxiety. Ours does. Mine tries to come everywhere with us and loves it. The dog should have been leashed or in a carrier.

So now everyone else has to deal with your dog out in public? Entitlement at its finest.

We all deal with many things each day that we would prefer not to. It’s called being in public. Talk about entitled!

[Anonymous]

So many dog owners are inconsiderate, entitled jerks. And lazy AF.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some dogs are not happy staying alone and have bad anxiety. Ours does. Mine tries to come everywhere with us and loves it. The dog should have been leashed or in a carrier.

So now everyone else has to deal with your dog out in public? Entitlement at its finest.

We all deal with many things each day that we would prefer not to. It’s called being in public. Talk about entitled!

FOH. There's a massive difference between "things I don't like" and "things that are illegal/unsanitary/unsafe/unintelligent". The idea of public space isn't a free-for-all.

Used to be that folx were ashamed to show their whole @ss in public...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some dogs are not happy staying alone and have bad anxiety. Ours does. Mine tries to come everywhere with us and loves it. The dog should have been leashed or in a carrier.

So now everyone else has to deal with your dog out in public? Entitlement at its finest.

We all deal with many things each day that we would prefer not to. It’s called being in public. Talk about entitled!

FOH. There's a massive difference between "things I don't like" and "things that are illegal/unsanitary/unsafe/unintelligent". The idea of public space isn't a free-for-all.

Used to be that folx were ashamed to show their whole @ss in public...

And I'll bet $20 the person who wrote "it's called being in public" would be the first to fat-shame a human for wearing a "too small" outfit, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some dogs are not happy staying alone and have bad anxiety. Ours does. Mine tries to come everywhere with us and loves it. The dog should have been leashed or in a carrier.

So now everyone else has to deal with your dog out in public? Entitlement at its finest.

No different from having to deal with you out in public.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some dogs are not happy staying alone and have bad anxiety. Ours does. Mine tries to come everywhere with us and loves it. The dog should have been leashed or in a carrier.

So now everyone else has to deal with your dog out in public? Entitlement at its finest.

No different from having to deal with you out in public.

Not pp, but anybody that compares dogs to humans in public is clearly a headcase. I love my pets, but I get that other people's don't, because I'm not an ahole. So they stay home.

The only people reason people bring their dogs with them everywhere is because they're 1) incredibly lazy, or 2) severely codependant (thus a complete headcase). Some few people have true, legitimate, serious medical needs, but those people are rare and their dogs are impeccably behaved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some dogs are not happy staying alone and have bad anxiety. Ours does. Mine tries to come everywhere with us and loves it. The dog should have been leashed or in a carrier.

So now everyone else has to deal with your dog out in public? Entitlement at its finest.

We all deal with many things each day that we would prefer not to. It’s called being in public. Talk about entitled!

Nope. You are one person. You and your precious dog don’t trump the general public. Do you really not understand that? Of course you don’t. Because it’s all about you.