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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Don’t let your dog touch other people. Why is this even a debate??[/quote]

Because we have gone from a situation where people get dogs for personal companionship, to one where they get dogs as social lubricant.

People adopt dogs now to fit in, or as an ice breaker, or to meet other people, or to help themselves be seen as friendly and sociable because those are traits now associated with dog owners. The proliferation of dog parks (official and illicit) and dog-friendly businesses reinforce the idea that dogs are *for* socializing. The conflation of dogs with kids also contributes to this attitude, because kids actually require socialization with peers after the first few years of life, and parents necessarily build social bonds with other parents when this takes place. So dog owners impose that same framework on their dog ownership even though dogs don't actually need socialization with other dogs and many dogs actually don't really even like it very much. In fact dogs are the opposite of human children in that most dogs become less social as they get older. Puppies and young dogs often enjoy the stimulation of new people and playmates but older dogs tend to want to be left alone and stick to their routines.[/quote]

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