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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You mean like this: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1096813221591756 The cherry on top is the way she dramatically says "Okayyy!" like she's the victim for being asked to control her dog.

Yeah, I hate those dog owners, too. [/quote]

OMG thank you for posting that photo because it is such a good example of terrible dog owner behavior that is incredibly common. I hate: the super long leash, the obvious fact that dog has not been trained for recall AT ALL, this woman's decision to get a dog who is waaaay too big for her (likely for aesthetic reasons -- truly a gorgeous dog but she has no business with him at all), and her totally not understanding that this behavior isn't just benignly annoying but actually creating a dangerous and combustible situation for all the dogs and humans in that situation.

I encounter a dog/owner combination like this a minimum of once a day while out with my own dog. At this point I know the worst offenders in our neighborhood and take routes or cross streets to avoid them, but it's become so rampant that I am constantly encountering a NEW crappy dog owner. [/quote]

Yep. People think nothing of letting their dogs get in your space or your dogs space without even asking. Keep your dog to yourself![/quote]

Just walk away.  What about the people who get in the dogs space or insist on petting them even when you say no. [/quote]

I agree that's an issue, but I also think it is up to dog owners to both keep their dogs away from others and educate people who want to approach without warning.

Part of the problem with dog culture these days is that as lax dog ownership has become more common, it conditions non-dog owners to think it's normal to interact with random dogs all the time. I see this especially with kids who have not been taught not to just approach random dogs with your hands outstretched. That happens because idiot dog owners bring their dogs to playgrounds and school pickup and kids parties and let their dog run around and lick all the kids and encourage the kids to pet their dog ("he's friendly! he loves kids!") and doesn't understand that even if their dog *is* friendly and good with kids, they have a responsibility to teach kids that dogs are not universally friendly and safe.

If people who don't have dogs see dogs all over the place, bounding up to whoever, off leash, owners laughing "haha he's just really friendly!" then they are going to assume that's an okay way to interact with a strange dog. Which is why we all need to work together to crack down on these crap dog owners and tell them -- train your dog, get your dog fixed, leash your dog (on an appropriate length leash), don't take your dog places that dogs aren't allowed. These are extremely basic requirements of dog ownership. If it's too hard for people, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE DOGS.[/quote]

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