Why are 90%* of dog owners f*cking idiots? • Non-Gaming • General Non-gaming • Eurogamer.net

Lukus 18 Jan 2011 15:25:53 24,639 posts
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*Exaggerated for effect. I hope.

A bit of a rant.

I took a walk just now during my lunch break through a nearby park and now I'm incredibly pissed off.
The first incident- not a massive deal, but it's the principle; I was sitting on a bench eating my lunch when out of nowhere one of those massive scary looking dogs bounded over and started trying to eat my sandwich. The two owners casually let this happen for a few seconds before calling it off. No apology, no small talk, nothing. They just walked on as if it was totally fine for that to happen; for my lunch to almost get stolen or slobbered on.
A little bit annoying, I thought.

The second incident, which has genuinely angered me- 10 or 15 minutes later, I was continuing my walk. A woman passed by in front of me, followed a few seconds later by her dog. When it saw me, it suddenly entered into an aggressive stance and ran towards me about as fast as it could, growling and barking, jumping up and being very intimidating.

As with the above incident, the lack of urgency on the owner's part was astonishing. After a few seconds she got the dog to stop, then without saying anything just walked off without looking back. No apology either. Fucker.

I very nearly snapped, but managed to remain calm and called after her, "so no apology then?" to which her panicked reply claimed "I didn't see what happened, I'm sorry". She clearly did see what happened though, and there's no way she didn't hear all the growling and barking.

How the hell is that acceptable? It was a clear act of aggression. Why can no one** control their fucking dog properly? I'm still raging over it. It's so, so arrogant to not even acknowledge what happened or apologise for it, in both cases.

Next time I'm going to get stabby.

**Yes, clearly not 'no one', there are lots of responsible dog owners, yada yada.

Murbs 18 Jan 2011 15:27:50 25,151 posts
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I think it's you.

Tom_Servo 18 Jan 2011 15:28:11 18,079 posts
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I've had more than a few experiences with idiot dog owners too.

"Oh he's just playing" is one they often wheel out.

sport 18 Jan 2011 15:29:10 17,064 posts
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Best stop wearing that bacon jacket from now on mate.

Deleted user 18 January 2011 15:29:14

Probably have a funny smell.

Deleted user 18 January 2011 15:30:09

Smuggo dude no need for that.

Stickman 18 Jan 2011 15:30:09 29,986 posts
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Just kick it in the head.

billythekid 18 Jan 2011 15:31:00 12,595 posts
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Stickman wrote:
Just kick it in the head.

Neck surely?

Zerobob 18 Jan 2011 15:31:40 3,017 posts
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Because they don't understand cats are better

/runs

Deleted user 18 January 2011 15:32:01

Thought it was the nose?

Lukus you totally should have had a go at her!

ManicDrunkMonk 18 Jan 2011 15:32:14 557 posts
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Indeed. I don't mind dogs, but the owners can be complete fucktards.

Many owners treat them like harmless children, when they could realistically hurt someone quite badly. They are animals and they need to be carefully controlled.

Stickman 18 Jan 2011 15:33:04 29,986 posts
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The important thing is to kick it. Worry about the minutiae later.

MrWorf 18 Jan 2011 15:33:34 64,187 posts
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You obviously have very little animal affinity. Dogs can tell these things.

VandelayIndustries 18 Jan 2011 15:34:04 1,524 posts
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Sounds like the inciting incident of a romantic comedy.

effinjamie 18 Jan 2011 15:35:57 998 posts
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DrCoffin wrote:
This is my personal opinion to which I am entitled

And this is mine.
YOU ARE A CUNT OF THE HIGHEST ORDER

chiefian 18 Jan 2011 15:36:08 475 posts
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Most dog owners don't apologise for this type of stuff as in their eyes it's harmless. Obviously if you don't own a dog / don't like dogs then they're pretty intimidating.

I was the same until I was asked to look after a dog for two weeks whilst their owners went away. Since then I'm a lot more relaxed around dogs and they seem to just ignore me.

Deleted user 18 January 2011 15:38:17

Fuck dogs, and cats, and all pet owners. Animals in the fucking house? You're all cunts living in smelly houses with shit and hair all over them.

ElNuevo9 18 Jan 2011 15:38:20 14,164 posts
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You should have kicked the dog to death and strangled the bitch with the dogs lead.

That'll learn her.

askew 18 Jan 2011 15:39:10 24,121 posts
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I think we all need to calm down!

mrpon 18 Jan 2011 15:39:41 37,366 posts
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At least you can smile about it Lukus

glaeken 18 Jan 2011 15:39:43 12,070 posts
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The worst incident I ever had was where I went to a dinner party and the owner let their dog roam around the dinning table. Which would have been fine to a point only the dog decided it wanted my dinner so I spent most of the meal in an impromptu wrestling match with a rather large dog while the owners acted completely oblivious to what was going on. Keep in mind this was a dinner party of 4 so its not like they could not see me fighting their dog back from my plate. I had the thing in a head lock for most of the meal just keeping it away from my food.

Some dog owners are fucking clueless about how they let their dogs behave.

Dolly 18 Jan 2011 15:40:09 3,653 posts
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Surely the fact that 90% of humans are f*ucking idiots* is probably the answer to your woes?

*Under-exaggerated for effect.

Whizzo 18 Jan 2011 15:41:02 44,810 posts
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Sturgeon's Law applies to people who own dogs too.

Lukus 18 Jan 2011 15:41:54 24,639 posts
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chiefian wrote:
Most dog owners don't apologise for this type of stuff as in their eyes it's harmless. Obviously if you don't own a dog / don't like dogs then they're pretty intimidating.

I was the same until I was asked to look after a dog for two weeks whilst their owners went away. Since then I'm a lot more relaxed around dogs and they seem to just ignore me.

Well yeah, the first incident was harmless really, still annoying though as I don't want my sandwich touched by anyone or anything. Like I say, it's the principle.
The second incident was clearly not harmless however. It was one step away from assault. It's only cos I stayed calm and kept my arms away from its mouth that I didn't get bitten.

Razz wrote:
You obviously have very little animal affinity. Dogs can tell these things.

And, you're probably joking, but this is bollocks. I love animals!

Max_Powers 18 Jan 2011 15:43:00 1,256 posts
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My experience is that the majority of dog owners are indeed idiots and/or a sad bunch trying to replace a lack of human affection with an animal.

Dog ownership (and probably child ownership) should have some sort of benchmark or qualifications attached to it. Also for the good of the animals.

TheSaint 18 Jan 2011 15:44:32 20,950 posts
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I've seen stuff like this happen far too many times. We need specific dog walking parks or fenced in areas where they can be let off their leads.

JuanKerr 18 Jan 2011 15:44:49 37,710 posts
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As a dog owner, I agree that lots of fellow owners are morons. Not picking up their dog's shit is one thing that really pisses me off too - yeah, it isn't pleasant, but either is stepping in it, you cunts.