To dog owners (again): I don't want your dog to touch me.

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely keep my dog away from strange people, especially unhinged people like op. My 4lb dog is convinced everyone loves her because she hasn’t met people who don’t. She is well trained though and doesn’t jump. If you come up to her and don’t pet her, she likely will boop you in the leg with her nose.

I do have a strange neighbor that crosses the street when he sees dogs and goes on rants about dogs being ritually unclean. I’ve never done anything to upset him.

“She likely will boop you?” What? So if I come over to talk to you—not to pet your dog—I can expect to get booped? Why does your dog demand attention from strangers? I really don’t care about a boop, but I do care about being licked, jumped on, or having my crotch probed for whatever interesting thing the dog thinks I’m hiding in there. If none of these apply to your dog, great.

DP, but yes, if you come up and have a conversation with me while I’m walking my dog, my dog will want to interact with you in a prosocial way—he will sniff you, put his nose near your hand, and try to press up against you. Why, because dogs are social creatures and interested in human affection. If you don’t want to interact with my dog in any remote way, please do not stop me to converse while I’m walking my dog. If you come up to me to have a conversation (interrupting my dog walk), I will reasonably assume you’re comfortable normally interacting with my dog.

If you walk up to talk to me when I'm with the my kid, he will want to interact with you in a prosocial way -- he will tell you 400 facts about Pokemon, try to give you the slime he made at camp, and attempt to demonstrate tai kwon do moves on you, because that's how he makes friends at school.

I believe it's important to let kids be kids, and even if you're just there to let me know my car is parked on the wrong side of the street for street sweeping and might be ticketed, I won't say anything to my son when he does this stuff, no matter how uncomfortable you look or if the slime is bow dripping off your cuff or if you almost fall down when he kicks you. I know it doesn't hurt because he's a kid, and these are just normal, prosocial behaviors!

It's not reasonable to expect me to say "Noah stop, Ms. Erin doesn't want slime on her hands or to be kicked in the leg or to pestered with Pokemon info. Please give her some space." And it's certainly not reasonable for me to physically pull my kid back when he does this cute stuff everyone absolutely loves. If you don't like it, you're the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly this is something YOU have to get over. You are clearly not well mentally and while I feel sorry for your history, you do live in a society where people have pets and children, etc and there will be interactions with them. Most mentally healthy people find these interactions pleasant and fulfilling even, but clearly you do not. That is not typical and the world should not be required to adjust to your extreme hypersensitivity. Try meds, therapy or consider in patient treatment. I wish you well

I managed to own a dog for 15 years, living in an apartment in urban areas, without him touching a single person on our walk who didn't specifically ask to pet him. Most people do not find a strange dog they don't know touching them without a clear affirmative consent "pleasant and fulfilling". They find it invasive. The fact that you think that's "extreme hypersensitivity" is bizarre.

There is middle ground here. I am a dog owner. I absolutely hate off-leash dogs, and I never intentionally bring my dog to someone without them expressly inviting it. But also if you're walking on a city sidewalk, my dog might turn around to sniff you and might even boop you with his snout because there just isn't a lot of room to pass and my dog isn't perfect. The interaction won't be long because I keep his leash very short when we pass someone, but I can't guarantee perfect.

Shorten your leash or don't have a dog if you cannot walk them without it touching other people or invading their space

I grab dog’s leash so he’s right up against me. The sidewalk is like 6 feet wide or less. Two people plus a dog means we’re all coming in close proximity.

So when you’re coming into close proximity with someone who is indicating they want to avoid your dog, stop, put yourself between your dog and the other person and make your dog is secure. If shortening the leash can’t assure your control, then hold the collar, use both hands, sit on the ground with the dog in your lap while you hug it, pick it up altogether, step off the sidewalk so the other person can pass, hire a dog walker who can control the dog, take it some place where there’s no chance of it being too close to others who don’t welcome interaction, or leave the dog home altogether. The fact is that every single human has the right to use the sidewalk without being accosted by a dog. Dogs are extended the privilege of sidewalk access only when the owner’s control insures they don’t inconvenience other people.

