I Hate Dogs and I Am Not a Horrible Human Being
I Hate Dogs and I Am Not a Horrible Human Being
Sarah McLachlan would like a word.
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Sarah McLachlan would like a word.
November 8, 2018
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2018 is almost over, and with it will come the end of the year of the dog. Halle-freakin-lujah. These furry creatures already get enough attention without an official 365-day period of dedication. From the endless Instagram dog accounts to the bulldogs stopping traffic on the streets, they’re everywhere I turn. You will not catch me cooing every time a furry four-legged beast comes my way. Here’s the thing: I hate dogs.
Cue the inevitable cries of shock, disgust, and terror. “How can that be possible?” friends and strangers alike always ask me. “Are you even human?” they’ll ponder after watching me remain indifferent in the presence of a palm-sized pooch.
Supposedly, humanity rests in pet adoration. Those that are decidedly disinterested in four legged-friends are stigmatized outsiders. I’m tired of having to apologize for my opinions or mitigate the intensity of my feelings just to appease the puppy-crazed masses. No, I do not like dogs, and no, I am not a cold-blooded monster.
My disdain for dogs comes from how I grew up. My family attempted to adopt a Bernese Mountain Dog when I was eight. “Attempted” is the key word. Her name was Romy and she quickly became the family chore as opposed to the family friend. She required time and energy constantly. Quite frankly, we Gallardos are simply not pet people. It’s in our genes.
Instead of adoration, I felt excessive apathy. I didn’t care for Romy at all. Hearing her aggressive howl mid-morning to be taken outside for a walk didn’t exactly motivate me to feel love and affection. Standing outside in the freezing cold every morning with a doggie bag in my hand while awaiting some fresh, warm animal poo didn’t give me a rush of excitement that an owner might feel. Quite frankly, Romy needed way too much attention, which I simply did not have enough to give. I was — and am — in a state of my life in which I would rather interact with real humans than play fetch with furry neighbors at the dog park. Romy required way too much work, and she stripped me of my independence.
After owning her for two years, I realized the undeniable: Most dogs are dirty and smelly. You can literally smell when someone owns a furry creature. Maintenance of their hygiene requires time and money that I do not have. On top of that, dogs never leave you alone. Maybe it’s my inner introvert talking, but I don’t want to come home to a dog sticking its nose in my business and begging for attention. I want peace, quiet and solitude.
The thought of having to care for a creature that can’t even hold a conversation with me is not enticing. It is a colossal waste of my money and energy. This is where I feel like I need to make a promise: I swear I am not a cold-hearted freak. I just have different priorities than dog-lovers do. I think dogs are smelly, unclean, annoying and, ultimately, too much work. I shouldn’t have to apologize for this.
Puppy bait doesn’t work on me. The number of Tinder profiles I’ve come across with the cringe-inducing “That’s my dog” bios referencing dog-owner personality shots has made me realize even more emphatically how rare I am to not be interested in swiping right.
One time on a first date (after listening to 20 minutes of stories about his little Brewster’s obedience class updates), a guy got very serious with me as he whispered, “You just can’t trust a dog hater.” I sipped my drink with a smirk and quipped, “But what if they like doggy style?” He nearly choked. I didn’t see him again.
It’s not just potential romantic prospects that don’t trust someone who doesn’t like dogs. It seems like it’s everyone. Dog disdain is met with stigmatization and shock. A quick Google search on disliking dogs leads to a downward spiral into the inner workings of online forums where people opine with zero restraints under the disguise of an internet persona. One Quora member wrote that finding out someone he knows doesn’t like dogs “is a warning signal that something is wrong with this person, and I would avoid them.”
One of the things that makes humanity so beautiful is the difference in opinions and backgrounds amongst people everywhere. Do we not believe in diversity anymore? Dog haters are the rare group that isn’t encouraged to embrace its “difference.” Instead, the entire collective is deemed appalling.
This is entirely unfair and my indignation cannot be kept quiet. It appears that we live in a society in which our personalities and distastes are warning signs. Not a fan of chocolate? You’re inhuman. Dislike music? You’re insane. Don’t want a pet? Goodbye.
These judgments and denouncements are ridiculous, especially considering we are in an age that champions inclusion and acceptance. Inclusion isn’t applied to us canine condemners. We’re just “not human.” This can’t continue because our personal preferences are exactly that: personal. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes, whether they stem from family traditions, personal experience or simply a developed feeling.
Don’t get me wrong; I get the appeal of dogs. They can be someone’s best friend. They fill an emotional void with genuine unconditional love. As companions, they’re loyal, obedient and kind. They can even help those with a medical impairment. I think that’s amazing and I respect it — from a very far, very necessary distance. This respect now needs to come from both ends. I’ll respect the woof if you respect my opinion.
Dogs are the worst.
It’s about time someone published an article like this! Not everyone likes canines – some of us suffer from cynophobia, which is one of the top phobias around – and some people just don’t care for animals, period (like my brother). I don’t hate dogs, but I can’t say I am enthralled by them either. I don’t understand the mentality of those who claim that dogs are ‘better’ than people, and I find Dog Worship Culture an extreme circlejerk of hive minds and insanity. Dogs are just animals, and to be honest, are more irritating than endearing.
I agree 100%. I’m not a dog person. Indeed “dogs are smelly, unclean, annoying”. No thanks.
I love love love this. I’m 100% a cat person and don’t feel any kind of connection to this “puppy trend.” Finally, someone is speaking what was on the mind of 78405987643 other people in hiding!!!
Love this!
Hey there!
Let me just say, you finally said what was on 16274728 people’s mind!!! I’m 100% a cat person, but even if I wasn’t, I do not understand the “puppy trend”
So I can totally relate, you are NOT alone sista!
You are not ALONE!
Bingo you nailed it. I had a person I was dating actually say to me dog people are better than regular people, as you might guess she was a dog person. Don’t want to sit on the furniture or lay in a bed where the dog has had his personal area and rear end rubbing all around. My son’s un-neutered dog Will get right in the middle of the living room when you’re watching TV and dry hump a pillow or stuffed animal with his outstretched unit in Plainview right between the people and the TV, I’m not a dog lover
I’m with you. To me, dogs stink even right after they’ve been bathed. I can’t stand how needy and pesty they are. Always following, underfoot, skulking around and looking for food or attention. And the BARKING. Don’t even get me started. Definitely not for me.
I love love love dogs, but I 100% respect your opinion.
If you don’t like dogs, even if I can’t understand that, it’s ok, I would never call you inhuman or evil just because we have different opinions, sorry dog lovers have been rude to you in the past.
I agree I’m not a dog or cat person I’m a human person. I don’t care to have these animals in my life. If that’s the case I’ll have more kids which I can raise to walk talk and pee and poop and eat and learn to cook and clean up after themselves. That’s a better deal than a dirty filthy animal that I have to constantly clean after, and feed, it’s constant work with dogs. No thank you!!
Ugh, bless you. I am so tired of having to hide the fact that I don’t like dogs. People act like you’re inhuman, yet cat haters have zero problems voicing their disgust or even pretending to have allergies to avoid them.
Dogs are so high maintenance, and maybe you hit the nail on the head with the introvert thing. I despise being followed around and having stinky breath shoved in my face when I get home. I think my misophonia exacerbates the problem…panting, lip smacking, whining, loud crunching and slurping. Makes me ragey just thinking about it, but unfortunately I have to dea with it as my bf has a dog
Dogs don’t even belong in the wild. They are a broken product created by humans. I hate them with a passion! And no matter what day, time or where I go there is ALWAYS people walking their stupid dogs! Seriously there is no escape from this dog invasion HELL!!!
Yes!!!! I don’t hate them nor do I want them to be mistreated. I just don’t care for them. I don’t want to be licked. I don’t want them in my bed or couch, I think it’s freaking nasty hiw people let them lick thier children. I don’t need the attention from an animal to feel worthy. I actually feel sorry for people who humanize these animals.
I owned a lab mix & absolutely hated that whining and begging for my food. Not to mention chewing and destroying my things, trying to eat my rabbits & eating rabbit poo.. Jumping on me & resting it’s heavy paws on my legs wanted to be scratched. It was like a large overgrown Rat. I did not hate dogs until I owned this one. Very annoying & needy. I eventually gave her away & got my peace & sanity back.
I hate dogs and cats, every last one of them. I would no more touch one than I’d touch a pile of vomit. But you guys who talk about keeping your hatred of dogs a secret, stop it! I let people know I can’t come to their home if they have an animal. Lately I try to stay home as much as possible and I tell people why; I don’t hide it. We’re not the freaks, they are.
The big problem with disliking dogs, in modern society, is that it is impossible to avoid them, unlike with cats, who are generally kept at home and will probably run from you if you visit their home. Dogs, because they are social creatures, are literally everywhere. People now take them to stores (even grocery stores), restaurants, church, movie theaters, and even to work. Unless you remain in your home all day and never go out, you will encounter them most days of your life, and you will likely have to interact with them on a frequent basis. And the more social your lifestyle is the more you will have to interact with them. Because of their social nature you are likely just going to have to put up with them barking and growling at you, jumping on you, and licking you even though you don’t own a dog yourself. There are 90 million of them in the US, more than at any time in history, and the US is the number one dog owning country in the world. Moreover, as the writer her describes, there is great intolerance against those of us who don’t like them. I appreciate the dog loving commenter above who actually apologized on behalf of dog owners. I wish for more understanding dog owners like that.
Here is a GREAT way to shut up these people: I always say to some dummy who says to me people who are not crazy about dogs are not “as good” as dog people (whatever that means) “well hey, what do YOU do for CHILDREN? I mean we have a crisis that more children are aging out of foster care than ever before. More needy, hungry, abused, neglected children. You abuse a dog, it dies, end of story. You abuse a child, we are all in danger when they grow up. Then I launch into everything I’ve done, past or present to try to further humanity’s most vulnerable whether it is donating bone marrow or giving money, etc. Heck even just reading to under-privileged kids after school might help change a life! Then watch these single minded A-Holes stutter and back pedal. So I tell them whatever you do for “animal welfare groups” fine. Just make sure you do as much, or more, for children. Otherwise you are not as good a person as you think you are. In fact, you, are not good, period. Try it, I say it all the time, to strangers even. P.S. You can also remind them in most far eastern countries they eat domestic dog. As Jim Gaffigan says, “I love animals, fun to pet, Better to chew”!
THANK YOU for writing this! To me, it’s amazing how obsessed people are with dogs. If I had my cat in a tinder profile, talked about her 24/7, took her everywhere, constantly posted pictures of her, PLUS literally ended or threatened to end friendships/relationships over my cat, people would think I’m seriously insane. If you do all of that stuff with a dog, you’re considered completely normal. Our culture is warped. We are all different and we should constantly advocate for individuality.
I’m in agreement with the article. It’s about time.
Thank you
I hate dogs. They constantly require special accommodation, and dog-owner always expect special treatment (warm fazzies) from others because they own the dog. Really!? Dogs are animals and they should be treated that way. I understand service dogs, military dogs, police dogs, – they play important role and being treated appropriately. But when you start referring to your dog as you baby, I can’t trust your judgement. It tells me your perception of reality is skewed and I should wonder what other areas of life your judgement is lucking. Thank you for this article.
I agree 100%. My marriage nearly ended when my husband came home one day with a “surprise “ for our oldest daughter: a puppy. I nearly packed my bags and left right then and there. This puppy turned into a dog that was aggressive ( not mistreated in our home), who barked and growled constantly, and seemed to enjoy crapping in his kennel despite being walked several times a day. He bit all of our children and was extremely unpredictable ( he was a German shepherd mix). My anxiety was through the roof. My husband knew I didn’t like dogs, yet he made this life changing decision without my input. I finally gave him the ultimatum: it’s me or the dog. He wisely chose to surrender the dog at the local shelter. Dogs are annoying, needy, smelly, and often dangerous. The rampant dog culture in the US is disgusting. These fanatics falsely equate dogs to humans, oftentimes even stating they prefer their smelly canines over human companionship. I prefer a clean house and keeping my children safe!
Dogs are a plague on our planet. Doesn’t matter where you live you can’t escape them. I live in the country to try to escape the noise but you can still hear dogs barking on any given night (and day). I am an outdoors person and spend a lot of time hiking and cycling the trails of Oregon. No matter where you go all our public recreation areas are becoming littered with these plastic bags of dog crap that are being left behind for our next generation. I even see them hanging from the trees like ornaments because people throw them from the trails and they get stuck in the fir trees here. I have been attacked numerous times while on my bicycle and the owners will never take responsibility for their dogs actions. I don’t hide my hatred for dogs, if you have a dog with you, you are NOT allowed in my house. I wish there was some kind of united opposition against these filthy creatures, I would join in a second and work to rid the planet of these annoying beasts.
Love it! So glad to see others feel the same as I do. I feel that people who aren’t completely in love with dogs have to keep their mouth shut and hide their feelings. My biggest problem with dogs are the owners. In my experience, the vast majority of dog owners could care less if their dogs bother anyone else.
We moved into a really nice new home three years ago. Our nearest neighbor’s house is about 50 feet from us. The lady that lived their owned a very large boxer. After we found out we were really worried. It turns out, this lady was one of the extremely rare good dog owners. She would let the dog out for a few minutes, the dog would take care of business, run a few circles and go back inside. No barking, no property destruction or anything! I thought wow, ok maybe not all dogs are bad!
We had about one year of quiet no barking when one day to our dismay, a for sale sign was in our neighbors yard. Dammit!!
One day the new neighbors start moving in, with a large yellow lab in tow. Fast forward two years and our new neighbors have six total dogs. These neighbors epitomize the typical American dog owner. They don’t care what the dogs do as long as they don’t bother them. One dog runs freely through the neighborhood, leaving huge piles of feces in my yard along with even larger craters he decided to dig. They have another dog they literally tie in front of their front door who barks hours on end. Yet another little dog will run over onto my front step and bark at my door!!!
The weird thing is, their house has a fenced in back yard. Do they put the dogs in the back yard? Hell no! They let the dogs run free while the humans go into the back yard!!
