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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,811
    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    My most unpopular opinion in the real world, which people genuinely seem to think is a stain on my character is that I really really don't like dogs.

    Dogs or their owners?
    Mainly dogs, but if their owners don't get it (not uncommon) them too.

    If it says keep your dog on a lead, keep your dog on a f*cking lead.

    I don't want your dog near me, and I deliberately pick places where dogs aren't supposed to run free so I don't have to have a run in with them.

    "It's alright he won't hurt you he's just being friendly" roughly translates as "we couldn't be arsed to train him".
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    What I don't get is the level of idignation and rage that dog owners get when, in an area where it clearly states *dogs must always be on a lead*, I call them out for not having a dog on a lead.

    It annoys me at the best of times but when you're trying to teach a toddler to walk outside because they learned the entire process indoors because of lockdown, it's a f*cking pain to have to have eyes in the back of your head to watch out for the dog barreling through when they should be on a lead.

    And before anyone gets into the "you just hate dogs with bad owners" no, I really don't like all dogs. They can all f*ck off.
    _
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,024
    rjsterry said:

    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    My most unpopular opinion in the real world, which people genuinely seem to think is a stain on my character is that I really really don't like dogs.

    Dogs or their owners?
    Mainly dogs, but if their owners don't get it (not uncommon) them too.

    If it says keep your dog on a lead, keep your dog on a f*cking lead.

    I don't want your dog near me, and I deliberately pick places where dogs aren't supposed to run free so I don't have to have a run in with them.

    "It's alright he won't hurt you he's just being friendly" roughly translates as "we couldn't be arsed to train him".
    You're both wrong, but in the right thread.

    I'd have some more sympathy in other countries.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,801
    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    My most unpopular opinion in the real world, which people genuinely seem to think is a stain on my character is that I really really don't like dogs.

    Dogs or their owners?
    Mainly dogs, but if their owners don't get it (not uncommon) them too.

    If it says keep your dog on a lead, keep your dog on a f*cking lead.

    I don't want your dog near me, and I deliberately pick places where dogs aren't supposed to run free so I don't have to have a run in with them.

    What happened Rick - did a Rottweiler try to hump you when you were a kid or something?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Stevo_666 said:

    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    My most unpopular opinion in the real world, which people genuinely seem to think is a stain on my character is that I really really don't like dogs.

    Dogs or their owners?
    Mainly dogs, but if their owners don't get it (not uncommon) them too.

    If it says keep your dog on a lead, keep your dog on a f*cking lead.

    I don't want your dog near me, and I deliberately pick places where dogs aren't supposed to run free so I don't have to have a run in with them.

    What happened Rick - did a Rottweiler try to hump you when you were a kid or something?
    I've been bitten 3 times by dogs, so I guess so, yeah.
    _
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,801
    rick_chasey said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    My most unpopular opinion in the real world, which people genuinely seem to think is a stain on my character is that I really really don't like dogs.

    Dogs or their owners?
    Mainly dogs, but if their owners don't get it (not uncommon) them too.

    If it says keep your dog on a lead, keep your dog on a f*cking lead.

    I don't want your dog near me, and I deliberately pick places where dogs aren't supposed to run free so I don't have to have a run in with them.

    What happened Rick - did a Rottweiler try to hump you when you were a kid or something?
    I've been bitten 3 times by dogs, so I guess so, yeah.
    Probably Tory attack dogs.

    Never had dogs until 5 years ago but now a fan and have two of them. Each to their own I suppose.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,024
    rick_chasey said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    My most unpopular opinion in the real world, which people genuinely seem to think is a stain on my character is that I really really don't like dogs.

    Dogs or their owners?
    Mainly dogs, but if their owners don't get it (not uncommon) them too.

    If it says keep your dog on a lead, keep your dog on a f*cking lead.

    I don't want your dog near me, and I deliberately pick places where dogs aren't supposed to run free so I don't have to have a run in with them.

    What happened Rick - did a Rottweiler try to hump you when you were a kid or something?
    I've been bitten 3 times by dogs, so I guess so, yeah.
    That's quite an achievement. I've been bitten once and the dog was racist and not in the UK.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,379
    rick_chasey said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    My most unpopular opinion in the real world, which people genuinely seem to think is a stain on my character is that I really really don't like dogs.

    Dogs or their owners?
    Mainly dogs, but if their owners don't get it (not uncommon) them too.