This cannot be a serious post. You would rather I sit on the sidewalk and hug my well behaved properly leashed dog than literally step to the side, as I will do, as we pass?

The dog hating insanity has gone off the deep end.

DP here: If your dog is so well behaved then you can see someone who is approaching and move him to the other side. Or stop and put them in a sit. Or have them on a head collar so you can keep them looking at you.

If none of those work then your dog doesn’t belong on crowded sidewalks, so your options would include driving to a less crowded place or physically restraining your dog, or getting a dog trainer.

No. I have no obligation to do that. Keeping
My dog on a short leash is plenty. Both my dog and I are allowed to be there. If you hate dogs that much, then YOU move. We’re not talking about a restaurant or grocery store where dogs are prohibited. These are dog-friendly sidewalks and walking trails.

Who made them dog friendly? You don’t get to just proclaim that.

Your dog will never have as many rights as the person walking, you lunatic.

The “dogs permitted on a six-foot leash” sign, the county ordinances, the laws? Are you insane?

These are laws that allow dogs, it doesn't make the place dog-friendly. The laws are saying "you MAY bring your dog here, but only if the dog doesn't bother people."

It's like how there are lots of place kids are allowed but are not "kid-friendly" places. Restaurants and airplanes, for instance. You can bring kids there, but if your kid is running around, bothering other people, screaming, etc, then you will be asked to leave or you might be banned from the airline or. held accountable for your kids' behavior in other ways. A "kid-friendly" place is a playground, a school, a kid's birthday party, a family restaurant, Chuck-e-Cheese, etc. Places where kids can run amok and no one cares.

Honey, these places are literally listed on the county website as “dog-friendly” places.

Yes, parks where dogs are free to run around and are encouraged to congregate.

There is no such thing as a "dog friendly sidewalk." Dogs must be controlled on sidewalks. Always.

HONEY.

Are sidewalks human friendly? Humans still have to behave on sidewalks. You’re absolutely insufferable. Leashed dogs are allowed to be on sidewalks. And they’re allowed to exhibit normal, safe behavior on sidewalks.

I don't know if anyone has explained this to you yet, but dogs and humans are different.

Both are allowed on sidewalks only under certain parameters.

Nope.

Humans are entitled to sidewalks. If a sidewalk doesn't accommodate a human because they are in a wheelchair, for instance, that human can sue the city and force them to change the sidewalk to ensure the human has access to it.

Dogs are merely permitted on sidewalks if their owners follow specific rules that are designed to ensure the presence of the dog doesn't inhibit the ability of other humans to use it. If a dog can't use a sidewalk (say it's a dachshund and the sidewalk has obstacles that would make it impossible for such a short animal to use it) it doesn't matter -- that dog owner just has to figure out something else.

Again, humans and dogs are different.

Nope! Humans have to comport themselves with care and control on sidewalks. They can’t jump on people or grab people. They can’t engage in illegal conduct. They typically aren’t allowed to ride bikes on the sidewalk. They are allowed on sidewalks only so long as they’re behaving lawfully and reasonably.

We don't currently have a scourge of people jumping on or grabbing other people on sidewalks because, and say it with me this time: humans and dogs are different.

lol have you ever gone into DC

lol I live in DC and in the part where people do all kinds of obnoxious and even criminal things and yet even here, I never have people running up to me, sticking their faces in my crotch, or licking me.

Because humans and dogs are different.

People literally sleep on sidewalks and absolutely intentionally touch strangers

DP. And that is never okay. Touching people is not okay.

But the point is that PP said there was no scourge of issues with humans on sidewalks touching humans. That is wrong.

