Your pet dog is perfect, right? It’s all the other dogs that are annoying.
I love dogs, but I can see why some people don’t. a lot of pet dog owners just don’t control their dogs, and that makes it really easy for others to continue disliking, fearing and misunderstanding dogs. everyone who reads this blog loves or at least tolerates dogs. but that’s just it, we tolerate dogs owned by our friends, family members and neighbors because we love dogs. imagine what it’s like for the people in our lives who don’t love dogs.
Last week I asked you what you tolerate from your own dog. but now I want to know what you tolerate or don’t tolerate from other people’s dogs. even as a pet dog lover, I get annoyed with dogs all the time. For example:
Big dogs that jump up at my face. In a lot of cases the owners have done nothing to show the pet dog not to jump. instead they act annoyed, like it’s the dogs fault. and although little dogs are a lot more likely to jump on me, it’s the big dogs that test my patience. It’s probably because I assume a small pet dog will jump. we all know it’s highly unlikely that the owner of a small pet dog will show the pet dog any manners at all.
Dogs that lack any self control. When friends or family members visit with their dogs big or small, the dogs typically run all over like they own the place, including the furniture. When I visit them, the same happens in their own homes. It’s chaotic and stressful for everyone.
Dogs that chase my cats. I understand why dogs want to chase cats! but it’s a big pain in the ass to feel obligated to lock my cats up when someone’s pet dog is visiting.
How about you? What is a lot of annoying about the dogs you know?
Friends and family of mine who read this are strongly encouraged to rip apart Ace and I. believe me, I know my mutt is far from perfect. The same is true of his owner.
Email your dog-related question to me at Lindsay@thatmutt.com.