Posted on 09/04/2023 8:06:15 AM PDT by allen592
Dogs are often considered man's best friend, but not everyone shares this sentiment. In a world filled with dog lovers, there exists a significant population of people who harbor a deep dislike or even hatred for these furry companions.
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People who hate dogs aren’t to be trusted. Dogs are more trustworthy and loyal than most people.
Muslims hate dogs. That’s all one needs to know.
Dog haters aren’t welcome at my home.
100% agree.
I’ve been impressed by the way dogs use their hearing, but their noses are amazing. One of my dogs used to lay in in the seat in the truck, seemingly doing nothing. I noticed that every time we passed a dog on the street, he stood up and looked around. He was monitoring the vent.
I used to walk him in the woods, and sometimes I’d practice my archery. I had places I’d shoot, and had a couple of arrows that were unaccounted for. One time, I lost one while he was with me, so I put his nose to work. I found the arrow quickly. I put it in the quiver and turned to leave, but he wouldn’t follow. Just stood there, looking at me. I poked around a bit more, and found an arrow I’d lost months previously. He gave me his look and turned to go home. “Now we can go “
In this particular case, I have walked that route many times and the dogs always stayed about six feet from the sidewalk. There is an invisible fence there. But the owner had let the dog out that day without the necessary collar, so the dog just charged right at me without stopping.
Luckily, I was bit in a meaty portion of my thigh. There were three deep puncture wounds. If I had put my hand down for protection, there would have been bone and tendon damage to my right hand.
That's not entirely true. The wife and watch the Animal Planet channel often. There is show of a group who rescue Pit Bulls trained and abused for dog fights. Once the Pits are taken out of that environment and shown love and affection and proper treatment, we're amazed to see them turn into loving well-behaved pets. It happens time and again. Check it out if you get the channel. And that's just one rescue group.
**My canine companion has more humanity than most two legged humans.**
I’ve seen that attitude in dads who loved their dogs more than their own children. One case in particular:
Wife and I were invited over to a lady’s house who she was friends with. I witnessed the affection the man had toward his dogs compared with the non-affection he displayed toward his kids. I felt like slugging him and walking out the door.
One moment in particular showed how bad it was. We were all sitting in the living room, his two german shepherds, one on each side of his recliner, with him loving stroking their heads and ears, while conversing. The 11 year old son sat silently on the couch with a seemingly jealous look on his face.
That boy would end up in prison by the time he was 19. He got out, met a nice young lady, and managed to turn his life around. He and his dad never got along very well. The son saw the failures of liberlism in his union indoctrinated dad, and became a conservative by the the time he was in his mid 20s.
Yes, I called animal control,. A report was filed. The HOA would take no action.
just a sad dog story marginally related to this thread..... Couple days ago in Jacksonville a dog charged out of its owners yard when two kids walked by on their way to school. It chased them down the block and the older of the two (12 yo) ran into the street to get away and was killed by a car driven by a lady on her way to work.
The kids little brother saw his brother killed. He’ll live with that the rest of his life. Parents and close family members grieving.
One inattentive dog owner, one child dead, and one innocent woman who will carry that guilt for the rest of her life.
When I was what they now call a tween, Nel McCelland who lived next door would spy on us. They had a corner lot so that their back windows faced our side windows. My brother and I shared bunk beds in a corner bedroom. Somehow we realized that we could pop the window screen and climb down onto the A/C condenser compressor unit whenever we wanted. That nosy neighbor ratted us out to Mom.
A man's home is his castle and no neighbor has any business spying on him. It's part of the Golden Rule.
Good point.
The deserve to be zotted..
Especially the ones who struggle to write more than a paragraph.
The “fur baby” trend, no, I don’t mean loving you dog, I mean this harmful trend of considering a dog a “baby” has made a mess out of things.
A dog is not a baby, they are apex predators with 42 teeth.
By babying a dog, meaning there’s only nurturing and love and zero accountability or clear boundaries and training, is the most common ways dogs are ruined.
Whether it’s craziness towards guests, explosions on walks, resource guarding, obsessive barking or actual aggression, spoiling the “baby” is a perfect way to turn them into a monster. If someone spoils, allow and baby and dog they create an entitled brat who has no sense of right or wrong.
Babying a dog is about the owner. It’s a selfish act. It allows the owner to avoid training the dog, applying boundaries, saying no, which takes time and effort.
That’s why we see so many issues, dogs surrendered to rescues or shelters.
I have competed with my dogs in performance and sport for decades and have seen the paradigm shift year after year.
I don’t hate dogs the way I don’t hate kids. The rotten ones are generally a product of their owners/parents. The good ones are super cute.
Don’t want either for myself, however. Prefer the quiet company of a cat.
They are amazing. I compete in elite level scent work competitions. One test is handler discrimination, the dog finding the handlers item. I put a tube of chapstick out in my 20 acre hayfield for a practice and they all found it within 4 minutes. They bracket the area and use the wind. It’s so wonderful to watch.
Your dog found your item even after months of sitting in rain, wind and who knows what. That gives me goose bumps.
I’ve known people that were getting too-young puppies, and explained this to them. They say “Oh, we handle them all the time...they’re socialized.” Wrong. Socialization isn’t about them thinking they’re people; it’s about being hardwired to be a pack animal, so that when their pack becomes people (and cats) they can function within it. The thing about six to seven week old puppies is that that’s when their brains and their bodies are ready to accept what is best described as empathy. One of the most important things they learn is that they can bite, which is necessary for survival. Another thing they learn is that they can also be bitten, and their behavior needs to be modified to minimize it.
“ Sort of, but it’s kinda like disliking people because one mugged you.”
Have you ever been mugged?
As a small woman, I do think being mugged would have that exact effect.
I did receive a death threat by telephone around 1987, and since then do not answer the phone unless I know the caller. It does have an effect. One does become more suspicious.
The slave Master will also chase down any ‘runaway’ dog, just as they would their human slaves, if it were 1850. Just as with human slaves, the dog ‘Master’ has various keeps for his slave, where it can be a muddy pit in the fenced in back yard, or the typical ‘House Dog (slave)’ living indoors similar to a servant.
I wouldn't put everyone in this group. (I have yet to see a dog on a leash or behind a fence on any Indian reservation.)
I’m with you on that one. It reminds me of an old phrase:
A conservative that’s been arrested is called a leftist
A leftist that’s been mugged is called a conservative.
Incorrect.
There never was any such time.
These are probably the same people who “like little kids”.
Yeah. That kind. Like the PedoPres.
If you cannot befriend a dog you are no longer human. Humanity struck a deal with canines >30K years ago. The ones who refused the deal are wolves and extinct humans.
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