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People who chose dogs over people are starting to irritate me
My friend and neighbor has a dog, this one is a 5 month old very large puppy. She previously had a large dog that had bitten someone on average every 6 -12 months and was very aggressive toward my daughter.
There is a group of about 10-15 of the neighbors who frequently spend time together, Everyone ends up at their house if the weather is bad because they have the only house with a basement and it is set up with a bar and pool table.
The problem is that they will never put their dog away or outside when I come over. The dog jumps and is snippy (which they blame on teething, but he weighs at least 50 pounds, so teething or not, meaning to or not, he still draws blood). Obviously, I cannot have him around my two kids unless I keep them attached to me all the time, so I can protect him from his puppiness and lack of training. He will weigh 120 pounds in the next few months, so it isn't looking like it will get better.
I know that today, being a snow day, everyone will be over there again, and once again, I will have to come home because they will not do anything about the dog.
I know their is nothing I can do, it is their house and they can clearly see that it is all but impossible and unsafe to have the kids and the dog in the same space, but it sucks. I look forward to summer when everyone comes over to my house, and their dog has to stay home.
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Re: People who chose dogs over people are starting to irritate me
I'm a dog person, but seriously?!?! If my dogs were biting people (even just snipping) I would absolutely put them away if we had?company.?
I do the same for my dogs. If I know the little kids in my fam are?coming over, I will put the dogs up b/c the kids will just torment them by wanting to hold and pet and just generally be all over the dogs.?
How inconsiderate.
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Because my friends are there and they are my friends, too. We usually start out outside with my kids playing, then everyone gathers, then a plan develops from there, that usually involves dinner or drinks at their house, at least when it is cold.
AMEN! I hate people who think of pets as "people." They are ANIMALS!! My older sister brings her 70lb dog with her every time we get together at my parents' house (even for Chirstmas) and DH & I think it's absolutely assanine. The dog is 2 years old & fully capable of being home alone for an evening. My sister lives 1/2 hour away from my parents. Leave the dang dog home!
For the record, we have 1 dog, who is 8 years old & 1 cat that is 12 years old (we just put our other cat to sleep- he was 14) so I AM an animal person...but they will NEVER EVER be more important to me than my kids & family. And they will certainly NEVER accomplany me to a party, lol! Our pets have a place in our family & home as PETS. We also put the animals in a different room (with a door on it) when we have company. I hate when others' dogs jump all over me, so I refuse to submit others to that.
I used to own a dog and we had to start putting her away when she got older because she would badger our guests. In her older age - she started getting aggressive and we had to turn her over to animal control because she bit a neighbor's child for no reason. Pets are family but they are NOT children. I felt so bad that my dog bit this little girl - how awful and traumatizing for her - if the roles had been reversed I would have been livid that a dog did this to my kid. We got off lucky because the neighbor didn't sue us which they could have well done.
I normally like dogs, and I have a 50+lb dog myself. If she jumps on people more then 1 time or if she was even growling/grumpy towards anyone there-she's immediately getting put up away from everyone. That's just being a responsible pet owner.
Sorry your neighbor is dumb and doesn't care... I would be annoyed too.
It doesn't bother me if people choose animals over people but I think it is often better for the dog if they're put somewhere safe when there are a lot of people around. They don't sound like very responsible pet owners.