Dogs at the bus stop?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And the pro-dog/anti-child poster(s) need to calm down.

He's been busy posting hasn't he? I wonder if he gets out much from his mother's basement. Life's too short to spend it being a troll.

[Anonymous]

^^Its the same poster. Probably got his drink on. I can tell by the hasty one liners in a row. He does this on many threads. Poor guy should spend his time volunteering at children's hospital instead of wasting his time hating on them. Then again, they might not allow him to volunteer there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^Its the same poster. Probably got his drink on. I can tell by the hasty one liners in a row. He does this on many threads. Poor guy should spend his time volunteering at children's hospital instead of wasting his time hating on them. Then again, they might not allow him to volunteer there.

This may blow your narrow mind(s), but people who have dogs do not necessarily hate kids. If this is what you think, you have a general comprehension problem of not only reading but how public spaces work. As far as I can see, no one has said they hate kids. That is false interpretation.

To which "hasty one liners" [sic] do you refer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^Its the same poster. Probably got his drink on. I can tell by the hasty one liners in a row. He does this on many threads. Poor guy should spend his time volunteering at children's hospital instead of wasting his time hating on them. Then again, they might not allow him to volunteer there.

This may blow your narrow mind(s), but people who have dogs do not necessarily hate kids. If this is what you think, you have a general comprehension problem of not only reading but how public spaces work. As far as I can see, no one has said they hate kids. That is false interpretation.

To which "hasty one liners" [sic] do you refer?

Of course not! But a poster on this thread on DCUM (who may or may not have kids and/or dogs) is definitely taking a "it's the child's obligation to accommodate my dog" position, which may not be anti-child but is certainly not pro-child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:^^Its the same poster. Probably got his drink on. I can tell by the hasty one liners in a row. He does this on many threads. Poor guy should spend his time volunteering at children's hospital instead of wasting his time hating on them. Then again, they might not allow him to volunteer there.

This may blow your narrow mind(s), but people who have dogs do not necessarily hate kids. If this is what you think, you have a general comprehension problem of not only reading but how public spaces work. As far as I can see, no one has said they hate kids. That is false interpretation.

To which "hasty one liners" [sic] do you refer?

Of course not! But a poster on this thread on DCUM (who may or may not have kids and/or dogs) is definitely taking a "it's the child's obligation to accommodate my dog" position, which may not be anti-child but is certainly not pro-child.

Again, to which one-liners are you (or the other poster) referring?

[Anonymous]

I'm not referring to one-liners, I'm referring to whole posts.

Though it does seem like most or all of the posts at 19:19, 19:23, 19:25, 19:26, 19:28 (one of them), 19:28 (another one of them), 19:31, and 19:34 come from the same poster.

[Anonymous]

Interesting. I have posted on this thread more than once (hence my question) but didn't notice that/ those poster/s seeming the same, at those times.

[Anonymous]

So anyone that posts without a dissertation is all the same person, who is anti-child?

I think it's the colonel in the study with a wrench

[Anonymous]

My daughter is terrified of dogs. She was bitten while sitting in her stroller when she was younger. I was pushing her near a playground in our neighborhood and the dog ran toward us (off leash) and just up and bit her before I could do anything. The owner apologized and said her dog didn't like strollers. I won't go through the whole story but the dog had a record.

My daughter is now in Kindergarten. We talk about dogs and how to behave around animals. We have two families that bring their large dogs to the bus stop on long leashes. I have asked that they shorten the leash and keep the dog from sniffing or licking her. I am in fear of her running into the street to avoid the dogs.

What I find strange/odd/entitled is that the dog owners position is that I "can" bring my dog to the bus stop no matter what, but the children (my daughter is not the only child afraid of the dogs) are required to be at the bus stop. It seems rude to me, and I love dogs. Another solution is the parent should stand off a ways with the dog...why are the children required to stand far away when they are supposed to be there.

I am not coddling her. She asked me to drive, I explain that we are going to the bus stop...we are going to have to handle being with the dogs. But, I feel sad when I see the fear in her eyes. I'm sure your child is afraid of something - bridges, bugs, the pool, the dark...think about how that might be how a child feels at your bus stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get the impression that the people complaining about dogs know absolutely nothing about dogs. We have dogs at the bus stop as well as people walking by with their dogs who stop to chat. There has never been a problem or a complaint.