    If it says keep your dog on a lead, keep your dog on a f*cking lead.

    I don't want your dog near me, and I deliberately pick places where dogs aren't supposed to run free so I don't have to have a run in with them.

    What happened Rick - did a Rottweiler try to hump you when you were a kid or something?
    I've been bitten 3 times by dogs, so I guess so, yeah.
    No offence, but you are the common factor there. Probably because you are afraid of them.

    The only issue with people who don't like X (be that cats, dogs, horses) is when it impinges on other people's perfectly reasonable wish to own them. We've coexisted with these animals perfectly well for 10,000 years without the need for "keep on a lead" signs until the last 50 or so.

    It doesn't necessarily apply to places with "keep dog on lead" signs, but by the same token most of those signs get put in place because of pressure from nimbys, unnecessarily.

    I don't have a dog, btw.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,482
    You may not feel that way if you'd been chased by a Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are big, heavy, and very fast. I did not need my sprinting tested on a New Year's Day morning. :s
    And I like dogs having had 3.
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    First.Aspect said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rick_chasey said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    rick_chasey said:

    My most unpopular opinion in the real world, which people genuinely seem to think is a stain on my character is that I really really don't like dogs.

    Dogs or their owners?
    Mainly dogs, but if their owners don't get it (not uncommon) them too.

    If it says keep your dog on a lead, keep your dog on a f*cking lead.

    I don't want your dog near me, and I deliberately pick places where dogs aren't supposed to run free so I don't have to have a run in with them.

    What happened Rick - did a Rottweiler try to hump you when you were a kid or something?
    I've been bitten 3 times by dogs, so I guess so, yeah.
    No offence, but you are the common factor there. Probably because you are afraid of them.

    The only issue with people who don't like X (be that cats, dogs, horses) is when it impinges on other people's perfectly reasonable wish to own them. We've coexisted with these animals perfectly well for 10,000 years without the need for "keep on a lead" signs until the last 50 or so.

    It doesn't necessarily apply to places with "keep dog on lead" signs, but by the same token most of those signs get put in place because of pressure from nimbys, unnecessarily.

    I don't have a dog, btw.
    Yes, there are some weird ones. Path at the bottom of our road must be 90% dog walking traffic and is open country and yet dogs are supposed to be on a lead.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited July 2020
    First.Aspect said:


    No offence, but you are the common factor there. .

    I think dogs are also a common factor, tbf.
    _
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,811
    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:


    No offence, but you are the common factor there. .

    I think dogs are also a common factor, tbf.
    Please provide a comprehensive list of animals that have bitten you so that we can properly assess this.
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    Part of the anti-growth coalition
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    edited July 2020
    rjsterry said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:


    No offence, but you are the common factor there. .

    I think dogs are also a common factor, tbf.
    Please provide a comprehensive list of animals that have bitten you so that we can properly assess this.
    Haha.

    Erm, grew up with a cat who was a bit scratchy but never with me. Think he bit me once but didn't draw blood.

    Not fussed about cats either tbh but they leave you to it and don't hassle you when you're out and about.

    The problem when a dog bites you is a) they tend to take bits of flesh with them and b) you have to go straight to the bloody doctor when they draw blood to get your jabs and a course of antibiotics.
    _
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    I should point out to First that, in the instances of dogs biting me or even me being reasonably apprehensive of a dog bite, the law is very much on my side and against the dogs.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,801
    rjsterry said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:


    No offence, but you are the common factor there. .

    I think dogs are also a common factor, tbf.
    Please provide a comprehensive list of animals that have bitten you so that we can properly assess this.
    It does seem that some people seem to attract trouble generally. I wonder if people who have these types of problems with animals also get a lot of aggro from other road users? That might be quite telling.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,811
    Dog bites are usually more of a reflection on the owner.
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    Pinnacle Monzonite

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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,801
    rjsterry said:

    Dog bites are usually more of a reflection on the owner.

    Usually yes, but there could be other causes which i'm trying to explore here.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,811
    edited July 2020
    Of course you are.

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    Pinnacle Monzonite

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  • nickice
    nickice Posts: 2,439
    rick_chasey said:

    What I don't get is the level of idignation and rage that dog owners get when, in an area where it clearly states *dogs must always be on a lead*, I call them out for not having a dog on a lead.

    It annoys me at the best of times but when you're trying to teach a toddler to walk outside because they learned the entire process indoors because of lockdown, it's a f*cking pain to have to have eyes in the back of your head to watch out for the dog barreling through when they should be on a lead.