But no one is defending out-of-control people who touch other people, saying that everyone should just expect to be grabbed or pushed by strangers, and insisting that if you don't want to be touched by random strangers something us wrong with you and you're a bad person. All any reasonable person wants is for dog owners to (1) have control over their dog and (2) not allow it to approach, charge, or touch others who have not indicated that they are okay with that. As a lifelong dog owner, I think that is 100 percent reasonable; indeed, I expect it of my self and any other dog I encounter. Coming up some extreme hypothetical where your dog is pressed up against you but the sidewalk is so crowded that it might touch someone -- c'mon. I've had a dog bound up to my picnic blanket, sit on my food, and stick its face in mine, while the owners complained that I "must not be a dog person" because I shoved it off. My kid got bit by a dog that she just walked past and the owner defended the dog by saying "just he doesn't like little kids." WTF? Dog owners need to get it together.

No one on here is defending out-of-control dogs either! PP is taking the position that a dog brushing up against her on a crowded sidewalk is a violation of her rights and morally offensive. Not a single person thinks off leash or jumping dogs are okay. PP’s position is totally extreme.

I agree it's extreme to think that a dog very briefly brushing past is assault, but sadly there are a lot of people who think off leash and jumping dogs are fine. I had a neighbor for a time whose dog would jump up on me every single time I ran into them and she just laughed and said stuff like "she's excited to see you." I would sternly tell the dog "down" and it would not respond at all (it had clearly never heard that word). She'd also brag about how well her dog was doing at puppy school and how they loved dogs so much they were thinking of starting a dog-sitting business. A lot of dog owners are absolute morons. A lot of people are morons, of course, but a moron with a dog is more of a problem because of the dog.

Also I see off leash dogs constantly. At parks (including parks where dogs aren't even technically allowed at all), at the beach, on the sidewalk, at outdoor patios where dogs are allowed but explicitly required to be leashed. I hate off leash dogs because, as a dog owner, it makes my job so much harder. My dog is also small and not aggressive at all so when I see large dogs off leash I will usually leave the area because I think it's dangerous for my dog -- way too easy for the dog to run up and go after my dog before I have time to react.

So many good points here. Op has trauma that has made her more sensitive than most but the reason this thread is 20 plus pages is because the number of clueless dog owners has increased to the point most of us have horror stories.

Dog owners don't use retractable leashes. Don't use long leashes. Keep your dog close to you. Don't let your dog crowd people in stores. Your dog does not need to be in stores. Those of you who need a dog to feel ok going in to a store need more therapy than you are getting. Don't assume people are interested in your pet.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly this is something YOU have to get over. You are clearly not well mentally and while I feel sorry for your history, you do live in a society where people have pets and children, etc and there will be interactions with them. Most mentally healthy people find these interactions pleasant and fulfilling even, but clearly you do not. That is not typical and the world should not be required to adjust to your extreme hypersensitivity. Try meds, therapy or consider in patient treatment. I wish you well

I managed to own a dog for 15 years, living in an apartment in urban areas, without him touching a single person on our walk who didn't specifically ask to pet him. Most people do not find a strange dog they don't know touching them without a clear affirmative consent "pleasant and fulfilling". They find it invasive. The fact that you think that's "extreme hypersensitivity" is bizarre.

There is middle ground here. I am a dog owner. I absolutely hate off-leash dogs, and I never intentionally bring my dog to someone without them expressly inviting it. But also if you're walking on a city sidewalk, my dog might turn around to sniff you and might even boop you with his snout because there just isn't a lot of room to pass and my dog isn't perfect. The interaction won't be long because I keep his leash very short when we pass someone, but I can't guarantee perfect.

Shorten your leash or don't have a dog if you cannot walk them without it touching other people or invading their space

I grab dog’s leash so he’s right up against me. The sidewalk is like 6 feet wide or less. Two people plus a dog means we’re all coming in close proximity.