Long story short, after only three years of living in our new awesome home, we are looking at moving. This time, we will move to a house in the country as far as possible from terrible people and their annoying dogs. I hope someday soon, this infatuation with all things canine will pass.
Dogs are bad but dog owners are worse. I tried to go a quiet walk today along the beach but the walk was ruined by horrible little rat like dogs approaching me aggressively and barking which set off my tinnitus. Needless to say I got the usual “Oh they won’t hurt you” from their anti-social owners who must know that their dog off lead will behave like this. Too late, they already had hurt me by triggering my ears. This interruption to my quest for a quiet walk happened not once but twice in the space of five minutes. And this despite my efforts to keep out of their way. Dog owners appear to think they have a God given right to be a nuisance to other people. I think it is important to make your displeasure very clear to the dog owner if you think it is safe to do so. If people do this more often they might just get the message.
Have you noticed to that most dog owners are no longer content with owning one noisy, aggressive hound? Most of them in my part of the world have two or three. Going a walk these days involves trying to avoid the dog packs. What gives owners the right to spoil life for other people? Given how much noise, dirt and aggression dogs cause they should really be taxed just as we tax other pollutants such as motor vehicles. There should be some compensation to society for the menace dog owners cause. Of course there are exceptions. Some owners are responsible and some dogs are quiet and polite. Alas, this is becoming rarer. The smaller dogs seem to be the worse.. Unfortunately the dog lobby is so powerful that it will be difficult to change things or educate idiot owners the way we educated people who drink and drive. Oh, and these stupid twenty foot leads that owners use nowadays mean the beasts are out of control even on a lead. I am so sick of it but it is good to know I’m not alone. Thanks for raising the issue. What we need is an anti-dog society. I’m going to carry some biscuits with me in future as nasty dogs are also greedy and throwing a biscuit in their direction can distract them. Shouldn’t be necessary but it is.
And dogs are also terrific at causing neighbors to fight. Just try telling your pooch-loving neighbor that his dog’s incessant barking is becoming a nuisance. Might as well forget about any future neighborhood barbecues. I tried putting up a sound detector that emits a high-pitched frequency only dogs can hear when it detects barking – in my yard – and they came over and ripped it off my tree. Man’s best friend my keister!
I couldn’t fucking agree more! I just got in an online fight on a baby website over this exact thing. My question was “How to persuade my husband to put his dog outside”. I have bad allergies and can’t take the medication I use before getting pregnant. It might cause birth defects.
To my surprise everyone….and I mean Everyone jumped to the dogs defense instead of mine. Said I should take benadryl and that I was insensitive.
Apparently to dog lovers their animals are more important than ppl. Im truly disgusted with humaity and the way I was treated on there. Like the dog had more right than me and my unborn child.
Smelly, loud, inconsiderate…. and that’s just the owners! Dogs are useless animals. I hate them and am so glad I’m not alone.
Dogs are animals, period. They’re dirty and carry lots of germs. There’s a reason why they stink
I wanted to scream to the world how much I hated dogs especially living with dogs, my husband adopted no one but two dogs without my opinion. I have never live with any type of animals, till now and believe me is the worst experience I have, they are gross, smelly, disgusting, disrespectful, destructives evil beast, they Cause so much damage, they are useless, every time we leave are home we come back to poop, my house feels dirty. I ratter be in prison partner my English not my first language. My husband said you’re not normal Americans we love are dogs, I tell him that’s a cult to the point his is more attached to those dogs than his kids.
I like dogs but I do not like physical contact with them (same with birds, fish, the Queen of England). The so called dog-lovers are nothing but. In France (where I live) they call their dogs “their best friends” as if you would normally castrate your friends and drag them around on a piece of rope to defecate and urinate in public places. The dog is a libidinous pack animal, if he does not have a dog bum handy to lick he will lick your face, thence the conclusion that “my dog loves me”. Again, dog-ownership does not give some sort of evidence that you love nature or animals, on the contrary, dogs pollute nature, they do not normally exist in nature, they are produced in horrific puppy farms to satisfy the existential boredom or self-gratification of humans who do not like reading books or like to have control over some living thing or just want a toy or they follow some celebrity. It’s a symptom of decadence, of isolation, of mindless consumerism, emotional poverty, that sort of thing.
Pet (especially dog) Free Pride!
(I just laugh at the idea of a parade.)
I’m so glad more people are starting to raise their brow at this toxic mutt worshipping trend that seems to have just exploded out of nowhere. :/
(This rant of mine isn’t aimed at responsible and actually likeable dog owners. I’m just really fed up with all of these bad dogs and their bad owners!)
I. Do. Not. Like. Dogs…. Reason is, 90% of dogs you have running around nowadays have the manners of a repulsive, uncivilized, untamed goblin! And the same damn thing can, unfortunately, be said about a lot of their equally as uncivilized owners.. Oh, and did I mention that most dogs are unclean, greasy, and stinky? A lot of them seem to have that dirty pooch smell, even AFTER being bathed! Ew. I guess dog perfume could MAYBE help with that???
I don’t care if people like them, I don’t care if people have them, just as long as they don’t develop a creepy insane obsession with them and try to force me into liking their freaking dog. You like your dog? Cool, but I don’t… so PLEASE respect that and keep it AWAY from me!
My nasty jabs are really mainly being directed at snobby untrained dogs and their irresponsible dog owners that just refuse to see the problem and want to continue acting like inconsiderate pricks. (If you’re one of these unlikeable dog owners and you’re on here to whine about or make fun of us for not liking dogs, F you, you’re part of the problem.. and so is your dang dog! I really suggest that you keep your repulsive furry four legged pet cockroach the F away from me and everyone else!)
Sorry for the long comment! Sure did feel great to get all of this off of my chest. 🙂
NOTE: I do not wish to harm dogs (unless provoked, obviously), I just want them all to respectfully stay the HELL away from me!
I’m a dog owner and I agree 100% with everything you said. When I meet someone who feels the way you do about dogs, I don’t questions their moral fiber or any of that nonsense. I accept them for who they are and keep it moving. I look at my dog for what he is: an animal, a pet. He’s not my furbaby, my furkid, or any of that nonsense. I’ve been attacked by other dog people because of the following: feeding him dog food instead of cooking for him, not letting him sleep in my bed, putting him away when we have guests, not trying to take him every single place I go, etc. I also have no issue with people who have to rehome a dog because of certain circumstances, whereas dog people will call you the spawn of Satan for doing this. Don’t ever be ashamed to make your feelings known. This dog owner will always respect them.
I couldn’t agree more! People look at me funny when I say I don’t like dogs. I’m ok with seeing other people’s dogs for short periods of time but they always end up annoying me. They smell bad, they slobber, they’re always right in your face looking for attention and they beg for food constantly (the worst part). If I wanted a creature that needy in my home, I’d have another child; at least there’s more of an upside and they will almost certainly outlive me!
I’m happy for people who love their dog – more power to them – but I don’t have to love it. Don’t let it lick the table we’re eating at, don’t let it snatch food out of my hand and don’t let it jump on me! And yes, I can love my friends without loving their dog. So keep your “love me, love my dog” comments to yourself.
I’m not selfish or Satanic either. I have four grown children and raised them with much love and care. I just don’t like dogs. I’m a cat lover 🙂
It’s good to know the entire population has not succumbed to dog worship, but my ongoing concern is why thus far no mental health professional has explained to my satisfaction the attraction people have for dogs, or any animal, which to me seems totally counterintuitive.
Im not even gona bother reading your trash, anyone who hates dogs is a horrible human being.
Loved this article and all the comments. Agree 100% and glad I’m not alone.
I grew up with a dog and always considered myself a “dog person”. But since my sister-in-law got a dog our life has changed for the worse. She’s single in her 40s and the dog has become the center of the universe. She cannot do anything without the dog and she plans every outing around the dog. I’m sure she’s lost friendships over it. She actually left two good jobs because they didn’t want the dog to come with her to work. Whenever we go to my husband’s parents’ home for any occasion, and she’s there with the dog, the conversation constantly revolves around the dog, which is annoying enough, but the worst is when we sit down for a meal and the damn dog is circling the table drooling, panting, shedding, and smelling (a golden lab). We move to the living room and the dog is still there drooling, panting, shedding, and smelling. My in-laws do nothing to curb this behavior, instead they encourage it – feeding the dog from the table and fawning all over it. They also feed the dog with it licking their hands and then prepare leftovers for us to take home – where we promptly toss them in the trash. It’s to the point where we barely visit anymore. I could go on with more examples. If we dared to say anything or complain about this we’d likely not have a relationship with them anymore. I’ve tried to ignore it, live with it, put up with it, but the dog has become more important to the three them than anything else, including us. Honestly, I think they’ve lost their minds – and I did not see this coming
– we used to have a good relationship. Obsessive dog culture indeed!
I used to think that I really, reeeally liked dogs, that was right before living with one. You see, at the begining, when me and my bf adopted her from the streets, I liked her a lot. I liked to take walks with her, to pet her all the time, to have her laying on my lap, and so on, but that started to change when I realized she stopped obeying me for (probably) seeing me as submissive to her, because I used to act and talk to her very gently. She just stopped coming when I’d call her (and she would obbey and follow my bf around all the time), she stopped obbeying me, and seemed to be challenging me. It was partially our fault, we were knew at having a dog and we spoiled that creature away too much. When we’d kiss, she would jump between us trying to separate us, she started peeing everywhere to mark her territory (even shoes and clothes), we couldn’t have a freaking carpet (once she got inside our bedroom and was alone for less than 30 seconds and peed on our carpet)…Anyway, that fucking beast was a nightmare, I had many fights over her with my boyfriend, 2 months after that thing started to live with us I was already tired, but he wanted to have her because he loved her. So, 1 year and 6 months later I still have to live with that thing which I hate (I never thought I could hate anyone SO much, mainly an animal!). Now even my boyfriend is tired of having her cause she demands too much attention and patience, so it’s been over 5 months trying to find that dog a home and nothing yet! Now we have cats (cause I love cats, a lot and for real) and that disgusting dog loves eating cat’s poop, so we have to do all the sort of thing in our home to keep her from eating it, and she stinks even more!
I just think it’s SO absurd that in our world it’s okay to hate cats, you’re not target as a soulless beast, or a terrible human being if you hate cats, but if you just don’t like dogs you are automatically a monster! Cats don’t bark in the middle of the night waking up half of the neighborhood they rarely meow loudly, but when they do, it’s not cause your simply passing by the street they live), cats don’t just run and attack people for nothing, they don’t mark territory all over the place, they are not needy creatures who can’t stand not being the center of the whole world’s attention. Cats don’t eat poop and they are mostly very careful about where they poop and pee. And also, if someone doesn’t like or want to have physical contact with a cat, they just softly push the cat away and 99% of them will respect your space, unlike many dogs who will keep on throwing their awkward hard boddies at you after a million attempts to push them away.
Many humans love dogs because dogs seem to worship humans and because our kind is very needy as well, meanwhile cats are independent, they won’t submit to every order you give just because you want to feel dominant and they enjoy having their space and timing, unlike some dogs who do anything for any attention.
Dog lovers, sorry not sorry.
All meaningful comments and yes none should have to ever feel lessened by not loving or liking dogs. My wife and I have two dogs…originally her animals and she and I have had to both make compromises… because I like dogs…but do not have an infactuation with animals. I simply tell my doggie loving/worshipping wife to accept the fact that I treat them as pets and training is required. No licking my face as I watch one of them gobble poop like it’s candy (it’s just disgusting) on walks and no sleeping on our bed as I get a place of my own as well. But as my wife doesn’t like a lot of outdoor activity… at least I’ve a new buddy that is game for adventure. Have no doubt… dog ownership reduces many aspects in life…and adds a bit more flavour as well.
It’s true many pet owners themselves need to be trained with better behaviours as it us their lack of courtesy and responsible animal husbandry that creates the problems so many previous posts have pointed out. My wife and I pick up those poop bags others leave… as well as the garbage of many others deposited without care on the trail sides. It’s our planet…let us please take care of it. Or as I say to conservatives… It’s my planet…so get the [email protected]@k off of it….lol
Thank you !! At least I’m not the only one who thinks that dogs are disgusting creature…please don’t get me wrong I would never harm or let anyone harm an animal or mistreated…but I just don’t get it why people have decided to let go of important issues such as children who are in need of help but to be at the pinnacle of humanity WE MUST LOVE DOG” and trust me there are idiots out there who think that feeding vegan diet to dog is better for the animals. Not to mention the smell, filthy food habits, constantly asking for attention a dog is just a liability…and I simply hate them…I know hate is a strong word but I truly hate dogs with a passion.
I’m not a dog or a pet person. But I never said it out loud until recently when people kept coming over to my house with their dogs and/or asked me to keep their dog for a week or two. The thing with the dog people is if you don’t SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT YOU DON’T LIKE DOGS they will keep coming and bringing their dogs with them and take advantage of you by being a dog sitter!!! HEEEEECK NO! No more of that I had to start specifically saying I hate dogs just so they will leave me alone! I have a very high sense of smell and I just can’t even… thank you for this article!
I just want to say that you seem to be the type of person that cries “I’m a minority!” because you hate dogs. Let me tell you, you are not a minority because you hate dogs, you are just cold and undeserving of the love that a dog can give you. A dog’s love is the purest thing on this planet and if you can not understand that, I am so sorry for you. You don’t have to love dogs, there are cat or lizard people – we get it. What I don’t get is you not appreciating the kindness and unadulterated happiness a dog can bring into someone’s life. They are not just a liability, they are love and happiness to someone on the darkest of days. Stop trying to be unique with your unempathetic feelings towards these fur bodies of amazement. While maybe they aren’t your best friend, they are called man’s best friend for a reason.
Thank you for this great article. Finally someone who agrees with me. I also enjoyed reading all these comments. Dogs are smelly, needy, and disgusting and I couldn’t agree more. On top of that, all dog people I know are rude and inconsiderate. They just can’t accept the fact that we don’t like their nasty creatures all up in our face and chewing our legs off. Ugh. I can’t even go out on walks anymore since they are EVERYWHERE. Our neighbors have 2-3 dogs each and they all bark all day for no reason. Can’t even have peace in my own house.
