I Hate Dogs and I Am Not a Horrible Human Being
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Sarah McLachlan would like a word.
November 8, 2018
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.
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CM • Oct 3, 2022 at 12:33 pm
OMG! I feel like you are describing my emotions. I came across your article as i am looking for ideas how to live with dogs. My Adult SD will be moving in with us in order to save money and hopefully go to school. In short we will be helping her with food and lodging.
Before i married his father he already knows i do not want any pets at all, that time his kids didn’t have any. This was a deal breaker for me, i have stopped dating men that had pets, because i just can’t see myself living with one.
Now I understand how to dog owners, they value them as family. I really try to be ok with it, to the point we stayed at SD’s apartment one time to see if i can live with a dog. The answer is just NO!, hairs are everywhere .. EVERYWHERE!!! and that little dog, keeps jumping around and slobbering everywhere. I just cant do it.
Here’s the problem, we welcome her in our home, but not the dog. I understand she can’t give up her dog, but i can’t also give up my sanity. Anybody have a solution or a better compromise? No one wants to take the dog, and me and my husband just know I can’t live with a dog.
Sharad Sharma • Sep 24, 2022 at 10:14 am
Thanks for putting in words so effectively, I literally felt you are reading it out what’s in my heart.
R J Mays • Sep 23, 2022 at 7:21 pm
You don’t have to like dogs. It’s your right. People should except it as your freedom of choice.
Mike • Sep 2, 2022 at 10:46 am
People who hate anything as a generalization, unless it’s objectively considered taboo within the prevailing cultural mores, are not of sound and healthy mind. Obsessive hate, which is clearly the motivation behind this article, is not healthy and is the prime contributor to poor values such as racism, sexism, and homophobia. You whine about diversity, equity, and inclusion and in the same breath malign an entire group of people, based on no other dimension but their tolerance of dogs. You position yourself as superior by questioning the intelligence, dependency, and even hygiene of dog owners. Dogs are not natural, they are the product of thousands of years of human interference in normal breeding, their needyness a product of that same interference. Humans have a responsibility to provide care for an entire species that they handcrafted to be lame and ill-equipped to deal with the rigors of life. You’re clearly a victim, but one of choice and opinion, certainly not a martyr of society. Finally, the beauty of free speech and public forums is that unpopular, dangerous, or obscene beliefs, thoughts, and ideas can be appropriately challenged, condemned, and dismissed according to the values of society. I would argue that your opinion is one that meets the requirements of defensibility, and should have to be defended when you express it. If you expect to be able to say “Gee, I sure hate something you really like,” and expect the other person to just be like “Oh, that’s completely valid and I respect you even more now,” then you’re a child. That’s not how discourse and argument work. If you don’t want to explain yourself, keep your mouth shut. I’m very tired of the idea that all opinions are equally valid, it’s simply not true and is a driving force behind completely mindless nonsense in self-entitled op-eds like these today
Romulus • Sep 16, 2022 at 11:09 pm
Such hateful vigor. The article expressed respect towards dog ownership yet a desire not to be participant of it. It’s main issue being with the widespread ideas that villify these sentiments as unnatural. You should re-read from the beginning.
Andrew • Sep 19, 2022 at 2:16 pm
What a terrible reading comprehension
Mary • Aug 31, 2022 at 3:02 am
I hate dogs! I hate that I can’t sleep outside in rural country side without hearing someone’s GD dog barking at 2am for 2 hours. Or that at Stanley Idaho where they mark “ no dogs allowed on beach” at red fish lake, there was about 15 dogs and 7 if them constantly barking. Walking in the woods in Montana and you come upon 4 dogs running loose on trails chasing f****** wildlife. Jumping at you and their owners saying ~ don’t worry it’s friendly- like we all love your dog jumping on us… one more … dog crap on any mentioned trail because some lazy ass owner won’t pick it up. If you wanna get pissy and say it’s the dogs owners, no I’m past that… it’s dogs, dogs that bark , dogs that chase, dogs that poop. If you have a well behaved dog? Then get on other non well behaved dog people and call them out cause not enough people do…
Bil MacIntosh • Aug 31, 2022 at 12:59 am
I think you may have misjudged the likelihood you just might be a horrible human.
Jimbo Jenson • Aug 25, 2022 at 1:24 am
Crazy how most of these issues that are bought up here and in the comments all just have to do with people being lazy and shitty pet owners and then blaming it on the dog. A dog that is well looked after should not stink, should not eat poo, should not bark and whine all the time, or do many of the other things that have been bought up. A lot of this seems to be people basically saying “I’m lazy and can’t be bothered to look after a dog properly, and I hate responsibility, therefore dogs are evil and disgusting”. If people could just be logical and leave it at “I am too lazy to look after an animal, and I don’t like the responsibility, so pets aren’t for me”, that would be one thing, but no, instead people have to bring it to “I hate dogs and they are evil and disgusting”.
Chaser • Aug 30, 2022 at 5:47 am
Well Jimbo, you may be correct in some instances but you can’t categorise everyone who hates dogs, as lazy pet owners. I have a dog who listens to my (almost) every command and doesn’t eat faeces nor smell. However, do I like him? No I do not. He isn’t loyal, he is subservient to me as I’m the dominant ‘pack leader’. He follows my every move with his gaze and sits waiting for my command. It’s irritating and quite frankly, pathetic. If a human acted this way, we’d all think them insane. Dogs cannot survive without their human owner, so they may wag their tail and prance happily when you’re home, but ask yourself; is this because they are genuinely happy to see you or because they know they’ve not been abandoned and will now be fed/watered/walked?? In all honesty, for the most part, dogs are dumb, incapable of self sufficiency and for me personally, annoying as hell.
Bob • Sep 15, 2022 at 2:55 am
sounds like you are dumb and insufficient
Rain • Oct 1, 2022 at 8:26 am
Dogs, like most animals, are highly intelligent. When properly trained and cared for, they help us much more than we help them (i.e., seeing eye dogs, rescue dogs, police and service dogs, therapy dogs just to make a few). Humans are to blame for their tendency toward ‘neediness.’ Wolves, their ancestors, have no need for our interest in us, but humans weren’t satisfied with that. They wanted loyal, helpful, easily controlled companions. As is the case in most situations, humans are to blame; not dogs.
Amber • Aug 30, 2022 at 12:15 pm
Just because someone doesn’t like dogs doesn’t mean they’re lazy. It means human relationships are more important. Dog owners are the ones who are too lazy to form real relationships with humans. And yes they do stink, even after a bath, because they naturally have oil and yeast on their skin. No amount of bathing the filthy things will get rid of it. I have to question the hygiene of a person who owns indoor dogs.
Alex • Sep 3, 2022 at 5:45 am
I have never heard a dumber comparison in my life. You really think pet owners are too lazy to form human relationship and THAT is the reason they choose to own a pet? Delusional at best.
LASL • Aug 23, 2022 at 2:03 pm
As the author has shared her opinion, so shall I. To me, it doesn’t sound like you hate dogs although that was your choice of word. The fact is taking care of another being, whether it’s a human or animal requires a lot of effort. It’s a responsibility not many would be able to bare. I grew up having all sorts of pets/animals/aviary in my house(surrounding) and I can vouch it is a lot of work but I love them all and so, I do it. At the end of the day, you choose what works for you as long you don’t harm them. They too are just trying to make it through their short lives the best way they can. Compassion goes a long way. Remember one day, we too will grow older and needy. The hope is that there will be someone around to show us the empathy we’ll need during those times.
Jim • Aug 17, 2022 at 11:08 pm
I don’t hate dogs, but I am most definitely sick of them, and the public pressure to love them. All my life I’ve had to deal with dogs – mine when I was younger, or else friends’ or GFs’ since then, and they’re nearly always undisciplined when they come into my life, so I have to train them (been told by several dog-trainers that I’m a natural) and eventually teach their owner that they have to scold them occasionally – Gee, what a surprise… Amazing how many people who have raised kids will NOT scold a dog when they actually see it poop in the house, or ignore them and continue barking to no end. The other annoying thing about clueless dog owners is watching them reward their Fido for bad behavior, when it’s so painfully obvious that as a dog owner they have no brain. I actually dated a gal once who’s dog would wake up at 2 AM every night and start barking, totally out of control, and she would actually give it love, affection, and a WHOLE BAG OF TREATS to get it to shut up. Told me I didn’t know what I was talking about about when I scolded it, and the “proof” was that her way worked – the dog did finally shut up after 20 or 30 minutes – that is, once it got it’s belly filled with treats, of course. She should’ve been a brain surgeon. Current GF is much smarter and has a nice well-behaved dog (now that I trained it, and her) but I’m still sick of it dominating everything, and having to take it to a dog park for 1½ hours just before dark, EVERY bloody day. Everything else takes a back seat – #1 priority in life.. She & I are on the rocks right now for unrelated reasons, but ole’ “Pepper,” as sweet as she is, might just be the straw that breaks the camel’s back, or at least tips the scales in the wrong direction for the end results. Next GF definitely won’t have pets (I’d rather not have a GF any more, and I’m sure many of you hope that’s the case because I’m “so evil”). I especially look forward to one day taking a peaceful, evening walk around a neighborhood (somewhere, some day) without a hundred dogs barking and going crazy. We definitely live in a dog-infested and completely dog-obsessed society. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the original poster’s feelings or comments. In fact, I’m glad she spoke up. More people need to.
Michael • Aug 17, 2022 at 2:23 pm
Dogs are awful, but dog people who try to tell me I just haven’t met their dog who will convert me are 100x worse. 🤮
Mary • Aug 31, 2022 at 3:12 am
Agree!!! I got bit so hard as a kid by someone’s dog who ran up to me like it was buddy buddy. Now hiking on trails ( marked dog on a leash ) and a dog runs up to me and the owner is a hot few minutes behind dog “ oh don’t worry he’s friendly!! As I’m backed up against a tree terrified
Ivana • Aug 15, 2022 at 4:39 pm
You don’t have to like them but to hate them?! You are a psychopath!
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 9:45 am
you are literally part of the problem that’s being described in this article. lol. you can hate something without being a psychopath. you can hate dogs and not wish them any harm
Ashy • Aug 11, 2022 at 5:23 pm
bro my dog literally saved my life YOU SAW THIS YES SAVED MY LIFE! so not all dog are bad and calm down there not even that bad. My dog isn’t even trained and she saved me
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 9:46 am
Just because your dog supposedly saved your life doesn’t mean that dogs still aren’t annoying and have behaviors that are irritating… or that we have to like how clingy and reward-seeking they are as a species
Atalia • Aug 11, 2022 at 5:17 pm
meanwhile me having 4 dogs..
Megan • Aug 7, 2022 at 5:51 pm
I don’t judge you a bit.
I don’t hate dogs, but I don’t particularly like them either. Some of them are cute, but cute is not enough to overlook their annoying behavior.
I don’t see the appeal of dogs for all the reasons you described. Occasionally, I meet a dog that is very well-behaved and doesn’t jump, lick, beg, and follow at the heels – but this is very rare and I’m aware that some people pay very good money to train the dog behaviors out of their dog.
And if you’re one of those people that lets your dog lick you on the mouth then I’m judging you harshly. That dog just finished licking it’s rear-end prior to licking your lips and it’s disgusting. Not sorry.
Don Lee • Aug 1, 2022 at 3:11 pm
I feel like this article was intentionally annoying or you might not get sarcasm. No one actually cares that you don’t like dogs. You might have a persecution complex.
Toastboast2000 • Aug 13, 2022 at 8:29 am
There are plenty of people who care, I get the same reactions.
CM • Oct 3, 2022 at 12:40 pm
You definitely have not been on the receiving end. I got bullied online just because i asked in a cleaning group, advise on how not to get the dog’s hair everywhere. I was called a monster, that my husband should leave, i should be the one that be left outside .
You must be living under a rock, I actually don;t hate dogs, i can look at them, pet them. I think it’s the dog “parents” i hate.
CJ • Jul 31, 2022 at 4:24 am
Thank you for writing this article. I am glad to discover I’m not the only one who feels the same way about this. Perfectly stated. Thanks again. 🙂😇
E. Ram • Jul 25, 2022 at 8:02 am
I had to google a bunch of stuffs to find out if I was truly a horrible and rude person as my colleague commented to my “I don’t like dogs, I just can’t stand their need for attention”. Thanks for this opinion piece. Glad to see people having the exact same opinion as I do.
Martha Beck • Jul 23, 2022 at 9:41 pm
Dogs stink. They bark. They drool. They’re pesty as hell! They put their nose in your crotch. They’re stupid enough to eat their own crap; or the crap of some other animal. They chew up furniture. What’s there to LIKE? Let alone LOVE.
Chelsea • Aug 25, 2022 at 5:24 pm
WHY WHY do dog owners bring their yapping mutts to restaurants? What about the people who want a quiet, peaceful lunch without hearing yapping, panting, drooling, just gross. Dog owners need to have more consideration for non-dog owners, it is not all about them and their stupid mutts. My neighbors have a yapper and I asked her why her dog barks so much and her reply was “I don’t even hear it”, yeah, lady, it is all about you and your mutt. Have some class dog owners.
Alex • Sep 3, 2022 at 5:50 am
You say your neighbour should have some class but you yourself sound like you have no class. Just because you don’t like dogs and their barks doesn’t mean your neighbour has to accommodate you and your quirks. Grow up.
Gary • Jul 21, 2022 at 12:38 pm
I’m not a dog person, or even a pet person. The amount of overzealous pet owners around me leads me to believe that they must have some sort of mental illness. They do not behave rationally.
D.B Cooper • Jul 17, 2022 at 9:47 pm
She’s really not going to like being a mom then. Think she’ll drop it off at a fire station or church? 🙄
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 9:50 am
Lol you’re funny. Perhaps she’s not interested in being a mom? And if she was, although dogs are just as much work as human chimdren, at least children grow out of that toddler phase. Dogs never do; they act clingy and reward-seeking for their whole lives
Leslie • Jul 16, 2022 at 11:52 am
I respect your honest view and feel the same way about children. Guess what? I don’t have them either. It takes all kinds to make the world go round. You are hurting no one and why must everyone own a pet? Or have a child for that matter? If you had written that you beat dogs or otherwise abuse them… but you didn’t. I do love my dog. I don’t love every dog, as they are often reflections of irresponsible owners. The comments show more of the “if you aren’t like me, well fuck you” mentality that is tearing our country apart. Best regards to you for your future opinion pieces.
Jimbo Jenson • Aug 25, 2022 at 1:30 am
I’m pretty sure the issue is that this person didn’t just say that dogs aren’t for them due to the responsibilities and things like that, instead they say they hate dogs. I don’t think I’ve seen one comment that implies that anyone thinks that everyone must own a pet, just that hating an animal due to your own laziness and unwillingness to take on responsibility is dumb. There is nothing wrong at all with not wanting to take on the responsibility of looking after a dog, but to hate the dog because of it? That just makes you some kind of weird psycho.
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 9:54 am
Yeah disliking the responsibility of taking care of dogs is definitely one thing brought up in the opinion piece, but also dogs are inherently reward-seeking (be it treats, affection, etc) so they are literally clingy and stifling by nature. Like the author isn’t hating dogs just because she doesn’t want the responsibility, she hates how they are as a species and how humans enable them.
Tatiana Gallardo • Jul 11, 2022 at 11:05 pm
Hey everyone,
Tatiana, the author of the piece, here. Never expected such a heated dog debate in the comments, but I knew this one was going to be controversial. Thanks to everyone for checking out this essay — it means a lot to have you read it and opine with such passion!
If you want to check out more of my writing (and hot takes), I’m currently crafting and illustrating stories on my Substack, where I’m doing everything that terrifies me for a year — like admitting I somehow love New Jersey.
https://brazenface.substack.com/
Would be stoked to have some fellow dog haters (and lovers) following along. : )
Cheers!
abhishek • Jul 16, 2022 at 1:21 pm
well I hate dogs to a extend that i don’t go to anyone’s house who owns a dog. Main reason for my hate is the attacks they commit on small helpless children and kill them if not intervened timely, whereas would never dare to challenge anyone with a stick, even if he is a thief.
Stupid and useless pet.
Soren • Jul 25, 2022 at 9:38 pm
Bwahaha, are you for real? Yeah, there’s an epidemic of dog attacks slaughtering children.
Peter M Page • Jul 19, 2022 at 8:26 am
As a university student I majored in philosophy but also took courses in psychology. In one of those psychology courses we studied Harry Harlow’s controversial monkey social separation experiments. Harlow separated monkeys from their mothers at birth and then did experiments to see if they could be comforted by different types of surrogates. Some would be tactile, covered in wool. Some could provide nourishment. They had different heads with particular eyes or faces.
Harlow found monkeys found tactile and specific facial features most comforting. As a philosophy student the question I found myself asking was not wether we could find means of comforting ourselves but was it more important for humans to live authentically. I felt being comforted in a similarly deluded way would not be sufficient for a human. I would rather live authentically than be comforted. Humans have the cognitive capacity to consider such abstract considerations. I believe we are the only animals capable of such abstractions.
When I see people getting emotional comfort from interaction with a dog I feel the same pathos I felt watching the monkeys in Harlow’s experiment. A dog has a brain 1/15th the size of a human’s. A dog is cognitively 14/15ths of the way to being one of Harlow’s wire, wool and wood surrogates. Not capable of having the emotions dog owners project onto them.
I fear people who indulge in deluded beliefs because they do not react well when asked to question their beliefs. No one no longer believing the Earth is the centre of the universe has ever burnt anyone at the stake for still believing it is. Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake for trying to cure humanity of this delusion. Hell hath no fury like a deluded person asked to examine their beliefs.
Mc • Jul 21, 2022 at 12:51 am
I am with you, do not stinky dogs!
Mc • Jul 21, 2022 at 12:58 am
I am with you! People are so hateful! What happened to freedom of choice? Sad
Azy • Aug 1, 2022 at 11:21 pm
She has discovered that hate also generates income. LOL
Paul • Aug 13, 2022 at 1:26 pm
Wow! It really stirred people up.
I will join the line up of dog dislikers, choosing that work with less venom.
To clarify, would I wish harm to them…no!
Would I jump in to save one in distress.. yes! Would I feel emotionally upset to witness or hear of cruelty to a dog….yes!
But……
I don’t coo at your dog, I don’t want it to lick me, jump up at me or anyone else in my family. I don’t want it dribbling at my shoe when eating out or barking in the hotel room next door or sharing the hotel breakfast table and plates.
But of course dog lovers only wish the love pendulum to swing one way.
I don’t think that makes for a bad person.
Jen Smith • Aug 29, 2022 at 1:23 pm
Dogs hate you more, of that I am certain. So there.
CM • Oct 3, 2022 at 12:45 pm
This is exactly why the author wrote this, for people like you.
Belliana • Jul 8, 2022 at 12:43 pm
As a pet owner myself with 2 dogs and now a cat, it took me getting a cat to realize I’m not so much of a dog person as I thought I was. I had all the dog books growing up, studied the different types and how to care for them, begged my mom for a dog and never got one until I went to college and my bf one day brought me 2 mix breed puppies, I fell in love and it was great then. Then I got older, got pregnant, and suddenly I began feeling just like OP. My dogs began to annoy me and the things that never bothered me before like sniffing, licking and staring now became super annoying. The smell didn’t help either while being prego. And it was like Chloe was constantly acting out at the worse times, I blamed it on the fact that I was no longer fit to be a fur parent till I moved in with my roommate who had a cat and immediately knew that was a bold face lie. Cats do none of the crap dogs do, my life has been so much easier. I already felt like a terrible person so I never voiced my opinions so I applaud OP for having the balls to do so. And I don’t hate dogs, they’re just not my favorite anymore.
Poopy • Jul 7, 2022 at 1:12 am
Fuck you. All the dogs should have teared you to shreds by now
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 9:55 am
Real mature, just like the dogs you’re obsessed with. People like you call people like the author psychopaths, but I think the opposite is more true
Not a dog nutter • Sep 18, 2022 at 8:12 pm
This is exactly what she’s talking about, ya’ll are just ridiculous. Why don’t you go share a bowl of ice cream with your walking biohazard and let him lick your face after tonguing it’s asshole and eating a pile of shit and puke, your mutt is repulsive as are you by proxy, I imagine your house smells like a zoo and is covered in smelly, greasy hair and remnants of the dead, decaying animals it rolled all over, fucking barf.
Susan M Justice • Jun 28, 2022 at 7:27 pm
Anyone who hates animals… There is something dark and wicked about them… And that’s all I got to say… And I thank God for all those in the world that are fighting on a daily basis to save the lives of animals…
Jay • Jul 26, 2022 at 1:34 am
Every time I get out of my truck back from work, the neighbors little dog is jumping on the fence barking etc. I wanna kick a field goal with that rat dog. Everybody has a dog now it’s super trendy. They’re annoying as hell. I like what Robert DeNiro said about dogs and dog owners on ‘Meet the Parents’. Hilarious and spot on.