1) Yes, if a dog is a biter the owner should get rid of it. 99% of domestic dogs have never bitten anyone and would never try to.
2) Dogs are not attracted to dangly things on backpacks. They are not fish.
3) Dog allergies are an indoor problem. Nobody is going to have an allergy problem from a dog walking by them on the sidewalk.
4) If the kid has a dog phobia, it's likely due to the parent's negative reaction to dogs. The bus stop is a great place to get to know dogs and lose the phobia.

I have had over a dozen dogs. My child had a phobia of dogs because when she stayed over at a relative's house and got bit by their dog. Period. I had nothing to do with her intense fear. NO, the bus stop is NOT your personal classroom in which you see it as your mission to teach kids to get over their phobia of dogs. WHY? Because kids will run into traffic in FEAR of a dog. The best place to get over their phobia of dogs is in a safe place where they don't face the danger of RUNNING out into traffic.

haha omg now children are running into the street and getting hit by cars if they see a dog. DOG OWNERS ARE MURDERERS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Typical but annoying.

Really? I'm a cat person, but I love seeing dogs at the bus stop, and petting them. It seems that only the well behaved dogs come to the bus stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^Its the same poster. Probably got his drink on. I can tell by the hasty one liners in a row. He does this on many threads. Poor guy should spend his time volunteering at children's hospital instead of wasting his time hating on them. Then again, they might not allow him to volunteer there.

This may blow your narrow mind(s), but people who have dogs do not necessarily hate kids. If this is what you think, you have a general comprehension problem of not only reading but how public spaces work. As far as I can see, no one has said they hate kids. That is false interpretation.

To which "hasty one liners" [sic] do you refer?

Of course not! But a poster on this thread on DCUM (who may or may not have kids and/or dogs) is definitely taking a "it's the child's obligation to accommodate my dog" position, which may not be anti-child but is certainly not pro-child.

I said that a couple of times and I am a 46 year old mother of two kids and a dog-owner. I strongly believe that it is not in a child's best interest to have a phobia catered to in this way. It is encouraging the kid to be neurotic. If your kid is so terrified of dogs that he/she cannot use the bus stop if a dog is present, then your kid needs therapy. If you don't get your child some therapy for his/her phobia, you are a shitty parent. If you refuse to get therapy and demand that other families change their perfectly normal, reasonable behavior, you are a demanding asshole who I will ignore. (If your kid is working on the issue, that's different.)

I'm not anti-child. I am anti-shitty parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

haha omg now children are running into the street and getting hit by cars if they see a dog. DOG OWNERS ARE MURDERERS

No, but if there were a conversation like this:

Person #1: My child got bitten by a dog when she was little, and she now has a dog phobia. We are working on it, but I wonder if you could keep your dog on a short leash at the bus stop when she is here waiting for the bus?
Person #2: No. My dog has a right to be here. Stop coddling your child.

I wouldn't have a very good opinion of Person #2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Typical but annoying.

Really? I'm a cat person, but I love seeing dogs at the bus stop, and petting them. It seems that only the well behaved dogs come to the bus stop.

You like dogs. I like dogs. But we are not everybody. Some people do not like dogs. And that is fine. There is no requirement to like dogs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had my younger child strapped in her stroller at the bus stop waiting for her kindergarten brother's bus to arrive. One of the large dogs got right up in my younger child's face before I could block it. I said something and the owner was polite but that is just NOT COOL.

Dogs get excitable around kids. Then they jump and it can freak kids out. And of course the owner knows he's being playful and says "He's just playing!" but a kid who doesn't know your dog or isn't around dogs a lot (because they're allergic and can't own them or stay at houses with them), doesn't know that. It isn't fair to make kids deal with a dog they don't know when they're just trying to wait for the bus.

It's a public space. If kids are going to be in a public space, its completely fair to ask them to learn to deal with other people and animals and things and events that occur in public spaces. If they don't learn to handle themselves over something that small, they are going to be neurotic messes their entire lives. Stop coddling these kids. It's not good for them.

First quoted poster here. Are you kidding me last poster??? And what if my child, strapped in her stroller, had grabbed at the dog?!? How do you think that would have gone???? I very rarely curse but......you're a fucking idiot. As well as entitled.

You're a really irresponsible parent. Why would you let a stroller get that close to a dog that you don't know? Do you have a death wish for your toddler?