We have 2 cats and they are clean and wonderful. My husband was a dog lover and he hated cats. You should see him now. He loves them and asked why we didn’t get them sooner. They greet us at the door and comfort me any time I am down. Dog people think cats are heartless but they are the ones who are cold.
I was attacked just last week for the 100th time by a big nasty dog at my mother in laws house. It wanted to kill me and I got to the point of just shivering and crying in front of everyone. The owner didn’t even care and now anytime they see me, they refer to that night and make fun of me. Disgusting, heartless people.
Can’t wait until the day these big, nasty rats leave this planet.
YES!! Thank you for this. Canine haters unite!!
Canine aggression is my beef against dogs. I spend a lot of time walking and hiking, and I’m attacked by off-leash dogs about 3 or 4 times a year (on average). Last year, a dog came at me while I was getting the mail! It’s outrageous how society accepts this as the norm. When a wild animal attacks, people are up in arms about it. When a dog attacks, it’s ho-hum. Wild animals generally avoid people. Dogs, on the other hand, target people. I would say that over 50% of dogs have aggression issues. I always carry a walking stick with me for defense, and I’m not afraid to use it.
The stench of dog is what kills it for me most. I had one of these greasy, nasty furballs in my car last year and I swear I can still smell the nasty friggin’ stench of dog whenever I turn on the AC on a hot day.
I also just hate their characters. The needy, attention seeking stuff. Barking angers me like nothing else. The drooling and dog hair everywhere, it’s so gross. When they come at you and stare you in the eyes with their dumb void gaze most people see the cutest thing alive. I see another motherfucker who should fish for attention somewhere else. Worst thing is if you don’t respond they will come and claim it by jumping to you and licking you in the face – the grossest action of them all. Goddamnit I feel so filthy when that happens. It makes me want to shower.
I hate petting them because the gross fur makes my hands feel all gunky and filthy. I can’t pet a dog without immediately washing my hands afterwards. They feel too gross to touch anything else. I especially hate this during dinner when friends are over (who of course always bring their fucking dog because hey that’s entirely normal! You’re crazy if you don’t like it!), halfway through my plate the furfucker comes at me and looks at me with sad eyes begging for my friggin’ food. Instantly triggers me, but next thing I hear is “awww she looks so cute but she can’t have a bite – at least give her a nice pat on the head!” If I don’t, I’ll be met with the worst judging gazes on Earth and won’t be hearing the end of it anytime soon. So I do it. And feel fucking disgusted finishing my plate with my gunky gross hands. Which I don’t wash because leaving the table mid-dinner to do so only because of a pat on the head will be met with, guess what, judging gazes.
Which brings me to another point I hate about dogs: their uppity, entitled piece of shit owners. Goddamnit!!! You have to like their stupid stinking beast or you’re insane. Like the one muppet above already proclaims. Yeah, the way you’ll be treated if you hate dogs is just the icing on the cake.
FUCK DOGS!!!
I hate dogs. I don’t hide it. I’ve been bit and knocked down too many times to count as a kid from irresponsible neighbors. So, when the in-laws first talked about adopting a beagle I said, “I no longer will be comfortable in your home. We won’t be visiting much if you do.” She thought I was lying. Well, now we go up ONCE a year. And when we do, the stench and air quality is repulsive. She basically picked a dog over us. So, live with your decision! Ha
I agree! I have always disliked dogs and now I foolishly married a man who likes them and whose children love them. Of course none of them really care for the stinky needy annoying creature. I love my cat precisely because he is smart independent and sassy. The dog is anything but those things. Just dumb needy and mopey. Oh yeah. And she destroys things. I hate her and would NEVER recommend to anyone to get a dog.
Me too! They bite stuff, all they want is food. Shhhh. Smelly and annoying. Stupid!
I can’t stand dogs or most dog owners. Dogs are dirty and they pee on every available surface. Dogs smell like shit and insinuate themselves on you..I wish they would all die. I wish moronic humans had never domesticated the worthless pieces of shit to begin with.
I carry a cattle prod, when walking , biking or gardening..I won’t hesitate to use it either, in fact, i’m looking for ward to it. I’d prefer to use it directly on the dog owner( they deserve it more than the dumb dog), but I’ll take what i can get.
Thank you for bringing this out in the open. For some reason, it’s considered perfectly normal to hate cats, but if you dare to say you hate dogs, suddenly your humanity comes into question. What?! I love cats, particularly, but have had rabbits and chickens (I’m a country girl), and have felt deep bonds with all of them. I currently have two kitty “daughters” and I’d do anything for them. The love they give is unconditional. But I had to EARN that love. It wasn’t given out of some stupid idea of obedience. That makes a cat’s love deeper. Plus, you don’t see them EVERYWHERE (literally) in public, they don’t naturally stink, they aren’t ALWAYS up in your face, they don’t attack other people, there will never be a cat version of Cujo, etc. I say it loud and proud: I HATE DOGS.
Only thing I hate more than dogs are the simple minded bafoons that own them. They usually have the same I.Q. As their “children”.
U are a BAD person. At least you didnt beat your dog with a basball bat
You’re not alone; it’s disturbing how depressed and lonely dog owners are. If you’re not lonely and sad as a dog owner, then explain why you’re willing to give up all of your freedom, all of your peace, and a truck load of money just to have a worm carrying, nasty ball sniffing, food stealing, begging, farting, pooping indoors, killing grass with its potent urine, disease carrying, biting, needy, not entertaining, time consuming, distraction? Unless you were desperate for attention and and need a void to be filled. Why own dogs? I get it if you participate in the Iditarod, or you live out in the boonies in alaska and the beast lives outdoors 100% and is there to eat your left over scraps and deter you when there is a threat from other wildlife, but to own a dog indoors is just the stupidest thing I have ever observed. The funny thing is While I was reading the page I looked out the window and saw someone walking their dog and needed to cross the street, the dog was a corgi, yuk! And so he bends down to pick the useless thing up and when it came to his chest level the dumb thing was upside down and this dude carried the dog across the road. Screw that! Such a waste of energy. Evil thoughts came across my head hoping someone wouldn’t see them and cream them! Here’s another thing, I read the comment about the guy from Oregon. It’s true.. people do throw their dog shit in the bag all over the place. What’s wrong with you sick animals? Then I thought about it, these puppy worshipping dog butthole sniffing excuses for people probably have a worm from the dog that travels to their brains and takes the cockpit piloting your flesh. Epidemic!!
The bizarre and disturbing idolization and worship of smelly Poopgobblers in the USA just makes me shake my head in
disgust.
How on earth does such a smelly, reeking, dumb, often dangerous animal reach such lofty heights in so
many Americans minds………………….beyond pathetic.
i hate dog-haters and I’m not a horrible human being
perhaps cats are publicly hated because they aren’t social beings and they don’t want the affection that dogs do? they aren’t human companions? they’re practically just pieces of art that you have to feed and clean (i love how they pee and poop in your house). i mean, why waste time and money cleaning and feeding an animal when it adds nothing to your life? that renders a pretty meaningless relationship to me. sure, i respect that you HATE dogs… but you don’t have to bash all dog lovers. as you’re naturally not empathetic, you will NEVER understand what it’s like to be a dog person (clearly, same with the people in the comments, because a light switch doesn’t just randomly go off like that). i feel bad for you and i hope you get some type of life-changing love at some point before you die. it hurts my heart that you have so much hatred for such a loving species and im just so bewildered as to why you would hate those creatures. clearly as a kid you didn’t understand the neglect and abuse that shelter/rescue dogs face. cats don’t face the horrible abuse that shelter dogs do. the dog you adopted as a child most likely came out of an awful environment, and it’s just terrible that you didn’t have the capacity to comprehend that. all dogs want is a little love. how can you call yourself a human being if you’re not able to show compassion and empathy? to me, that’s simply counterintuitive.
Fuck dogs, just my two cents.
Thank you for this article. It had to take a lot of thought and bravery to write it. I basically have the same sentiment. I used to be indifferent to dogs but it steadily grew to a dislike. Then the more I was around a hardcore dog lover I slid further down the hill. The pedestal That dogs have been placed on confuses me. I honestly feel that it is more of a crime to dislike a dog than it is to harm a child. I have only told close friends that I can’t stand dogs. My boyfriend and I had a bog fight that we almost called it quits. During the argument I added that I don’t like dogs and pointed out that maybe he should be with a ‘dog child’ mother. It’s just not in me. He swears it doesn’t matter to him but I can’t help but feel that it matters a hell of lot more than stated. I have read article after article asked therapists about it. The articles all say I am a horrible person and shouldn’t be trusted. That dog children should be put above everything in life. I have grown up with cats. I have had past relationships that the boyfriend didnt like cats. As long as he didnt beat on my cat or caused some harm to the cat, I understood. As long as it wasnt going to harm the cat, plans were made fpr me and my boyfriend. Thats how I felt it should be. But that is not a shared feeling. I understand that dogs give a lot of people a missing piece in their lives. From just having a close friend since childhood, an escape from an abusive home, a distraction from illness or pain. But i feel any animal can do that and even other humans. So why are dogs the new entity among people now? And why do people say you can’t have children if you don’t like dogs? I was reading this and people were saying you wont be able to connect with your children of you can’t connect with a dog. Is that not too far?
Ugh I completely agree with all of it!! Mu husband decided to get us a chihuahua…an ankle biting, yapping chihuahua out of all dogs! And I’m not a pet person at all so it’s been very difficult living with this thing. Soooo much work and money. And the sad part is that when I brought up the possibility of having a baby, he said they were too much work and money -_- This is why I don’t understand the obsession with dogs!! There are so many kids that need adopting and people would rather spend their time and money on an animal then a human being. No wonder the world is so messed up!! The constant food hunting/stealing/ the lip smacking, the licking, always following us around, I can’t even get close to my husband without her getting in the middle of us. This dog is only 1 yrs old so we still have at least 13 to 15 years with her so I don’t know what I’m going to do…*tears* Maybe hypnosis before I go out of my damn mind.
I find this article very interesting. I would love to explore this subject more closely. I have dogs in my life. I don’t say I love them, and they do present me with obligations that I wouldn’t have to do otherwise. Like having children, or a partner does. But I use them in my own personal development of self-awareness.
I provide a unique counselling service for dog owners, called Anubis Therapy, because the problems we have with our dogs usually reflects emotional blocks in ourselves. I agree, it’s pretty surprising, the vitriol that can arise when someone says they don’t like dogs. And it’s really interesting to see the counterbalance, of ‘I hate dogs and I’m not a bad person’.
Dogs are social by nature. They have evolved to connect with us emotionally (whether you have them in you life or hate them in your life). They actually mirror the emotional energy in people. Which is why we get the behaviours that we like and don’t like like. So it has me wondering, what is going on in a society where a growing number of people want dogs in their lives? What does that bring up for people who don’t like dogs? I’d love to hear people’s thoughts. I have a blog on https://www.houndsconnect.co.uk if you want to find out more
I stumbled upon this article written by someone who must be a narcissist or even sociopath then the comments section arrived! While I am up to my limits in hearing youth go on and on about racism and “toxic masculinity” it is worse to hear they hate free speech and the President and need safe space the out-pouring of hatred for dogs here is beyond my comprehension. It is as though everyone is in a constant battle with foul creatures dripping saliva on them but that is not so. This is a put-on right? If not then I hope never to cross paths with any of you and your wretched self-absorbed soul less forms.
The many hardships and trials of life your ancestors dealt with and thus provided you with existence today dogs were a part of. Your parents will depart and you will find yourselves older weaker and living in the shambles that were built by those who came before you, protected by dogs and firearms they had short lives and no time to spew vitriol about one of God’s creatures. Every one of you is prone to murder another person at some point and see it as a birthright. You have my fear and disrespect which means nothing to you. I no longer have anything to live for after reading this page, mindless hatred…
You people are sociopaths. Dogs are the purest things on this earth. Their love is unconditional. You want to know what is the most dangerous and disgusting animals on the planet? HUMANS! Fuck all of you dog haters. Go to hell! Every last one of you should be ashamed of yourself. When I meet a person who hates a dog, I am disgusted by them.
someone on here said that shelter cats don’t get abused like dogs do. baloney. cats are more abused and killed because they’re smaller than most dogs so they’re easier to harm. while i like small dogs i really can’t stand most large dogs and hate puppies. all that yapping all the time. i have never been kept awake by cats making noise at night and i have not once been bitten,snarled at or harassed by a cat while i’m out walking or riding my bike. there are all of these “studies” by cat haters who say dogs are smarter than cats. sure, cats don’t chase cars and they don’t repeatedly get quilled by porcupines or sprayed by skunks. cats learn their lesson the first time. there’s also the complaint that cats kill birds and other wildlife. well dogs not only kill the same birds “they” claim cats do but the damn things also kill raccoons, foxes, possums, geese, ducks, swans, porcupines,skunks, deer including fawns and a multitude of other wildlife. i worked with some biologists years ago who were monitoring leatherback sea turtles in Costa Rica and dogs would dig up the nests of these and other endangered sea turtles and eat the eggs. they’d also tear up the turtles. dogs kill not only wildlife but livestock like chickens, goats, sheep and will tear up anything they can get their nasty teeth on. they kill other pets too and of course humans. but it’s cute when dogs kill EVERYTHING so don’t you dare criticize them. cat people don’t train their cats to hunt like men do with their dogs so the hunting dogs will go after anything smaller than themselves because they’re trained to but everyone thinks that’s just fine. oh, and the jumping on cars and scratching the hell out of them. ugh. just nasty. as one guy i know said: dogs are only good for turning food into shit. yup!
What is the quickest, most effective and humane way to get rid of dogs? Thank you for any advice?
Can’t stand dogs. The damned things bark and bark and bark. All these lousy dogs cost me about $700 and I don’t even own one. Had to buy two pairs of Bose noise-canceling headphones…one for home and one for work. It’s the only way I can stay sane.