Chris • Aug 20, 2022 at 11:38 pm
You want dark and wicked, watch hyenas eat prey alive.
I never believed or understood the origin of the narrative that animals are less-violent or more humane/morally-righteous then humans. Nor do I believe that they can teach humans how to love, when male lions fail to protect their pride when challenged by another male lion, the first thing the victor does is kill all of the cubs in that pride.
That would be like every time a man marries a woman, he takes out all her kids out just on spec. Nature is vicious, it is truly a Darwinian existence, only the strong survive, and the only reason humans are at the top of the food-chain is our ability to communicate, our ability to work together and the fact that we have conscious thought.
If lions and tigers were able to come together and work towards a common-goal, their innate savagery would spell doom for humans. We would be the ones on the endangered species list.
Having said that, I will say that I admire your ability to care about beings that would eat you without a second thought. That shows a lot of compassion.
Me? I say animals and humans are on the same level in regards to inherent worth, I do not believe that humans are above animals at all. I believe humans and animals are both capable of horrific things, neither of us are innocent.
And the animals who’s life you save on a daily basis would not return that favor. But I believe that is not something that bothers you, I believe you save animals just because you are a good person.
Which again, is admirable.
Mara • Jun 28, 2022 at 7:43 am
The author and everyone else is entitled to their opinions. Furthermore those opinions do not make them neither good nor bad people. I read on a website that your behavior (not your beliefs) make you a good person. There is a stigma for people who aren’t fond of dogs. Everyone who makes pet ownership out to be a dream has to understand it is not everybody’s dream. It is a lot of time, energy, effort, and money even in the best of cases. Not getting a good night of sleep is nothing to sneeze at when you are epileptic like me. I did so much research before I got a dog and none of the resources tell you how tough it can be. Last night I was woken up at 2 AM, 4 AM, and 6 AM. If you think me an @sshole then so be it!
Eliott • Jun 24, 2022 at 12:19 pm
Nobody who isn’t hiding something ends sentences with ‘I’m not a horrible person’
Thiago • Jun 21, 2022 at 8:14 pm
your view of dogs is so simple and immature… You know absolutely nothing about dogs to say you hate them. you say you don’t want to take care of a creature that doesn’t talk to you. Omg dogs talk in a thousand ways, my dog senses when I’m sad and tries to cheer me up before I even realize I’m sad. Maybe one day you’ll realize that these smelly, irritating creatures teach you more about life than many humans.
Gavin • Jul 7, 2022 at 7:45 pm
How many other lies have I been told by the Council
Chris • Aug 21, 2022 at 12:04 am
Jesus Christ, I was going to scroll down and not comment, but I gotta ask, how the hell do dogs talk?
They don’t have the capacity to understand the concept of “talking”.
I do believe your dog reacts to you being sad, as dogs senses are sharp and humans secrete different pheromones depending on what mood/environments we are in. Dogs respond to chemical changes, they are not capable of understanding the concept of “sadness” anymore than talking.
But I am hardly a dog expert, so I can obviously. be wrong. Your dog might really respond because it knows you’re sad and it wants to make you feel better.
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:02 am
Or perhaps they know plenty about dogs and still hate them. The method of communication isn’t the issue here, nor was it the main point of the piece. And human-to-dog communication isn’t inherently more valuable than human-to-human communication. You can have meaningful interactions with a dog, but you generally have way more potential growth interacting with other humans, unless you’re the type who refuses to listen (at least you don’t have to truly listen to a dog, huh?)
Dean • Jun 21, 2022 at 10:07 am
Definitely not a horrible person. I don’t like dogs either. Smelling and attention whores. I have plenty of cats at home and love them plenty.
PetsAreAwesome • Jul 24, 2022 at 1:32 pm
You sound like someone who would have “plenty of cats at home”, with all due respect. You also talk as if all dogs reek to high heaven and as if cats (or any other animals) aren’t capable of the exact same lol. Absolutely delusional, along with the author of this mess of an article. Everything you complain about falls on the owner and how well they care for and train their pet. This has nothing to do with the animal itself, and it doesn’t really matter what species it may be. Crappy pet owners net crappy pets, be it behaviour, odor, etc, regardless of the animal.
Also to the author, using “I’m not a horrible person” in the title of an article to add legitimacy to your opinion (haha!). I’m sure when asked, some people who’ve committed heinous crimes didn’t think they were horrible people either, just take their word for it…
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:05 am
Mmm, you talk about being deluded but are you sure you don’t need to do some introspection yourself? All animals stink. They have an odor. But the level of dogs stinking vs. the level of cats stinking is entirely different–if your cat reeks just as much as a dog does, there is something wrong with your cat’s wellbeing or its environment. Granted, you should be bathing your dog and cleaning house regularly so it doesn’t reek, but they’re just naturally smelly animals. And there’s reason for it
Rain • Oct 1, 2022 at 9:01 am
I agree. Try going a week or 2 without a bath (like most dogs have to) and you’ll find that most people smell much worse than dogs. Also, some dog breeds have very little odor even after a week or two.
On another note, like Don said, “It’s not that serious.” This is a controversial opinion piece designed to garner attention, so in the end whether you hate dogs, cats, or babies, as long as you’re not harming any of them, it’s all good.
Don Joe • Aug 25, 2022 at 1:04 am
How can you say dogs stink when you have cats, which stink even more, and take all sorts of stinky and nasty things into the house. Most dogs I’ve had have been very clean and had no bad smell at all. Some dogs have a different kind of fur and need to be washed a bit more often, but even then, most dogs really don’t smell any worse than a cat unless you really don’t look after them or something. Most dogs, in my experience, smell way better than most cats.
Amber • Aug 30, 2022 at 12:34 pm
Yeah, you’re delusional if you honestly believe dogs are cleaner than cats lmao. Dogs absolutely cannot stand being clean. Cats literally clean themselves.
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:06 am
I think you might just be noseblind. Spend some healthy time away from a dog and then try again.
Rachel • Jun 20, 2022 at 12:26 pm
I’m hearing more and more people using disturbing terms like “my dog and I are in a loving relationship.” Gross? That’s an understatement. I’ve read studies showing some spouses love their dog more than their spouse and even their own babies. It’s truly horrific. What is happening to our society? I’d venture to say this is a step toward outright beastiality. Why is society so bent on making this kind of behavior normal and even something pet owners should strive for? It’s sickening to me.
Curly • Jul 31, 2022 at 4:43 pm
I couldn’t agree with you more. Thank you so much for comment. It echos my thoughts exactly!
Don Lee • Aug 1, 2022 at 3:09 pm
Wow, take a breathe. It’s not that serious.
Jimbo Jenson • Aug 25, 2022 at 1:20 am
Crazy how most of these issues that are bought up here and in the comments all just have to do with people being lazy and shitty pet owners and then blaming it on the dog. A dog that is well looked after should not stink, should not eat poo, should not bark and whine all the time, or do many of the other things that have been bought up. A lot of this seems to be people basically saying “I’m lazy and can’t be bothered to look after a dog properly, and I hate responsibility, therefore dogs are evil and disgusting”. If people could just be logical and leave it at “I am too lazy to look after an animal, and I don’t like the responsibility, so pets aren’t for me”, that would be one thing, but no, instead people have to bring it to “I hate dogs and they are evil and disgusting”.
Jimbo Jenson • Aug 25, 2022 at 1:23 am
Accidentally replied to the wrong comment because the comment system is really dumb on this website
Jules • Jun 16, 2022 at 7:43 pm
Im realising that I hate dogs. Especially my boyfriends dog, who is not well trained, not in the slightest. Shes allowed to sleep in the bed with us, which I absolutely hate. Im a light sleeper, and she constantly wakes me up with barking and growling when my 2 cats try to jump up and cuddle. Every single day, one of us has to clean up the mess she’s made. Either peeing on a carpet, or taking a shit somewhere. Not to mention any sexy time we might have is ruined by her acting out and doing her business somewhere around the apartment. I just hate the whole “small dog energy” (pomeranian) she brings, nonstop barking at every fucking thing. I swear sometimes I just wanna kick this yappy bitch across a field and see how far she’ll go.
Dustin • Jun 13, 2022 at 5:58 pm
I’m blown away by the ignorance of the author of this brainless article….. literally every thing you say is beyond reprehensible, and misinformed. Not entirely shocking, coming from a person who hates dogs. Whenever I meet someone who so boldly states their hatred for animals, I typically unravel a hateful critique of everything they are, from how they look, and how irrational and repugnant they are. Which is very easy to do, considering people who hate animals are rarely aware of their own self absorbed nature, or annoying idiosyncrasies. It’s always nice to put them in their place.
Lesha • Jul 1, 2022 at 12:51 am
So you throw a judgemental hissy fit when someone has a differing opinion about dogs? It’s not like the OP was advocating for animal abuse or something repugnant like that. They just don’t like dogs. Why are you so upset by that?? Do you not hear your own hypocrisy? Because a “hateful critique” of how someone looks is also pretty repugnant.
Mc • Jul 21, 2022 at 1:07 am
Not true! I am from a different culture! I like dogs but not in a house! Stinky, hair all over, in food, in refrigerator, enough to make you sick! Am not a horrible person, I am a loving human being! Stop accusing people who do not like dogs horrible person! People like you are the problem! She has a choice bot to like dogs and you have a choice to like dogs! She has not called you a horrible person! Typical Americain!
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:09 am
And it sounds like you react just as impulsively towards people who don’t really wish you or others harm, just like many poorly-trained dogs do. People are entitled to their opinions, but the author was at least not attacking the character of a general dog lover on a single encounter, unlike you who is attacking the character of the author after reading this article once.
CM • Oct 3, 2022 at 12:55 pm
WOW! you are definitely triggered easily. This article is not about you. She was expressing how she feels towards dogs, not human. I actually came across this article and just like you , because i have voiced out my opinion that i do not like dogs, and don’t want dogs in my house, i have been accused that i am a horrible person. It made me question my own self, but thanks to this article and your comment, it’s the obsessive dog owners that are the most annoying.
Cherry • Jun 13, 2022 at 1:04 am
I wonder why would a human like to live with an animal, a lonely man can not find a partner? A woman really like to clean after a dog? Or a owner itself really dont mind living in a house full of dog hair, poop mark constantly left on the couch, carpet and bedsheets, I think those dog owners is the most generous person that let the human house become a dog house
Steph • Jun 9, 2022 at 2:44 pm
Thank you for saying out loud. Lots of people who love dogs just verbally abuse other people if they have slightly negative impression from dogs. I found r/ dogfree on Reddit and now this with lots of comments supporting! Gives me hope that one day we can change dog culture!
Marie • Jun 8, 2022 at 11:09 am
Thank goodness some one honest and not sfraid to speak out for fear of reprise. I can see the appeal for some,but there is no thought or understanding for those of us with allergies./ anaphylatic reactions.
Yes we should have priority of being allowed in restaurents,shops etc without being subjected to dogs, there are parks forest etc for dogs,unless of course assistant dogs which I have the utmost admiration for. A young boy and his family had to leave a flight and wait for the next one,due to a dog being taken on their original flight,behind had an allergy,but the dog got to stay.Disgusting!
Ricky • Jun 6, 2022 at 11:26 am
I totally agree with you. I hate them crotch sniffing yappy vermin too
Chimera • Jun 3, 2022 at 11:10 pm
Yeah, you’re a horrible person. Spoiled, lazy and immature too.
Gavin • Jul 7, 2022 at 7:52 pm
Stfu and stop talking to a mirror. Go outside, touch some grass and get bitches
Ivana • Aug 15, 2022 at 4:47 pm
You are a scum! We need psychos like you and this bitch who wrote the article-gone forever. Go F yourself!
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:11 am
Omg way to totally prove this article LOL. You seriously can’t handle it when people don’t share your mindset exactly? Typical dog owner. You guys love the control you have and the absolute adoration and worship you get from your mutts.
Cats dont annoy guests • Jun 2, 2022 at 11:04 pm
When people let dogs lick their mouth 🤮 i think about that parasite ‘toxicara’ that lives in their poop and makes people blind.
i hate untrained dogs. trained dogs are nice. dogs that beg for food because their owner feeds them from their own plate… or a dog that continuously climbs on the furniture and invades your personal space , because it (a genetic pack animal) thinks it ranks higher than the humans it lives with, because the damn owners never taught the thing where it fits in their ‘pack’…those dogs are the most annoying, off-putting, tests of politeness and patience. and the owners smile and coo until you push it off you. morons 😂
Toni • May 25, 2022 at 10:22 am
You’re not a horrible person. Ignore these comments, they come from lonely people who need the constant attention that dogs require. You are not alone, the rest of us are just tired of being nailed to the cross for enjoying our peace.
Ken.C • May 23, 2022 at 9:31 am
You hate dogs?……. Sorry…. You are a horrible person. Perhaps you should have said you don’t care for dogs or even if you said you didn’t like dogs would’ve been ok, but to say I HATE dogs means your putting out a serious message about hatred towards dogs. Do you also enjoy harming small animals? Because if you do, you might want to talk to someone about it…. And writing an article doesn’t make your problem ok,it just lets people see who you really are and it also shows you must really have something against dogs to write an entire article about your hate for them. It almost sounds like your looking for someone to tell you it’s ok to hate dogs, but in reality you need to find some help with your problem and stop bothering people with your silly article…Which truly is nonsense. Hope you find the help you need!
Beau • May 29, 2022 at 6:26 pm
He is not alone. Please understand you cannot point he finger at another fellow human and his disdain for an animal from hell. Seriously consider he is human, dogs are not and should not even be called him or her. They are sub-human. All they do is beg for food, disrespects the rules, stink up the home, litter it with hair and bark annoyingly at everything.
Cee • Jul 18, 2022 at 2:02 am
She never said she enjoys harming small animals. Where did that even come from? Dog lovers are judgemental psychos.
Ivana • Aug 15, 2022 at 5:05 pm
Thank you!! 👏🏻👏🏻
She is seriously a psychopath and needs help! Writing this disgusting blog something to be concerned with. There’s a reason behind the gross overreaction, that should probably be examined by a trained professional.
Ivana • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:13 am
I wish I could report your comments. I think you’re absolutely insane extremism needs to be looked at professionally, myself.
Tuffy • May 15, 2022 at 10:28 am
You’re seriously trying to suggest that animals (dogs in this instance) are somehow dirtier and smellier than the two legged human animal? I tell you what – I’d much rather share my bed with my dog than share my space with a farting, nose picking, burping moron that stinks of stale body odor and who generally behaves like a Neanderthal. At least a dog is exactly what it’s purported to be unlike the duplicitous, unhygienic, smelly, dirty and disingenuous human animal that should know better but rarely does.
The reason why people are shocked at other people who “hate” animals (dogs) is because animals have no ulterior motives, they aren’t duplicitous, they have no agenda, they aren’t conditional, they don’t play with emotions, they’re dependable, loving, loyal and don’t expect anything in return for their loyalty, etc. I could continue to list all the awesome positives about dogs, but it’d be wasted on you because in order to like/love dogs (or any animal) you have to have empathy and you have to have something intrinsic in your psyche that connects with them and understands them on a very profound level. You are clearly lacking in the empathy arena. You just sound a bitter and, quite frankly, angry individual that I’d keep as far away from as possible. Also, if you’re going to make the kind of statements that you have made here you better make sure your own shit doesn’t stink and I mean that literally and figuratively speaking. I don’t trust anyone who dislikes animals with good reason – psychologists/psychiatrists/scientists/scholars are in agreement with the findings that show that people that dislike (“hate”) animals are likely to have psychotic disorders/tendencies
Bradshaw • May 20, 2022 at 12:31 pm
You would let a dog in your bed? Thats disgusting.
josh • May 29, 2022 at 6:28 pm
Imagine that person getting out of bed and going to the store in broad daylight smelling like a dog and wearing its hair all over their clothes. Disgusting
Davey • May 23, 2022 at 5:17 pm
Dogs are nasty they belong outside in your backyard. I’m guessing your an American since the love to sleep with their pets. You know dogs have germs that can kill you? Humans that wash every other day smell better than some nasty 🤢
shiva • May 28, 2022 at 3:38 am
you are nasty little shit
EJ • Jun 5, 2022 at 11:07 pm
Agree! I can’t stand their overwhelming stench, the licking of me or themselves with their sloppy sounding slobber, scratching themselves, their hair everywhere, drooling, their destructive chewing digging nature, their peeing and poop with their tendency to EAT poop and vomit 🤢, begging or staring while I’m eating, jumping on people, humping on people or pillows or ?, barking, whining, constantly being on your lap or in your face…the list is endless. I’m sure there are exceptions, but I’ve not seen them.
Carrie • Jul 12, 2022 at 12:23 pm
What about people who bring their dogs to restaurants? Talk about being inconsiderate, listening to the slobbering dogs yapping while trying to enjoy a peaceful lunch with someone. Restaurant owners allow dogs to increase their revenues, what about people who do NOT like dogs? We are living in a very sick society where dogs rule over consideration & brains. Dog owners, keep your mutts home, nobody wants to see one while eating a meal at a restaurant. It is plain gross and disrespectful.
EJ • Jun 5, 2022 at 11:18 pm
YES. I’m strongly stating that DOGS STINK more than the two-legged human variety. I’ve never awakened with a migraine due to the overnight body odor of my husband.
Moonie • Jun 6, 2022 at 4:15 pm
I’d say you clearly lack empathy.
You maybe good with your animals but am pretty sure you are salty with your human counterparts.
Just as disliking a dog doesn’t make one a bad person so is liking a dog doesn’t make one a good person either. And not one is better than the other
Dustin • Jun 13, 2022 at 5:35 pm
I couldn’t agree more. Anyone who hates any animal is typically a self absorbed, pretentious prick. Usually when I hear peoples pitiful excuses for disliking animals, it’s almost always an owner issue…. but these ignoramuses don’t seem to make that connection. You don’t need to own an animal, you don’t need to save them all, but when you express disdain for them, its apparent that these people are merely snobby, smug, self abosrbed narcissists. Do I want to swim with great white sharks, or sleep with tarantulas? No. But do I hate them? No. It’s a ridiculous and irrational sentiment. Most of what I’ve read in these comments as to why these prudes hate animals is chalked up to the most trivial, and mind numbing excuses. If you want a well behaved dog, train it. If you want a clean dog, bathe it. If you don’t have the capability of caring for an animal, don’t get one, also, don’t have kids…. now kids… I hate kids…. i’m actually a misanthrope… but mostly because of absurd articles such as this one that exhibit the inherent self adoration humans seem to fundamentally encompass…. as if humans have proper hygiene and manners. Gimme a break.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:23 am
“etc. are in agreement with the findings that show that people that dislike animals are likely to have psychotic disorders/tendencies” – maybe you should look at studies that look at overzealous animal attachment as well? It will broaden your knowledge and perhaps you should also exercise some empathy yourself. Why are you preaching about it while also not extending the same towards this author that you are reading an opinion piece from? Where is your empathy, as you try to understand where the author is coming from, instead of immediately jumping in and claiming that their opinion and they themselves as a person is wrong and inferior? You say an animal has no ulterior motives, and while that’s true since they don’t have the exact cognitive abilities as humans, it doesn’t mean that communicating with an animal isn’t tiresome and not as fulfilling to some people. Also, your perception of dogs is warped, in my opinion. They do demand things in return for their loyalty – they demand food, affection, a sense of stability. If you don’t provide these things or someone else around you provides them better, you are no longer in the picture for them. All things have pros and cons, learn to look at both sides of the coin.
Shanny • May 14, 2022 at 10:09 pm
I do not disagree!! I prefer cats and babies. The latter of which requires a lot of time and effort but in my opinion: so much less annoying! If I’m going to invest this much time and effort at least they will be able to speak, laugh, live their lives and carry on my genes
Ken.C • May 23, 2022 at 9:40 am
If you actually get your cats to talk, I would ask them about sharing the genes thing first.
Julia • May 13, 2022 at 9:48 am
I don’t hate dogs, but I despise most dog owners because we are being robbed of proper access to green spaces. Many people can no longer go to local parks because so many dogs are off lead. When a dog is off lead it is a potential threat to people, it makes us tense up with the fear of being jumped up at yet again, licked again (aaggh!!), sniffed again (aaggh again!!) or bitten again! A walk in the park has become ‘dog watch walk’ …how does that help my blood pressure! Elderly people who might be slightly unsteady on their feet avoid parks because a dog bounding over to them could cause a fall, mums with young children are constantly on ‘dog watch’ and can’t relax proerly.