So when you’re coming into close proximity with someone who is indicating they want to avoid your dog, stop, put yourself between your dog and the other person and make your dog is secure. If shortening the leash can’t assure your control, then hold the collar, use both hands, sit on the ground with the dog in your lap while you hug it, pick it up altogether, step off the sidewalk so the other person can pass, hire a dog walker who can control the dog, take it some place where there’s no chance of it being too close to others who don’t welcome interaction, or leave the dog home altogether. The fact is that every single human has the right to use the sidewalk without being accosted by a dog. Dogs are extended the privilege of sidewalk access only when the owner’s control insures they don’t inconvenience other people.

This cannot be a serious post. You would rather I sit on the sidewalk and hug my well behaved properly leashed dog than literally step to the side, as I will do, as we pass?

The dog hating insanity has gone off the deep end.

DP here: If your dog is so well behaved then you can see someone who is approaching and move him to the other side. Or stop and put them in a sit. Or have them on a head collar so you can keep them looking at you.

If none of those work then your dog doesn’t belong on crowded sidewalks, so your options would include driving to a less crowded place or physically restraining your dog, or getting a dog trainer.

No. I have no obligation to do that. Keeping
My dog on a short leash is plenty. Both my dog and I are allowed to be there. If you hate dogs that much, then YOU move. We’re not talking about a restaurant or grocery store where dogs are prohibited. These are dog-friendly sidewalks and walking trails.

Who made them dog friendly? You don’t get to just proclaim that.

Your dog will never have as many rights as the person walking, you lunatic.

The “dogs permitted on a six-foot leash” sign, the county ordinances, the laws? Are you insane?

These are laws that allow dogs, it doesn't make the place dog-friendly. The laws are saying "you MAY bring your dog here, but only if the dog doesn't bother people."

It's like how there are lots of place kids are allowed but are not "kid-friendly" places. Restaurants and airplanes, for instance. You can bring kids there, but if your kid is running around, bothering other people, screaming, etc, then you will be asked to leave or you might be banned from the airline or. held accountable for your kids' behavior in other ways. A "kid-friendly" place is a playground, a school, a kid's birthday party, a family restaurant, Chuck-e-Cheese, etc. Places where kids can run amok and no one cares.

Honey, these places are literally listed on the county website as “dog-friendly” places.

Yes, parks where dogs are free to run around and are encouraged to congregate.

There is no such thing as a "dog friendly sidewalk." Dogs must be controlled on sidewalks. Always.

HONEY.

Are sidewalks human friendly? Humans still have to behave on sidewalks. You’re absolutely insufferable. Leashed dogs are allowed to be on sidewalks. And they’re allowed to exhibit normal, safe behavior on sidewalks.

I don't know if anyone has explained this to you yet, but dogs and humans are different.

Both are allowed on sidewalks only under certain parameters.

Nope.

Humans are entitled to sidewalks. If a sidewalk doesn't accommodate a human because they are in a wheelchair, for instance, that human can sue the city and force them to change the sidewalk to ensure the human has access to it.

Dogs are merely permitted on sidewalks if their owners follow specific rules that are designed to ensure the presence of the dog doesn't inhibit the ability of other humans to use it. If a dog can't use a sidewalk (say it's a dachshund and the sidewalk has obstacles that would make it impossible for such a short animal to use it) it doesn't matter -- that dog owner just has to figure out something else.

Again, humans and dogs are different.

Nope! Humans have to comport themselves with care and control on sidewalks. They can’t jump on people or grab people. They can’t engage in illegal conduct. They typically aren’t allowed to ride bikes on the sidewalk. They are allowed on sidewalks only so long as they’re behaving lawfully and reasonably.

We don't currently have a scourge of people jumping on or grabbing other people on sidewalks because, and say it with me this time: humans and dogs are different.

lol have you ever gone into DC

lol I live in DC and in the part where people do all kinds of obnoxious and even criminal things and yet even here, I never have people running up to me, sticking their faces in my crotch, or licking me.

Because humans and dogs are different.

People literally sleep on sidewalks and absolutely intentionally touch strangers

A person sleeping on a sidewalk doesn't actually harm me. I don't love it but as long as they aren't obstructing the sidewalk, it doesn't impact me.