I’m currently trapped in a car on a road trip with my best friend (not bad at all) and her huge dog (very bad) and the only thing helping me cope with the fact that, not only can I not escape from it’s smelly breath and tongue in my face every time it decides to try and climb in the front seat, I also cannot be honest with literally anyone about how much I hate dogs without being met with disgust and harsh judgment. So thanks for this! You’re not alone and everything you said about inclusion and acceptance is something I’ve thought for a while now. It’s sad that people can’t expand their acceptance of others’ uniqueness to this type of opinion.
I thought I was the biggest dog hater! The only good dog is a dead dog. They stink, they are expensive and just gross.. Pet owners need to keep them at home or go to the dog park or pet store. There is no reason ever to bring a dog to a grocery store. They are depositing hair and feces on the produce. When I see a dog I am disgusted. Please quit petting and praising dogs reinforcing pet owners to bring them out. They obviously have social issues if their best friend is on a leash.
I was recently on a cross county flight with 5 dogs on board. If a pit bull gives you comfort maybe you should be committed because it makes the rest of us uncomfortable.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Finally! I’ve been looking for you people! I’m a forest steward and am constantly dealing with destructive dog encroachment in wild places. I started this website https://leashdogs.wordpress.com/ , wrote this essay https://veganprimitivist.wordpress.com/2017/12/02/dog-versus-wildlife/ , and invite fellow dog haters to join this site I just created https://antipets.home.blog/
Feel free to get in touch, offer submissions, and support one another in the comments section.
I agree!! i think i have even grown to dislike them more since apparently most humans only “love” animals when theyre talking about a dog or pets. Almost any animal could be a “pet”
I love love love dogs and hate people…enough said!
My husband has a 120 pound black lab that is very sweet. The dog also sheds constantly, tracks in dirt and smells disgusting the day after his $50 bath. I work constantly to get rid of the hair, dirt and stench, but it is a losing battle. My yard is a cesspool with brown patches of dead grass from dog piss. Dog lovers are just nasty dirty people. I am done with the dog and the man. I have to take my vacations with girlfriends because he won’t leave the dog alone for more than a few hours. This dog culture is sick, sick, sick.
I love this and I hate dogs from the bottom of my heart with every atom I own. I agree with everything, they stink even when you bath them. Try to let dog run around and see what he will do: he will dig the trash to eat everything that stinks, he will eat shit and carcass and roll all over that shit to get nice stink, he will look for buts to lick, he will piss everywhere, and come back to lick your face. Dog is your best friend because he depends on you. He is not able to get his own food, and he loves food more than he will ever love you, and you are his source of food so the math is clear. That is the only animal that have the “ability” to get itself food by begging. I am a cat person, but that doesn’t matter. I love all the other animals, I would help and feed a bird, a rabbit, I even had a snake and a rat, but dogs are worse than rats. Rats have the purpose in nature, and dogs don’t. Their only purpose is to be disgusting, but I guess some people love that. I saved more than 200 cats in my life, feed the homeless and give them food and clothes, but I still hate dogs, and if you still think I’m a bad person you can go stick your head back in your dogs ass.
I live with PTSD after being nearly killed by 2 pit bulls in my own neighborhood. Never ceases to amaze me how insensitive people are and how they are offended when their dog is not welcome at my house, nor a family picnic, or when I meet them on a trail and their @#$%$ dog is off leash and my experience is ruined, or the latest one… a restaurant, store or AIRPLANE! I don’t walk down my own street any more because the pitbull owners still have a third beast. No one cares that the other ones ran out into the street, knocked my head against the pavement and ripped flesh from my body in suburbia USA. What is beyond comprehension is how the pet industry takes advantage of people who are just plain stupid. How stupid are people who pay for products designed to hoodwink them into believing they are a good person? How stupid are people who pay for medical treatment for a useless animal when humans are suffering? How do we live in a world where you can own animals that try to kill your neighbor and you pay a $100 fine and your insurance company settles a lawsuit while you get to keep your home and your other killing machine?I dream of a world where domesticated animals don’t exist, where people value actual human beings rather than assigning human characteristics to a non human just to make themselves feel good.
I am SOOO glad to meet all of you! I have felt like a horrible person for years because I literally can’t stand dogs. They snot on your pants, usually jump all over you and bark when you are trying to get in the damn door, usually carrying 50 things. They shed everywhere, they smell, and people look utterly miserable walking their dogs at 5am before work and picking up poop. I literally have purposefully not dated people that I otherwise liked because I didn’t want to deal with their dogs. They eat your panties while your having sex or sleeping or showering, they are in your face every time you try to eat something, there is literally NOTHING appealing about any of that to me. It’s a very cliche way to have company and get attention I feel like. “Oh you like dogs, that’s so weird because i like dogs too! We have so much in common!” So dumb. I have been around well behaved dogs but the majority of the time they are not. They over peoples furniture and ruining everything. I just don’t need that kinda of attention but I guess other people do. Which is fine,! But please don’t assume that I want to stop and pet your dog as im walking by and the only reason I do it is because your dog comes up to me and stops me so I have to. That sounds harsh I’m sure but this is going to sound harsher… all I ask is that if you chose to have a dog, or kids for that matter, that you keep them off and out of everyone else’s way. I would think that would be common sense but apparently it’s not. I would NEVER let my dog jump on people, or my kids scream their heads off for 45 min in a restaurant, or on an airplane. That’s your job as the person that wanted these things. If your child is sick and fussed on the plane you can’t really help that because you likely had to get wherever you are going. But you do not need to take a sick child to a restaurant. And honestly, nobody ever wants to hear a dog bark. It’s fucking obnoxious and it’s not saving you from anything because it barks every time anyone walks by or if hears anything at all so you begin to ignore it anyway. But the rest of us have to hear it still! If someone wants to get in your house, your dog isn’t going to stop him, trust me. You will likely ignore the barks because it barks at the wind all the time anyway and then the intruder will give the dog a cookie and that’s that. Clearly I’m not referring to actual trained dogs that will tear an intruders arm off, because those dogs don’t jump on you, beg for food, and bark all day long at nothing. So, to sum it up, please handle your shit so the rest of us don’t have to deal with it!
Shout it from the highest hills! Dogs are a leading indicator of the fall of the human race.
Thank you!
Thank you! A thousand times, Thank you!
Most dog owners are the worst. Im fat and out of shape becuz dogs run rampant without leashes affecting my 3 favorite outdoor activities swimming, hiking, biking. Doing the necessary substitutes but it sucks. The best beaches, and forest trails have been taken over by dogs and their asshole owners.
Thank you for posting this. Do you know what I don’t hate dogs I just don’t like living with them! I just moved in with my boyfriend and he brought his dog who sleeps with us in our room every night and makes a snoring sound like a pig. He jumped on my bed at 4am this morning bashing me awake. AND he will not stop following me around the house and staring at me every time I have food which he never learns isn’t for him. He also excessively licks his paws and makes this swallowing sound which makes me feel sick. I have a cat too and love cats they don’t bother me, they don’t smell and are really small AND independent to an extent unless they want food. My dog literally does my head in…. I wish my boyfriend would make him sleep in the living room on his own for just 2 nights a week. I feel so terrible saying all this because on the face of it he is a cute dog and helped my boyfriend get through a difficult time with depression but I’ve never lived with a dog and never want to again after this experience. I go to counselling (not solely for this reason lol) but my counsellor always tries to pin the hate for the dog on something else but aren’t dogs just fucking irritating without having some deep seated psychological issue?? At least I know it’s not just me… Thank you again for posting.
I tried to respect dog haters at one point, but they’re such rude and vile people. There’s no middle ground with them, hint, black and white thinking is for tennagers, mentally healthy adults grow out of that mode of thinking. Dogs have been partners to our society for thousands of years, just because you don’t need them anymore doesn’t mean you can verbally assault every dog owner you encounter. If dog haters weren’t constantly demanding every dog dissappear from their path in life, maybe I’d care more about your feelings, but I can’t cater to unreasonable.
I hate dogs. I hate the dog i adopted trying to fill the void of moving states and having no friends or family nearby. I want to get rid of him so badly! But my husband wants him. Im expecting and due in 2 months. And his hair is all over my damn apt. It grosses me out. To think im bringing a tiny human in this apt that has dog hair flying all over bothers me so much. To top it off he shits and pisses himself constantly. So imagine what my living room smells like. I honestly hate the thing. Seeing him makes me so mad. But im putting my husbands feelings in consideration since as a mid he never had a pet of his own they always got rid of his dogs. Lord give me the strength to put up with him. I just really hate dogs.
It is very refreshing to see that there are others out there that hate dogs. They stink,they shed,they beg and bark constantly,they drool and they are far to needy! If someone loves dogs idc that they do,but i do not think that i should have to love their dogs. I also think that dog lovers should be respectful of us who do not love dogs,such as not allowing your mutts to jump up on us,or lick us,or expect us to pet your dirty smelly dog because we do not want to. If we say please do not let your dog near me,just understand that this is what we want and that it is ok for us to not like your dog or any dogs for that matter. This doesn’t make any of us in human it makes us each individual/different from you. Diversity of opinions should always be welcomed. I am happy that i came across this and even happier to see that there are people out there that share the same feelings that i can escape the crazy dog cult world we all now live in. I am hoping that one day this crazy dog cult like insanity will go away Because #Humanlivesmattermore
Wow. I’ve never agreed with an article so much lol. I went to the lengths of muting every word associated with these piece of shit creatures on my twitter account. I’ve grown tired of people fighting over rights for these things (not saying i want to see one abused or mistreated) harder than they fight for human rights. Dogs are needy, aggravating, unintelligent, assholes who don’t know how to leave people alone. And to the people in the comments call use dog haters “sociopaths”, “bad people” and saying we don’t know what empathy is: Shut up. Please God. You’re literally proving the point of the article you idiots. We’re bad people because we don’t like this ragedy things? A dog will “love” anything that will show it attention and feed it at the time. They literally serve no purpose in the grand scheme of things, except being nasty and guzzling money. Have a child. Then you’ll experience true, pure love.
Thank you for posting this. I loathe dogs and always have. I just don’t get the dog worship thing.
My daughter, who is learning disabled, has been barked at and lunged at from behind a fence by our neighbour’s five dogs for years now and has grown up with a fear of dogs as a result. What really gets me is when she flinches when a dog comes past us and the owner says it’s a friendly dog and brings it over! We are not interested in your dog. We don’t want the thing near us! Meanwhile my daughter is hanging on to me and burying her face in my clothes while I’m telling the owner to take it away, and then the owner gets offended.
Don’t these owners ever to stop to think that there are countless dog owners who are scared of flying (which is why they bring the things into the plane cabin and stuff anyone who is allergic, scared or doesn’t like them), scared of blood, spiders, heights, enclosed spaces and so on, yet NO-ONE is allowed to be scared of dogs and if they are, there’s something wrong with them.
Last year my daughter’s special school announced that they were going to get a school dog. I don’t think I’ve campaigned against anything with such gusto in my life. At the end of the day the governing body chose not to get the dog (alleluia) but I will forever be known at the meanie who wouldn’t let the disabled kids have a dog. The bottom line is that dogs are a personal choice and should never be inflicted on people in a communal setting.
Don’t even get me started on their excessive barking, the fear factor when some large lump with big teeth who is ‘only being friendly’ bounds over, the piles of crap and bags of it in trees and so on. Oh, and furbabies and dogs giving unconditional love (they’re not – they know who feeds them) and people who don’t like dogs being untrustworthy.
Thanks again for this article!
It sounds like the person who wrote this article doesn’t like any pet. And no, you can’t “smell” who has a dog at home. The reason why dog “lovers” don’t trust those who don’t is because it takes a special kind of person to care for something other than themselves on a daily basis… it shows compassion, commitment and for some, a fabulous excuse to leave a party early to feed the dog. It’s all there is to it and it doesn’t have to be a dog.
Also, to the people who have had bad experiences with dogs… imagine the people who have bad experiences with….. people. You’re no different just because it’s an animal. We live on this earth with animals and we need to co-exist. Just like people who have been attacked by other people still need to co-exist with other people. Dogs aren’t the problem in any of your lives. If you don’t like dogs (or an animal) for any reason, you really should find it somewhere deep inside to know they belong here just as much as we do and deserve the same respect that all living things under the our sky should have.
Yes, I am a fan of dogs… no, I don’t like all dogs. Not all dogs are the same just like any individual. It’s very small minded to think one dog is the same as the next based off a couple similar or even one experience living with one (this goes for any animal). Also, how does an 8 year old even have sound comprehension on being with a large working dog for 2 years? I’ll admit, I didn’t like my family dog… she ran away any chance she got, rolled in dead animals and always stunk because of it… it didn’t help that she was ugly and had a cherry eye – heck, we had her into her teens and I didn’t cry when she passed away. But, I was a young/selfish and I enjoyed some other dogs aside from her since. My dogs now don’t stink, don’t shed, don’t lick themselves while I’m trying to sleep, don’t bark too much if not at all, they are genuinely pleasant because I did research on what BREED would fit my lifestyle because I do like dogs… just not all dogs. That’s the one major thing most people who have shitty dogs have in common… they get a dog that doesn’t fit their lifestyle or their capacity to train the dog. Ya’ll need some help. I’m not saying buy a dog or force yourself to like them (hell no, if you don’t like something no one is pushing you) but have some knowledge. Most dogs that I don’t like are owned by a person who made a poor choice and wasn’t able to give the dog the training and or the life that it needed… so it became an unruly, ill tempered, disobedient or neglected animal… which makes it hard for them to be likable because this is where most bad habits hail from. Make your own choices but don’t be a whiny fool about it.
… so can you.
It is so nice to finally find people who do not like dogs. I have had my share of dogs and cats and other critters for pets and I see their value but honestly, man should be man’s best friend, not dog. They are all so nasty and smelly and the cost and emotion people put in.to them could be used so much better used to help-people. I miss having a best friend. He died awhile back. But a pet will not replace him.