Dog owners have taken control of green spaces. I would love to enjoy a relaxing walk in the fresh air in a green space, but I can’t do that. Instead if I want to go for a walk I am often restricted to streets, where I can be sure dogs are on leads. I think dogs should have freedom to run off lead, but in very strictly designated areas, say 40% of open spaces, with proper patrols and heavy fines. You don’t need to spend much on patrols if the fine is big enough to deter. Unpaid fines should have other consequences.
I also despise dog owners for allowing their dogs to bark unnecessarily i.e. in situations where dog feels justly threatened perhaps. Barking is a very unpleasant, stress inducing sound. In my local parks dog owners play with dogs, throwing ball, dog fetches, returns it, barks for it it be thrown again, this gets repeated 10, 20, 30, 40 times. It is distressing to other park users and extremely selfish behaviour. Pay attention to your dog and throw the ball sooner or train it not to bark or don’t play that sort of game if you are too lazy. These owners have no regard at all for their fellow human beings. The barking of one dog playing in this way can be heard all over the park and all around the neighbouring houses at least half a km away. In a just world this type of dog owner should be given an anti-social behaviour order, given community service work and have to attend a community awareness course (and pay for it) as a minimum.
Disease from poo and ticks is also a concern in local parks because dogs can run off lead in every open space…some go in woods and fields…pick up ticks in the process and then come into a park. Some ticks will be brushed onto grass and shrubs in the park where children are playing. Regarding poo even if it is picked up, there’s always bits left….park grass is essentially like one great big piece of used toilet paper. Would you have your children playing on the grass full of used toilet paper!
We desperately need some dog free space. The only dog free spaces where I live are small concreted children’s play areas. Dogs can run and play freely on grass and as a result many children can’t. Adults have no dog free areas to access green open spaces. Yep, the dog owners have taken over.
Bradshaw • May 20, 2022 at 12:33 pm
Dog owners are some of the most rude, self righteous people on earth.
Carrie • Jul 12, 2022 at 12:31 pm
I was speaking with my next door neighbor recently and asked her why her dog barks so much? Her reply was “oh, I don’t even hear it”. Yes, dog owners who allow their dogs to bark are rude, self-righteous and ignorant. NO CLASS.
Ken.C • May 23, 2022 at 10:05 am
Move and stop saying you don’t hate dogs or there owners….Try saying that your a picky person that wants what they want and leave it alone….. You would be happier without dogs and that’s ok, but don’t try to hide it inside the owners! I happen to love all animals…. And I’ve owned many…..MOST CATS!….. Let’s talk about cats and their owners shall we? The dirty flea bags fill up every neighborhood and alley way in the US and you complain about dogs? At least there’s dog catchers,try to catch a cat! (without a cage) I think you’re a little bit self-absorbed and need to explore all the good things in life and stop worrying if you are going to fit in with others arguments that your not meant for……In other words>>>Feed your baby and pet your kitty and don’t get envolved with something you know nothing about. Wait until someone has an article on CATS AND BRATS! lol…. sorry, that last part just kinda slipped in perfect, but you understand what I’m saying…. I’m not trying to give you a hard time, just defending what the article is truly about. DOGS AND PEOPLE WITH HATRED TOWARDS THEM…. not people who don’t care for dogs….It says HATE! and I don’t know you, but I bet your not a hater right? I don’t mind if someone doesn’t care for dogs, but when I hear the word HATE….It gets my attention and not in an agreeable way either! I hope I didn’t upset you, because I wasn’t trying too.
Mc • Jul 21, 2022 at 1:21 am
Oh please! Respect her choice! It is her choice not to like dogs, accept and stop the hatred comments
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:26 am
Just because someone says HATE doesn’t mean they wish for wrong on the thing they are hating. Yes, they HATE dogs. They hate the stigma around hating dogs even when they literally state they wouldn’t wish harm on any dogs, or even dog-lovers. Anyway, at least I’m self-aware enough to admit that I’m a hater, unlike you.
Ken C • May 23, 2022 at 10:26 am
Move and stop blaming your discontent on dog owners!….. You say you don’t HATE dogs, but you dived into the conversation and put down dogs the entire time…..I myself am a animal lover and I could care less about people who don’t like them, but don’t pretend that it’s the owners that make you upset when you’ve already said what you had to say about dogs….. There’s plenty of places that don’t allow dogs….So why not put your energy in to finding them and less writing about your secret hatred towards dogs and leave the animal people ALONE!….. Not trying to be mean, I’m just defending something you shouldn’t even be bothering with…. I’m sure you can find a tree to sit under without dogs licking you continuously.
Beau • May 29, 2022 at 6:37 pm
there is no secret. There are more people that hate dogs than like them. Even dog owners hate them.
shiva • May 28, 2022 at 3:43 am
don’t tell me that you are a helpful member of the community, or sorry you are Anishtin and dogs are not, shame on you, for hating animals, you are useless, taker and selfish little person
Jonathan White • May 9, 2022 at 7:30 am
Well you know you have a right to hate what you like, but then so do I as I hate self opinionated people like you.
Human beings are the problem not dogs, as they do not ask to be tortured and abused by psychotic idiots who take their pathetic anger out on something that cannot hit back.
Try hating the drug barons who through their greed make our world even sicker than what it is right now.
And to mention, to reply to a previous comment, My dogs DO NOT stink and I would add that many human beings smell a darn site worse than my dogs do!!
Amber • May 12, 2022 at 10:19 pm
You’re just nose blind lmao. ALL dogs naturally stink, sorry.
𝙵𝚛𝚎𝚢𝚊 • May 13, 2022 at 9:06 pm
Every dog I’ve ever been around in my entire existence stunk. Most of them even stink literally right after getting out of the bath.
Bradshaw • May 20, 2022 at 12:35 pm
Your dogs stink, every dog on the planet stinks. You are right dogs arent the problem, dog owners are the problem.
Ken.C • May 23, 2022 at 10:12 am
Yep!
Chris • Jun 20, 2022 at 2:41 pm
Who is torturing and abusing dogs? Why are bringing drug-barons into this conversation?
And dogs get abused but they also kill as well, and while the overall number usually does not top 50 people in a 12-month span, the majority of victims are toddlers, less than 4 years of age and senior citizens.
You want to blame every dog mauling a baby or older-person to death on humans, you are free to do so, but that is a far way to go just to keep the idea that dogs are “innocent”.
Lenk • May 8, 2022 at 7:59 pm
You speak from my heart
Jana • May 7, 2022 at 4:04 pm
I agree with everything you wrote about.
Jesse • May 4, 2022 at 7:51 am
Also im not a dog lover nor hater. If anything I feel people are more to blame for the misunderstandings between them. I read this because I was mad that my neighbors dog was barking at me while i stood on my porch minding my own. After reading the comments tho i realized theres much bigger problems and i fear greatly for our own kind because in general we are a terrible species. And most of all to each other. I wish you all the best in your lifes journey.
salmantania • May 16, 2022 at 12:11 pm
oi esta história que você escreveu foi realmente algo que não é apreciado
Jesse • May 4, 2022 at 7:40 am
Dog were pretty much enslaved by humans…. so i think all this hate is misguided. Maybe we all should look at ourselves. With all due respect. I mean it seems this is just another of the many fuck ups of our own “genius”. I mean do we really need to hate?…. Ive read points i agree with on both sides of this argument and then i have my own opinion that maybe we should stop fucking with the flow of things.. Dogs are dogs cause we made them dogs. We breed them for show and work and in ways that are often detrimental to their health. Wheres the love in that?
Common Sense • May 17, 2022 at 10:27 pm
Dogs can’t survive in the wild on their own, nor can they live peacefully in the house without being “crated” (locked in a cage) while the owners are away.
Their existence is cruel. They ALL suffer from .anxiety and have a host of medical conditions from their shallow gene pool.
The humane thing to do is let them peacefully go extinct through neutering/spaying every dog.
Chris • Jun 20, 2022 at 2:53 pm
If you are not able to sleep because your neighbors all have dogs that suffer from separation-anxiety and all flip out when left alone, you might re-think your question, “do we really need to hate?”.
And before you say it, I am not exercising in hyperbole or exaggeration, I am literally surrounded by dogs, who all go nuts when their “dog-parents” aren’t around. A situation made worse when the “parents” of the dogs come home because they engage in such a over-the-top lovefest that it only makes the dog go even nuttier next time they are left alone for 5 consecutive seconds.
And since I am the only one who does not love dogs and cherishes peace and quiet, the vitriol I receive when I yell at the dogs to shut up or go to the owner and tell them to shut their dogs up, I am hated by majority of my neighbors.
Because me, someone who pays money, am upset because they all treat their dogs like babies, and then dump them outside when they leave for hours. They leave them outside because they know their house will be destroyed if they left them inside. So they leave them outside, so the dog can practice high-pitch barking and wailing for hours straight, until your brain feels like its melting out of your head.
Imagine living like that Jesse. Think on it.
Samantha B • May 4, 2022 at 7:31 am
I truly did not expect to see so many people agree with you. I feel the very same way. I am just not a dog person and it’s wrong for people to make you feel bad because you aren’t. I don’t care for dogs for all of the reasons that were mentioned. They are too much work and require too much attention and money. I hate the whining in the morning soon as I wake up. I hate the random piles of shit in my yard that I didn’t see. In my opinion, having a dog I not worth it. Aside from the people who need support dogs, I believe a lot of dog people can be very judgmental and slightly narcissistic due to their need for admiration from their dog and for owning a dog. I’m not impressed.
Kathryn • May 9, 2022 at 4:15 pm
I don’t own my dog, he owns me….my horrible Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. What a nightmare. Guess what? He has the unmitigated gall to sleep in my bed on the pillow next to me! What a jerk. It’s weird though, he doesn’t whine ever. There is never random piles of poop in my yard either. Weird! I have a feeling you are being targeted by the neighborhood dogs, they know you’re on to them so they have it out for you. It’s so nice to see there are kind, intelligent selfless ppl out in the world like you Samantha…….LOL.
TheRescueMuttRescuedMe • May 17, 2022 at 10:51 pm
“I don’t own my dog, he owns me…”
Then let it outside, without a leash or fence. If you don’t own it, and it owns you then why do you have to lock it up 24/7?
What will happen when your MASTER is allowed to roam free that’s so terrible?
Samantha B. • Jun 1, 2022 at 4:30 am
……And all you can resort to is insulting me because of my opinion.
LOL!
I thought that being a dog owner made you a better person but reading your comment and others like it proves that people like you are only unkind because you lack intelligence. (Arrogant & Ignorant) The proof is in the threads.
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 5:18 pm
The comments are more negative, rude and downright offensive than the original article! It actually says something about the dog people. And it’s nothing too good. But no wonder! Dogs respect only strength and authority. That’s not a real love and definitely not friendship. It’s cowardice and subservience. Not a surprise, all badly trained dogs are dangerous and aggressive. This maybe say something about dog lovers’ personalities. They mistake servants for friends and want submission, not love. I’m not even speaking about their aggressive barking over different opinion.
Christian Minassian • Apr 27, 2022 at 8:29 am
I feel your pain as well. I’m 100% blind, and I can’t tell you how many people have told me to get a seeing eye dog to help me around. Sorry, I prefer a human hand over a dog harness. They don’t seam to recognize that my lifestyle would not allow dogs, even if I did like them. Worst of all in their eyes is that I can’t stand puppies. I love cats, but I can’t stand dogs, especially puppies and smaller energetic dogs. Seams to me like cat haters are not stigmatized in the same way as us who don’t like dogs, and say that you don’t like puppies, OMG you are Satan himself, worse than Hitler, and need to be exorcised or something like that. But, as Demi Lovato says, Sorry, I’m not sorry. people need to quit demonizing those of us who don’t want a dog. I’m also sad that I would have to put “no dogs please” on a dating profile, and when I do, I get labeled one of those guys to avoid like the plague. That is just sad in my opinion. Rant over.
DogsAreGarbage • May 17, 2022 at 10:36 pm
Cats are relaxing, peaceful and chill. Dogs act like drug addicts, can’t relax around them/. I remember when my childhood cat used to join me on the couch, sit on my lap and purr. The way the cat moved was so fluid, and the body limber and soft.
Tried the same thing with my friend’s dog and it’s body was so hard, heavy and unpleasant. Dog moved in a. very clumsy and clunky way. Smelled awful, DROOLED, fur was bristly and not soft like the cat. I had enough and had to move the dog off the couch.
Lyra • Apr 22, 2022 at 3:19 am
I don’t hate all dogs. I like ones that are ACTUALLY well trained (As in, they don’t charge at me, beg for my sandwiches, lick me uncontrollably if I merely sit down, don’t ask for attention constantly even when I’m carrying plates down stairs and don’t smell like the devil) But I hardly ever meet these well trained dogs. Most dogs end up annoying me, scaring the living crap out of me or both. And it’s not always the dog’s fault. Let me be clear. Owners choose to train their dogs like this. Dogs can be clean, patient and well mannered. But most are not. And I shouldn’t be stabbed over and over just for saying I dislike most of them. I do not condone harming them either. Anyone who does that deserves life in prison without parole. But a lot of dogs urk me. And just because the owner is responsible for that, doesn’t absolve my opinion on disliking the dog too.
Rational Humanoid • May 17, 2022 at 10:42 pm
If dogs supposedly “evolved” with us for tens of thousands of years, why do owners have to constantly train, train, train, train the natural aggression and other awful behaviors out of them?
Professional training didn’t stop Cesar Milan’s dog from killing Queen Latifah’s dog and mauling that teenager who was a future Olympian (not any more).
Agreed • Apr 19, 2022 at 4:42 am
My girlfriend has two dogs. I detest one of them precisely because it’s so needy, sheds, pees on the floor, and it smells. I prefer not to go to her house because the dog does not leave me alone. Some people like/need that but I find it annoying. She lets them get all over the furniture and my gf is “hurt” because I don’t want to care for them the way that she does. I’ve informed her that I do not want to take care of dogs, hers or any others.
Bitty • Apr 18, 2022 at 10:09 pm
Wow, You are soooo NEGATIVE !! I don’t know if you are a bad person or not, seem like u are ! And based on this i would say ur a selfish person who has serious issues !! Dogs may not be for everyone but what ur saying is a reflection of ur own issues in life. I’m not a cat person but I would NEVER say I HATE them. Go to therapy !! You don’t deserve a dog anyway !! Low life !! Ur article just waisted ten minutes of My life !!
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 4:29 pm
You remind me of Alexander of Macedon — only difference is he got all upset over horses, not dogs. Once some villagers stolen his horse and he threatened to kill them all if they won’t return it. I can imagine you doing the same if someone steals your dog.
Ella • May 3, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Actually, you wasted 10 minutes of your life. Once you realize the article isn’t for you, whether that be from reading the title or 3 minutes into it. It is ENTIRELY up to you whether or not you want to finish it and “waste your time.” Don’t blame other people for your doing simply because you don’t agree with what they wrote. Grow up.
Your Worst Nightmare • Apr 15, 2022 at 3:26 pm
“You hate dogs? Well I hate cats.”
Funny how the article didn’t even mention cats.
Mutt nutters finding some way to deflect criticism away from their worthless mutts, as usual.
Most of these comments prove this article’s point:
Say one bad thing about Fido and the mutt cult lynches you like you just danced on a relative’s grave.
I hate dogs and dog owners, and I always will.
Their homes stink (something they criticize of cat owners), their mutts defecate everywhere (something they criticize of cat owners), they blame the owner instead of the animal (something they NEVER criticize of cat owners because they want the cat to take all the blame) etc. etc. etc.
Last time I checked, there’s no “list of fatal cat attacks” in wikipedia, but you’ll find quite a lengthy “list of fatal dog attacks”.
Go to a park, or a nature reserve, or ANYWHERE.
Stores, buses, hospitals, trains, etc.
You’ll find these worthless, dander-spreading fart-fans in all of them, but not cats.
How many dog owners compared to cat owners again?
You’re hypocrites, dog owners.
Deflection artists. Narcissists. Anti-social lunatics stuck in a filthy backwards cycle.
Kat-Marie • Apr 16, 2022 at 5:11 pm
So do you want to come over to my house? Because guess what? It’s clean and doesn’t smell. And shock l have a dog. I’m not a slave to her either. I’m just an overall clean person who also likes a clean home. So do you hate me? Even though you don’t know me. I’m a nice person and get along with everybody. I bought my dog for me to live with and not l live with her. Do you have any beef against service dogs? Because they can be everywhere too. I’ve grown up with many cats through out my life and dogs from my childhood. I’m not particularly fond of cats, buts that’s just me. By the way my dog is very well behaved, doesn’t smell and my home doesn’t smell. (Like l said earlier) She doesn’t beg, only barks when someone is at the front door. Like she is suppose to do, but goes and sits and minds her manners. She is only 8lbs and knows her place. I betcha if you were my neighbor we’d be friends. We are not bad people..promise.
J.OY • Apr 26, 2022 at 6:01 pm
Listen no matter what, they have a sent that turns my stomach. We are all different and it’s totally ok. But no matter how much you even bathe your dog, they still smell. I have a dog, my partner insists on having it, and tbh I can’t stand having a dog…it grosses me out, it irritates me, and I can’t stomach the thought that every time he shakes, his fur flies all over like eww!! How do ppl do this. I think Dogs should live outside and or in a different living space. Of course with warmth and as much comfort as possible, but please not in my human space!!!!
Kat-Marie • Apr 30, 2022 at 6:42 am
I’m sorry you feel that way, but you are wrong my dear. My dog does not have a smell if she is clean lol. The only thing she smells like is shampoo. You are so grossed out by your partner dog and the dogs hair…but have you put in any thought about us humans? Do you know we drop dead skin cells every day? And how about eyebrow and eye lash hair..not to mention the hair off your head. What do you think happens when you go to eat at a restraunt? Those people’s skin cells are dropping into your food. And you think dog hair is gross. 😂 Have a nice day hun.
Amber • May 12, 2022 at 10:30 pm
You’re just nose blind. They all smell like the greasy, filthy animals they are. I don’t care how clean you are or how clean you think your mutts are. They all stink.
Kat-Marie • May 17, 2022 at 1:19 pm
@Amber because you live with me and my clean nonsmelling pet?😆😆 No dear, I’m not nose blind. My dog or house does not smell, because l run a very clean house hold. And if she did l would know. And where did you get mutts from? I never said plural. 😆 My dear you’re not just stupid, you’re also dupid. Case closed! Court dismissed.😉
Kathryn • May 11, 2022 at 1:43 pm
Actually all dogs don’t have a scent. But I know what you’re talking about. I’ve petted dogs b4 when walking my dog, and afterwards, my hand reeked of that certain smell. I still love the dog but anyhoo. And no matter how clean, some dogs smell like that. I have a Cavalier and he truly doesn’t smell like a dog, but they have hair not fur which may be why. Thankfully he doesn’t smell like butt bc I’d still let him sleep cuddled up next to me lol.
Boopboopadoop • Apr 14, 2022 at 7:49 pm
Finally, someone else who feels the way I do. Well, maybe not exactly the same. I really don’t hate dogs. There are some dogs (especially puppies) that I love. There are certain dogs I’ve grown quite fond of.
But lately, I have come to the realization that I hate MOST dogs. I don’t find the vast majority of dogs to be cute and appealing– and that includes most of today’s most fashionable breeds; French Bulldogs, Pugs, Poodles, etc. Even the omnipresent Doodle-dogs don’t do much for me. Then there are a few breeds that I find so grotesque, I practically lose my lunch: Yorkshire Terriers, Pit Bulls, Chihuahuas and those hideous Chinese Crested dogs come to mind. But there are many, many more on that list.
I keep asking myself, “How is it that so many people – seemingly everyone on the planet – finds almost ANY dog irresistible? They (the dogs, but maybe even some of the people) smell, they have bulging eyes, they slobber – I don’t get it.
I actually consider myself an animal lover — I’m always glued to “Animal Planet”, “Too Cute” and endless animal videos on YouTube. And yes, I do love cats — but not every cat (those skinny, hairless breeds give me the willies). I haven’t even completely ruled out getting a dog someday.
I know it’s almost sacrilegious to say you don’t like dogs. But please don’t waste your time telling me I’m a bad person. Instead, I just want to know that there are others out there who feel the same way. Because I feel like I must be lacking the Dog Lover gene…or something.
Amber • May 12, 2022 at 10:36 pm
If you think those are ugly, you haven’t seen those “exotic bullies” aka micro bullies, toad line bullies, pocket bullies. It’s like a competition to see who can breed the most unhealthiest, deformed, ugliest miserable looking mutants. It’s animal cruelty to the fullest extent.
