Outrageous dog owner behaviors

[Anonymous]

I came to Texas to see the eclipse and I am staying in San Antonio for a few days. I just watched not 1 but 3 dog owners have an absolute fit that they couldn’t take their dogs into the church mission at the Alamo. I’m a dog lover but even I wouldn’t try to take my dog into a historic church. What outrageous behaviors have you witnessed?

[Anonymous]

I have 3 dogs. Huge dog lover.

I've had 3 different dogs attack two of my dogs at different times. Only one was apologetic and offered to pay for my dog's care and checked up on us. The other two did nothing.

I see dog crap all over my neighborhood which really ticks me off. No I don't like picking up dog crap, but it's part of the job.

Someone in my neighborhood lets their dog outside every night at 10pm and then lets the dog bark for 30 mins. Why?!

Thankfully, most dog owners I know/meet are great.

[Anonymous]

The typical "faking a service dog" type behavior.

You're fooling NO ONE. I'd say most people have experience in knowing someone with a real service dog so they know how a real service animal will behave.

A dog pulling its way through Target is not a real service animal. A dog begging at a table in a restaurant is not a real service animal. A dog who wags its tail at every person walking down the airplane aisle is not a real service animal.

Working service dogs do not get distracted. They do not beg for food. They do not pull on their leash unless they are attempting to get help.

[Anonymous]

God the bar has fallen so low. I used to find it egregious when people would take dogs into grocery stores or restaurants, and now it happens so often that being bothered by it seems naive. Same with the dog poop on sidewalks, people letting their dogs off leash in places they are explicitly not supposed to be (sometimes in places where there aren't even supposed to be dogs). People who let their dogs jump on other people and laugh it off, people who let their dogs bark all day long, and so one. All of this would have been on my list 10 years ago, but I now see every one of these behavior so frequently that it just seems like standard dog owner behavior.

At this point, when I meet someone with a well behaved dog they have clearly taken the time to train, and make sure gets the right amount of exercise and stimulation, leash them appropriately and don't take them places dogs are not supposed to be, THAT is the outlier behavior. And I appreciate it!

Thank you good dog owners. I'm sorry you're so few and far between these days!

[Anonymous]

I saw a lady holding her dog while she served herself from the Whole Foods hot bar. Why are people like this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The typical "faking a service dog" type behavior.

You're fooling NO ONE. I'd say most people have experience in knowing someone with a real service dog so they know how a real service animal will behave.

A dog pulling its way through Target is not a real service animal. A dog begging at a table in a restaurant is not a real service animal. A dog who wags its tail at every person walking down the airplane aisle is not a real service animal.

Working service dogs do not get distracted. They do not beg for food. They do not pull on their leash unless they are attempting to get help.

I was just at Walmart and there was a beautiful Borzoi in the store. I could tell that was not a service dog but I am a dog lover and I went up to the woman and asked if I could pet him. She told me that he got nervous around people so to let him greet me.

So not only was he not a service dog, but he was also reactive. Inside of the store. She said she hoped she didn’t get kicked out of the store if they realized he wasn’t a service dog. I almost turned her in.

[Anonymous]

I have a dog and would never do this. I give the side eye to dog owners who bring their dogs in supermarkets - gross.

But for your situation, OP, I would just have laughed. The story is so bad it's good, in a way.

Enjoy your trip!

[Anonymous]

No worse that someone bringing toddlers. In fact, most dogs are far better behaved than most American children.

[Anonymous]

You guys don’t get out much. Dogs are in restaurants all over the world. So far, no one has died of the dog plague.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw a lady holding her dog while she served herself from the Whole Foods hot bar. Why are people like this?

Ew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The typical "faking a service dog" type behavior.

You're fooling NO ONE. I'd say most people have experience in knowing someone with a real service dog so they know how a real service animal will behave.

A dog pulling its way through Target is not a real service animal. A dog begging at a table in a restaurant is not a real service animal. A dog who wags its tail at every person walking down the airplane aisle is not a real service animal.

Working service dogs do not get distracted. They do not beg for food. They do not pull on their leash unless they are attempting to get help.

+1 I was in safeway a few months ago. A man and his dog were in line. There was an endcap right next to them; the dog took a step toward the endcap and sniffed the items on the bottom shell. A real service dog stays very close to the owner, with total attention on the owner. They do not even take one step away, let alone sniff stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The typical "faking a service dog" type behavior.

You're fooling NO ONE. I'd say most people have experience in knowing someone with a real service dog so they know how a real service animal will behave.

A dog pulling its way through Target is not a real service animal. A dog begging at a table in a restaurant is not a real service animal. A dog who wags its tail at every person walking down the airplane aisle is not a real service animal.

Working service dogs do not get distracted. They do not beg for food. They do not pull on their leash unless they are attempting to get help.

I was just at Walmart and there was a beautiful Borzoi in the store. I could tell that was not a service dog but I am a dog lover and I went up to the woman and asked if I could pet him. She told me that he got nervous around people so to let him greet me.

So not only was he not a service dog, but he was also reactive. Inside of the store. She said she hoped she didn’t get kicked out of the store if they realized he wasn’t a service dog. I almost turned her in.

Wow, arent those large dogs?

[Anonymous]

My old apartment building allowed dogs but they had to be leashed at all times in common areas like hallways, etc. There was a fairly long walk from the lobby to the elevators and a few entitled owners used to let their dogs run off leash to the elevator. One would let her dog jump up on people. The first time the dog jumped up on me, I told the owner I was allergic and had back problems and please not to do it again and to please leash her. She did not. The second time a week or so later I saw the dog running at me, I asked her to restrain her dog. She didn't, dog leaped up on me, and I told owner it hurt for me to have the dog jump on me. She said, "I'm sure," sarcastically and rolled her eyes. I complained to management.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No worse that someone bringing toddlers. In fact, most dogs are far better behaved than most American children.

Yeah but they can't fix your car or grow your crops or be your nurse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No worse that someone bringing toddlers. In fact, most dogs are far better behaved than most American children.

A typical delusional dog owner who can't tell the difference between people and animals.