I do wish there was a group I could join, so to speak, that was full of people with similar sentiment. I would like to see what their personalities are like, other than not liking pets. I am not a hater of animals or a mean spirited person. And I know I am not alone. I have forgotten what it is like to talk to people who don’t own an animal and who frankly think it is “freakish” how people treat animals like people. Anyway, there is my 2 cents. My hope is that those who are anti pet like me can find others to associate with and find solace in each other rather than a thunder vest! Please…
It’s really nice to find that others feel the same way about dogs as I do, I’m SICK of pretending to like them. Honestly, there really seems to be a societal taboo about disliking dogs – I’m allowed to not like dogs, that’s ok! Completely agree with the person who said that people have all kinds of fears, including a fear of dogs; tbh being afraid of dogs is quite justifiable as they can be dangerous, they are also horrid, smelly noisy [email protected]#ts! Guests came over today, with their dogs and completely terrified my cat, who ran off and I don’t know if she will come back; I’m really upset, worried & the guests didn’t even say sorry, just that I was lucky the dog didn’t bite or hurt the cat; really typical selfish, single-minded dog owners, they’re in-laws & I just have to put up with their horrid dogs; my husband wants a dog and seriously I am NEVER living with a dog, he can have one but he can go and live with it without me. Also, I totally sympathise about the barking – our next door neighbour has a dog and they just leave it out to bark and poop all over their lawn, they’re all disgusting, dirty, vile creatures. Dangerous dogs should be put down – if they have attacked someone that should be it – they should just have a lethal injection, before they harm or kill anyone else. Yup, I totally hate dogs – they should soo not be allowed, except service dogs, who work and are useful. Cats are clean, independent and cute!
I am so happy I found this forum! I stumbled across it by googling “Is it normal to hate dogs”. We decided to move with my Mother in Law while house hunting to save more…
And I hate her dog! And he knows it now! He goes right to sit down or gets it dodge when I am in sight. Prior to, when we sat down to eat dinner at the dining room table he would bark constantly! So I had to start maming him sit while we ate. Because he began to snatch food from the stove, food from my daughters hand while walking around the table and he even ate her cookie ornament she made us from school. You can tell that his behavior was a learned behavior! We’ve been here 10-11 months and he has yet to bathe. He stinks, smells like outside and his breath is HORRIBLE! So I purchased a water free shampoo…He just rubbed himself against the couch or whatever he could. Sheds terribly because he doesn’t have a brush. Could use a nail clipping. He even has a towel laid on the couch where he lays and blanket as well. And also sleeps in my Mother in Laws bed when he can hop up there because he’s getting pretty old. I just can’t. I love when he’s outside because I don’t have to see him, hear him or smell him. But he stinks more coming back in. I thought we’d get a puppy for the kids once we move. But nope! He’s eaten toys, has found snacks in my son’s backpack just to puke somewhere and lay. As a child I didn’t really hate dogs. But, uhh…I think I do. My sister has a really well trained dog, the totally opposite of this one I am currently watching sleep on the couch. He even knows German commands. However, he too seeks too much attention. Whines, cries and is very hyper.
I am not a fan of dogs. Though MIL would like us to stay here longer for the enjoyment of her grandchildren…As I do too, I HATE THIS DOG!
I never want to understand what it is like to be a dog person. Why would I? They are noisy, annoying, potentially very dangerous and consider the world their latrine! Disgusting 💩
I don’t find them appealing at all..indifferent to them and would never intentionally harm them, but will never have a dog as a pet. I am one that believes that pets should not coexist under the same roof as humans, BUT if I ever had to choose, it would be a cat over a dog. Cats are peaceful creatures that pretty much mind their business. I have a friend who has a cat and the cat greets her when she gets home with a meow and a rub against the leg and then it goes on about its business, unlike a dog that has to jump on you and be in your personal space the moment you step foot in the door until the time you go to bed. Most people try and de-stress when they get home from work. A dog is too stimulating for me and the way my brain is set up.. I get grossed out over everything so I know a dog as a pet wouldn’t work for me. I like a clean hygienic environment,
Going to share some facts here. Believe what you want to believe, but this goes to show the reality of the situation. They did a poll lot too long ago. They asked married couples that if they had to choose, would they give up their spouse or their pet? 50% said that they would give up their spouse in favor of their pet. Now that’s terrifying. When did animals start replacing human connections? I had a really hard time believing it myself until I started to look into it further. The more I learned, the more I realized that people have lost their way. I’ve read countless stories of people leaving their significant other in favor of their dog. Some of the reasons included their significant other having allergies. Others were because the primary dog owner didn’t respect their significant other’s need for space and rules. Stuff like not having the preference to have the dog sleep in the bed with the couple, or not letting the dog on the couch. So they left their spouse or significant other for these reasons. It’s alarming to say the least, to learn how dogs are now the priority over relationships and marriages, at least a large portion of them. I’m not sure how that got started but it’s sad.
Wow , I am so glad you dog Hater’s don’t live near me, I am so sickened by your comments, I guess I was trying to understand your sought, why use word hate , I have always rescued Collie’s they don’t smell or lick faces, they are intelligent and have a great sense of humour, I have never shared my home with a cat but to use the word hate is something I would never say. I also don’t push my dog onto others and the person who says he is fat because he can’t jog in park, my dog in park is only off his lead to play ball in the parts where it is dog friendly, I am very respectful of others and know not all humans like dogs, you are right on one comment free speech, yes ok but not the word HATE I have never had children and my siblings have and most of them where spoilt and screamed when didn’t get there own way ,just because they gave me headache doesn’t mean I HATE them.
My sister has two dogs and personally I do like dogs BUT they really do smell and are dirty. Whenever they come in to the house from outside, their paw prints are all over, not to mention their hair. In the summer, they smell especially bad. I think it’s a good thing that some dog lovers give their dogs unconditional love; however, please be respectful and considerate to others who are not crazy dog lovers. You can be a crazy dog lover just like others can also be a non dog lover.
I do not hate dogs or cats but do not want to be around them or near them. For one thing I am allergic to both dogs and cats. Dogs are smelly creatures who are very annoying if they bark and keep you up all night. I could never understand the concept of keeping a dog in the house. I am from a country with a fairly warm climate and dogs are always kept outside. Besides dogs stinking, they want to lick anything. You never knew what nasty thing their tongue has been on yet dog lovers let them lick them on the face. So so nasty. I have gotten to the point where I won’t date someone if they have a dog or cat. I used to hold my tongue and pretend to tolerate a dog or cat with friends, which was miserable but now I just put it out there. If your dog come close to me he has to get the fuck away from me. Just saying. I’m glad I’m not alone in my distaste for dogs .
There have been several emails from dog lovers professing that the responses here by those who are not dog lovers are evil, sociopaths, incapable of love, etc., that judgemental attitude is the reason why dog loving owners are insufferable.
Having said that, dog haters with judgemental attitudes are also just as immature and ridiculous as those who make the claim that people who are not in love with dogs are somehow less than human. It is fairly prevalent for one to assume that what is important to them personally is normal and/or good, which is why if someone does not share the same affection for the same things, people tend to look at this person as being at the very least different. Difference breeds fear and misunderstanding, from way too many people.
There are many things that go into a personality, not loving dogs in and of itself does not make anyone bad, evil, cold, selfish or any of the other things that have been used to describe someone whose heart is not warmed by the thought of a dog waitjng from them to come home from work.
I mean does this even have to be said? What kind of rational adult would make such an asinine comment?
If someone wants to hurt dogs, if someone wants to torture them, that is an indication that there is something wrong, I think we can all agree with that.
But the mere fact that I am not in need of dog’s “unconditional love” marks me as some inhuman monster? I am cold and don’t have joy in my life simply because I do not love dogs? Any adult who truly believes that, well to each their own as we are all entitled to our opinion, but man, seriously, what is that? That is the thinking of a child, not an adult. If someone wants to love dogs, fine, I could care less. I do not believe that humans are above or below dogs and if someone chooses to build their life around a dog if it makes them happy, good for them. But to the several commenters here who truly believe that I am a lesser human being simply because I do not share their love for dogs, you can believe that if you want, and I won’t waste time trying to convince you differently, other than to say, you are wrong and I enjoy many things in life, just none of them are dogs.
On a slightly different point, I do have a serious question for dog lovers. The loyalty of dogs is championed by those who love them, and I am not taking that away because maybe they do care for you as much as you think, but my question is; how can you say they are loyal when they have no other option but to be so?
I mean look, it is not like dogs have jobs, or wives/girlfriends, or friends, or kids, what I mean is, where else is the dog going to go? Of course, the dog is “loyal” to you, you are its survival. The dog has no other responsibilities, nothing that requires it to be somewhere else, does this enter your mind at all?
Before all of you jump down my throat, let me reiterate that I am not claiming that they don’t love you, or that they are not loyal to you, I am simply asking that how can you be so certain they do when they have no other options?
Relationships with people are more complicated than dogs, without a doubt, but complexity is not necessarily a vice. Just because there is no way to 100% way to guarantee that human relationships will work out the way you want them too does not make dog-human relationships better, it just makes them different.
Anyway, this is the first time I have ever commented on something like this, I do so now because I am curious to see what happens.
Thank you
Great post, clever rant. I’ve bookmarked it.
Let’s test the iq lovers of dog lovers and dog non-lovers.
I can guess with confidence what the outcome will be, but I fear that the latter group wont have nearly enough statistical representation. Dog haters are social pariahs and everyone who is inclined to canine apathy is afraid to speak up about it.
Indeed, what a pleasure it is to read articles and comments from like-minded people! I’ve spent most of my life trying to get away from dogs. It’s come to the point where you can’t go anywhere without dealing with someone’s idiotic canine. For over 25 years, I lived in a neighborhood which started out nice, but eventually went downhill. I had an upstairs apartment in a four-unit, very old building. One “outfit” after another would move in and out of the house next door, and they ALWAYS had multiple dogs. I believe that everyone deserves a chance to do the right thing, so I’d go over and talk to the offenders. I’d patiently and intelligently explain to them that their barking dogs were upsetting not only ME, but the entire neighborhood. Their kids were ALSO out of control, but that’s a story for another day. The “lady of the house” told me that “dogs bark, and that’s just the way it is”. My reply was, “well, if you’d rather pay a 95-dollar fine, PER DOG, then I can always call the cops and have them ticket you”. The barking would stop completely for several days, then it’d be back to the old routine. I gave these people several chances to get with the program, but they never came around. I called the cops, and they DID ticket the “dog people”. It wasn’t too much longer before the offenders stopped making house payments and got evicted. Once they were gone, the house remained unoccupied for the rest of the time I lived in my apartment. I just purchased a house, and the neighbors were thrilled when I told them that I live a very quiet life, and DON’T like dogs. The young family that had previously lived there, had THREE mutts; two little yapping ones, and a coon hound that was chained to a steel pole. Needless to say, I “jumped” too soon in buying this place, and literally moved in on top of their filth. Had to rip up all of the carpeting due to the dogs “doing their business” inside. During the final walk-through on the day of the closing, there was actually DOG POOP on the floor in the upstairs, “Dormer” room! When I got to the bank, I gave them a HUGE dressing-down and almost called the whole thing off. I made a big mistake buying this place, but again, that’s another story. At the very least, I feel that everyone who owns a dog should have to live WAY OUT in the middle of nowhere, all together with OTHER people who have dogs. The area should be unincorporated, and walled off for the sake of those of us who prefer to live our lives in peace and quiet, and enjoy the outdoors without worrying about being attacked. I have lots of other dog stories as well, but I’ve gone on long enough. Thanks to all for letting me have my say. You may also want to check out noisefreeamerica.org. They offer stories and great advice about how to deal with problematic dogs and their clueless, and often ignorant, owners. Best regards……
Ah, what a pleasant crowd of people…. The question is not about dogs, or any other pet…. It is the nuisance of personal engagement…. Animals are only dirty, smelly, and demanding, when unattended, and dismissed—by the very people who are responsible, for them….. Just like the dirty, smelly, demanding, unattended, dismissed Medicaid crowd, in Long Term Care…. Now, there’s a (homo sapien) group that is repulsuve, second only to those noxious homeless beggers, wanting to talk, getting in the way; why don’t they floss, or bathe….? No, wait—-dirty, smelly, demanding, dismissed children are the worst….. Yuck…!!! The apex is (probably) the dirty, smelly litterboxes, left unattended by a dismissive cat owner…. I can always tell ( at the door), if you have a box of feline waste, anywhere in your home, really—-the Jo Malone air sticks, just ain’t doing the job, Honey… In short, the entire business of living is quite a mess—-if left unattended, by the unengaged…… Kate Hepburn put this annoyance, toward the general “bother,” into Shakespere’s proverbial nutshell, when she opined, ” I have found 95% of Life is doing things, that you absolutely dislike—-Good, that adds starch to an otherwise weak species……
I have tried for years to understand why I don’t like dogs or cats. puppies are cute then they grow into ugly dogs… smelly.irritating..poop everywhere…pee everywhere..locking their bits then trying to luck you too yuck!!!! they whine and look stupid.
Wow until now I thought that all girls were in love with dogs and if you don’t like a dog then there’s no hope of a date. I was never fond of dogs; not that I hate them, I just don’t want anything to do with them. I’ve also been scorned by many for not having one or simply not liking them. What can I say, they’re not for me.
Agree!!! I am so over the “give yourself the chance to be loved unconditionally by getting a pet”. I’ve had pets, I don’t enjoy it. I don’t hate animals, I think they are cute, but I don’t enjoy their company that much and definitely don’t enjoy them depending on me, poor guys! I don’t enjoy having to get home early because the god need a walk, I don’t enjoy picking up the poo or cleaning the cat litter, I don’t enjoy the hair everywhere (I shed my own share of hair and I annoy myself XD)
That on the other hand doesn’t make me the worst person around! I know a lot of people that claim that animals are better than people and those same folks say hurtful stuff, backstab, are mean to others, indifferent to other people’s needs… thinks I’d consider “bad”. So let’s live and let live 😀
Finally! I have found people who hate dogs as much as me! They’re nasty, they’re a nuissance, and presently I have to live with two of them.
I love my man, but I hate his dogs. One eats feces and used condoms and the other snores so loudly that I have to lock myself in my bedroom just to escape the noise.
I love our home, but hate that I have to share it with these two Boston Terriers. Every day I fantasize about their demise. They are 13, so they might actually live another three years! What can I do? They are bringing out the worst in me and I don’t know if I can control my hatred and resentment.