DogsAreTrash • May 17, 2022 at 10:45 pm
All bully breeds should be bred to microscopic size, then then the owners can watch them through a microscope and we won’t have to see their ugly, beady-eyed, wide faces and nasty, nasty mouths.
Tracy R • Apr 13, 2022 at 9:43 am
You’re a pretty bad person if you hate another animal species. Merrium-webster writes that “hate implies an emotional aversion coupled with enmity or malice or violent antipathy.” This is now you feel about a non-human animal you can avoid?
Hate is a very strong feeling, and is inappropriate given that the dog doesn’t have the capacity to feel that toward you nor was it it’s choice to be bred by humans. Now if you said you disliked them or didn’t care for them, then you’re not horrible, you have your right to not like things.
Anna • Apr 14, 2022 at 1:55 pm
I can understand your feelings, I like animals, I don’t hate dogs, but, I do feel foe your feelings too because my family hates me for not wanting dogs in my house… I don’t like dogs or cats in the house because they pee and poop because i do not care to train them much less bother with them. I was raised knowing that animals belong outside not indoors….I like a clean house and don’t like feeling that I have to take care of a dog or cat…
I was raised with 7 brothers and sisters my mother was very clean, I grew up to love a clean house…
I do not understand people that don’t understand that….
Your Worst Nightmare • Apr 15, 2022 at 3:15 pm
Oh shut up.
hate
/heɪt/
verb:
feel intense dislike for.
Maybe learn to spell Merriam before quoting from it.
I quoted from Oxford.~
Just because some stupid mutt can’t hate me doesn’t mean I can’t hate it.
That argument is ridiculous, not that I expect a mutt sympathizer to ever make a good argument.
All you’re doing is proving this article’s point.
Someone says bad about Fido and out come the bleeding hearts.
Pathetic.
Amber • May 12, 2022 at 10:42 pm
You can’t avoid these things. They’re literally everywhere. Dog worship and dog culture is one of the main reasons for our disdain for these creatures. Hate means “a strong dislike for something”, it’s not that deep. Just because we don’t want anything to do with these slobbering beast, it doesn’t mean we want to harm them.
Mark • Apr 10, 2022 at 6:03 pm
Some recent comments are so very uptight. I presume that such contributors have lengthy complaints on many subjects….much more than just pets.
Truth is no one gives a whiny rat concerning your appreciation for critters. Let the continued “dog”, “cat”, “fill in the blank” negativity stimulate your mind accordingly. In other words, you be stewing in useless complaint(s).
Ted • May 21, 2022 at 10:09 am
We get it, you have no personality so you got a dog to make people like you.
It’s not a personal attack on you and your entire being. Whiny dog freak.
Josh • Apr 9, 2022 at 3:22 am
Just as not all humans are good
All dogs aren’t good too
How hard is that to accept?
The constant care you have to give them 365 days a year can tire and annoy anyone
My dog will show his puppy eyes and do all the tricks passionately when food is being served to him
But the moment he finishes the food, he will come to rip the flesh out of my bones
They are just a baby that will never grow
Always being stubborn and trying to over smart us
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 4:58 pm
The problem is that all untrained dogs are bad and aggressive.
Karma • Apr 7, 2022 at 11:52 am
You have the right to not like something. I despise cats, I hate them with a passion! (I would never hurt one because as you said, I’m not a monster) I can’t stand how they come on my property and destroy my garden, my yard furniture, do their business on the sidewalks and my driveway, scratch up my car with their claws. They stink to high heaven, the smell of a litter box is enough to make you puke. We all have our reasons not to like certain things, even though I do love my dog, I do not condemn you for hating them either, as long as you cause no harm to them, then that’s your right to have your own opinion
Amanda Jane Bruce • Apr 3, 2022 at 9:35 am
Couldn`t agree more. I can`t stand them.
Houston • Apr 6, 2022 at 4:32 pm
You don’t hate dogs. You despise ignorant people who should not own them. Couldn’t agree more.
Chris • Apr 8, 2022 at 8:23 am
No, she does hate dogs. You know you can tell? Cause she said so.
Its not a zero-sum situation, a person can hate dogs and their owners at the same time.
Are you one of those people who claim that dogs are beings of pure love and affection and as such, are incapable of causing someone to hate them all on their own?
And if so, why? Do you feel this way about all animals? Do you believe that tigers, rats, rattlesnakes, etc., are incapable of causing someone to hate them?
Cause I have heard that argument before, I mean, I am sure that most if not all of the people who have commented to this article has heard the phrase “No bad dogs just bad owners”, something that is said even after a dog mauls a baby to death for the crime of taking attention away from the dog. Dog-lovers will bend over backwards trying to prove how the dog’s owners and even the baby itself, is responsible for the baby being killed.
The dog has no responsibility at all, why? Cause it is only capable of giving unconditional love. It didn’t give that to the dead baby, but I guess the dog deserves a pass for that, right?
David • Mar 30, 2022 at 10:28 pm
You’re just a sad person looking for attention. I hope you find decency in your life. I haven’t ever found a decent person who ‘hates dogs’. Just terrible, selfish, snobbish, cruel people. Not preferring dogs to cats is one thing but a whole article about hating them? Definitely glad you’re not in my life. And sorry for all the people in yours.
Chris • Apr 8, 2022 at 8:33 am
If you think she only wants attention, why respond? Why not deny her the attention she believe she craves?
And come on, dogs are the biggest attention whores on the planet. Most dogs today can’t stand to be alone for 5 fucking seconds, separation-anxiety, where dogs whine, bark insanely loud and for extended periods of time, tear up furniture/clothes/shoes, etc., piss and shit all over the place because they literally need to be right up under someone 24/7. And the neighbor of the person with the dog had better not complain about the dog barking because “Dogs bark, its just what they do!!”.
No disrespect, but go fuck yourself, David.
And in my personal experience,
Sasha • Apr 24, 2022 at 9:15 am
“No disrespect but go fuck yourself” – in a comment about hating dogs, of all things. Yeah, you sound super mature and emotionally stable. Exactly the kind of person I would expect to hate an entire species.
I truly can’t fathom investing so much mental energy in hating an animal. I guess you must have a lot of free time, eh?
Chris • Apr 26, 2022 at 2:55 pm
Not as much as you would think, and since you are obviously much more mature than I am, you should have read the comment I was replying too. The person who made that comment showed over-the -top hatred to the author of the article.
I defend the author not because I know her, or care about her, but because the hate she receives is unwarranted in my eyes. Her article displays her feelings about dogs, and while she personally does not like or want a dog(s), she goes out of her way to try and meet dog-lovers halfway by stating how she can see the reason why people love dogs and how they can be good companions, and what does she get for that concession?
Assholes calling her cruel, selfish and a snob, and exclaiming how they are glad that the author is not part of their life. The author is a grown-woman, who put herself out there and wrote a public-article, so people are free to say what they want, but so am I. And I think that anyone who has that much hatred for a person merely because she does not love dogs, can stand to hear what I think about them.
And believe me or not, I don’t hate dogs. I don’t like them, I have no desire to be around one, but in general, like anything else I don’t like, if I don’t have to be around them, my dislike turns to apathy instantly.
But when I am forced to hear barking and walk thru dog-shit and have dog-lovers thrust their dogs on me in places where they are explicitly not-allowed and get indignant when asked to leave, my opinion of dog-lovers and dogs in general goes down the drain. And then I come here.
Chris Jr Sr • May 11, 2022 at 1:23 am
DOGS SUCK!! Fight to the death BRO. DIE ON THIS HILL!!!
100% worth it.
Chris • Apr 8, 2022 at 8:36 am
And in my experience, most owners of attention-needy dogs tend to be emotionally-needy, you might be the exception, but I think you’re are projecting your own insecurities to this author.
Just my honest opinion, I am more than willing to stipulate I may be incorrect.
Phetros • Apr 9, 2022 at 11:59 pm
Speaking about needy Jesus you have replied to every post hoping for attention just to spread hate for no reason other then to feel like you have won an argument against someone who won’t respond %99 of the time because they won’t come back to this site to check.
Chris • Apr 14, 2022 at 9:49 pm
Yes, you got me Phetros, you have exposed my neediness. I am so ashamed now that you have unearthed the hidden me, that I try to hide from everyone.
Oh, oh, please have mercy.
Look holmes, I’m certainly wasting my time, but I will explain to you why I am commenting.
As I have said in my many, many comments that have become my entire life by the way, I am hoping that one of these irrational dog-lovers, the ones who make claims like “never trust people who love dogs”, will explain that to me. I want to know where that mindset comes from. Dog-lovers are full of shit, they claim that you can like what you want and no one judges you for not liking dogs until you don’t want to pet their dog, don’t want to shop in public at places where people bring dogs even though they are explicitly not allowed, you don’t want to hear their fucking dog barking for hours at a time because it loves its owner so much, spending 5 goddamn seconds away is a torture that the dog can only solve by barking non-stop in a high-fever pitch, no mater how many times you yell at it to shut the fuck up because unlike the dog, the human has to get up and go to work so they can maybe one day be able to afford living somewhere, where dogs do not interfere with their personal life.
That is why I am in this site Phetros, believe me or not, my answer is the truth.
Another reason is simply because I enjoy discussing things with people who have a different opinion.
And while I will not claim that I have always been proper, for lack of a better word, and I do admit freely, my written opinion of dogs in general are not pleasant, however, I have not been rude to anyone who has not been rude to either me or the author first.
And I don’t know her, and I am not trying to get into her pants, as one comment suggested, I defend her because simply stating dislike for something should not bring the sort of vitriol and unabashed hate this woman has endured for sharing something with the public.
Make no mistake, people can criticize her all they want, she opened herself up for that when she made a public post, but I am free to criticize those who criticize her.
And I am not spreading “hate”, I am trying to spread common-sense.
Chris • Apr 15, 2022 at 1:52 pm
If you really believe I am needy, you should have just ignored me, and denied me the attention you think I am desperate for.
Phetros, I engage in these comments for 2 reasons, I want to understand the mindset of maniac dog-lovers who make comments like “Don’t trust people who don’t love dogs”, the other reason is a mostly for my own entertainment. I like engaging with people who disagree with me, I want to learn why they think the way they do. This is just one of the many topics I do this with.
I don’t think I have won any arguments, and the fact that most people don’t reply are why I make so many posts.
And as to your post below, I am not the author. I have no reason to lie about this. We are on the internet, all of this is anonymous.
If I was the author, I have absolutely no incentive or reason to hide that.
Phetros • Apr 10, 2022 at 12:01 am
Also I bet you are the author, right? Who else would pay this much attention to a random article.
Chris • Apr 14, 2022 at 9:58 pm
Phetros,
We don’t know each other, obviously, but if you did know me, you would know that I am not someone who hides. If I was the author, I would say so.
And why would I hide? Why would I care what anonymous people think about me?
No one’s opinion of me is not something I tend to care about, now, there are times when someone’s opinion of me matters, but it only matters because the person this can make decisions about my life.
Then it matters, but personally, I really could give a shit.
Chris • Apr 15, 2022 at 1:53 pm
Are you not replying to this as well?
Tammy • Apr 15, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Oh my God another dog lover. I absolutely hate dogs they’re disgusting I’m watching my neighbor’s dog and on a walk today she stuck her nose in a pile of another dog s*** or vomit then she comes in my house gross. I think people who love dogs are severely impaired
coevolved • Mar 29, 2022 at 10:40 pm
There’s some unhinged responses all over this thread… of course everyone should respect your opinion, I would never let my dogs bother you, or bother your with my dogs. But it cuts both ways, whether I’m shortsighted or on the money to think you’re probably a horrible person, well that would be my opinion. You don’t get to tell other people they can’t or shouldn’t judge you on a choice you made. The appeal to inclusion and diversity of opinion is misguided, you have no grounds to ask that because anyone else do anything from celebrating your opinion to tolerating it without judging you. Your opinion is your right as it is everyone else’s right to judge you, even wrongheadedly or on meager evidence. Or to decide that they wouldn’t want to associate with you out of their own closed mindedness. Personally, but liking dogs is a red flag for me. You can’t have it both ways.. Of it’s OK for you not to like dogs (it absolutely is) it’s OK for others to not like you. You want to have opinions, the consequence are that others get to have their opinions about you.
Chris • Apr 8, 2022 at 8:57 am
I couldn’t agree more. We are all free to think what we want and we are all obligated to deal with the consequences that the decisions we make lead too.
I do not share your opinion that appealing to inclusion and diversity of opinion is misguided, I think that just because someone doesn’t agree with you doesn’t mean you cannot co-exist. I mean, I could care less if someone I meet loves dogs, I don’t see the act of loving dogs as a sign a person definitely has something wrong with them.
You are the opposite of me, you believe that someone not liking dogs is a red-flag, and while I think that is short-sighted, I respect your opinion.
The world today, it is filled with people who think as you do about this subject, and this tends to lead to situations where someone who has no desire to be around dogs has to deal with the intrusion of dogs more than in the past.
So many people view dogs as family, that they are out in public in places where they have not been allowed in the past. And while some businesses have opened their doors to dogs, even businesses that have not, still have people bring their dogs in, and when told to leave or admonished because they are breaking the rules of wherever they are, dog-lovers tend to get indignant, claiming how their dogs are so much cleaner and well-behaved than human-children while not understanding that their opinion is irrelevant. If a place does not allow dogs they don’t allow dogs.
And while I can only speak for myself, I think this is the biggest issue with dog-lovers today. Their insistence on forcing their dog(s) onto people in places that they are not allowed. And then getting upset when told they have to follow the rules like everyone else and just because they treat their dog like it is one of their own children, is not mean the rest of the world has to do the same.
And if another consumer has an issue, dog-lovers of the mindset of “Lighten up, there are bigger problems in the world”, bring the vitriol they and their dogs face on themselves.
That is my issue at least, cause while I genuinely believe that anyone who truly believes I have a personality-defect because dogs don’t appeal to me in anyway are somewhat foolish, the real problem I have is the entitlement.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:40 am
“You want to have opinions, the consequence are that others get to have their opinions about you” – except that it is an opinion that doesn’t hurt others (including dogs), but then there is backlash and vitriol spewed at the person making that opinion (and not the opinion itself) which is harmful. Everyone has a right to their own opinions and thoughts but that does not mean it’s generally socially/morally acceptable to degrade someone for having a particular opinion (unless that opinion is genuinely harmful and advocating for the harm of someone/something – then there needs to be some serious rebuttals).
Adrienne Sanders • Mar 27, 2022 at 12:14 am
I’m 62 yr old female, never married. I have invariably found that men who don’t like dogs are totally jackasses, 100%. I think that people who hate dogs are selfish and egotistical. Sorry, that’s just how I feel. The kindest man I ever dated was super smart, patient, and his first word at 8 months was “dog.” Says it all!
Chris • Mar 29, 2022 at 4:38 pm
You were there at 8 months? Serious question.
Amber • May 13, 2022 at 6:53 am
I’ve found that dog nuts are egotistical. They love that a mindless creature is up their ass 24/7.
DogNuttersSuck • May 17, 2022 at 10:54 pm
@ Amber
And don’t forget all the peanut butter in their cupboards.
DogNuttersStink • May 17, 2022 at 10:55 pm
@ Amber
And don’t forget all the peanut butter in their cupboards.
CaT • Mar 26, 2022 at 5:44 pm
Agree with this statement as a cat owner,
Lisa Kistler • Mar 25, 2022 at 10:44 am
All I could think of was your poor dog. You do not deserve the love, loyalty and honor of having unconditional love in your life. Please never own or engage with any pet – they are way too good for you! I’ll admit that your ugly views made my skin crawl, and I also hope that you never reproduce!!! Stay in your animal free zone – child free too because they definitely would require some of your precious time. Living and protecting the innocent instead off only looking after our own selfish asses is a sign of maturity, evolution and compassion. Go back to your cave – we’ll all be happier!
CaT • Mar 26, 2022 at 7:11 pm
Imagine liking dogs! You sound utterly stupid,to ever think that those little shit of dogs are cute and will ever be,you sound like a white mom complaining about a parking space!
Michael Kelly • Mar 27, 2022 at 8:19 pm
You watch your mouth!! You ever call my dog a little shit again, I’ll knock your ugly fat ass out!!!
Michael Kelly • Mar 28, 2022 at 7:54 am
You fucking racist doghating asshole!!
Emily • Mar 28, 2022 at 12:46 pm
You’re fucking disgusting, go back to eating your cats shit out of it’s litter box you utter waste of space. Have fun with your piss demons Karen!
Michael Kelly • Mar 29, 2022 at 10:14 am
Oh, one more thing: I HATE FUCKIN’ CATS WITH AN EXTREME PASSION!!!
Jayman • Apr 1, 2022 at 2:58 am
Cat’s are dicks
Christian Minassian • Apr 27, 2022 at 9:34 am
Ok then, mr. Einstein, bastian of maturity and dear friend of the great god Fido, tell us again how someone not liking dogs and comparing someone to a Karen makes them racist and means they eat cat shit? Also do you think saying “I HATE CATS!” is going to change their opinion of dogs? Oh, this guy hates cats? Oh no, oh god, what ever shall I do? My whole world has been shattered, I’m now floating aimlessly in the ether because a dog lover said “I hate cats.” God help me, I’m about to die!
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 5:21 pm
It’s because he is as intelligent as a dog.
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 4:48 pm
So it’s fine to hate cats, but not dogs? Dogs are cowards with slave mentality. They are not real friends. They respect only authority and dominance, they do not respect humans out of their love for them. This is not real love nor friendship.
If they feel someone is afraid of them or someone is a weak link in a chain, they are mean to such person. Badly trained dogs are a real menace and true danger. They simply aren’t able to behave on their own. I avoid such kind of coward creatures no matter whether they are dogs or humans. I prefer these who like someone of their own volition, not these who like some form of one’s power or strength.
Erika Shults • Apr 4, 2022 at 10:29 pm
Amen!! That poor dog wanted to be taken out and this girl just hated it and said it demanded too much attention. She sounds like a total evil brat
Sharron • Mar 25, 2022 at 6:04 am
What a horrible bitter person you are !! Look at what humans are doing to the world ??? Animals don’t ask to be born . God help any animal or child you have .
Chris • Mar 29, 2022 at 4:38 pm
Humans didn’t ask to be born.
Phetros • Apr 10, 2022 at 12:31 am
This is true
Chris • Apr 15, 2022 at 1:55 pm
I appreciate your fulfilling my need for excessive attention.
Now that you have replied, I can die happy.
Sammy • Mar 25, 2022 at 2:02 am
Guaranteed this was written by a boomer who probably has 2-3 crotch goblins running around her house and shows off ‘how clever and thoughtful’ they are for such small children.
What in the world would motivate you to post such drivel, did one of your little brats get bitten by a dog for pulling its tail so you feel the need to lash out?
I guarantee you’re the kind of person that thinks being a ‘stay at home mommy’ is a full time job.
Chris • Mar 29, 2022 at 4:52 pm
You are the inspiration my friend, people like you truly believe that not loving dogs is an indication that someone has something wrong with them.
I wonder how many of you actually read the article? Despite the author’s personal feelings about dogs, she goes out the way to say that she understands why people love dogs and why people value them as companions, she just says that she does not.
Dog-people, y’all take the cake for crazy.
Erika Shults • Apr 4, 2022 at 10:30 pm
Does she, though? The final paragraph? “Out of her way” ?
Chris • Apr 8, 2022 at 9:02 am
“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.”
Literally, the first 3 sentences.
So to answer your question, yes she does go out of the away.
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 4:57 pm
It’s interesting how aggressive dog lovers are when someone says sun doesn’t shine out of dog’s posteriors. It reminds me of Alexander of Macedon, but he did drama over horses instead of dogs. Once his horse was stolen by villagers and he threatened to kill them all if they will not return the horse at once. People say, oh, he was bonkers! But they don’t see dog people act in similar fashion when it comes to dogs. If dog lovers were in Alexander’s position (means: have an army) they would respond exactly the same.
We want to fly to space but still have excrements on streets and smelly peed on fences and so on.
Dave • Mar 22, 2022 at 1:33 pm
I would far rather you be honest with yourself, and never “own” a dog, than do like so many others. They acquire living “pets”, and then once realizing that time, work, and expense are required, they then frequently neglect, abuse, and/or abandon them. Those people should be publicly horse whipped!
On the other hand I have no issues with anyone choosing not to have pets. That is an appropriate and responsible choice for those not inclined to want the responsibility of properly caring for living creatures. Whatever their motivation(s)!
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 5:07 pm
Wise words! I agree, I strongly dislike these who ignore the pets they got or who get pets without thinking everything over in advance and then realize everything isn’t rainbows and unicorns. Animals have feelings and don’t deserve to be treated badly or neglected.