I've lived in DC for 25 years and have never been intentionally touched by a stranger.

If a person walked up to me and licked me or stuck their face in my crotch, I would call the cops and press charges and they would be arrested. Why should a dog be allowed to do something that would be a criminal act by a human?

Because, as you keep noting, dogs and humans are different.

All jokes aside, dogs don’t have “intent,” and evidently you have been unintentionally touched by humans on the sidewalk. And aren’t you the one who said it is NEVER OKAY for a dog to brush up against a human?

The fact that dogs don't have intent and don't understand that not everyone is okay being near them is explicitly why dogs are required to be leashed and humans are not.

The point of the leash is for you to force your dog to do things that humans are expected to do without a leash, like not sniff and lick everyone walking past. If you just leash your dog but continue to let them do these things that would get a human arrested, then you aren't actually complying with the leash law, which is why leash laws almost always including phrasing like "controlled by a leash" of a certain length. The law doesn't just require your dog to have a leash, they require the owner to be actively using the leash to keep their dog away from other people.

Because human beings are capable of intent and can understand stuff like assault laws or even just social norms, we don't leash them. But if a human violates these rules they can be arrested and/or publicly shunned and shamed, whereas a dog cannot be because a dog isn't a person.

The problems is that many dog owners think leashes are for decoration and that dogs should be permitted to bother anyone they want as long as they aren't biting or attacking, and that's explicitly not what the law says. The law says you need to control your dog via a leash (which means pulling it away from anyone they approach unless that person has explicitly given permission to be approached).

Thus how a dog owner comes to believe a sidewalk is a "dog friendly" space simply because their dog isn't banned from being there, and the dog should be permitted to wander and approach people at will. It's a fundamental misunderstanding of the law and why it exists.

Once again being pedantic and moving the goal posts. Nobody said it’s okay for an owner to let a dog jump on or lick a stranger. But you said it’s not okay for a dog to brush up against a person accidentally. That’s not true and it’s a gross and unreasonable overreaction to a normal part of life that comes with being in public spaces that are dog-friendly (yes, there is no difference between being “dog-allowed” and “dog-friendly” because it’s still not okay for a dog to jump on or lick someone in the overwhelming majority of dog-friendly spaces).

If your point is that owners need to use the leash the stop their dogs from jumping up on strangers, then we’re in heated agreement. If your point is that people with dogs need to jump off the sidewalk and give a three-foot berth to anyone passing them because they might take extreme offense to the dog’s fur rubbing up against them, then you’re absolutely insane.

I never said that. The number of circumstances where a dog owner couldn't prevent their dog from brushing against people incidentally without decent training and leash control is so infinitesimal that I dont' even think it's worth addressing.

The vast majority of the time, if your dog is bumping into other people, it's because you aren't sufficiently controlling them in a public space.

You’re not the person who said: “Dogs are one hundred percent not allowed to brush up against anyone you idiot.”?

Dog owners have ruined so many previously pleasant events. I go very early to the local farmer's markets because the last time I went at prime time, the dogs were a problem. There were so many barking, aggressive dogs growling and barking at people trying to shop and several dog fights. It seems every other person got a dog when Covid hit and those owners seem to be the worst.

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Anonymous wrote:OP sounds like a weirdo. I never let my dogs approach random people, but I regularly have random people (and kids!) approaching my dogs. Fortunately both are friendly.

If you are walking on a city sidewalk, it may be unavoidable to come into contact with a dog if lots of people are around.

You are the typical ahole dog owner we are all sick of. You have no compassion for someone who has experienced trauma.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey, dog people:

I will hurt your dog. I will kick it as hard as I can, with the intention of causing injury if possible, if it touches me or my child. Or I will hit it on the snout or the head as hard as I can with my metal water bottle.