Dreaming of a dog-free life….
I have mixed opinions on dogs cause like people, you got your good ones and your bad ones. But I generally like dogs more than humans cause they don’t get offended when you call them whiney shite talkers like humans do. They accept whatever you give them cause as long as you feed them, they love you unconditionally. Meanwhile humans tend to make you work for everything little emotion or action from them, otherwise your a freeloader or ‘taking advantage’ or weird or whatever else they feel like judging you as. Humans like to judge, and this whole article is a great example of why I tend to dislike humans. Dogs don’t judge, they only experience and move on. My motto is Dogs love, Humans Judge.
Now, I do NOT like a dog that doesnt have any sort of training and only purpose in life is to be ‘cute’ and take up resource. When I got my dog, first thing I did was teach her how to identify and hunt. Being someone who knows how to clean meat, its nice to have food brought to you on random outings. I also taught her a healthy bought of mannerism as she only bathrooms outside, she rarely barks, she bows in gratitude, I can’t even get her to jump on me when I want her to, and I can leave a plate of sausage out overnight without fear of thievery. She can even point at stuff and basically tell me to look at something with her body.
Then comes in my boyfriends dog with NO training what so ever. This bloody dog leaves the biggest shite’s on the floor, will whine and jump on you for attention, sounds like a pig and worst of all STEALS FOOD!! (Thats like my biggest peeve with dogs, like I will destroy a thieving dog so quickly) And its not like he’s a puppy! He’s a spoiled 3 yrs old (27-30 human uears) Cocker Spaniel that my boyfriend refuses to unindulge. And has greatly changed my attitude on dogs to one a bit more fair I feel.
So like people, you have your good ones and bad ones. Dogs with jobs or that participate in sports and competitions I have great respect for as they are great examples of what a dog can and should be like and a healthy human/dog relationship is. But dogs that exist purely to sap up resources, like the human counterparts that get them (author) and then refuse to teach them anything meaningful (yet feel entitled to get mad whenever they act up), are plagues that need to wiped out to free up space for those actually willing to teach and be taught. Dogs are like young children, they only know what you teach them. If you don’t teach a toddler to use the toilet, can you really get upset if it pees on the floor?
I LOVE (MOST OF) YOU!!!! This thread is amazing. I’ve been terrified of dogs since before I could even walk, and my parents kept trying to throw them in my face to “get me over my fear” and went as far as getting a dog to “get me over it”. Spoiler alert: their forcing the issue has only made it worse, and me that much more resentful. Doesn’t help that they didn’t defend me when relatives’ dogs actually bit me and the other kids when I was younger.
Besides being afraid of biting and scratching, I find dogs overstimulating to the nth degree. The jumping (ouch), the licking and slurping (ewww), the smell (ugh). I’d be more than happy for someone else to enjoy their own dogs, but my experience is that nearly all dog owners will try to force their dog on me “because my puppy-wuppy is so SPESHUL and will cure you instantly!”. I’d love to get to a point where I can legitimately be happy for someone who gets a dog, but instead I end up in a panic attack because they’re likely to force it on me or get offended that I’m afraid. (Which begs another question – why do people actually get offended at someone else’s fears? I don’t get offended when someone is terrified of something I like, so why should they get offended that I’m afraid of something they like?)
When I stayed with my son and his girlfriend I had a strong reaction to their dog. It was allowed to sit on the lounge and even the cushions. There was nowhere to sit that was clean. I ended up at the doctors twice for meds. They have no children and treat their animals like their children. They put them first. On the last day when our daughter-in-law took the dog in the car and left us at home we left and won’t be staying there again. Dogs smell and make many people sick but they are still treated better than visitors who are told if you don’t like our dog don’t come. So rude!
I would never treat guests like that. The dog should be kept away from the guests unless a prior arrangement was made.
I did have dogs but they lived outside not in the home on beds and furniture. Nowadays they have become humans but they are not and the rest of us have to like it or lump it.
Neighbours allow dogs to bark and annoy everyone. I think councils have culled them in the past and they may do so now without advertising that they do. They should not be on beaches and in parks unless a designated area has been set aside for them. Rules need to consider everyone not just stupid dogs and their stupid owners who think it is their right to flaunt their smelly babies on us all.
You are definitely not a warm person. You need to look in the mirror and re assess your cold blooded statement. Dogs are the friendliest creatures on Earth. Much more so than out human counter parts. If they are too much work for you the same could be said about your own family if you have kids or your home maintenance etc. Life is what you put into it. A dog wants to be your best friend, that is worth the extra effort of caring.
I get overwhelmed by too much energy for too long, and most dogs are exactly that. I met one dog in my life that I actually loved, and he was more like a cat. He was a huge mix breed, and he would come around once in a while and present himself for attention, but would do so in a non annoying way. I actually let him get on my bed, and would lint roll the hair away because I loved him so much. Here is a question for those of you that have dogs. When someone comes over to your house, do you just let your dog jump all over them? I went to a potluck once where there were a group of people that didn’t really know each other, and the host just let her dog run wild and jump all over everyone, including a lady that had a hurt leg that she had propped up on a chair. I was the only one who tried to keep the dog from doing this to my friend. No one else said anything about it, they just dealt with it, and acted like they liked the dog. I know I wasn’t the only one who was annoyed. Why is it socially acceptable to allow a dog to infringe on someone’s personal space? I get that they live there, and we don’t, but I don’t think anyone whether person or animal should have the right to infringe on my personal space.
Henceforce, all domesticated dogs are to be destroyed without reserve! To those individuals that are incapable of forming any meaningful human companionship and need a dog as an emotional slave, you are also to be eradicated!
i hate all pets but i hate dogs the most. they are the most useless creation ever to come into existence and serve no purpose other than to fill the emotional voids of weak pathetic people. it sickens me to my core the adoration people have for dogs, and pets in general, these creatures are abominations and are scum and the owners of them are scum too. they all deserve to be removed from existence, i would support a massive domesticated animal genocide and if it weren’t for the societal norms and status quos of the current world paradigm i would be personally be killing every single one of these abominations without remorse. **** them to hell and **** all you ******* owners just as much. pets are weak pathetic dependent useless and worthless and are an exact reflection of the humans who own/condone their existence. indescribable is the totality of my hatred for domesticated animals that i might as well stop typing because it is impossible to convey how much i hate them. pet owners go jump off a bridge or jump in front of a moving train and do the world a favor…. and yourself.
Maybe you’re just not ready for a dog yet. It’s not a dog’s fault most of the time – although I’d say you’re lucky to have a good dog that doesn’t suffer from previous abuse or have behavioral problems. I think you might not like dog, but you hate people who’re extreme dog-owners – I get that. But don’t put it on the dogs – please, I never imagined I could be cozy with a dog in the past, and now I love my puppy like my own baby. He really changed my perspective. Just hope people respect the fact that it’s ok to view dogs as equal to people – I don’t like human babies but my puppy is my baby, and I have the same reason you have against dog. And if I have to, I’ll protect my dog like a family member.
I despise dogs because they are biological abominations that should not even exist. People that get offended because some people don’t like those filthy lame creatures should not exist either.
Also, i sadly see here that many people are afraid of voicing their opinion about dogs. Fear not! I have been doing it for years, and the process has allowed not only to stay away from those creatures as much as possible, but also get rid of most people i didnt want anything to do with in the first place (not all, there are Indeed some worthy dog owners).
I guarantee your life will be better. You dont even have to be rude, just a “dogs? Not a fan” will do wonders.
What really pisses me off is when dog nutters ( people grotesquely obsessed with their mutts) spew these insane tropes: “If you don’t like dogs you’re a heartless sociopath”, ” If my dog doesn’t like you, then you must be a bad person” , ” I trust my dog’s instincts about people”… Um, WTF??? Do you shitbeast lovers realize that Adolf Hitler himself was a devoted dog lover?!? And his dogs never ran for the hills due to their master’s evil deeds. Jeffrey Dahmer loved dogs FFS. Most dogs are about as intelligent as the shit piles they leave on every surface ( then promptly eat, then vomit, then eat again ad infinitum). Look, I don’t really give two shits if you love your dog, that’s fine and all. But, don’t foolishly expect everyone to glorify your mutt. Perfectly nice, wonderful people have their reasons for not liking your dog and not wanting to come in contact with it. Whether it be fear, allergies, hatred, indifference, anxiety etc it should not matter! Respect people who don’t want your mutt near them! Fuck dogs, but most of all fuck their entitled owners and their rampant misanthropy!! Humans first!
This article is so validating. I do not enjoy being around dogs and I’m disappointed when dog owners simply assume I’m ok with being licked or touched by their dog. If it’s in their house I accept that I’m in their home, though still it seems reasonable to put the dogs away when there’s company. But when it’s a public place and their dog is invading my space, and they just laugh and do nothing because they think I’m enjoying it, I’m confused. I wouldn’t tolerate this from a child or another person so why would I want it from your pet. I now use “how do you feel about dogs” as a screening question for dates. Tells me a lot.
I agree with you even though i have a small dog myself! I like them, yes, but not all of them! I work as a pediatric home health nurse and have been in several homes where they have several large dogs. They were mostly disgusting with hair everywhere, they stink bad, chewed up toys and so many things that cost money, pooped, urinated, vomited slobbered, and must i go on..?! They were always in my way, and at my feet and literally up my butt! Ive tripped over them alot. I worked in one household with children in wheelchairs and they had 3 golden retrievers. The one was super old and had trouble getting up from laying. I would have to get on my hands and knees and scoot her across the floor or i couldnt get by with the wheelchairs to do my job! Must i add that after touching her my hands smelled like rot i swear! How unsanitary! My biggest problem i had that i completely despised was when i would eat my lunch! They would go nuts! Always sit there staring at every bite with their heads way too close for comfort to my food and they would salivate! Disgusting! Like i want to see and smell them while im eating! Uggghhh! I would get so pissed! I had to literally fight and tackle them to get them out of the room! I dont think all dogs are this way, but you need to teach your dog to know where their place is in a household! They also need to be cleaned after human home can become a nasty dog house quick! Dogs are intelligent creatures and can be taught to be “respectful” so to speak, just like humans! Most dog lovers hold their dogs right up there with people, so shouldnt they be taught discipline and manners just like people too?
Ive watched a dog drink out of a toilet and a few seconds later go in and lick his owner’s face…chilling
Yes! Thank God that this was written. I hate cats, birds, snakes, snails, and everything else that shouldn’t be owned from wild habitats. But, above all else, I…HATE…DOGS.
Thank you for writing this! My husband does not understand me right now this feeling has been going on with me for 2 years now. I feel like his dog is going to break our marriage thank you for posting this no one understands me.
So here is my view though most will not like it. 1. I have had dogs all my adult life and will as long as I am able to age wise. We do not approach other people, I work from home and control barking and we also dislike dogs roaming around without leashes as it is a pain and dangerous. 2. I really do not care if you like dogs or not. However, I am not obligated to like you or socialize with you or approve of your views. Don’t be my friend, come to my home, ask for my help…. pretty clear. 3. Why a person who does not like dogs would date someone who does is beyond me. If I was clear on owning dogs etc and went on a date and got some of the stuff I have seen here or by the author I would ask for the check, take my food to go and let my date get an Uber or Lyft as they were lying to themselves and me and wasted my time and money. I had a few who tried the old well I can change him and he will and they got the boot. 4. If someone commented on my spending on my dogs medical needs etc I would tell them to sod off as it is my money. I earned it and I will choose how I spend it. 5. I tend to be the employer these days. So if I decide to have a dog friendly workplace you can choose not to apply. I am the one who took the risk. Go find a job where you will fit in. I taught martial arts and always had my dogs playing. Don’t like dogs don’t train with me. 6. If I know you hold the views like some folks here and I see you being assaulted or in need even though I could help I have no legal requirement to do so…so I would not. 7. If one of my friends has passed and I am grieving and you tell me to get over it or some other stuff you will find yourself dealing with a person who took being called implacable and remorseless as a compliment. 7. and finally.. Get in my face about this stuff in the real world and I will shred you verbally. Try to hurt my friends, raise a stick etc and I will use decades of skills to defend myself and them within the letter of the law which leaves a lot of room. I don’t care about your hate as being a Jew plenty of folks hate me for that. Try to act on it and a good time will not be had.
Nah, you actually are a horrible person. Only sociopaths don’t like dogs.
Nah, you actually are a horrible person. Only sociopaths don’t like dogs. I definitely wouldn’t trust you.
It is a breath of fresh air to read I am not the only one that doesn’t care for dogs. I won’t say I hate them because that is far from true, but they would be my last pet of choice. I am a bird person and also love cats. I have to agree with the others on here that dogs are needy, and most of all they stink. The dog odor is the worst in my opinion. Almost every person that has a dog in there house, I can smell it the minute I step through the door. It’s like smelling dirty feet. The fact that they will go outside and roll in dead animal, eat poop, lick there butt holes and then try to lick a persons face makes me want to puke. Small ankle biting dogs drive me nuts with there constant yipping and growling like they are tough. I often feel that some of the things that make me dislike dogs are the fault of the owner. I have been around dog owners who’s dogs don’t have a strong, fowl odor and are pretty well behaved simply because the owner takes the time to bathe them and teach them not to constantly jump and get in peoples faces. On the flip side, there are other dog owners who are just plain lazy at taking care of there pet. Those are the ones with the dog stink in there house, hair everywhere, etc. I also agree that a lot of dog owners seem to think they are entitled to take there dog everywhere, and just assume its ok. I have had boyfriends and friends think they could just bring there dog right over to my house knowing that I have 2 free roaming pet birds. Um, hell no! The dirty looks they gave me when I told them they couldn’t bring there dogs in my house because of my birds was priceless! Sorry but my birds live here, your dogs don’t. One friend literally opened my front door and just set her dog free in my house without asking me and it almost got one of my birds. I mean, would they like it if I took an animal that would harm there dog into there house without asking? I bet not.
I really don’t like dogs I think it’s nasty when people let dogs pee and poop in they house and not have a problem. I don’t like nor want them in my house period, or on my furniture. They stink even after a bath and I do not like them around my child.
