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Anonymous wrote:Can I please point out that anyone who believes in cross-species "parenting" is little touched in the head?

Sure, if you want to sound like an ignorant asshole.

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Anonymous wrote:I am 15:10 and 15:17, and the dog of which I speak definitely does not go to the dog park.

Does the dog get walks? Sadly, most of those people I've known are so dedicated to the dog, except when it comes to actually walking to dog.

The helicopter dog owner I know carries her dog in a sling. (Young, healthy dog, although quite tiny). So he gets "walks" but maybe not exercise?

jumper= humper

You do realize that humping needs to be stopped immediately before the "humped" dog turns on the "jumper", right? Wow, some people are stupid, lazy AND irresponsible. Yikes.

The serial humpers in my dog park get thrown out. Period.

Anonymous wrote:Can I please point out that anyone who believes in cross-species "parenting" is little touched in the head?

Sure, if you want to sound like an ignorant asshole.

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Anonymous wrote:Does it count if the heli-parent won't travel anywhere, ever without the dog?

And/or if they have the dog declared a "service animal" despite the total lack of any medical need for one?

How do they do that? Is there an organization they have to bribe? Don't you have to have some sort of a disability to even justify having a service animal?

If you want a regulated, certified assistance dog/service animal -- that's one thing. But you can just buy a "vest" on line and declare your dog a service animal. Voila! Do the google.

Someone I love dearly but who I think is completely insane when it comes to her dog got her therapist to write a letter essentially saying that said person would not be mentally/emotionally well to have her dog with her and it worked! It is officially legally a service animal. She gets to take her dog with her on trains, buses, planes, hotels etc. (not just "pet friendly" venues) as a lap animal. (No, it's not a legitimate condition - the person just really likes having her dog along.) I get that she loves the dog and everything, but good grief - we're expected to be even more conscientious around this thing (and actually talk to it) than we are around other friends' high maintenance (read: allergic to the word "no") toddlers.

Can I please point out that anyone who believes in cross-species "parenting" is little touched in the head?

My SIL has three min pins and she showers with them daily. They smell like Big Sexy Hair. I have seen her leap across a play ground like Supergirl when she saw one try to eat a scrap of something. They even have their own facebook page and they send out a Christmas card of their own!!! This all would sound ok if she didn't have kids. But she has two small children.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't think there are helicopter dog owners, then you have never been to a dog park.

Oh so you would be the ass who lets your dog bite my dogs face and then when I pull him off say "he's playing" right? And then think I am a helicopter dog "parent." Nope sorry I am respectful of others dogs and will not let my dog be attacked because some lazy ass wont watch their agressive dog.

Um, no. I'm the normal dog owner who has called animal control on aggressive dogs at the dog park (like the bahvior you described). But I have also rolled my eyes at the people who bring their dog to the dog park and spend the entire time carrying them around or following them around and not letting them interact with any other dog or freaking out when another dog sniffs their dogs butt.

This. Or they insist on bringing their dog into the park on leash in a fenced area and then freak out when the dogs start getting aggressive with each other when one is on leash and one isn't. Morons.

+1,000 I HATE these people.

Also people who freak out over roughhousing. They're dogs, they like to play fight. Some people have no clue what the signs are of an actual fight/aggressive dog(ears back, hair up, growling, etc.). Add to that people who freak out when their dogs get humped. If you have a female dog in heat, she shouldn't be in the park, otherwise, if it doesn't bother your dog, it shouldn't bother you that he/she is being humped. It is a dominance thing. BTW - I have a small dog and these are all in the small dog section of the park. I can see how some of these things are scarier/can go south quickly in the big dog park.

Actually--I disagree on the humping thing. If it's a occasional, quickly over thing--that's one thing. But if your dog is an aggressive humper who does not back off when he is snapped/snarled at--then you should not bring your dog to a dog park. The only time my dog has ever been in a fight was with a dog that kept trying to hump him. I was actively trying to get my dog out of the dog park, asked the other owner for help and he stood there and laughed while I was trying to break up two large dogs. He just kept saying "he's playing." I should have just let my dog defend himself.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't think there are helicopter dog owners, then you have never been to a dog park.

Oh so you would be the ass who lets your dog bite my dogs face and then when I pull him off say "he's playing" right? And then think I am a helicopter dog "parent." Nope sorry I am respectful of others dogs and will not let my dog be attacked because some lazy ass wont watch their agressive dog.

Um, no. I'm the normal dog owner who has called animal control on aggressive dogs at the dog park (like the bahvior you described). But I have also rolled my eyes at the people who bring their dog to the dog park and spend the entire time carrying them around or following them around and not letting them interact with any other dog or freaking out when another dog sniffs their dogs butt.

This. Or they insist on bringing their dog into the park on leash in a fenced area and then freak out when the dogs start getting aggressive with each other when one is on leash and one isn't. Morons.

+1,000 I HATE these people.

Also people who freak out over roughhousing. They're dogs, they like to play fight. Some people have no clue what the signs are of an actual fight/aggressive dog(ears back, hair up, growling, etc.). Add to that people who freak out when their dogs get humped. If you have a female dog in heat, she shouldn't be in the park, otherwise, if it doesn't bother your dog, it shouldn't bother you that he/she is being humped. It is a dominance thing. BTW - I have a small dog and these are all in the small dog section of the park. I can see how some of these things are scarier/can go south quickly in the big dog park.

Anonymous wrote:I knew a couple who did not allow their dog to make left hand turns when walking. They made sure to walk their dog around the block in the direction that they would only make right hand turns, so it wouldn't mess up the dog's "chi" or whatever. They also had a rule that at each corner, the dog would be offered some bottled water to drink.

No, I'm not making this sh*t up.

LMFAO