JerryKook

JerryKook t1_j10lp2d wrote

Reply to comment by texmarie in "Dogspam" by pv_punisher

A friend of mine trains German Shepards. His dogs are extremely well trained. He hates off leash dogs. It drives him crazy a stranger comes along with an unleashed dog and yells don't worry he is friendly. He immediately replies back "well my dog definitely is not friendly". He uses the "not friendly" vests. Still there are those that cross the street wanting to pet his dog.

He does take his dog on walks in crowded areas to work on the dog ignoring distractions. It's amazing how his dog will just watch him for the next command.

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JerryKook t1_j0zuz2f wrote

Reply to comment by Internal-Fudge8578 in "Dogspam" by pv_punisher

>when I was growing up everyone walked their dogs off leash everywhere unless the dog was agressive

back in the day people bought a dog that was the breed they wanted or got a mutt through someone they knew. Now you got rescues adopting out mainly reactive dogs and telling people that breed doesn't matter. Then there are those rescuing more dogs than they can responsibly take care of but think they are doing a great job.

Back in the day if your dog misbehaved, it was far more likely to be shot.

Then you got those people that if they see a dog walking around, they have to catch it and find it's owner.

It's a new world out there.

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JerryKook t1_j0zqkq2 wrote

Reply to comment by AllyEmmie in "Dogspam" by pv_punisher

I yelled at my friend for letting his kid go up to strangers in restaurants & bars. He thought it was really cute & claimed that people found his child adorable. I found it to be obnoxious and refused to go out in public with him. So in that way they are similar.

The difference is a child will grow up and become part of our society. Some will become police, teachers, healthcare providers. They are the future of our society.

Also, I have never heard about a child attacking a patron or an employee of a restaurant, store or bar.

If it was up to me, kids under the age of 12 would be banned from buffets.

I boycott any store or restaurant where I see the staff feeding a dog. Especially when they do it on a counter.

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JerryKook t1_j0zchph wrote

I like dogs but they don't belong everywhere. I don't feel my self worth is based totally on my dog.

Dogs are like kids. Not everyone wants to interact or deal with other peoples kids/dogs.

I have no patience for people with poorly trained dogs. They tend to be oblivious to how poorly trained their dogs are and feel the need to get everyone to interact with their dogs. Yelling he is friendly only makes me resent them more.

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