At last, like yourself I detest dogs. They smell and the owners believe you have a black heart and will die in a pool of flames if you don’t go ahhhhhhh when you see a poxy poodle or a Cockerpoo crossing the road. As a young child my family had a dog that never left me alone, pestered me with its jumping around and constant barking. Many years later a yappy Yorkshire terrier savaged my ankle (drew blood) whilst I delivered Sunday papers. The owner said “Its never normally like this, did you annoy it”. Well I must have annoyed it when I walked down the street and opened your gate (the usual mad things paperboys do). So I say hooray to you for an article I can relate with, maybe just maybe dog owners should respect the fact that some people do not like dogs, instead of letting them sniff and approach people with those stupid bloody leads that let their obnoxious little parasite walk 5 miles in front of them.
I am literally in tears right now 😅 While reading your article, I couldn’t relate more. Feels good to know I’m not the only “freak” that likes dogs from far away. Thank you for sharing this! 🙂
It’s absolutely fine to be indifferent to dogs and just not want them near you or don’t find them cute ect. But what I find odd is how much hatred you have for something that has never purposely set out to do you wrong…
Weird.
I’m sorry your family were stupid enough to get a dog like that without doing actual research, though.
I hate dogs too. I even do not find puppies cute. I find many other animals cute and want to pet them. But dogs…never.
I HATE dogs! They are filthy creatures who eat their own crap and vomit. There was a neighbor who had a dog that would bark day and night. I would call the police and the hotline and nothing was ever done. I felt like I was literally losing my mind. After a year the barking stopped, don’t know if he gave the dog away. When I tell people that I do not like dogs they look at me as if I am not human. I just don’t understand this obsession with these filthy animals. Thank God that I am not alone.
I detest dogs. They eat their own crap and vomit. There was a neighbor who had a dog that would bark day and night non-stop. I would call the police and the hotline and nothing was ever done. I felt that I was literally losing my mind. After a year the barking stopped, he probably got rid of the dog. Whenever I tell people that I do not like dogs they look at me as if I am not human. Give me a freaking break! I do not want an animal licking his ass, eating crap and vomit and then licking me. So don’t look at me as if I am not human. I like different animals but cats and dogs I do not like.
I really enjoyed this article. I SO, SO wish private dog ownership was totally banned. Working dogs are all right I suppose … though I have heard of police dogs attacking the wrong person, just some bystander, instead of the fleeing criminal… and I read about a guide dog leading one blind man over a cliff!
I just loathe these filthy creatures. I see them for what they are – unnatural, man-made animals that are foreign on our landscapes. They are freaks who couldn’t survive in the wild. They are also predatory animals that dog owners have to work hard to ‘train’ and ‘socialize’ and make fit for human society, an ongoing business that an owner can’t let up on. Humans fashioned these unnatural beasts for their own pleasure and vanity and use and look at all the problems that have resulted. Our society is overrun with these revolting creatures.
To the people who write in angry about the comments, and calling those who hate dogs names, why do you come here and read this kind of article? You should know what you’re going to get, with a caption like this article had. Why do you comment here? Do you think you’re going to change our minds? We have the right to our preferences, our likes, dislikes and yes, hates!
Why don’t dog fanatics just stick with dog-worshipping sites and forums and comments, and let those who can’t stand dogs have their place to vent and get support from others who feel (rightly) as they do!
U hate dogs, Did they ask you to like them ? It doesn’t make you look hard not given them a pat or that , plus why the word hate , it sounds to me you are one of those fucking sick bastards who go out there way to watch them hurting, simply because you have been bitched all your life ,and it’s easier taking it out on helpless animals, also I noticed your bit above to respect your hate of animals when leaving comments, IM VISUALIZING STABBING YOUR FUCKING EYES OUT YOU DIRTY WEE PRICK,
Yes. I am so over this whole my dog is my baby business. It’s annoying. I don’t particularly hate dogs / animals…but they don’t freakin belong on my bed, living room, everywhere! I think its gross. They belong outside. It is overwhelming how ppl act towards these dogs.
Anyone knows of a support group for spouses/partners, family, friends stuck with an obsessive dog lover in their life??? My hubby n I have issues cuz I dont let dog on our furniture or past the living-room. Cuz I leave him outside in the yard instead of inside the house all day! Its crazzy. I need someone to vent and get advice from.
Thank you so, so much for this. It really is an amazing article. I couldn’t agree more with everything that you said but especially the part about diversity. You’re right, society automatically judges you based on stereotypes and it’s absurd. We all have different likes, dislikes but that just makes us human.
Growing up, I always wanted a dog but when I got one, I realized that animal didn’t bring me any joy whatsoever. More of an annoyance than anything. Throughout the years, I became more bothered by them and now I’d rather not deal with them or ever own one again. I don’t have anything against dog people, either, but personally, dogs are not for me.
It’s so great to read through all these comments and know I’m not alone. Everyone that I know is a “dog person,” and they can’t seem to grasp the idea that I’m not.
Certain dogs are fine, they can be useful for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings, as guide/companion animals etc. But what I dislike is the dog dirt on pavements in my neighbourhood, the damn pooch in a nearby house that seems to bark all day long at every sound and the owners who will not tolerate any criticism of their precious four-legged friends. Annoying, smelly, needy creatures. As for being man’s best friend, well in my opinion that title goes to the noble horse.
“…it sounds to me you are one of those fucking sick bastards who go out of there way to watch them hurting, simply because you have been bitched all your life… IM VISUALIZING STABBING YOUR FUCKING EYES OUT YOU DIRTY WEE PRICK,”
Is this an example of the much heralded ‘empathy’ that those of us who don’t care for dogs can only hope to imagine? I think I’ll stick to being a cold, unfeeling husk of man. You can have all the eye stabbing, supposed emotional superiority, and bizarre grammar, P. Cair.
100% respect for service dogs and their masters – they don’t cause trouble, and their masters keep them on a tight leash.
It’s the hyperactive leapers and barkers I can’t stand, like when owners say their growling pit-bull “just wants to play”, or expecting you to pat their butt-ugly puppy.
This was worth the multiple scroll to also be a dog hater. They piss me off, everytime I want to go for a walk or run, owners just let them up to me.
Hooray for your article. I couldn’t agree more. To all those irrational dog owners who are busy anthropomorphising your dog: I don’t want to pet your dog, I don’t want it slobbering on me, I don’t want it jumping on me, keep it out of my yard and it’s certainly not coming in my house. It’s a dog, not a person. It’s not a fur baby and it’s not a child. What is wrong with you guys? Stop taking your dog into stores. Leave it at home. You bought the thing, you deal with it and stop making it my problem. I’m tired of my tax dollars funding public dog parks because you selfishly bought a dog that you can’t provide land for. It’s your problem, not mine.
If you hate ANYTHING, you are a horrible human being.
Terry Butler, I absolutely agree with you that the title of man’s best friend should go to the noble, most beautiful animal in the world – the horse. My absolute favorite animal. Majestic.
HOORAY!!! I was just on my morning walk when I had to step into the dangerous street to allow a woman with 3 hyper, barking dogs to continue on the sidewalk. I din’t want to get bit. I resent paying taxes and having to endanger myself walking in the street or risk getting bit. I said angrily to her, “Dogs mean more than the humans?” They were on leashes, but come on, sidewalks are NARROW. I have always been a cat person and have been expected to tolerate “I hate cats” comments and all the mean jokes at the cat’s expense. Let’s compare to dogs, 1) not smelly, 2) bury their poop, 3) quiet, no barking, 4) don’t attack visitors, most run and hide, 5) don’t need to walk them, etc! Insecure people hate cats because they don’t drool and beg for attention when you show up. Cat is an ideal animal if you want a four-legged fury friend. This recent obsession with bringing your dog everywhere is getting to me. I figure after enough bitten people, when the lawyers are done, the pendulum will swing the other way. If you don’t like dogs, take heart, this too will pass. Meanwhile, is there a group I can join?
AMEN.
I’m not sure if I hate dogs or not. I guess to each their own. However, I know for a fact, most dog owners I meet, I personally do not like at all. And it took me a couple decades to piece this together from honest observations.
I don’t appreciate how dog owners assume that you will be comfortable with their dog as they are.
Dear dog people, this is not the way things work, maybe you are used to your dog, but remember I’m not! and other people are also not used to your dog! Respect that!
You don’t know my history, phobias, allergies, tolerances, experiences with dogs, so BE RESPECTFUL for once, and ASK if it’s okay BEFORE your dog approaches me and invades my space.
Dog people, learn to be a responsible dog parent, it is absolutely rude to allow your dog to run up to another person. I often hear a tag on a random dogs collar jiggle, only to turn around and watch some random dog charge me while i’m outside, having a disrespectful idiot dog owner stand and watch like some incompitent dolt.
NO! Bad Dog Parent! BAD!
Dog people, understand that it’s RUDE of you to allow your dog to climb on me, or sniff my private parts, or any parts of me. I don’t want my shoe laces chewed on and tugged, and I don’t want your dogs drool on my shoes or pants, I don’t want my hands licked.
And for the love of the dog creating god,… Dear dog people, shut your obnoxious sounding gibberish yapping barking dog up, no one wants to hear it, daytime or night time, its bark is punchy, obnoxious and loud, hurts our ears, and causes anxiety to people around.
Shut up! Stop making excuses for your dog, and stop expecting people to be understanding towards your dog. Im not going to be understanding at all. I don’t walk up to random people and sniff their crotch, climb and jump on them, harassingly shout at them, startling them for no known real reason, shed hair and foul smelling skin oils on them, leave brown stains on carpets, drooling and slobbering on them, chewing on their belongings, and take a dump on their property.
Dear dog parent, or whatever the dog absorbed delusional thing you have morphed into, stop buying those service dog patches. People are able to tell when a dog is focused and trained, and when its not. Dog people who have attempted to pull this off are deceitful liars and Its not a far fetched idea to wonder why you dog people think humans are so bad, its your guilt! Dog people, you’re right, humans do suck worse then your dog, but remember the decline of humanity all begins with you as a contributor in your own head. You see, I don’t care if you Love the dogs that use you for your food, time and money. It’s not like they’re able to move on without you, trade you for another owner. Im sure they would if they could. They can’t tell you what they really think, its only how you interpret what you think they are feeling, doing, or “saying” to you, so of course its “unconditional love”. I don’t judge you for that.
Thats how life is, whatever you invest in, and how well you learn what you’re investing in, and how to properly use it, the proper timing of when to use it, that’s what gives you the most fulfillment, love, and richness in life.
But hey Whatever floats your boat dog parents. Just because you believe in restricting travel, and investing your time, money, and convert your home into a dog toilet, doesn’t mean you need to force your delusional dog beliefs on others who still have some sanity left in them.
Dear Dog people, understand and come to peace that Other people have different goals in life!
Don’t call non dog lovers cruel or insensitive for choosing to spend their time, money, efforts, and sanity elsewhere.
Dear dog parents, stop being judgmental sacs of excrements. I was attacked by dogs different times of my life, early as the age of 7. I suffered because of dogs and it robbed my life of joys. Who the hell are you to judge anyone? Learn how to respect other people unlike yourself that is, if you’re able to break free from the dog absorbed narcissistic closed minded mindset.
Im by default the most loving, and chillest person, but how dog owners have disrespected my space and freedoms with their arrogance and ignorance, it callused me towards dog owners. I hope dog lovers who read this little bit. I haven’t even scratched the surface of how you guys appear to sane people of the world, but I did mention just a handful of observations laced with my frustrations at why I don’t like dog owners. If you’re that rude, arrogant, and disrespectful, and are raising a uncontrolled dog that’s as much as a dolt as its dog parent, then I don’t care who saved who.
I’ve only recently discovered my burning hatred of dogs. I made the mistake of moving into a share house with friends, who all lived together previously with their massive rescue dog.
I hate that dog so much. His barks resemble bombs going off, they’re so loud. And he barks incessantly at every person he doesn’t know.
Our neighbors love being in their yard, which means he’s constantly barking at them. We’ve tried putting a fence up to stop him from getting to that side of the yard but he’s so massive he just either rips it up from the ground or jumps over it.
Apparently because I share a house with that fucking dog, I have to help pay for all of his shit. I didn’t adopt him, why the hell do I have to pay for him?
I’ve not told them yet but I’m moving out when the lease runs out. Fuck that dog.
I cannot begin to describe how much I cannot stand my boyfriend’s 2 pitbulls and “doggo” culture in general. They are the worst. They are so vicious that when we walk them we have to cross the street if a person (and especially other dogs) comes near us. They beg for food all the time and god forbid you get up from your dinner for a second to pee or I can promise you that lovely steak you worked hard cooking will be gone. And they spite piss regularly. Even if we leave the house for 10 minutes to go to the corner store and have walked them before we left and I’m not talking little chihuahua puddle of pee. They lay about the couches and dirty them up and lick every surface in sight. He tried to have these very large smelly dogs sleep in the bed with us but I was definitely not having that. And any time his shitty dogs misbehave he makes excuses or blames other people when they get bit. Our elderly downstairs neighbor had a home health aide that was literally just opening her door and one of his flea bags bit her hard enough to draw blood and my boyfriend legitimately blamed her for walking outside when his dog was out! It’s disgusting this entitlement these delusional dog obsessed people think they have! If my son randomly bit a stranger in the street how well do you think that would go? Dog lovers, stop expecting a free pass every time your horribly trained mongrel exposes themself on one of your fellow people! If that behavior is unacceptable for people and you wanna hold your disgusting (don’t even get me started on the hygiene) animal to people standards, then do it in all aspects. You don’t get to cherry pick! And to say all non-dog lovers are heartless sociopaths is ignorant in of itself. I volunteered at shelters and let me tell you cats are just as mistreated as these abused dogs everyone has pity for. Understand I would never and have never hurt an animal as I have had both dogs and cats. But your precious pooch is no angel and their owners are not these caring understanding empathetic people just because they own a dog. Hitler had a dog too. Keep your pooch in check and train it properly and stop imposing them on everyone. If you have so much empathy, have it for people too. And honestly, I very much believe that these “dogs are better than people” nuts definitely have no concept of a complex human relationship and are so lazy and selfish that it’s easier for them to have a relationship with an animal that has no choice but to love you. Dogs are food driven scavengers by nature ( why nature? They are man made and not even natural creatures!) so of course they don’t generally bite the hand that feeds. To me dogs are nothing but a sad emotional crutch. My boyfriend’s dogs are 12 now and I count the days until I dont have to deal with either of these horrible burdens anymore. We literally can’t go anywhere because no one will watch them. It’s really straining our relationship and we’ve been together for 5 years. I feel like I’m just wait out nature to take it’s course. Thank you so much for this article. It made me feel not so alone.