Mazy • Mar 20, 2022 at 9:31 pm
Ok so you dont like dogs, thats fine
But why oh whyyyyyy are you being so nasty and awful in your article about it
It it doesnt even sound like a i hate dogs article, it sounds like absolute pure and utter hatred beyond belief what im reading, an almost obsession to tell the world just how much you absolutely cannot stand the fact they are on this planet, im not for the life of me sure why you even tried to adopt one if it isnt in your family genes to want them or like them
And as for tinder, instagram accounts of people with pics of their dog, i think you will infact find that people have ones of their children, cats, boy/girl friends, rats, how good they look when theyve altered their pic to make them look 20 years younger, young girls with practically no clothes on n pouting their lips n posing, meals theyve cooked, etc etc etc, everyone has their own thing, and they are all unbelievably passionate about it beyond belief, but im guessing you dont do nothing at all like that, i guessing you post nothing on any of your accounts
Theres things i dont particularly like ive come across on some of my accounts that may pop up rarely now and again, and might go ,yuk, realy realy dont like that and scroll past, but i dont go and post a hatred article about it
But omgg ive never come cross a post so nasty about them
Its amazing how you seem to see so many owners who have accounts of their dog on instagram etc than anything else if you hate them so much
Usually on my instagram, fbook etc account i seem to have recommendations coming up of other groups that i might like of the same things i follow on there, maybe you should have a word with instagram, tinder etc and tell them how you seem to be bombarded with pics n accounts of them
I know a girl who has hate in her life for a particular thing, and it consumes her, everytime she comes across it, sees it, hears about this thing she hates its like she cannot stop going on and on about it for days with a twisted up face, its ridiculous how she goes on, like nothing else in the world matters except this thing
So what you had a dog when you were like 7 yrs old, and am guessing you havent had one since, there you go, over and done with, it will be dead by now im guessing and wow good riddance to it for you, you must have been jumping for joy and dancing on is grave thinking, yey no more smelly poo bags or cold mornings for me
So much hatred for whay you would have to go through in your adult life away from being a little girl and your family and actually having a dog aside from that, abso pure hatred for something youve never experienced in adult life
The worst things on this planet arent horrible smelly, takes up to much of my time dogs
Did you know how exceptionally brainy dogs are and the absolutely amazing things they can do to help people, they have the same emotions as us and their emotions are just as strong as ours, i wonder what it thought of you
Maybe if something absolutely awful happened in your life like blindness, or crippled and had no one to help you, im guessing the answer would be, dont offer me one of those horrible things to help me, or if you were attacked raped etc, an officer with a dog was on hand to help you would refuse it
Lady theres little kids in their lives right now even, who are being, raped, physically seriously abused and emotionally, forced into marriage some girls so young they end up dying bcoz their bodies are to young and not ready for childbirth, some starving to death, dying from cancer etc
Also dogs who are having their bones broken, half beaten to death, left tied up somewhere to starve to death etc etc
But im so sorry what happened to you as a young girl has left you so emotionally scarred for life about dogs, it must have been unbearable
But for what its worth, the worst thing on this planet isnt big smelly i havent got time for cant be bothered in my life with just a chore dogs…its humans
Chris • Mar 21, 2022 at 9:55 pm
All due respect, you don’t have the right to advise anyone about what is the worst thing in the world to them.
To some people, maybe someone who is forced to co-exist with dogs in a manner that disrupts their life, the worst thing in life are dogs. Although, judging by most dog-lovers, I am guessing that you will say “there are no dogs just bad owners”, am I right?
I always wonder, what would a dog have to do to be considered “bad”? I have read stories of dogs killing babies and the parents of the dead baby fight to explain why the dog is not at fault. And who knows? Maybe the dog is not at fault, cause it is a dog, so it has no conscious thought to make decisions like “I want to kill this baby because I hate it”. I have heard from dog-lovers and even those who merely like or stand them, that dogs are not capable of hate, they are only capable of “love”.
Course, if dogs cannot hate, it goes that they cannot love either, Both require conscious thought. If a dog is not capable of hating something/someone, how would they be capable of loving something/someone?
It is only logical to come to that conclusion. But I have no real idea either way, and I have no problem admitting it.
Adrienne Sanders • Mar 27, 2022 at 12:16 am
Couldn’t have said it better! AMEN!!!!
Phetros • Apr 10, 2022 at 1:01 am
It’s for the best that people put this in their tinder for this exact reason. If I were on tinder and a girl showed a pic wither her and her 3 kids I would likely avoid them, sorry just have no interest. So I don’t really understand her complaint.
Unknown • Apr 18, 2022 at 8:36 pm
Calm down it’s just a post. They didn’t even sound that offensive. Is it bothering you? Then don’t read it. Here you are wasting your whole day typing a whole 10 paragraph story just to hate on them. It’s their opinion. You have yours. Do you not have a life? You don’t have to tell them all the bad things they already know. You’re guessing everything in their life. Leave them alone.
BitchUGonnaCry • May 17, 2022 at 10:59 pm
@Mazy TL;DR
U gunna cry?
Nicole • Mar 18, 2022 at 3:04 pm
Are you done deleting comments that paint you in a negative light? It’s been four years since you posted this. You can’t possibly have that much free time.
Chris • Mar 21, 2022 at 1:57 pm
You obviously have not reviewed most of the comments.
So, so, so many of the dog-loving community have taken the time to come here and express their dislike and hatred of this woman.
Why? Cause she dared to say that hating dogs does not make her a horrible person.
The real question you should be asking is why an article like this had to be written in the first place?
Answer is people like you, who truly in your heart believe that not loving dogs is a sign that someone has something wrong with them.
Where does that mindset come from?
Emily • Mar 27, 2022 at 12:24 pm
Probably from memories of watching those awful aspca commercials that show beaten up animals whose owners have done stuff as bad as pouring boiling water on them before throwing them out the window. Now, do you think those people loved dogs? Or that they felt neutral to them, or even just dislike them? No, that kind of violence comes from hate. Disliking and hating are as close to each other as liking and loving.
Would it make her a bad person if she didn’t like dogs? No. But that fact that she doubles down on hating them is concerning.
I think its interesting that you’re concerned over this woman, who has a voice of her own and isn’t confined to whining or barking to show what she means, being disliked and hated, when this whole article is about her hate… very interesting.
Hope your day goes as good as you wish it to be.
Hare Krishna
Chris • Mar 29, 2022 at 5:41 pm
So what she hates them, is she hurting them? Is she beating dogs? Is she starving them? If not, who cares if she hates them?
When bad-things happen to anyone or any animal that does not deserve it, that is not good. I don’t condone torturing dogs anymore than I condone torturing babies. You don’t have to love dogs to not act like a psycho with them.
“I think its interesting that you’re concerned over this woman, who has a voice of her own and isn’t confined to whining or barking to show what she means, being disliked and hated, when this whole article is about her hate… very interesting.”
I don’t even know what you mean by this. I’m being honest.
Yes, this woman has a voice, she is not confined to barking and howling, so we agree on that.
My concern is not for her per se, it is really for you and people like you.
I want to know why simply disliking something garners this much venom?
What dog-lovers either don’t get or choose to ignore is that the very things you love about dogs are typically the things that people who don’t like dogs can’t stand.
The nonstop need for attention, the barking, the separation-anxiety, the hair, the never growing out of toddler-phase, none of that is appealing to me, and for anything else, I would be allowed to feel what I want without judgement, but for dogs, the rules are different. You have to like dogs at least a little, or risk being seen the same way you see this woman.
I had someone tell me once that since dogs were designed to “melt our hearts”, me feeling nothing when I see a dog was absolutely a sign that I have an empathy defect. Needless to say, we stopped talking, and I had assumed that she was a singular person in that mind-set, I had no idea how wrong I was.
This is the attitude I want to understand. I will most likely never will, but that is my concern. That is what I want to know.
I just need a dog-lover to explain their bias honestly.
L • Mar 17, 2022 at 2:10 pm
omg. i love dogs and cats – i have one of each. they’re great. i’m really only here to agree with everything you said but about human offspring. they’re loud, dirty, and annoying. i’m glad i’m not an underage human anymore because i know i, too, was annoying during those years. whenever i remain indifferent around someone’s neonate/infant/toddler offspring and refuse to hold them, i get viewed as a monster. i don’t hate kids, i just really don’t like them. at all. i’m more grossed out by human waste and vomit than an animal’s. it’s kinda how you don’t need a sitter for your six-month-old dog if you leave for a couple of hours but you definitely need a sitter for a six-month-old human for those same couple hours. one (human) is a lot worse than the other (animal).
people get upset over someone not training their animals (dogs, usually) properly, but it’s worse when people don’t teach their offspring how to behave and you can’t say anything because the parents get more offended, instead of correcting bad behavior.
sorry for sounding so judgemental. i’ve just been wanting to get this off my chest, even more now that there are sixteen kids (eleven of those under 10) in our immediate family (between seven couples). our poor planet is really getting pushed to its limits. ☹️
Chris • Mar 21, 2022 at 1:50 pm
You don’t sound judgmental as much as non-sensical.
1) Human offspring grow out of their “loud, dirty and annoying” stage. Dogs never do.
2) People state they hate human-offspring frequently, and while there is some blowback for expressing that opinion, it is much less than saying that you not like dogs, for that, you get branded a cold-hearted psycho.
3) Dog-parents rarely train their dogs because they are not “dogs” to the dog-parent, they are “children”. This is my personal experience, if there are dog-parents who realize their dogs need training, I have never met one.
4) Human-waste rarely is spread over the ground outside, let alone inside a house where there is an active and working toilet. Can’t say the same about dog-waste.
5) You leaving your six-month dog alone for a couple of hours is no problem for you, but probably for your neighbors, unless you have trained your dog not to bark when you are gone, have you?
6) Training human-offspring is in no way comparable to training dogs. Humans have conscious thought, even children. So you cannot “train” a human, you can teach. If they choose to reject your teaching, nothing can be done about that. Dogs have no conscious thought. You can train a dog if one has the mind too.
Bye dog-lover.
Chris • Mar 21, 2022 at 2:09 pm
You’re not judgmental, you just aren’t making any sense.
1) Human offspring grow out of their “loud, dirty and annoying” stage. Dogs never do.
2) Being indifferent to human-children does have blowback, but nothing like being indifferent to dogs. For that, you get branded a cold-hearted psycho.
3) Human-waste is rarely strewn over the floor, particularly inside a home with an active and working toilet. Can’t say that about dog-waste. And I think we all can agree any type of bodily-waste is gross.
4) Your six-month dog might not need a sitter, but it might bark its head off when you are gone. Which probably pisses your neighbors off, unless you are one of the rare dog-owners who train their dog not to bark.
5) Humans have conscious thought, even children, you can’t train a human-child, you can teach. If they reject the teaching, that is their choice. Dogs do not have conscious thought. One can train dogs if they choose too, so yes, it is much worse when dogs are not trained than children.
16 kids, wow, I do not envy you. I was lucky enough to have my own room my entire childhood. Peace and quiet are sacred, I am sorry that you do not have it.
Bye.
Tammy • Apr 15, 2022 at 5:15 pm
Chris I really and truly hope you’re a man because I want to marry you.
T • Mar 15, 2022 at 7:18 pm
Stupidity, ignorance and a waste of human space comes to mind if any human kind cannot respect animal life as well as their own
Nicole • Mar 18, 2022 at 3:05 pm
Well said!
Chris • Mar 19, 2022 at 12:14 pm
Only dog-lovers equate respect with likability, not liking dogs does not mean one does not respect “animal life”. Do you get that?
Jesus Christ, this is why dog-lovers are insufferable, anything else in the world you can like or not like, but when it comes to dogs, if you don’t like them that automatically means you are “a waste of human space” who “cannot respect animal life”.
Re-read the article genius, she expressed dislike of dogs, not “animal life”, dogs.
And even with dogs, she did take the time express that she can understand the appeal of dogs but just that they don’t appeal to her.
She is being much kinder than I am, because I truly do not understand the fascination with dogs. What is it? The barking? The hair/smell? The nonstop 24-hour need for attention? I can’t wrap my head around the desire for dogs, but even I am more understanding towards dogs and dog-lovers than most of them are towards us who don’t worship their fur-children.
Cause see, I am apathetic towards dogs when I am not forced to be around them for extended periods of time, I have absolutely no thought about them good or bad. It is only when I am forced to live with them, work with them, shop for food with them that I go searching for websites such as this.
So many dog-lovers scoff and say that if you don’t like dogs just stay away from them while at the same time forcing their dogs onto people by bringing them to restaurants, grocery stores, Target, malls, etc., and when confronted in those places where their dogs are explicitly not allowed, they turn indignant, and start claiming how their beloved dogs are cleaner and quieter than children and that those of us who don’t like interacting with their dogs should just get over it. All the while breaking the rules of the establishment they are in.
And that in a nutshell is why dog-lovers are typically hypocritical assholes.
Michael Kelly • Mar 27, 2022 at 8:40 pm
So are you an asshole! Dogs don’t go around killing and shooting people, burning down cities, and killing cops like certain people do such as Antifa who are so filled with hatred and violence and hatred!! Dogs don’t start trouble, people such as these do!! These kind of humans don’t grow out of their loudness and their dirtiness as you said in your comment above, they only get worse and grow to be louder and violent!! I got my family, my dog, and my home protected with my guns just in case these thugs come to my neighborhood to start trouble!!! And what about all the human shit all over the streets of SF, all because of a ruthless greedy power hungry woman named Pelosi, HUH???!!!! Rest my case about dogs vs humans!!!!
Chris • Apr 1, 2022 at 6:38 pm
You are obviously someone who lacks basic reading comprehension skills, responding is probably a waste of time, but I’m bored, so what the hell.
Genius, dogs don’t shoot people, but they do kill people.
You mentioning Antifa really is a sign that you are moron.
“Dogs don’t start trouble”, does attacking someone who is not attacking them or anyone they “care” about something you might consider “starting trouble”? Cause that happens, if you deny it, I’ll go with my first instinct after I read your post, which was to ignore you, as you are a very, very, non-smart person.
Humans may choose to not grow out of their “loudness and dirtiness”, but that is a choice. Dogs, cannot grow out of it. They will always be completely dependent on their owners for everything. There is a difference.
Congratulations on being the toughest-guy on your block, with your family, dogs, and guns, I’m sure everyone is terrified of you.
Why are you bringing Nancy Pelosi into this? Jesus Christ, you really are a moron.
Michael Kelly • Mar 27, 2022 at 11:01 pm
Who The Hell you think you are calling us people who love dogs assholes???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Before you call us that again, maybe you should take a good look in the mirror and see the reflection of the world’s biggest A-HOLE this side of Mars, you heartless P.O.S. I loved my dog Howie who I had for 14 wonderful years and was a God send!! If you hate dogs that’s your business, but don’t you ever call me an asshole again because I loved my dog, don’t you ever fucking say that again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Annapolis • Mar 28, 2022 at 4:42 pm
And what the hell are you gonna do if they do call you a asshole again or call your mutt a piece of shit??
Reach through your phone screen and kick their ass??
Big talk for a unhinged dog licker. You are just proving points with your insanity, asshole
Michael Kelly • Mar 29, 2022 at 1:19 pm
I’ll be the first to admit I’m a little out there and it doesn’t bother me or worry me in the least, but at least I ain’t afraid to post my comments under my actual first and last name unlike you who hides behind your keyboard under a fictious nick name, cuck!!
Michael Kelly • Mar 30, 2022 at 10:51 am
Oh and one more thing. Like American Patriot told you in several comments down below, you’ll never make it as a Marine like he and I did! I doubt you could make it through any Military Boot Camp, “You just don’t pack the gear, boy” as they say in The Corps! ‘Nuff said!!
Michael Kelly • Mar 31, 2022 at 2:56 am
Annapolis, you are a DICKHEAD!!! You’ll be sorry that you called me an asshole and my dog a mutt!! Trust me!!!!
Michael Kelly • Mar 31, 2022 at 9:06 am
You’re a fucking jerkoff, Annapolis! Go eat cat shit and croak!
Michael Kelly • Mar 31, 2022 at 2:30 pm
Hey Annapolis or whatever the hell your real name is: Come to Phila, PA where I live and talk that crap to my face you keyboard warrior troll!!
Michael Kelly • Mar 31, 2022 at 2:35 pm
Ok Annapolis, come to Philadelphia and say what you just commented above to me in person if your man enough which strongly doubt!!
Chris • Apr 1, 2022 at 6:47 pm
I explained why I called dog-lovers assholes, re-read the post, shout out if you need me to explain any big words.
Basing your opinion of me as an asshole because I don’t like dogs is astounding, but not completely incorrect, I am an asshole, but not cause I don’t like dogs. I have many abhorrent personality-traits that absolutely do make me an asshole. So you are half-right.
Yes, wow, scary, your excessive use of exclamation points has me terrified, until of course I realize that you would never anything to me like that in real-life. So save the anger tough-guy, you don’t like me, stop talking to me.
Michael Kelly • Mar 29, 2022 at 2:05 pm
Chris: Please disregard those two comments below, I didn’t mean to say all the stuff. I recently lost my job due to work downsizing and I haven’t been quite myself since it happened. That’s still no excuse for those comments and I tried to delete them but it seems you can’t do that on this site. Sorry about and just ignore them….Mike Kelly
Chris • Apr 1, 2022 at 6:50 pm
Well, I should have read this before, I appreciate the apology, not that you needed too, we are all entitled to our opinion.
And I never took it personal.
Thanks
Chris
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 5:33 pm
People who abuse animals are definitely dangerous. To anyone. They should be avoided. But strongly disliking dogs is just personal preference. I dislike dogs because they seem cowardish to me. I’m aware I’m projecting a human style of thinking on them and that’s wrong, but I can’t help it. The antipathy is simply here. It actually and primarily stems from my poor experiences with humans, not dogs. I dislike them only on basis of seeming resemblance in behaviour.
Anna • Mar 15, 2022 at 12:29 am
I fucking hate dogs as well!!
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Mar 27, 2022 at 9:17 am
Well, they fuckin’ hate you too, Bitch!!! So do I and all like you!!
Annapolis • Mar 28, 2022 at 4:44 pm
Dogs are too stupid to hate anybody or love anyone 4 that matter. You are a food dispenser. That’s it.
Why is it “dog lovers” are always violent and unhinged?
Weird.
American Patriot • Mar 30, 2022 at 3:01 am
Kid, you’re too stupid to know jack about anything in life, let alone cats and dogs. Obviously you weren’t in the Military or in law enforcement like I was where dogs help out both the Armed Forces and all of Law enforcement in crime, war, sniffing out drugs and helping to get the drug criminals arrested, and have given their very lives while doing so. These dogs are heroes in my book. They also help out as Seeing Eye Dogs for the blind, and Service Dogs, so dogs are not stupid but you are. You’ll never make it as a Marine, Kid, you just don’t have the smarts nor the ruggedness to have what it takes to be a Marine!
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:49 am
You are SO funny. Literally, I’m crying laughing. You think “making it in the marines” is the only thing that matters? The only thing that gives someone any worth? You’re a joke. And you obviously feel threatened.
I think fields like law enforcement or armed forces are harmful to dogs – sure, it’s good for dogs to have activities but those fields expose those dogs to so much harm. Dogs can do some things better than technology, but why don’t these fields use technology more often out of respect for dogs? And this is coming from someone who hates dogs, by the way. Service jobs for dogs are fine, but damn if I hate seeing dogs in military.
Kelley • May 10, 2022 at 5:55 pm
My dog hates my DIL lol. She hit him in the face 2 yrs ago and he holds a grudge. Even as a puppy, he never peed in the house. Now on the rare occasions I go over (and I take him bc it’s far away) he will find something with her smell and pee on it. Not my son’s, not my granddaughter’s, not their dogs things. Lol. And he doesn’t need to “go”, bc he goes b4 we go inside. It’s just a few drops, all he can squeeze out, out of spite. FYI, she hit him bc he put his paw on her knee to say hello…
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:52 am
Sounds like your dog is holding a grudge without thinking about it. If they’re so intelligent, why don’t they think to maybe “forgive” your DIL? Sounds like she hasn’t done anything to him since, except probably get understandably mad that your poorly trained dog keeps ruining her own stuff in her OWN HOUSE and you just let him. Also, are you sure he just “put his paw on her knee”? You sure he didn’t scratch or put too much pressure on? And he probably did this even after all the cues and commands from your DIL trying to get him to stay away from her.
You sound absolutely disrespectful and like you hate your DIL.