So while you don't care about whether people are OK with being slimed by your animal's gross nose or if their kids are going to have an allergic reaction to the slobber when your animal licks them, even you should be concerned about possible injury to your "fur baby."

And I’ll press charges and sue you, because a dog licking you does not justify attacking a dog as a legal matter! Good luck!

Not pp, but good luck with that dog nut. You will end up paying everyone's fees.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey, dog people:

I will hurt your dog. I will kick it as hard as I can, with the intention of causing injury if possible, if it touches me or my child. Or I will hit it on the snout or the head as hard as I can with my metal water bottle.

So while you don't care about whether people are OK with being slimed by your animal's gross nose or if their kids are going to have an allergic reaction to the slobber when your animal licks them, even you should be concerned about possible injury to your "fur baby."

And you people think the dog owners are the insane ones? First the poster threatens to poison dogs now this poster is literally threatening to injure someone’s dog.

And dog owners on this post have suggested they will intentionally take their dogs places they aren't supposed to be or forced interaction between their dog and people like OP.

A lot of petty children on this thread today.

I have personally witnessed this. I've been in stores where someone had their dog with them and their dog was all over me. When I said something they followed me around the store trying to provoke a scene. I told a store employee when I was checking out and she told me to come to them if it happens again. She told me they had a problem with people bringing their dogs in the store and the employees hate it. They aren't allowed to confront the dog owners but if they cause a problem with another shopper they will make them leave.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey, dog people:

I will hurt your dog. I will kick it as hard as I can, with the intention of causing injury if possible, if it touches me or my child. Or I will hit it on the snout or the head as hard as I can with my metal water bottle.

So while you don't care about whether people are OK with being slimed by your animal's gross nose or if their kids are going to have an allergic reaction to the slobber when your animal licks them, even you should be concerned about possible injury to your "fur baby."

And you people think the dog owners are the insane ones? First the poster threatens to poison dogs now this poster is literally threatening to injure someone’s dog.

And dog owners on this post have suggested they will intentionally take their dogs places they aren't supposed to be or forced interaction between their dog and people like OP.

A lot of petty children on this thread today.

Where has anyone said they intentionally take their dogs places they aren’t supposed to be?

What forced interaction are people promoting?

People that hate dogs are trying to take things to the extreme. Most people are simply defending their right to walk their leashed dog in public. No one has advocated pushing their dog to physically touch anyone.

BS. There are dog groups who are actively organized and have chat groups encouraging taking dogs where they shouldn't be.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey, dog people:

I will hurt your dog. I will kick it as hard as I can, with the intention of causing injury if possible, if it touches me or my child. Or I will hit it on the snout or the head as hard as I can with my metal water bottle.

So while you don't care about whether people are OK with being slimed by your animal's gross nose or if their kids are going to have an allergic reaction to the slobber when your animal licks them, even you should be concerned about possible injury to your "fur baby."

You are an unhinged menace that probably shouldn't be circulating freely in society.

Touch grass and seek help, you need it.

I would knee a dog that came up to me without an owner. I stopped going to Huntly Meadows because of the unattended unleashed dogs. On two different occasions two unleashed rotweillers ran up on me with no owner. I wished I had a gun. It was scary. They were barking at me and following me and I left in a hurry. They were the same dogs and the owner clearly let them off leash regularly there. People who have large aggressive dogs are the worst. I saw a suggestion on line to spray them with something stinky so the owner has to deal with that. Amazon sells such sprays.

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely keep my dog away from strange people, especially unhinged people like op. My 4lb dog is convinced everyone loves her because she hasn’t met people who don’t. She is well trained though and doesn’t jump. If you come up to her and don’t pet her, she likely will boop you in the leg with her nose.

I do have a strange neighbor that crosses the street when he sees dogs and goes on rants about dogs being ritually unclean. I’ve never done anything to upset him.