    And before anyone gets into the "you just hate dogs with bad owners" no, I really don't like all dogs. They can all f*ck off.

    And we can only imagine how you might 'call them out'
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,801
    nickice said:

    rick_chasey said:

    What I don't get is the level of idignation and rage that dog owners get when, in an area where it clearly states *dogs must always be on a lead*, I call them out for not having a dog on a lead.

    It annoys me at the best of times but when you're trying to teach a toddler to walk outside because they learned the entire process indoors because of lockdown, it's a f*cking pain to have to have eyes in the back of your head to watch out for the dog barreling through when they should be on a lead.

    And before anyone gets into the "you just hate dogs with bad owners" no, I really don't like all dogs. They can all f*ck off.

    And we can only imagine how you might 'call them out'
    Maybe after he 'called them out', the owners set their dogs on him?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,801
    rjsterry said:

    Of course you are.

    If we understand the problem better, it might save some poor bloke from future canine assaults.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,458
    Then he came for the puppies

    And everyone spoke up.
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,379
    edited July 2020
    rick_chasey said:

    I should point out to First that, in the instances of dogs biting me or even me being reasonably apprehensive of a dog bite, the law is very much on my side and against the dogs.

    the law is an ass. Different animal entirely. Don't walk behind an ass and you should be fine.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,379
    rick_chasey said:

    rjsterry said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:


    No offence, but you are the common factor there. .

    I think dogs are also a common factor, tbf.
    Please provide a comprehensive list of animals that have bitten you so that we can properly assess this.
    Haha.

    Erm, grew up with a cat who was a bit scratchy but never with me. Think he bit me once but didn't draw blood.

    Not fussed about cats either tbh but they leave you to it and don't hassle you when you're out and about.

    The problem when a dog bites you is a) they tend to take bits of flesh with them and b) you have to go straight to the bloody doctor when they draw blood to get your jabs and a course of antibiotics.
    rick_chasey said:

    rjsterry said:

    rick_chasey said:

    First.Aspect said:


    No offence, but you are the common factor there. .

    I think dogs are also a common factor, tbf.
    Please provide a comprehensive list of animals that have bitten you so that we can properly assess this.
    Haha.

    Erm, grew up with a cat who was a bit scratchy but never with me. Think he bit me once but didn't draw blood.

    Not fussed about cats either tbh but they leave you to it and don't hassle you when you're out and about.

    The problem when a dog bites you is a) they tend to take bits of flesh with them and b) you have to go straight to the bloody doctor when they draw blood to get your jabs and a course of antibiotics.
    Clearly you don't understand cats. I have 4 and I think I have more scar tissue from them than from when I nearly lost my foot. The difference in a cat's mind between play and prey is nuanced.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    nickice said:

    rick_chasey said:

    What I don't get is the level of idignation and rage that dog owners get when, in an area where it clearly states *dogs must always be on a lead*, I call them out for not having a dog on a lead.

    It annoys me at the best of times but when you're trying to teach a toddler to walk outside because they learned the entire process indoors because of lockdown, it's a f*cking pain to have to have eyes in the back of your head to watch out for the dog barreling through when they should be on a lead.

    And before anyone gets into the "you just hate dogs with bad owners" no, I really don't like all dogs. They can all f*ck off.

    And we can only imagine how you might 'call them out'
    Tells them ‘it wouldn’t happen in Germany’.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    pblakeney said:

    You may not feel that way if you'd been chased by a Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are big, heavy, and very fast. I did not need my sprinting tested on a New Year's Day morning. :s
    And I like dogs having had 3.

    If it was anything like my nephew's Ridgeback, it must have been because you had food in your hand.
    Big, loud, permanently ravenous and as gently as a lamb.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    It’s definitely unpopular!!
    _
  • ballysmate
    ballysmate Posts: 15,996
    I think we need to establish the colour of the dogs that bit Rick.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Bad incidents with animals (that aren’t above you in the food chain) often come down to your own behaviour.

    The day I stared down a bull ended up with me being chased and only just escaping with an adrenaline fuelled, world record leap.

    Why was I staring down a bull? Because I was shit scared about the potential for it to chase me. Self fulfilling prophecy.

    People shouldn’t have to run a gauntlet of wild animals in built up areas but conversely, they should learn how to behave around animals. It’s a basic life skill.

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