Dogs everywhere

I guess what I don’t understand is why people think that you want their dog around you. And why they get so upset/angry if you ask them to call their dog back?

Why is it so important to them that you like their dog?

What is it that they’re thinking?

Lathyrus3

I guess what I don’t understand is why people think that you want their dog around you. And why they get so upset/angry if you ask them to call their dog back?

Why is it so important to them that you like their dog?

What is it that they’re thinking?

Not sure.

Love me, love my dog?

But I don’t love them.

I don’t even know them😬

I certainly don't expect everyone to love my dog - it isn't important to me whether they do or not. But I guess it's the same with children - everyone seems to expect you to like theirs, especially when it comes to babies. If you don't coo over them, there's something wrong with you.

I never wanted strangers cooing over my babies

When I had a dog companion, I guess in one way it was never an issue, as he found other humans apart from all family members somewhat tiresome. So he never made a move towards strangers. However if a stranger felt compelled to fuss him, he was 100% tolerant, and put up with it until the human wandered off.

He had a lot better manners than some humans.

I admit other people’s children can be annoying sometimes, my GCs have had their moments in public places. But at least children don’t poo in the street whilst their parents pootle on with no effort to clean it up. We always cleaned up after our dogs but am afraid the pavements near us are smeared with dog poo, is always bad in winter because owners walk their dogs in darkness and so know their dogs won’t be seen having a poo, hence no need to clean up.
It makes walking with my disabled husband a nightmare, we have to walk side by side so I can hold his hand and he uses a quad stick on the other side, obviously is impossible to avoid all the dog poo and am sick and tired of cleaning shoes and his quad stick.

Fallingstar, it's like that round here too, which annoys the hell out of me, because we always clean up after our dog (not that he would ever poo on the pavement anyway - he prefers to go on grass). There's no excuse for not cleaning up after your dog, whether it's dark or not.

I totally agree with this. I am quite nervous around dogs and find it difficult when people take them to the shops with them . I understand service dogs but just taking dogs for a walk in a shopping precinct is unnecessary IMO. I was in our local one yesterday and the dog did its business (both!!) in the centre of the walkway right outside a shop... the owner was only able to clean up so much !

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Glasgow Silverburn Shopping Centre axed the dog friendly policy after complaints about dogs fouling inside the building.

Cathymac

Glasgow Silverburn Shopping Centre axed the dog friendly policy after complaints about dogs fouling inside the building.

Good for them.

Well, banning them from a shopping centre is surely sensible.

Our nearby RHS Garden has just introduced a scheme to welcome dogs on 3 days a week. The rules are quite simple: on leads, pick up poo (bags are available), and not in the restaurant. Seems fair.

So many hotels nowadays are dog friendly. We struggle to find a decent one that isn’t.

I know spottybook. It took me 2 evenings to find a place in Devon we liked that doesn't allow dogs. Dog dander sticks to soft furnishings and carpets and makes me wheeze. Also it smells of dogs in rooms that allow them in. It's like being a non smoker staying in a room that smells of smoke.