Ingja • Mar 13, 2022 at 12:16 pm
I also hate dogs and yes the reaction to this statement is utter horror. I grew up with dogs and cats so I have experience of both and I absolutely prefer cats. Here are some of the reasons. Dogs need far more attention and looking after than cats. Cats don’t bark at you or chase and bite you when you are out in the park or street. Cats bury their business so you don’t end up stepping in it whilst out on a walk. One of the dogs we had used to dig up and eat the cat’s poo…..and people let them lick their faces… disgusting. I would like to be left in peace when I go for a walk and not have to fear for my life every time I see a dog. The irony in a lot of these nasty comments is that most dog owners have absolutely no respect for other people’s fears and preferences. Letting their potentially dangerous pets run freely. A cat won’t tear out your throat. So who really are the cold hearted monsters?
Emily • Mar 28, 2022 at 12:58 pm
Well I guess thank you for saying most and not all but I’ve gotta tell you, I haven’t come across these situations you’ve laid out, not with dogs anyway. Cats, on the other hand…. yeah. Big mistake walking home at night and turning the corner only for a tabby to jump down from the fence and start scratching and biting at my face. And I’m sure you’ll somehow turn this into being my fault and not the innocent wittle kitty. Cats are just as violent as dogs, it doesn’t do well for your perception of reality to deny that.
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Apr 1, 2022 at 3:01 am
Cats are dicks!
Jewel Haines • Mar 13, 2022 at 1:23 am
Damn. Even as a child you were incredibly self absorbed and selfish. Most people view caring about and for a pet as a loving exercise..not a chore. You just cannot be bothered with anyone or anything else BUT yourself. I actually pity you.😒
Adrian • Mar 18, 2022 at 2:41 am
This is exactly what she was talking about. Just accept her opinion without hating her for it. I actually pity you. Pathetic.
Emily • Mar 28, 2022 at 1:02 pm
I’m laughing right now, everyone is commenting about accepting her opinion, yet the only reason you say that is because you aren’t accepting the commenter opinion. Gotta love hypocrisy.
Nicole • Mar 18, 2022 at 3:09 pm
An estimated 10-20% of people have severely impaired empathy. The words sociopath and narcissist are often thrown around. A certain person who may or may not be the focus of this article could be afflicted.
Chris • Mar 21, 2022 at 2:25 pm
This must be some of that enhanced compassion and empathy that dog-lovers claim they have.
Your judgement makes no sense, she did not buy the dog she refers to in her childhood, she was not the driving-force for the dog, why would having to take care of the dog be anything else but a chore?
In my childhood, I experienced something similar. I took care of 2 pets that I did not want, did not ask become part of our home. I still took care of them feeding, cleaning and general-maintenance, and I viewed it as a chore in the same way.
If you buy a pet, or ask for the pet to be bought, treating taking care of it like a chore might be wrong, but when it is forced on you, what else would you look at is as?
Course it is a chore. But what does it matter? As long as the animal is taken care of, who cares if someone thinks it is a chore or not. The animal is still being fed, cleaned and maintained, what?
Someone has to like doing it for it to matter?
Jill • Apr 14, 2022 at 10:25 pm
Why in the hell do you even own a dog? You don’t deserve one. I feel sorry for your dog. Probably doesn’t take much to outsmart you.
Corey • Mar 11, 2022 at 10:22 pm
So since they try to make dogs as human as possible, would you be okay, if I jump all over you, lick my on butt, eat trash piss, and lick you, walk around in the muddy dirt and come in and jump all over your couch. Clean my crap up after I crap in front of you. Eat your last meal off your table. Humans would be killed for that). Chew up everything in site. I can go on and on. And the answer is no. So stop subjecting dogs to be on a human level cause their not, Everyone doesn’t have to like these creatures. But I’ll definitely show respect since the dog is god backwards.
Nicole • Mar 18, 2022 at 3:10 pm
Humans know better. Five year olds know this. Either you have severely impaired intellect or empathy. Maybe both?
Annapolis • Mar 28, 2022 at 4:46 pm
Shut up. Seriously.
Joe • Mar 10, 2022 at 4:27 pm
I bet you are a very selfish, right winger. Selfish people don’t like dogs.
Candice • Mar 11, 2022 at 8:39 pm
what does disliking dogs have to do with being right wing you fucking moron
Adrienne Sanders • Mar 27, 2022 at 12:21 am
True, true true!
Salty • Mar 8, 2022 at 11:50 am
So you find your joy letting everyone know your whines? Grow up and get out of your parents basement!
Nicole • Mar 18, 2022 at 3:11 pm
She has been personally moderating the comments for four years now. She will never escape the basement.
Chris • Mar 21, 2022 at 2:36 pm
So you find your joy whining about articles written by people you don’t know? And before you ask, yes, I do find joy commenting to people like you. Joy, but no satisfaction. What I want, is for someone like you to explain why not liking dogs means a person has some sort of defect.
And seriously, why would you think she lives in her parent’s basement? I know it is an insult and not to be taken too seriously, but you could have chosen a number of different things to say and you chose to imply that she lives at home. Why?
Cause anyone who does not love dogs is somehow immature?
And using the internet to find like-minded people to help one understand or endure something is actually very common and frequently helpful.
Again, I know that you probably are just trying to say the most hurtful thing you can think of, but a big part of human growth come from looking outwards towards others who have experienced situations similar to one’s own.
My parents are dead. And I had not lived with them for a very long time before they died.
Sammy • Mar 25, 2022 at 2:06 am
Chris, she isn’t going to let you in her pants, just give it up.
Chris • Apr 8, 2022 at 9:22 am
Hey, you can’t blame me for trying?
Emily • Mar 28, 2022 at 1:05 pm
Poor baby.
Cassandra • Mar 4, 2022 at 12:06 pm
Please help me I had some seizure and heart attacks and stokes I need some too love me more
Al • Mar 2, 2022 at 1:31 am
I have a problem with idiot pet owners who accuse me of not liking animals.
I love animals. But not pets. Especially dogs and cats.
One of the best thing in life is to observe a natural animal in the wilderness.
In Australia, the population and health of most native animals are compromised by the release of pets into the wild. They eat everything.
The wild animal and its environment is my love.
So I say to pet owners “you do not love animals, you just love to control one animal for your benifit”.
Kat • Mar 4, 2022 at 9:08 am
You buddy couldn’t be further from the truth. And havent a clue what you are talking about. You think l got a dog or any other pet to “control” it? I, and many others got a pet for pure joy of having a pet. Grow up and educate yourself. You sound very ignorant.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 10:58 am
No one gets a pet with the sole purpose of controlling it. But many dog owners state that they like that they can give a dog commands (i.e. control it) and that’s why they prefer dogs over most other common pets that don’t typically operate on commands and rewards as their central mode of operation.
Nicole • Mar 18, 2022 at 3:12 pm
Australia isn’t the center of the universe, mate.
lmao lmao • Feb 28, 2022 at 10:21 am
YOUR MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Sarah • Feb 27, 2022 at 8:12 am
One thing that I noticed about our society is its somehow Normalized to hate Cats. You cant say you dont like dogs without someone saying its because you’re a shitty person. But when its cats in question, most people would agree. Cats are just as loving and affectionate than any other pet and it’s wrong and unfair they get so much hate.
Jewel Haines • Mar 13, 2022 at 1:24 am
I totally agree 👍
Kati • Feb 25, 2022 at 4:50 pm
I get it if you are not a dog person. I can respect that. No problem. I don’t like dogs who constantly bark. Their owners didn’t teach them manners so they jump all over you, they don’t listen etc. I’m not a dog or cat person myself. Never have been. But guess what? I own a dog! And she is absolutely precious. Manners for day’s. I guess what I’m saying is I’m not a fan of other people’s dogs. Just like I’m not a fan of other people’s kids. I know l will own my little dog for many years to come. She is super spoiled and loved, but after her no more dogs.
Nicole • Mar 18, 2022 at 3:14 pm
You are absolutely correct but the author lacks the intellectual and moral capacity to understand your point.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:02 am
Why are you constantly attacking the author when she didn’t attack dog lovers? But I understand, it’s literally painful for close-minded people to encounter opinions that differ drastically from their own – there are studies that show that when someone encounters viewpoints that are extremely contrasting to their own, the part of the brain that processes pain is triggered.
Still, that gives you no right to be disrespectful towards someone expressing their opinion in a way that isn’t harmful. People have a right to their opinions and have to be prepared for whatever responses they may receive, but they don’t deserve vitriol wishing them harm.
Chris • Mar 21, 2022 at 3:02 pm
What is the point of this post? You are not a dog-person, but you have a dog that you love and is super-spoiled, but afterwards, you will never get another dog, right?
I am not trying to be a jerk, I just am honestly confused. Is the point that you as a non dog-person have grown to love and appreciate your particular dog so the author can do this as well is she’ll open her heart and bring a dog in?
She has already lived with a dog, she is not expressing an un-informed opinion, she stated how she had a dog as a child and it did not appeal to her.
She also stated that a big part of why she wrote this article was because expressing dislike for dogs is a taboo thing to do in our current society. It is something that has become so polarizing, it can break up friendships, relationships, even blood-relatives will not talk to each other over dogs.
The reactions to this article show why this woman would not feel comfortable talking about this with people who she loves. Cause if they are like the people here, they would at the least have a different opinion about her if she told them her dislike for the 4-legged man’s best-friend.
Do you dog-lovers get how insane that is? Just the mere fact that someone does not like dogs means that they have something wrong with them? It’s absolutely nuts.
Lack of empathy, having a narcissistic personality, inability to have love for other creatures, this woman has been labeled all of that and so much more by the dog-loving psychos who decided to reply to this article. And this woman is being nice, she even stated how she can understand the appeal that some have for dogs she just does not share it.
And she is still labeled as worse than Hitler because the thought of a dog waiting for her to get home so it can just leap into her arms and wag it’s little tail, and just give such an outpouring of unconditional-love that one can barely stand it, does not make her heart go pitter-patter.
Please to God, dog-lovers, explain that. The only reason I am still replying is because I want a dog-lover who can actually state reasons for why not loving dogs means there is something wrong with you.
I don’t want craziness, I don’t need to hear why I am a psycho, I want to have it explained to me. What about dogs makes them so precious that the thought of not loving them or even actively disliking them makes someone a bad person. And let’s live in reality, I am not talking about people who actively hurt dogs cause I think we can all agree that people who hurt any living-thing are bad people.
I want to know what is wrong with the people like the woman who wrote this article, I want to know why her expressing her dislike of dogs has resulted in so much venom from the dog-loving community.
Does everyone have to love dogs or risk being labeled a psycho?
Kati • Mar 29, 2022 at 4:58 pm
Hi Chris, lm replying to you on my thoughts. I can’t speak for how anyone else feels. Everyone feelings are different on the matter. I can only speak for myself. I say l have a dog because she is my service dog. She helps me in my day to day life. I live alone and am disability. I grew up with dogs and cats but l found l was never crazy about them. I’ve had birds and fish too. I took care of all of them, loved them and they all lived long lives. After the laat pet died I was burnt out on any pet. And went many years without one. had them my entire life, but then one day it was recommended to have a service dog. I never said no. I thought maybe at this stage of my life it would be good for me. Because its my pet and she is taught how l think all dogs should behave. I say that after her there will probably not be another one. Because l dont know where l will be in years to come. I don’t hate anyone who doesnt like dogs or cats. Thats their prerogative. Doesn’t effect my life in any way. Hope this helps.
Jedothek • Feb 25, 2022 at 8:51 am
perhaps the oddest thing about this article is that the writer expects us to accept her assurance “I am not a cold-blooded monster.” i am equally convinced by Richard Nixon’s testimony that he was not a crook.
Sarah • Feb 27, 2022 at 8:14 am
But its okay for people to hate Cats, Right?
Amyjo • Mar 16, 2022 at 5:36 am
Of course! Dogs love their humans, whilst cats disdain their humans and continually plot their demise. I’ve had both, and only one left scars for life!
ST • Feb 25, 2022 at 12:57 am
I just can’t stand when people foist their animals on you. If you say you don’t like animals they can’t handle it.
Steph • Feb 24, 2022 at 12:20 pm
What is ridiculous to me is that people are allowed to hate, enough to the point where people think it’s okay to shoot, cats (and they think this is normal behavior!) but you are a psychopath if you hate dogs. Does anyone see the irony? What kind of person shoots a pet? I have come across so many people that think this way it’s astounding.
I don’t like dogs because of the level of care and the constant barking. I have never met a dog who didn’t constantly bark.
I like cats because they practically take care of themselves. And the litter box? If you clean it daily, you don’t smell it!
Rain • Oct 1, 2022 at 9:42 am
Yes, you do still smell a litter box. It has to be cleaned several times a day. I love dogs and cats, and believe anyone who hurts any of them should face dire consequences. Cats and dogs are equally worthy of respect, but they’re different because they’re supposed to be. There is no logical comparison. I have the same opinion of cat haters and dog haters.
Dick • Feb 23, 2022 at 2:05 pm
I own a dog but as I get older I’m starting to like them less and less. People just can’t handle them. Too many dog attacks, mostly from worthless pitbulls. I’ve been listening to my neighbor’s dogs bark all day and night for two years now. Cope won’t do anything can’t wait to move. People don’t pick up their dog shit. And my biggest peave right now is ignorant assholes letting their dogs run unleashed. When I’m at the park with my kids, how do I know if your unleashed mongrel is nice or not? A friend of mine had her dog ripped apart by two assclowns that unleashed their, you guessed it, pitbulls at the park. Most people are incapable of owning a goldfish, and certainly know nothing of dog psychology.
Renee • Mar 14, 2022 at 7:53 pm
Wow, specieism at work here. That pitbull’s life is worth way more than your’s.
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 5:45 pm
What the person wrote is true. A poorly trained dog is a serious danger. Many people truly are incapable to train and handle their dogs. Besides, the Pitbull attacks were caused by Pitbulls usually bought from disreputable, shady breeders. Another proof many people aren’t responsible enough to own a pet.
So, no need to bark like an aggressive untrained dog here, the person presented a valid observation.
Erin • Feb 22, 2022 at 2:08 am
I think what’s a real red flag is people who love dogs and hate cats. All I hear is “needs to be in charge of everything, receive excessive adoration and finds the idea of boundaries and reciprocity intolerable.”
Middle of the road opinions – not the enemy
Dick • Feb 23, 2022 at 1:47 pm
Cats stink! Nothing worse than the overpowering smell of cat urine or the stench of a litterbox.
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 6:06 pm
And how is it a relevant response to the post? The person just wrote:
I think what’s a real red flag is people who love dogs and hate cats. All I hear is “needs to be in charge of everything, receive excessive adoration and finds the idea of boundaries and reciprocity intolerable.”
Cats stink just isn’t a relevant response. By the way, dogs smell horribly. Especially the big ones…even these who are clean. The litter box can be quickly cleaned and quality litter bought, but what to do about a dog who smells even if it’s clean and properly looked after? And…cats don’t slobber all over you and your clothes…they don’t sniff your crotch…
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:06 am
Okay, but what about the stench of a dog permeating the entire house, especially anything fabric? And how about your yard that reeks of urine and feces? You can pick up the feces, but it still stinks. Especially in the summer–ugh.
Also, anyone worth owning a cat makes it a habit to clean the litter box AT LEAST once a day. It still stinks when the cat uses it, but it shouldn’t reek unless the litter needs to be changed out completely, like how a human bathroom stinks unless it’s cleaned frequently.
Sarah • Feb 27, 2022 at 8:16 am
My thoughts exactly. Anyone who hates cats either never had one or doesn’t like the idea of an animal being independent. The litter isnt bad when you actually clean it.
Robert • Mar 15, 2022 at 6:54 pm
I hate cats, but growing up the neighbor across the street owned 41 cats and theyre house smelled! It made the neighborhood smell. And at any given time there were several cats in our yard, which became a litter box my parents made me clean. The cats would hiss at you too, they were not nice. I can’t tell you how many nights I would wake up and hear cats getting in fights in the middle of the night and the cat that loss would literally meow the rest of the night.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:09 am
I love cats, but that is NO WAY for cats to live. Those neighbors sound horrendous – the cats obviously weren’t living in a good environment or taken care of considering they were aggressive. Did no one call animal control?
Ashton • Feb 21, 2022 at 11:30 am
I love dogos
mathew • Feb 21, 2022 at 7:30 am
i do not love dogs that moch
Ashton • Feb 21, 2022 at 11:32 am
YOU HATE DOGS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Rachael • Feb 19, 2022 at 11:08 am
The amount of people here triggered over someone else’s likes and dislikes is astounding. This might come as a surprise to you, but someone else not liking a particular animal, doesn’t mean you love yours any less. I’m sure a record amount of you dog lovers will openly admit to hating cats, while simultaneously insulting anyone who dislikes dogs. Or better yet, talk about hating children and saying you’ll never have any because of x-y-z, and expecting others to respect your decision. What if I told you everyone’s decisions can and should be respected. If I don’t want a dog, cat, child, lizard, magical sky dragon, whatever for any reason at all…. Whether it’s too much responsibility, inconvenience, or I just down right dislike them, it’s my right to do so. Just like it’s your right to do otherwise. Y’all dog people are wild af, honestly!
Carol Murphy • Feb 18, 2022 at 12:21 pm
Any decent human being knows that anyone who hates dogs or animals is absolutely worthless trash. Not to be heard, listen to, or even acknowledge. Again, worthless trash.
Rachael • Feb 19, 2022 at 10:55 am
Awwwww you’re a special kind of stupid aren’t you… the only worthless I see here is your comment.
Erin • Feb 22, 2022 at 2:06 am
Dude, you sound insane and someone to be much more concerned about than a dog-hater. Get a goddamned grip and stop being around others if you can’t be normal about differences of personality.
Jo-Jo • Feb 17, 2022 at 10:41 pm
I am a “Grounds-Keeper”.
and really enjoy listening to Slipknot while cleaning up other people’s shit.
Friendly neighborhood Vet • Feb 14, 2022 at 5:37 am
As a Vet, I dont mind you hating dogs as long as you are not hurting them or making them feel discomfort. I am not a psychiatrist but it looks to me you do not hate dogs, but rather you are a either a person conscious of their time or a lazy person.
Chris • Feb 11, 2022 at 10:23 am
There are a number of people on this site who are posting for no other reason than to be an assholes, or boredom, but still, I do not have to go to work for another hour, so, I’ll bite.
The level of vitriol aimed at those who are not fans of dogs goes a long way to showing the hypocrisy of many dog-lovers. When and where did love/not-love for dogs become a barometer for being a good-person or not? How does that make sense?
Now, I know a certain amount of people in this comment section who are obviously trolls and they need no more attention than they have already gotten, but there are a number of rational, capable adults, who employ logic an common-sense to probably all other areas in their life, who really believe that liking or not liking dogs in and of itself, can tell you if someone is a “good person”.
These people are the ones I am, talking too, and my question is do none of you see how arrogant that opinion is? Just because the overwhelming majority of people love dogs does not mean that those of who do not have something wrong with us. I do not like dogs because of the barking and constant 24/7 need for attention and affection. That is not appealing to me, that sort of behavior does not make me want to rush out and get a dog because I appreciate my solitude the most when I come home from work or being out in general. I like coming home to a quiet place where I can relax. I do not need to have a dog waiting on baited breath to see me, the thought of a dog running up to me wagging its tail and trying to jump up on me does not warm my heart. Dog-lovers may not understand why the things they love about dogs are the things that make me not want a dog, but going so far as to say no matter what else I have done or am doing in my life, the mere fact that I don’t value the love of a dog enough to overrule my not wanting one means that I am a bad person is insanely arrogant. And again, a lot of the people here are simply just entertaining themselves by trolling this site, but too many people here who I would probably respect if I knew them believe that one singular act is the end-all and be-all in regards to judging my “goodness” as a person, and that is a sad thing.
I don’t judge dog-lovers for enjoying, I don’t think to myself that there is something wrong with them, I don’t think anything about it because we can all like or not like whatever the fuck we want.
And the arguments that dogs are so pure and loving, that not wanting one means that you can’t care for another living thing, Jesus Christ, why don’t dog-lovers just climb up on the cross and get it over with already? Loving a dog does not make any of you better than me, I am not a cold-hearted monster, I am not evil, I don’t like dogs if I am forced to be around them but if I am not, I am apathetic to them.
One last thing I want to touch on is the concept of a dog’s loyalty. And this is a serious question, how can dog-lovers ignore the fact that dogs are incapable of surviving on their own? The average dog will not be able to survive on its own unlike the average cat, who can. Cats as a species are the best hunters on dry-land on the planet, a house-cat has instincts that will emerge if it was ever forced to take care of itself. Wolves, dog’s ancestors, are prolific hunters as well, but not on the same level as tigers or lions, but dogs stopped being wolves a very long time ago, today’s dogs need to be taken care of.
