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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 10:47:26 GMT
I am not a dog owner .... but I find many dogs infinitely better company than a hell of a lot of humans. I understand the noises they make much better too  Rog |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 10:59:18 GMT
then we can agree, your initial postings gave the impression that you were tarring all dog owners with the same brush. However I don't agree with your assessment of how people can get companionship from dog ownership, it is perfectly possible, I get you understand it but to ridicule people who can and do shows a distinct lack of tolerance of others. But again i acceopt you are entitled to that view. The trouble is nearly all dog owners think as you do - that their pet pooper is perfect. But in reality I t is rare to find one who actually is reasonably well behaved and not a nuisance to others. It clearly is possible to get companionship from a dumb animal. I am not ridiculing it, I am saying it is a sad reflection on our degenerative society that it's necessary and prevalent. I think you are making a sweeping generalisation about why people choose a pet for companionship. By way of example my late mother in law had up until she died a great circle of friends good family support, she was active and got out and about a lot. However she also had a moggy (It could have been a dog) to keep her company on an evening/night. She found it difficult to be in the house on her own after her husband died, there are thousands of people just like her. Yes it's sad that for some people that a pet might be the only living thing they see in the day but it's not the only sceanario in which people choose a pet as a companion or for companionship. |
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 27, 2017 11:53:18 GMT
It clearly is possible to get companionship from a dumb animal. I am not ridiculing it, I am saying it is a sad reflection on our degenerative society that it's necessary and prevalent. I think you'll find dogs offer a lot more than just company. Guide dogs, sniffers (drugs, cancer detection), security protection, bomb disposal... I agree some owners don't take proper responsibility for their dogs, and I do get a bit miffed when their poo isn't picked up. My other gripe is when they let their dog run up to you aggressively, then just say "Oh don't worry about him, he's very friendly". How the f#%k am I supposed to know that? Anyway, I like dogs, not sure about some of the owners... Working dogs are fine by me. |
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Post by Stumpy on Aug 27, 2017 11:55:00 GMT
What about a pet hedgehog?  |
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 27, 2017 12:11:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 12:52:52 GMT
I notice that many dog owners are those that like to be in charge. They are always shouting commands to their stupid mutt. The dogs barks - how many times have I heard "Be quiet!" Or then they throw something and yell "Fetch!" I like cats because when you tell them to do something they just show you their middle finger. ... dog owners are social inadequates ... I think it's time for you to get a dog. |
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 27, 2017 12:56:06 GMT
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Post by bargemast on Aug 27, 2017 16:33:37 GMT
Er.... there is a considerable difference between repairing a divet and picking up some other dogs mess. I feed our dog on a highly quality dried dog food which means using Fox's chart Simon scores a 2. Not every dog owner does so this means their poo is not as easy to pick up an deal with, some is downright disgusting. I also have a small dog which equals small poos. I ain't picking up the piles of anything large for sure. BTW As I am in France at the moment some 900 miles from home can you please explain how I get him to shit in the garden before i take him for a walk? Well if you're in France it's not shitting on our towpath is it? Or if it is it's got bloody strong arse muscles. Just so long as you're nowhere near Fayence coz that's where my place is and i don't want to be walking in merde de le chien when I'm next over. This insn't a language lesson, but as you seem to be regulary at your place at (or near) Fayence, for your information "de le" doesn' exist and is named "du". Saying that as it's rarely shit of only one dog : "Les merdes des chiens" would be more appropriate. Peter. p.s I'd forgotten to say that "merde" is feminin, "C'est de la merde" an expression often said by Jean-Pierre Coffe, who was a well known gastronomic critic. |
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Post by Jim on Aug 27, 2017 16:51:44 GMT
Anyway, another problem with dogs is that they have a human-incompatible lifespan. So not only do we have to put up with them when they're alive, but when they die their owners are bereaved at the loss of the animal they have anthropomorphised to the nth degree and sob uncontrollably and endlessly. We have to pretend to be "sorry for their loss" when we really want to say "it's just a bloody dog! Get over it!" Don't tar all dog owners with the sentimentalist anthropomorphic brush. I've owned dogs in the past, enjoyed them as dogs, last one lived till 17 yrs old, was happy and mobile till the last week, when her kidneys failed, I had no problem taking her and staying with her for her final injection, carried her home and buried her out back - only because it saved £40. She was only a dog, I got over it! Now Cats, nasty bird murdering beasts......... |
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Post by Jim on Aug 27, 2017 16:53:57 GMT
We only seem to have these issues when Jeff lets him off his leash. Woof! to that! Just don't start humping my leg! |
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Post by quaysider on Aug 27, 2017 18:05:32 GMT
TOUCH wood (no - not that sort) so far I've managed to avoid it on the towpath/ropes/bollards etc. We have 2 cats (yes I know) but much prefer dogs... in fact, we've a tub of dog biscuits on the back lockers to give to the regular ( newbies) walkers passing our mooring. The 2 boats behind both have dogs - Daisy and Brynn... both of which are lovely creatures and thus far haven't "messed" on our ground... ALTHOUGH Brynn does cock his leg on my planters - he's not a very good shot and usually misses them.
Oddly - I know LOTS of dogs names that pass by but NOT their owners.
I've even got a "roll of little plastic bags" at the back to be given to any 'none-local' dog that lets the side down lol
AS for cats - I'm still trying to re-home them as George just won't settle on board bless him.
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Post by thebfg on Aug 27, 2017 18:26:01 GMT
we rescued a cat from a home after they had to get rid. well rescue is a strong term, collect might be more appropriate.
he's an indoor cat and loves to sit on our balcony watching the world go round.
he hates it outside apparently since he saw his brother get run over.
so he has killed nothing. except my bloody leather sofa.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 18:33:06 GMT
I hate cats.
We had them in the house when I was a teenager (my mum had an Abyssinian female thing which kept shagging all the male cats in the area and producing Abyssinian like kittens which my mum sold via Loot).
Anyway one day the cat got hit by a car. I saw it happening as I was out doing things with my bike in the driveway at the time. I had an instantaneous "no I don't hate cats" moment as I thought I had seen a traumatic death. The cat survived the impact after some vet interaction.
I hate cats.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 18:38:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 18:49:02 GMT
A pheasant is a bird. A cat is a mammal.
There is a world of difference.
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