Yeesssssss this is exactly everything I feel 😑😑!!! Pointless waste of space that I have to clean up after constantly(hair , poop, doesn’t listen , lies all over all the furniture and bed after constantly being yelled at NO by me) and always in my way!!!!! (my boyfriends dog ) literally the most annoying thing ever that does nothing good at all ….
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Finally, I know that I am not alone in my opinion of dogs. I have rescued several and I would never see one harmed. Amish puppy mills and dogfighting are abhorrent to me. That said, I started out in life very ambivalent to the canine species. As time went on, this feeling turned to contempt. For the most part, I feel the burden of culpability lies on the shoulders of dog owners. Two of the worst being my own family members. For some unknown reason, they feel the need to bring these animals to the home of my elderly parents. My parents are frail and dislike these animals in the house. One poor dog is beyond his expiration date by several years and is obviously ready to succumb to some type of malignancy. He smells as though he is literally rotting from the inside out. The stench lingers in the house for days after he has been there. I wish my sibling would see fit to give him rest. The other one is an obnoxious, high energy, large dog who terrorizes the house, knocks people over and leaves large clumps of hair everywhere in his wake. My parents have voiced dislike for these animals in the house but my siblings insist on bringing them despite that. This seems to be the attitude of most people, that the entire world loves their dogs as much as they do. Judging from these posts, it seems that this is a newsflash, and an unhappy one at that, for these dog owners. Much of the population of the planet does not appreciate, nor enjoy the company of your dog!
To all of you canine enthusiasts out there, please keep your smelly, drooling, sniveling, servile animals on a leash and in your own home.
You have the right to hate dogs but you lot share something in common: shrewd difficult and false
Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is seriously one of the best and most spot-on essays I’ve ever read. Thank you for speaking up. So happy to know we are not alone!
I have seven cats. They’re clean, fastidious, quiet and non destructive. I like dogs. I’m just not into them. They’re wayyyy too demanding. My kitties are part of my family and I do the best I can to take care of them. I don’t foist them upon others and they don’t, either. They may come up for a “hello” but most of the time anyone visiting they just hide somewhere. Cats are like roommates. Dogs are like children. Huge difference there.
My #1 complaint about animals isn’t about them…it’s about their OWNERS. My GF has a toy dog (Papillion). While he’s smart, he’s extremely annoying. She never trained him on anything. He barks a lot just because someone is entering or leaving the room. Sometimes I go to bed late and when I enter the bedroom, she’s sleeping and her dog barks like crazy when I enter and wakes everyone up. He barks like crazy and jumps all over people and kicks them with his rear legs to get attention when we have guests. People think it’s cute. It’s NOT. The little fucker jumps up and nips the back of my leg or my butt sometimes when I leave the house. “Oh it’s just a little nip don’t be such a baby.” Ummm..broke my skin a few times. He has a Huh pitched whine that won’t stop. She…well anyone in her family just yells at the dog to stop doing….whatever, getting into things, chasing my cats, eating their food and destroying their toys, barking, etc. There was NEVER any yelling or shouting commands at anyone until she moved in with her dog. Everywhere we go….take the fucking dog crate and all his shit along. We have a fenced yard but the little asshole squeezes out and runs around, which means I gotta go look for him. And when he barks, he’s NON-STOP until he gets what he wants.
Then her DAUGHTER has a medium sized Mutt of mixed breed. But….she can’t keep him in the new house (with fenced yard, doggy door, etc.) with her and her boyfriend because their roommate is afraid of the dog. Plus he’s bit a couple kids in the city and they required him to be tagged and identified as a dangerous animal so she can’t have him seen in her county otherwise they’d confiscate him. Plus all the fines and shit. This dog also has had NO training whatsoever. So….we got stuck with him. Rather, I did. My GF works all day in a home office and can’t really leave. So it’s up to me to let them out, feed them, pick up after them (unless they crap in her office…that’s her problem), control them, etc. This dog can be aggressive when worked up. Most of the time he’s fine but I often worry. These two just run around the house like a pair of Mexican Jumping Beans on uppers. The little one has to have a leash attached to coffee table to keep him from being a nuisance. The big one stays in her office and sleeps there. A few times the big one has also gotten out of the yard to chase a raccoon or something and I’d find him on the other side of our small town.
These dogs go apeshit anytime a car drives by the house or a deer goes by. And they shed….BAD. The big one’s fur is that stiff stuff that doesn’t come out of anything. They both STINK. When her daughter is here they let the dogs run all over the place (my cats hide) and let the big one sit up on the top of the sofa back and the top of the easy chair back. Forget me disciplining them….everyone thinks I’m being mean to them. Jesus H. Salt n’ Chips. Oh, plus the house is harder to keep clean (I work part time so I’m home a lot and I do all of the housework, yardwork and cooking) because they track in mud and if they’re not let out/walked they’ll shit or piss somewhere and I sometimes gotta clean it. We can’t just get up and go somewhere for the weekend spontaneously because….the dogs. Have to board them. Not my cats. Over my career I’ve worked 24 and 48 hour shifts away from home. They’re used to that. So I’ve been able to get up and go for 2-3 days without a problem. Plus…they take care of their own business at all times. I don’t mind policing of the littler boxes. Takes 5-8 minutes.
The problem isn’t the dogs. It’s the OWNERS. I love my GF but she IS lazy and puts no effort into her dog. She plays with and coddles him, treats him fine, but that’s it. He’s a hyper animal that would be great with a bunch of little kids. Nope. He just sits near my GF, acts up whenever a fly goes by and is all neurotic and shit when she’s gone. I get it some pets have separation anxiety. This one is bored out of its skull. I have ZERO interest in taking either dog for walks. I have too much stuff going on and, frankly, I’d rather spend the time with my kitties, brushing them and playing with them or just hanging out to watch football (three of them literally sit and watch with me).
We have a family in town that has Rottweilers and they breed them. Their dogs are always getting out and causing trouble (like killing someone’s chickens). Another guy has some bird hunting dogs with big antenna collars on them but he’s often out looking for one or more of them. Then there are a bunch of dogs that are allowed to roam everywhere. They get into the food I set out for other critters, shit in my front yard (not that my nice big back yard has all kinds of dog crap in it…..I can’t enjoy my backyard anymore). People….if you love your pets and don’t want someone to shoot them, keep ‘em corralled!!
Dog owners, in general, I’ve found, are shitheads who don’t give a fuck about anyone else. They shouldn’t have dogs because they really don’t want to put in the time, money and effort to train them. 95% of all animal/pet problems are DIRECTLY attributable to their owners. Period. Why we have so many homeless animals…people are lazy, selfish and ignorant slags when it comes to animals. There are good dog owners everywhere but man, they’re sooo hard to find anymore. I hate it when one dog goes off and every other dog in town joins in. At night.
This dog situation here has put a huge strain on our relationship. She won’t stand up to her daughter about the big dog. This girl is 29, no driver license (suspended but she can get it back if she pays up her $1800 in fines which include the dog bite fines), bought a nice $4000 car, no insurance (on ours but she is supposed to be paying her amount) yet can’t send her mother a few bucks for dog food, boarding, etc. Yes, dogs are like children. They cost money and require your time. If you don’t have both, you shouldn’t have a dog. Period.
I do not idolize dogs and I am not a bad person as a title for this article would maybe less offend someone idolizing dogs. I would like to but am reluctant to recommend this article to anyone idolizing dogs because the title is to harsh. I don’t hate dogs though they can be very disgusting. I do hate the behavior of people idolizing any animal especially a dog. Working as a building inspector for years and having family with animal derangement I can identify with many people in this article. I well know if a dog has teeth it will bite. The following is a good read for anyone respecting the bible. https://truediscipleship.com/bible-says-dogs/ A good video also https://www.facebook.com/prageru/videos
I bet the author of this article is conservative. It’s the only way this makes sense. Also, trash article.
Noisemakers. Dirty. Most dog owners deserve their dirty, noisy pets. Two exceptions: guide dogs and police dogs. The rest? Noise polluters and DIRTY.
Oh, and I met this guy in Toronto and the first thing he told me on our first (and last!!!) date was: “you gotta love my dog too. It’s non-negotiable.” I never saw that shallow, idiotic bastard again. Good riddance!
I have a dog. I will love and care for him until he crosses the rainbow bridge. That being said, I will never own another dog ever again. I have come to realize that, while I love cats, I don’t share the same positive feelings for dogs. That is not to say that I hate dogs. I like dogs. I just like other people’s dogs…from a distance…for a short period of time. I dislike the high maintenance a dog requires. I find their constant need for attention and reassurance exhausting. They seem like perpetual toddlers to me. I understand the allure of dogs and I recognize the bond that can form between a person and their dog. What I don’t get is the open hostility that happens when the phrase “I really don’t care for dogs” is uttered. I overheard a conversation recently where a man was talking to his date about how much he hated cats and “would not hesitate to shoot one if it came into my yard” Later, when his companion mentioned that she “wasn’t really a fan of dogs” the man responded with “I think there is something seriously wrong with a person who doesn’t love dogs.” She called her Uber soon after that.
Nick, only you know how you arrived at your senseless, impaired comment. Really? “Conservative”? You need help.
When I was with my ex we had dogs for six out of eight years during our relationship. While I always found our rat terrier and min-pin entertaining, the level of care, attention, and responsibility canines require never ceased to amaze me. With that in mind, I should also state that I don’t like children, either, particularly toddlers; bumbling, idiotic, chaotic morons that require constant supervision, germ-riddled, smelly, and disgusting in so many ways, shapes, and forms. Conversely, I have always been a cat-person, and have been quite fortunate in that every cat I’ve ever had the pleasure to have in my life has been loving, extremely low-maintenance, and well-behaved regarding destructive habits and/or litter-box use.
I recently got it into my head (for some unfathomable reason)that perhaps I was ready to take on the responsibility of being a dog parent. No significant other, human children, or college studies to divide my attention. Five months later and I have come to the conclusion that despite not having those other distraction, dogs are just entirely too consuming of one’s time and patience, and are very much like a toddler that never grows up. I won’t say that I “hate” dogs, but will avow that I possess an intense dislike with extreme prejudice. I’m in the process of finding another home for this canine, one that will be more dog-centric and appreciates all the shit that must be picked up, grass eating induced vomit, the constant rancid corn chip smell, the intense neediness and invasion of personal space, walks in all types of inclement weather, and utter chaos they bring to a normally calm and ordered existence.
I feel the exact same way the writer does… but for kids. I don’t think you’re a bad person for not liking dogs, just as I’m not a bad person for not liking kids.
I too dislike dogs as well as a lot of dog owners. Many dog owners seem to be incapable of generating any rationale logical thoughts. I don’t wish harm on them as I can’t stand to see anything suffer, I’m just not a pet person. I hate how people automatically assume I’m heartless or that because I dislike dogs that I must love cats. I hate the smell of animals, I hate touching them, I hate the sounds they make. I also hate the myth that every single dog owner is empathetic and incapable of doing any harm. I knew some dog lovers who would buy litters of puppies, because they liked them so much, just to starve them and throw the corpses in their shed and buy a new litter. I also knew a girl who threw her dog and didn’t care that she had broken its teeth. But you know, dog lovers are so much better and so much more empathetic than those of us who don’t care for them. 🙄
Even though this article is alittle old it made me feel a lot better. I am somebody that always thought I wanted a dog and so as I got older I decided I wanted a corgi and as I still live at home talked to my parents about getting one. I did soooooo much research on corgis and my parents agreed to let me get one so as I looked around I finally found I wanted it was a 3 month old corgi. We drove all the way to pa to get her and within one night of getting her I realized i couldn’t do it. The first night piper that’s her name woke me up at 530am in the morning to go
To the bathroom and as I’m sitting in my yard I had a breakdown lol and I quickly realized this wasn’t for me. I had to a talk with my mom which quickly became into me crying uncontrollably lol. I wanted to give her away I had a few people in mind that would take her but my younger sister decided to take her and wanted her and got mad when I said I wanted to get rid of her. The problem is my sister lives at my parents with me too. So I still have to see the dog everyday which at times hard lol. I just realized I’m not the biggest dog person and reading this made me realized that it’s ok lol
I want to sell everyone’s [email protected]$%@king dog to a Korean restaurant. It’s nice to see I’m not alone in hating dogs. And I actually do love animals, almost all other animals. But not dogs. They are loud, gross, and stupid. Their adorers tend to have the same qualities. They all follow the crowd, because they are the crowd. F dogs and dog people.
Addendum: It looks like a certain Nick on September 9th, 2019 1:21 am, has the IQ of dog excrement. ;] Anyway, according to many studies I’ve read, it’s the dog people on average, who tend to be more conservative”. Ironic he would use such a word on a non dog-lover.
Oh my goodness ! This surprisingly makes me feel a lot better . I felt like I was accepting the bias of believing society about “be inhuman” if you didn’t like dogs. I seriously thought there was something wrong with me. I can’t stand the little creatures and sadly I live with one since my gf owns one. I can’t stand the smell , the shedding of the hair, it constantly wanting to sleep on our bed and stick its noise right up your bum, the constant attention seeking! OMG! It makes me insane! I can appreciate the fact that they can be great companions for people, but I’m not that person and can do without the slobber and constant begging for food. I am however , a cat lover . And I can’t stand the people that think it’s ok to hate on cats but if you hate dogs then your a horrible person. And if you hate cats, cool, I’m not gonna throw it in your face and tell you your horrible.
Venting over ..