So is that not at least a part of why they are so “loyal”? Maybe the reason why dogs gets separation-anxiety is not because they miss their owners emotionally, as much as it is a survival-instinct? Dogs are not aware that their owner will be returning, so to them, it looks like they have been abandoned, which in turn means, their very survival is at risk.
But even beyond that, regarding loyalty. where else is the dog going to go? It is not like the dog has friends, a job, wife, kid’s, hobbies, etc., they have nowhere to go and no one to be with, they have no responsibilities, no commitments, and combining that fact along with them needing people to survive, is it least possible that the “love and loyalty” dogs show has been misinterpreted by humans? Misunderstood because humans are using human behavior as the model, so, we see dogs acting in a certain way, we attribute the same motivations for said behavior. Human-loyalty is in rare supply, no doubt about that, but that does not change the fact that loyalty is a choice, which is why it is so rare. Loyalty means having the means and ability to leave but making a choice not too. Saying a dog’s never leaving your side is definitive proof of loyalty is same as saying your 6-year-old son is loyal to you because he chooses to come home from school everyday. A 6 year-old is not capable of surviving on it’s own anymore than a dog is, they need assistance, without it they will not survive, doesn’t mean they are not loyal, does not mean they are either.
Does that not make at least a little sense? Is my argument at the least probable? Or am I discounted because I do not love dogs so whatever I say is tainted?
finescc1 • Feb 11, 2022 at 8:13 pm
Hi Chris, I wholeheartedly agree with everything you have stated here. To be judged on whether you are a nice human based on whether you like dogs is absurd and the people who do judge, have more wrong with them than the non-dog lovers.
I myself have a dog, as my children begged for years and I can’t deprive them of something they love, because I don’t. So I’m stuck with my dog, who yes, is cute, can be funny, sometimes loving but at the same time, is extremely needy, messy, smelly and can be very disobedient. If I were to date a man and he listed those behaviours about himself, I’d take a pass. So why is it so bad that we can take a pass on a dog, due to these behaviours? People say, ‘oh but they’re so innocent, they don’t know what they’re doing’, well, if that’s the case, why when my dog chewed my plant to pieces and was having a grand old time on CCTV, cower to the floor and ran to hide in his crate as soon as I walked in? These dog lovers are so blinded by their dogs that they’ve lost all reason and can’t see what the reality is. The dog is very much aware of its behaviour, it knows how to manipulate and it knows how best to survive. So as you said, Chris, the ‘loyalty’ is nothing but, ‘I need you and can’t survive without you’, & nothing more!
Chris • Feb 12, 2022 at 9:47 pm
I appreciate the kind word, but I do want to make sure that I state that I am not definitively saying dogs are not loyal or don’t love their owners. I would never make that statement cause I have no idea, I just wanted to introduce the possibility because over the years, the amount of people who have forced their dogs on me and tried to make me see the benefits of getting one make the loyalty argument, and they refuse to acknowledge that they might be wrong.
You know, 10 years ago, I never thought about dogs at all, but they’re are everywhere now. You can’t escape them. Supermarkets, restaurants, non-dog apartment buildings used to be a refuge from barking, not anymore, now, so many just bring their fucking dog somewhere and expect if not adoration of their dog(s) at least acceptance, which is shown by not complaining to the owner when their dog runs over and tries to lick my face cause I bent down to look at a movie I want to buy while in Target.
And the worst is the attitude of the fucking owners who view not wanting to pet their dog as a sign that you are a psychopath. Dogs getting in the way of me trying to walk, in stores, out on the sidewalk, do the owners call the dog over? No, why? Cause they think that I will wanna pet the dog, and when I step around the dog, the glares from the owners piss me off more than the dog getting in my way does. One time, in a line at the fucking Ralph’s, when the woman behind me’s dog spent the entire 10 minutes of waiting time trying to get me to pet it or show it attention by sniffing my shoes and looking up at me with a sad dog-face that I am sure melts the hearts of dog-lovers everywhere, when I got to the cashier, the fucking owner bent down and said some shit about how “the mean man is leaving now and how sorry she was for the dog cause I did not want to pet it”, I mean seriously, what the fuck is wrong with dog-people?
Larry • Feb 8, 2022 at 3:42 am
I don’t care for dogs. They stink. The neighbor’s dog jumped up and soiled my clothes and the owners don’t even apologize. They see nothing wrong with that! I also don’t like cleaning up dog crap in my yard. I don’t own a dog. You are as bad as your dog!
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Feb 3, 2022 at 4:31 pm
Hey Gallardo: You are a horrible human being, you only love yourself but dogs, hate everybody and everything else. Go take your hatred somewhere else like Iran or China where you belong, you self centered, self righteous P.O.S. !!!!!!!
Monica • Feb 1, 2022 at 5:04 am
You are not the only dog hater. I don’t want to be forced to live with dogs around me. After all even I don’t force my love of horrorcore on others. I would like to have a choice to say no. No i don’t want to hear barking in my neighbourhood. And no i don’t want to see dogs being dressed up in frocks.
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Feb 3, 2022 at 4:34 pm
And I don’t want any dog hating liberals like you around me!! Go dogs, go Right Wingers, and Trump 2024!!!
Gay Chiappetta • Feb 7, 2022 at 10:00 pm
yuck. I was with you until your asinine trump crap
teme • Feb 11, 2022 at 3:16 am
teme shut the fuck up you self conceited bullshit ballfucker, let others keep their opinion. you’re probably one of those fuckass 60 yr old trumpers who fuck themselves in the bathtub every day.
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Mar 7, 2022 at 12:37 pm
Fuck you, Asshole! Come to Upstate Pennsylvania and say that to my face!!!!
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Mar 7, 2022 at 12:39 pm
Come say that to my face you keyboard warrior punk!
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Mar 7, 2022 at 12:49 pm
You shut the fuck you asshole cunt!!
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Mar 8, 2022 at 11:55 am
At least I got a set of balls unlike you, you keyboard warrior little cuck!!!
Farah • Jan 31, 2022 at 8:33 am
I don’t like dogs either. One murdered my cat. The small ones look like big rats or walking dirty carpets. They’re evil cat murderers. Sure if they grow up with a cat they might not kill it but they will kill a different one.
Kat • Jan 29, 2022 at 8:39 pm
Dogs are ok, but I’m not fawning over them nor do I want one. I share your sentiments exactly. I’m simply tired of pretending people’s pets are their children.
American Patriot • Jan 28, 2022 at 9:28 am
ALL DOGS HATERS ARE FUCKIN’ ASSHOLES AND LEFTIST LIBERAL FUCKING PUKES!!!!!!! OH, AND FUCK JOE BIDEN AND COMMIE CAMELTOE TOO!! TRUMP 2024!!!
Roryl • Jan 29, 2022 at 2:47 pm
Don’t have children. If you hate dogs because you feel you lost your independence and freedom then you are going to REALLY hate children.
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Jan 30, 2022 at 7:44 am
YEP!
MSS • Feb 4, 2022 at 4:47 pm
That’s not true for a lot of people. I love looking after my daughter. Her birth changed my entire world, and it also changed how I feel about my dog. She will always be my number one priority. I still love him, but caring for him has become a chore now that I’m so busy with a baby. I still love him and care for him, but I can’t say I will ever get another one when he passes.
lmao lmao • Feb 1, 2022 at 12:54 pm
YESSSS I AGREE THEY SHOULD ARE BURN AGHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
American Patriot • Feb 3, 2022 at 4:35 pm
So should you, asshole!!!!
American Patriot • Feb 3, 2022 at 4:37 pm
SO SHOULD YOU, ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rebecca • Jan 26, 2022 at 4:37 am
This article and the comments of some of the people who agree with it has clarified for me that, in order to like dogs, a person has to be able to derive joy from the happiness of another being. The author and those who agree with her can’t understand why walking, feeding and caring for another creature would give someone joy because her life revolves around herself. As some others have astutely noted, her lack of enjoyment of dogs reveals a profound lack of empathy. She is not someone I would want to know or be friends with.
Aspen • Jan 29, 2022 at 6:45 pm
Amen. From the first few sentences in, it was grossly clear to me that this author is not someone who I would ever want to know. Terrible. Despicable.
MSS • Feb 4, 2022 at 4:53 pm
Just because someone doesn’t derive pleasure from caring for an animal doesn’t innately make them a selfish person. I much prefer devoting my life to caring for, nurturing, and raising my human children. It’s a matter of preference. I don’t understand people that make snap judgments like that about another person’s character without knowing anything else about them.
Gay Chiappetta • Feb 7, 2022 at 10:04 pm
yeah well, some of us do both. It is my considered opinion that living and caring for another species makes us better human beings.
I will say that I HATE those stupid NO! and BE RESPECTFUL! anti dog signs on people’s lawns in a CITY!
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:14 am
They are living in a city where it’s hard enough to function without getting in other people’s spaces. They have every right to create boundaries, especially since dogs and dog owners are known for pushing other people’s boundaries.
Maybe you should do some serious self-reflection if someone having a respectful sign protecting their property bothers you so much.
Chris • Feb 11, 2022 at 3:53 pm
Are you really serious? Are you a real person? Or are you killing time till the Super Bowl starts by taking time out of your day to make comments that would sound silly if they came out of a 5 year-old?
Not liking dogs means that “a person cannot derive joy from the happiness of another being”, you sure you want to stand by this statement? Are you certain that you want to have your name attached to something this foolish? Or arrogant?
Dog-lovers are absolutely insane. The author’s joy “revolves around herself”? I’m assuming you know the author very well to make a comment that precise. As you surely cannot say that just because she express displeasure at having to clean up after a dog, yeah that makes her a real monster.
Lack of enjoyment of dogs shows a “lack of empathy”, I am not even sure where to start with this. The only measure to accurately measure empathy is by discerning whether or not someone likes/dislikes dogs? What about raccoons? I had a former Supervisor who loved raccoons, she protested against hunting them and she loved them since she was a kid, she never kept one as a pet but took care of the ones who lived near her, this woman was also one of the best mother’s I’d ever known. She was a genuinely good person, she never grew up with dogs, she never wanted one. She had friends who had them, just like I did, and seeing her friend’s dogs did not make her want a dog anymore than seeing my friends dogs. According to your standard of judgement, nothing else about this woman would matter except that she does not like dogs, and that alone, would negate any of her other qualities.
Dog-lovers claim how owning a dog makes them more compassionate, caring and tolerant, but I guess not with anyone who does not like dogs, right? No, people who don’t like dogs are entitled to all of your hatred and anger, and your superiority.
And that is the worst part about most dog-lovers, that the real reason they love dogs is because the dogs worship the ground you walk on. The dog not being able to stomach being away from you for more than 5 consecutive seconds feeds your ego. It makes you feel special. That dog rushing up to you when you get home from work after probably spending the entire day barking its fucking head off makes you feel loved and needed. It makes you feel like you matter, and most of you fool yourselves into thinking that you love the dog, but you don’t. Be honest dog-lovers, what would happen if the dog’s behavior changed?
What if it stopped running up to you when you got home? What if like children, the dog grew and started to develop a life outside of the one with you? What if when you came home, the dog was happy to see you but otherwise indifferent to your presence because it had its own things going on? How would any of you react?
My guess is that the second your precious Fido stops pissing itself in pleasure every time you come back from the bathroom, your “love” for the dog would be dimmed.
So you dog-lovers please, spare us from the self-righteous nonsense, you want to think that “loving” that dog and the dog “loving” you makes you special, but it doesn’t, not even a little bit.
And most of you already know that.
Vicktheslick • Feb 19, 2022 at 4:32 pm
Nailed it!
finescc1 • Feb 11, 2022 at 8:18 pm
What a load of nonsense. I can’t tolerate dogs so no, I get no pleasure in sharing my space with one. However, do I get pleasure from others having pleasure? Sure, my two children in fact. I feed, care, clothe and love to the death; my children, and take immense pleasure in their happiness. So please, get off your high horse and stop projecting your disillusions on others.
Rachael • Feb 19, 2022 at 11:23 am
False equivalency, mate. Nice try, though. I derive immense joy out of caring for and nurturing the four little human lives I brought into this world. I also do not care for pets, especially dogs. One literally has nothing at all to do with the other.
Steve McNutsack • Jan 25, 2022 at 5:08 pm
You’re a subhuman monster.
LET'S-GO-BRANDON • Feb 3, 2022 at 4:52 pm
Yes she is!!
Leigh Taylor • Jan 24, 2022 at 5:04 pm
All I can say this, this was so healing for me to read. Thank you so much. xxx
Deja • Feb 2, 2022 at 7:29 pm
Same, I have 2 kids and 2 dogs. Well my bf has 2 dogs. I do not like the responsibility of the dogs at all. Love children not a fan of dogs. Not sure why people try to put them in the same category.
JOE MAMA • Feb 20, 2022 at 10:47 am
Literally shut up kids are disgusting like if you like kids you don’t deserve rights.
Charlotte Dier • Jan 20, 2022 at 4:22 am
I empathize with you and you have every right to dislike dogs and dog owners! Nobody deserves to have their private space invaded, whether it be by dogs or human beings!
I am sorry for all the hate these pro dog fanatics give you. It’s their problem, not yours.
Whatever negative things these people think or say about people who are critical toward dogs is their own problem.
When people use emotions or lack sound, logical arguments, they use personal attacks and ad hominems.
What these dog fanatics say negatively about you or any other dog critic, is exactly what is their own flaws and behaviors
KerriAS • Jan 19, 2022 at 10:35 pm
You are are clearly a terrible, self absorbed human being. Like that’s ok but – good to know? I guess? I think this is an honest story and some people who adopt dogs should consider carefully. I do wonder though (without judgement), if you can’t handle a dog – why you consider having children. I found this to be an interesting viewpoint but thankfully we are not friends- LOL. Empathy is needed any dog owner. If this little bit of shared responsibility for a dog was so traumatic, how would you handle a sick family member?
Jinhui • Jan 26, 2022 at 4:31 pm
As the author of this article stated, the fact that a dog is not a being you can have verbal conversations with, the love towards it is not the same. How can you possibly compare having children to having a dog? lmaoooo
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:20 am
OK dog lover. First of all, taking care of a dog is not the same as taking care of a human child (or a sick relative). Sure they’ll definitely both be a lot of the same work at first, but at least a human will eventually grow out of the toddler stage. And the intricacies of taking care of a sick relative is much different from the act of taking care of a pet. There is a different level of empathy, communication, and tasks when caring for a person. And in all cases, sometimes people don’t like the responsibility and they are fully in their right to feel that way. Unless you are a parent or in a committed relationship (be it platonic or romantic), you are by no means obligated to take care of another person. It’s the kind thing to do, but it would not be wrong to decline that responsibility or make arrangements for someone more willing/capable to do it.
And who are you to say the author doesn’t have empathy? Where, exactly, is the lack of empathy shown in this piece? You should show a bit of empathy yourself and try to see her perspective.
Renee willett • Jan 18, 2022 at 3:27 am
Your cold-hearted I’m glad I don’t no you.bitch or bastard
Kiss My Ass • Jan 20, 2022 at 4:06 am
Wow. Resorting to petty name-calling? Lol, grow up
American Patriot • Jan 28, 2022 at 9:29 am
FUCK YOU!!!!!!
Chris • Feb 11, 2022 at 5:46 pm
Ahh, yes, another shining example of the love and compassion that just exudes from dog-lovers, also a testament to the lack of intellectual prowess as well.
Last paragraph of the article, the author makes it a point to recognize that she understands why dogs are appealing, which makes her smarter than me because I can’t figure out what people see in dogs, but I digress.
Author, again, last paragraph, states that dogs give unconditional love, and that as companions, they are loyal, obedient and kind, words I would never use in regards to a dog. And what is your response?
“Your cold-hearted I’m glad I don’t no you.bitch or bastard”.
First, I think you mean “know”, second, you’re a moron.
But you’re probably smarter than your dog.
Chris
tony • Jan 16, 2022 at 2:32 pm
even the grinch had a dog. you are lower beings.
Kiss My Ass • Jan 20, 2022 at 4:08 am
So just because she dislikes your favorite pet, she deserves to be dehumanized? Get over yourself!
Nicole • Mar 18, 2022 at 3:16 pm
Sociopaths aren’t people. I struggle to even admit that they’re homo sapiens.
Pat • Apr 28, 2022 at 6:12 pm
Immaturity of dog lovers is astounding sometimes. But no wonder…they have after all personalities similar to their favourite pet’s personalities. Barking and aggressive if not properly trained. Unable to behave of their own volition. Cowardish, respecting only authority and dominance. Mistaking love for slavish behaviour and uncritical adoration.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:22 am
So you’re dehumanizing people who hate dogs, as well as people with mental disorders? You sound like you need to really open your eyes and really make an attempt at understanding other people.
Egg fish • Mar 10, 2022 at 4:46 am
And Hitler had a dog so if she hates dogs she has less compassion than Hitler
JE • Jan 15, 2022 at 1:53 am
Thanks fir the courage to say it! lol They deserve there place on earth but not in my home.
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:03 am
You’re a insensitive asshole and yes you’re cold hearted and hateful. They are sentient beings who give unconditional love. Which people dint and people who love animals are better humans as more compassionate. Etc.
martin • Jan 19, 2022 at 5:50 am
Dog lovers just look at yourselves. You call someone an insensitive asshole just for admitting the dislike for dogs? What a nice example of how compassionate and sensitive dog lovers are.
W. • Jan 13, 2022 at 2:20 pm
either google the idiot company full of unethical scumployees shares your opinion so much that it has to be shown even when completely irrelevant terms are being searched or you abused seo with dumb tags..so it depends if you are a terrible person…
Rose • Jan 11, 2022 at 8:53 am
Did I write this? LOL Agreed 100% Thank you!
Rose • Jan 11, 2022 at 8:52 am
Did I write this? LOL Agreed 100% Thank you,thank you ,thank you!
Melissa M Sizemore • Jan 8, 2022 at 1:38 pm
I don’t hate animals. I hate the judgemental jerks that make it where you can’t rehome an animal no matter the circumstance. I think it’s great you told the truth, and to hell with those who are judging you.
Monique Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:07 am
Animals don’t deserve to be abandoned or dumped in kill shelters. They have feelings, etc too. Most animals are killed in shelters. So they suffer due to your stupidity. Dint adopt animals then you want need to ” rehome” them and shame on the author. I love animals
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:25 am
I love animals too but that doesn’t mean rehoming is a bad thing. Sometimes you and an animal are not a fit, or maybe you reluctantly rehome because you are literally incapable of taking care of them (unstable housing, financial situation, new introductions to the family, a decline in health of someone in the household, etc. etc.). When you rehome you are not just dumping them at a shelter unless you absolutely need to. Yes, the animals have feelings, but so do humans. Sometimes these are incompatible.
Alexander West • Jan 6, 2022 at 10:41 am
You are not alone. I don’t necessarily hate dogs, I am not a pet person at all. What I do hate is that the infinite masses seem to expect me to love their dogs. I don’t to put it simply. So keep them out of restaurants grocery stores, workplaces, and any other public space not specifically meant for dogs.
SSS • Jan 6, 2022 at 8:21 am
I empathize with you. I have to talk myself into dog ownership everyday. I love my Riggs but when he is gone, I am done with dogs. Dogs love me but, like you all I feel is they cause drama, work and agrivation. I never feel joy, peace or get those endorphins everyone talks about. J just feel the burden and responsibility. I guess it doesn’t help that I am stuck dealing with him 95% of the time. I feel like you. No peace or joy, just theft of my independence and freedom and money. He cost 1200 to buy, vet, grooming, expensive food, treats, beds etc. He costs us 2k a year minimum. Oh let’s not forget the cost of the fence. Yes. I feel like you do, over it.
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:10 am
Dislike!! Your loss. You’ll never be loved by another being like you will a animal. I hope you never get another as you dislike responsibility
Alexa • Jan 19, 2022 at 10:24 pm
Chill out
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:28 am
Love from an animal is just as conditional as love from a human. Animals do NOT love unconditionally, they love the being that continues to provide them with care.
Also, love from an animal is not inherently better (or worse) than love from a human. It depends on what you are looking for, what types of situations will be more fulfilling for you.
Rebecca • Jan 26, 2022 at 4:41 am
I feel sorry for your dog and wish it had had lived it’s life with someone more capable of caring for it.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:31 am
It sounds like they had other people in the household also taking care of the dog – though the commenter said that they take care of it 95% of the time, indicating lazy household members who may love the dog, but didn’t want to put in the work owning it.
Yes, perhaps it would have been better off with another family, but it sounds like it was literally taken care of just fine. They obviously were capable of taking care of it, they just resented the amount of work it was. The dog likely didn’t even notice that this owner was not in love with it since its needs were still being met.