I have sympathy for your "strange" neighbor because they've most likely encountered too many ahole dog owners. You aren't the only dog owner around but you are typical in being myopic about the issues that are arising. Are you just dumbbbb? Plenty of us are documenting the crappy behavior we've encountered but you want to insult the person who is fed up.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should wear a special shirt that says that so the dogs can read it and stay away.

Way to victim blame. You are disgusting.

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Anonymous wrote:I definitely keep my dog away from strange people, especially unhinged people like op. My 4lb dog is convinced everyone loves her because she hasn’t met people who don’t. She is well trained though and doesn’t jump. If you come up to her and don’t pet her, she likely will boop you in the leg with her nose.

I do have a strange neighbor that crosses the street when he sees dogs and goes on rants about dogs being ritually unclean. I’ve never done anything to upset him.

“She likely will boop you?” What? So if I come over to talk to you—not to pet your dog—I can expect to get booped? Why does your dog demand attention from strangers? I really don’t care about a boop, but I do care about being licked, jumped on, or having my crotch probed for whatever interesting thing the dog thinks I’m hiding in there. If none of these apply to your dog, great.

DP, but yes, if you come up and have a conversation with me while I’m walking my dog, my dog will want to interact with you in a prosocial way—he will sniff you, put his nose near your hand, and try to press up against you. Why, because dogs are social creatures and interested in human affection. If you don’t want to interact with my dog in any remote way, please do not stop me to converse while I’m walking my dog. If you come up to me to have a conversation (interrupting my dog walk), I will reasonably assume you’re comfortable normally interacting with my dog.

You're one of the horrible owners. Your dog should not be doing this if someone is having a conversation with you. It is rude. The person is interested in talking to you not interacting with your animal. You are in the attention whore dog owner category.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey, dog people:

I will hurt your dog. I will kick it as hard as I can, with the intention of causing injury if possible, if it touches me or my child. Or I will hit it on the snout or the head as hard as I can with my metal water bottle.

So while you don't care about whether people are OK with being slimed by your animal's gross nose or if their kids are going to have an allergic reaction to the slobber when your animal licks them, even you should be concerned about possible injury to your "fur baby."

And you people think the dog owners are the insane ones? First the poster threatens to poison dogs now this poster is literally threatening to injure someone’s dog.

And dog owners on this post have suggested they will intentionally take their dogs places they aren't supposed to be or forced interaction between their dog and people like OP.

A lot of petty children on this thread today.

Literally who said that at any time on this thread?

DP. Have you not read this thread? A woman on page 1 said this: “Most mentally healthy people find these interactions pleasant and fulfilling even, but clearly you do not. That is not typical and the world should not be required to adjust to your extreme hypersensitivity.”

One woman told OP she was likely a terrible person who didn’t return grocery carts. And several others telling her that dogs are all friendly and she should get over herself, she should never go out in public, and mocking her that she should wear a shirt to warn the dogs. One woman demanded to know what OP’s body language was, suggesting it was her problem.

So, to be clear, you’ve identified zero comments where people suggested “they will intentionally take their dogs places they aren't supposed to be or forced interaction between their dog and people like OP.” You just found people telling OP she was unreasonable.

You are so full of it. Go to any store and on any given day there will be at least one dog with an owner there. Dog owners are definitely pushing the boundaries with this.

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Anonymous wrote:NP here and I just don’t really like being touched by dogs. A puppy came up to me during a walk after escaping from home. When I’m at stores, there are often dogs in line. I’m not afraid, I’d just rather not get sniffed or pawed.

+1. Keep your dogs away from others unless they ask you to be sniffed by their dog. Rubbed by their dog.

[Anonymous]

So much mental illness on this thread

[Anonymous]

Since it is the owner’s fault, not the dog, the solution is to hold the owner accountable for the behavior of the dog as if they did it themselves. So, if a dog runs up at someone and sniffs their crotch, the owner is prosecuted for sexual assault and put on the sex offender list.
If a dog jumps up at someone and knocks them over, the owner is prosecuted for assault. As if they ran over to the person and pushed them over themselves.