I know this is a joke, but a bad dog is so much more of a problem than a bad cat. (Not counting feral animals)
Bad cat: angry, wants you to leave them the fuck alone, scratches you at the slightest provocation
Bad dog: hyperactive or jumps all over you or barks at you, can seriously injure or kill you.
Our society takes for granted that you can take your dog anywhere (in Australia at least), and I don’t think enough emphasis is placed on the fact if you can’t 100% control your dog, don’t bring it anywhere near people.
The number of people saying “oh he’s friendly” as their dog scares someone afraid of dogs because they’re jumping up on them is stupid.
This society values dogs more, and I just don’t get it.
The number of people saying “oh he’s friendly” as their dog scares someone afraid of dogs because they’re jumping up on them is stupid.
This makes me angry, when it happens. I happen to be huge, and adore dogs, so I hide it well.
Folks with dogs that jump up on people, need to keep those dogs away from other people. Others didn’t sign up to have an out of control animal jumping all over them. Doesn’t matter if the animal is friendly or not.
Agreed. While I love dogs like crazy, and personally don’t mind it (I’m big enough that it’s not a problem), I only think it’s OK if it’s a puppy who isn’t old enough to have learned yet… and even then they need to be trained, or they won’t behave later.
I know this is a joke, but a bad dog is so much more of a problem than a bad cat. (Not counting feral animals)
Bad cat: angry, wants you to leave them the fuck alone, scratches you at the slightest provocation
Bad dog: hyperactive or jumps all over you or barks at you, can seriously injure or kill you.
Our society takes for granted that you can take your dog anywhere (in Australia at least), and I don’t think enough emphasis is placed on the fact if you can’t 100% control your dog, don’t bring it anywhere near people.
The number of people saying “oh he’s friendly” as their dog scares someone afraid of dogs because they’re jumping up on them is stupid.
This society values dogs more, and I just don’t get it.
This makes me angry, when it happens. I happen to be huge, and adore dogs, so I hide it well.
Folks with dogs that jump up on people, need to keep those dogs away from other people. Others didn’t sign up to have an out of control animal jumping all over them. Doesn’t matter if the animal is friendly or not.
Agreed. While I love dogs like crazy, and personally don’t mind it (I’m big enough that it’s not a problem), I only think it’s OK if it’s a puppy who isn’t old enough to have learned yet… and even then they need to be trained, or they won’t behave later.