Zhu Wang • Jan 4, 2022 at 1:44 pm
I cannot agree more. It is understandable that someone people likes dogs. But it doesn’t mean the whole world should like what they like. I just had agreement with an old lady who criticised me for being scared of dogs.
I'm Actually A Robot • Jan 2, 2022 at 5:22 pm
If you also don’t like babies then your opinion is acceptable but if you think baby humans are superior to puppies then get off the internet.
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:13 am
Agreed animals are equal to humans and I love them . Not a kid person at all
Pragmatist • Jan 22, 2022 at 12:45 am
Monique, you should seek therapy.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:33 am
You should also get off the internet and broaden your horizons. People do not have to put all living beings on the same scale, especially when there are differences in cognitive abilities and development. Both babies and puppies are ugly as sin, but at least human babies grow out of the baby AND toddler phase, unlike dogs who always act like poorly behaved toddlers.
William • Jan 2, 2022 at 4:55 pm
I don’t hate dogs per se,I just hate untrained ones who destroy all of your expensive things and then your roommate/sister and her BF blame you for having them out because they are lazy pet owners.
Unknown • Jan 10, 2022 at 5:30 am
Very specific scenario but agreed. I mean I can’t stand bad dog owners who aren’t responsible for their dogs behavior. If your dog is badly trained, to me that means you aren’t capable of taking care of the dog the right way.
Lauri • Jan 2, 2022 at 3:01 am
Great article. Of course cue the back lash. A different opinion is not tolerated with dog lovers as they believe it is a direct hit on them. Get over yourselves.
Unknown • Jan 10, 2022 at 5:35 am
Again. I’ve already responded to this comment. Yes I guess I’m a stuck up dog lover according to you, huh? No the article was not a direct hit on me but this comment. Implying that every dog lover is a self absorbed jerk-just I can’t. I’m sorry that you’ve had trouble with other dog lovers not supporting the fact that you have free will and you can choose to hate or love who ever you want without being a judged. I respect your opinion. Please don’t assume and respect mine.
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:16 am
Agreed! Although I think people who don’t like animals are cold hearted, insensitive asses and Definitely no one I’d be around
kevin • Mar 13, 2022 at 2:24 pm
You are literally the only dog owner in these comments that isn’t attacking the author for being a terrible person incapable of love.
Maybe look at what dog owners are saying here (and in general) before getting upset.
It’s not a generalization or made-up if 70% of the comments are doing the exact thing
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:36 am
How many times will it take for you to learn that when someone uses some sort of noun (dog lovers, dogs, cats, pet lovers, etc.), unless they explicitly state ALL x, y, or z, they literally DO NOT MEAN ALL. Surely you have encountered this same exact sentiment several times in your life.
If you have a problem with it, you’re one of the ones being targeted. Dog lovers are annoying – that doesn’t mean all dog lovers, so people shouldn’t have to clarify that they “only mean some” in order to spare some feelings.
Ann • Jan 1, 2022 at 12:07 pm
The more I learn about people, the more I love my dog!
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:17 am
Agree 100%
Nancy • Jan 1, 2022 at 11:54 am
It appears you waste your energy on complaining and whine, a lot!
Kiss My Ass • Jan 20, 2022 at 4:12 am
Seems to me like YOU are the one who’s bitching and complaining. Don’t like the opinions? Then too bad for you!
American Patriot • Jan 28, 2022 at 9:31 am
FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!!
Donna • Dec 30, 2021 at 8:58 pm
I am most definitely not a dog person either. I can’t stand the smell
Of them and find them a chore. After having our chocolate lab over the past 10 years I just can’t wait until it hits the bucket. This is the neediest dog and always slobbering all over the place wanting food 24/7. My next dog will be a stuffie.
Sebastian • Jan 17, 2022 at 10:37 am
You sir have a sad life and I hope you die alone in a ditch
martin • Jan 19, 2022 at 5:41 am
What a perfect example of how nice dog person is.
Rebecca • Jan 26, 2022 at 4:42 am
I feel sorry for your lab and wish it had had lived its life with someone more capable of caring for it.
Mazy • Mar 21, 2022 at 5:59 am
‘Im most definitely not a dog person’….’i cant stand the smell, you say,
And ‘i cant wait until it hits the bucket, ‘this is the most neediest dog , slobbering all over the place, wanting food 24/7’
Have you ever thought some of its neediness, may be because your not bothered about it, or because some of the neediness may be the love side wanting to cuddle up to you, be with you
And then you want another one !!!!!!!!!
‘My next dog will be a ‘STUFFIE’, maybe you meant stuffie as in a stuffed dog, taxidermy or a toy stuffed one, like childs toy?????, which would probably be your best choice given the circumstances
If you meant staffie, what if that becomes a chore, slobbering,wantin food 24/7
Ive got news for you lady, ALL DOGS are a chore, not just certain particular breeds, they are a massive part of your life like any dog would be, its like having a 2nd job
But i will say one thing, IF you are treating it right, it gets to run, play, walks, love, toy play, food, water, and a home to live in, no matter how much it annoys you, then the one good thing you have done is not just get rid of it and stick it in a shelter, like alot of people would, if thats what you do do for your dog then maybe consider adopting a one for your next
Because a life in a shelter is no life at all for a dog, they do the best they can in the uk, but there just isnt enough hours in the day for them to be walked, toy play, love, etc they can only give each dog as much time as they can to do those things, but there are so many of them and not enough staff, not enough hours, those poor dogs are stuck in a kennel n its heartbreaking when you see how its broke the spirit of some of them, because their emotions are on a level as much as us and they feel those emotions as strong as us
But if your definitely not a dog person i dont know why you would be even considering another one
Cooper • Jun 11, 2022 at 8:54 pm
They very clearly meant a stuffed toy dog, a stuffed animal. They’re not considering another real pet dog.
Even your own description of having a real pet dog doesn’t sound that nice – you admit it’s a chore, you compare it to a second job (!!!), and that the main benefit is to the dog, not to the owner. I’m not sorry for not wanting to get a second job when I don’t need one and don’t want one.
Ello • Dec 30, 2021 at 8:03 pm
I really enjoyed reading this. Thank you for writing this. I feel the same with a lot if the things you said. I think I may also not like dogs because of their certain behaviors. I find I can really enjoy the company of a friends dog if they are calm, don’t jump up on you, their breath is not atrocious, and constantly demand your attention in an the annoying ways. Those kinds of dogs are not common. In general yes I don’t have the time nor the attention to give dogs because it seems enough is never enough. Picking up after them and their annoying habits only make things worse. I do find that though I am not a dog person, I am a people person and especially a kid person which doesn’t make me feel like a horrible person. I feel like you would be a worse person to hate people and kids especially and love dogs.
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:22 am
I’m not a kid person at all, they annoy me. I love animals and provide unconditional love. You think animals are a responsibility kids are much worse and don’t give back as much
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:41 am
Animals do NOT provide unconditional love. Love from an animal is conditional on the condition that you continue to provide care for it. If someone else nearby provides better, they will leave you behind without a second thought. But a dog that only spends its life in one household won’t know any better, so of course they’re going to shower you with all the affection in hopes that it’ll continue receiving rewards (affection, food, etc).
You sound like you lack empathy to an extreme extent. You don’t care about people or the work it takes to actually get along with people (and the effort it takes to accept when you realize you will simply not get along with someone). You just want to put in minimal effort for the seemingly endless attention and adoration you get from a dog.
Ro Ma • Dec 30, 2021 at 6:50 am
I’ve never understood why disliking dogs makes you a bad person. I don’t care if others love them and want them in their homes. Conversely, you should respect that I don’t want them in my home and I don’t want them in the dining establishments I frequent or hotels for which I’ve paid a hefty sum. Don’t force your pets on me.
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:24 am
Don’t go to those hotels then if you don’t like it. Animals are cleaner and better behaved than kids
Alice, the 1 and only • Dec 29, 2021 at 8:12 pm
okay ya’ll… i see theres kind of an argument about dog lovers vs haters: 🐶❤️
vs 🐶❌. Can we just pretend dogs arent the center of the universe. Like we are seriously being divided by who likes dogs and who doesnt. Dogs out of all things to like and dislike. Just because someone likes a dog and someone does not they can still be friends… there are many other things they could agree on. This fight is overrated, dogs are meh. People can feel however they want about them but please leave me out of it. Alright this is done, imma go now. BYE!
luke patterson • Dec 29, 2021 at 12:08 am
I think that you likely ~are~ a regrettable and typical, modern human being
Enjoy keyboards and coffee and the internet and hospital stays and fast food and locked doors and hand drying fans in bathrooms and being able to go places where all wild life has been removed for your extremely important and unique lifetime
Shruthi • Jan 18, 2022 at 5:20 pm
And where are you living…STONE AGE????
Dani • Dec 28, 2021 at 11:45 pm
I love cats, but I hate dogs. My aunt loves her two tiny pooches, I’m not mean to them or anything but she gets pissed when I won’t cuddle them. I do not want to cuddle a small, weird animal, which I have stepped in it’s pee puddles at least 6 times since we got to her house last week. I hate how I can never get away from them, they want to climb up onto me or against me and I h a t e it! I don’t even cuddle my cat half as much as I’m pressured to cuddle these dogs!
Vanessa Dargain • Dec 27, 2021 at 10:20 pm
Dog shit . Day after day . Dog shit . And the smelly chore of cleaning it up . Ugh ! I’ll pass on that .
Elocin • Jan 2, 2022 at 2:08 pm
After dealing with yet another dog of a neighbor that has done nothing but disrupt my life, I thank you for writing this article, please know despite the ingrates that I see trolling in the comments, there are many who share your feelings and full heartedly support every sentence you’ve listed in this.
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:27 am
You’re heartless and uncompassionate
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:45 am
Why are they heartless and uncompassionate? Because they don’t want to have to deal with a neighbor’s dog who is likely barking incessantly, acting aggressively, or going to the bathroom in a yard that isn’t their own? The dog owners should have more control over their dog and be more respectful of their neighbors.
You wouldn’t tolerate a human child causing a ruckus in your yard or nearby, so why would you tolerate a dog doing the same?
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:29 am
Guess what you shit too and I’m sure it stinks even though you think your shit don’t stink!
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:39 am
News flash. Your shit smells too. Even if you think it don’t stick it does ( your attitude too)
Sebastian • Jan 17, 2022 at 10:39 am
I hope nobody loves you
reid • Dec 23, 2021 at 12:29 am
Same, which is hilarious because I now own a dog. He was my parents and they couldn’t take him when they moved. So now the running joke is, I hate all dogs except for Beau.
He’s 10, fully housetrained and basically just sleeps all the time. I watched a dog grooming video and bathe him once a week to avoid the “dog” smell. Takes 20 minutes and he doesn’t seem bothered like some dogs might be. Took a little time on my part, but I even let him sleep on the foot of my bed now since he isn’t annoying.
Jess • Dec 22, 2021 at 2:47 pm
I’m right there with you. I’d rather own 20 cats than one dog!
Vanessa Dargain • Dec 27, 2021 at 10:26 pm
20 cats might be a bother for me . I would cut it down to 3 . And maybe take a week vacation to kitty island in Greece .
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:32 am
Ate you suggesting she abandon them at kitty island? I hope that’s not what you mean as thats fucking sick and cruel
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:48 am
You really need to work on your reading comprehension. It’s a hypothetical situation. And even in the hypothetical, they aren’t saying “i had 20 cats, now i just have 3.”
And 20 cats in one house is not any better for a cat than a “kitty island”
Phetros • Apr 9, 2022 at 11:41 pm
I can’t believe this is so controversial. I know people who don’t like dogs and people who do, I own 2 rescue dogs and don’t bring them to people’s houses that don’t. I don’t take my dogs to places I know they shouldn’t be and have trained them so when they interact with other people it’s not a problem. I take pride in how I’ve trained them, and have seen the way other people are and hate it. As for a waiting for a dog crossing the street I don’t understand, I mean that person could have going for walk anyway you don’t have to wait any longer?
As for people hating dogs = bad person I’ve heard people say that but not seriously. It’s like saying (insert random celestial symbol here) is bad for (insert random celestial symbol here)
And for cat people vs dog people just fuck off its like coke or pepsi who really gives a shit, it’s your preference and no one cares.
Tina Ussery • Dec 20, 2021 at 8:17 pm
Your a crab ass then cuz what have pets done to u they don’t ask to be brought into this world and alot of them are as so abused they have. Feelings I love dogs more than humans any day of the week of humans can be so mean but a dog will cherish every minute it has with a woman in make sure u put your name soeverybody knows not to everlet u around a pet cuz u sound like u mite would abuse them if u have never owned a dog u havemissed out on alot in life, anything me who goes around saying they hate animals has a pychological problem some where if u don’t like them then stay away from sites that do instead of expressing your crabby ass opinion
The nameless • Dec 23, 2021 at 3:30 pm
Dogs are as revolting as any other human being, That is why I prefer cats .
luke patterson • Dec 29, 2021 at 12:13 am
Cats are just captive,miniature predators that leech from you in absence of being born into a natural life in the world. You likely have the same relationship with the world; self assured, not sure where from or what your wet food really was before it was fed to you and totally happy to shit and piss and have someone take care of that for you
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:35 am
Hey both are great but but different. Just need to realize that and see both of their positive traits
The nameless • Dec 23, 2021 at 3:34 pm
You sound like a fun person, do you touch grass much?
Troll • Dec 23, 2021 at 7:13 pm
And you are an ass who can’t look beyond their own experience.
Name • Dec 26, 2021 at 1:40 pm
You know dogs have done bad stuff to humans to right like I once heard a story of 2 bulldogs killing a 3 year old child humans also have feelings dogs aren’t some perfect being nope I don’t think I missed out in life I don’t see a important reason to own a dog this is exactly what the person who posed this was talking about we live in a society where a person not liking dogs is treated like a mad man and they can’t express there opinions you kinda proved his point there and I respect his opinion also please learn proper grammar you misspelled a lot of words and some sentences don’t make any sense
Unknown • Jan 10, 2022 at 5:44 am
Yes dogs are bad sometimes. Yes dogs kill sometimes. Even children. But guess what? Humans are bad every once in a while. They’ve killed. They’ve killed children too. I get that you don’t want to be judged for your opinions about dogs. I am a person with a lot of opinions. I’m a dog lover okay? And I promise I think you are perfectly sane. I get dogs aren’t perfect. Nobody’s perfect. When m6 dog rips up all the remote controls, my books, and shoes, do you think I give him a hug and tell him what a perfect angel is? I’m not stupid. I listened to your thoughts. It’s time you listen to mine.
Monique M Williams • Jan 14, 2022 at 12:41 am
It’s been proven that animal lovers are more compassionate, caring better people not cold hearted
kevin • Mar 13, 2022 at 2:31 pm
Dog lover does not = animal lover.
I love wildlife. But I always see dogs off leash in animal sanctuaries and in areas set aside for wildlife. Land set aside so that animals have a safe place to best and grow. Many dog owners love of animals extends to dogs and no further.
Annapolis • Mar 31, 2022 at 12:56 am
Not true. As we all know, Hitler loved dogs.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:51 am
There are studies that SUGGEST that animal lovers MIGHT BE more likely to have traits such as compassion. There is nothing definitive in this world, especially when it comes to living beings that consciously learn and interact with the world. There is no guarantee that animal lovers are automatically compassionate.
You sound like the type of person who says they’re an animal lover and get a bunch of pets to make it seem like you have a personality.
Name • Dec 26, 2021 at 9:57 pm
Having a pet is nice but people get so defensive when a person says they don’t like dogs people are fine if you say you don’t like cats or birds. Humans are also abused to you know the person who wrote this article said they had a dog but they didn’t abuse a dog I don’t think I missed out I’m doing just fine having a dog would probably be more annoying honestly since the amount of attention they need is ridiculous I just dislike dogs but I like other animals like cats birds fish etc and this site isn’t about people who like dogs it can be about anything his opinion isn’t even that bad he has valid points and if you can’t respect or understand his opinion you should leave
Unknown • Jan 10, 2022 at 5:26 am
I am a fellow dog lover and this article really broke my heart. My question is: What have dogs done to you? In many situations hating is okay. If a dog has savagely attacked you or loved ones I get your anger. I would never let anyone hurt my family. Just because your not a dog person does not mean you have to hate them. Dogs are a lot of work. I know because I own (in my mind) a wonderful and beautiful dog of my own, his name is Bullet. Dogs will challenge you with loads and loads of work but in the end it’s all worth it for a loyal forever friend. But, you know what? If you don’t have the patience to wait then fine. Miss out on an opportunity of a lifetime. Another thing that makes me sad for humanity. How can you hate dogs? If you don’t like them because they are not well trained that is completely the owner’s responsibility. It is not the dogs fault. When an owner adopts, he/she is making a promise to take care of the dog. That means to feed, water, exercise, train, and love the dog. So many dogs live terrible lives afraid and scared because of humans. Dogs are abused and harmed every day. Dogs didn’t ask to be here. So don’t blame them. I get that dogs are mean sometimes. Yes dogs have killed kids. But, people have killed helpless puppies and killed and eaten them too. You can’t say it’s different. Unlike everyone else in my family, I think that an animals life has just as much if not more than a humans. I’m respect you for expressing your opinion. But please try to see from a dog lovers point of view. I am not asking you to like them. Just try.
P.S. In response to another message. Just because I am a dog lover does not make me stuck up and full of my self. I’ve already “gotten over myself.”. I cannot believe someone could be that rude to insult a whole community of people you don’t even know. To say that dog lovers become full of themselves is just stupid. How does loving an animal make us selfish? I never did anything to insult you. I don’t think you’re a monster because you don’t like dogs. So please, just don’t assume. Thanks
Chris • Feb 12, 2022 at 9:09 pm
I cannot speak for the person who you are referring too in regards their reasons for describing dog-lovers as selfish and full of themselves, but I will speculate as to why and try to give some general reasons.
1) “Don’t trust people who don’t love dogs”. That phrase is one reason. Maybe you believe this is true, maybe you do not, but way too many dog-lovers do live their lives believing that the mere fact that someone does not love dogs is enough of a stain on their character that they are unworthy of trust is as juvenile as it is stupid. And it shows an incredible amount of condescension and arrogance, if I have to explain to you why that is, you are too far gone.
2) Assuming that there has to be a “reason” to dislike dogs. In your post, you ask “What have dogs done to you?”, and my answer is, why would they have to have done anything? And what makes this question by you truly arrogant is that you asked if after reading the article where the author gave many reasons why they hate dogs. There is no mystery, there is no riddle, you know “what dogs have done” to the author cause they took the time to explain it, but even if the author didn’t explain, why would that matter? The author owes you no explanation.
3) “But please try to see from a dog lovers point of view. I am not asking you to like them. Just try.” Why? What do you care? “Just try”, to like something that they have written an entire article about detailing the reasons why they dislike that certain thing? And this is your response? ‘Yeah, I know you hate this certain thing but I am going to ask you to please try to like it cause it “breaks my heart” that you don’t love this thing so please just love it, it will make me feel better’. Please tell me I don’t have to explain why that train of thought might lead one to believe that dog-lovers and you in particular might be “full of yourselves”.
4) “Miss out on an opportunity of a lifetime” the author stated her hatred of dogs 10 different ways, obviously, it is not the opportunity of a lifetime to the author, “How can you hate dogs?” author answered that many times you just don’t agree, “Dogs didn’t ask to be here. So don’t blame them.”., none of us asked to be here, but since we are here, why would the author spend her time living trying to force herself to love something that she doesn’t? Dog-lovers are so blinded by their love for dogs that they have a blond-spot and cannot see their own arrogance.
You say how does “loving an animal make us selfish”, this is how, an extensive amount of dog-people act like everyone else who does not love dogs has severe things wrong with them, and use their identity as dog-lovers, as a sign of their superiority to those who do not love dogs.
I ride a motorcycle exclusively, what if I went around saying that every man who doesn’t ride a motorcycle is a coward, how stupid would that make me look? How arrogant would I look?
See, you are here, on a anti-dog site for lack of a better phrase, preaching and judging, why? Why did click this site? Why did you respond? You responded because in your head, you are better than people who hate dogs, and you feel it is your right to come here. That attitude is selfish, that attitude is arrogant.
WiLD CHiLD • Dec 18, 2021 at 5:42 am
I don’t hate dogs, I just find them annoying, like kids and people who absolutely love them and won’t shut up about it. This is why I prefer cats. They clean themselves, poop in a box, and sleep 15+ hours a day. Dogs are needy, high maintenance, and expensive. Cats are fine with a box, a plastic bag, and anything they can toss and carry with their mouths. Don’t get me wrong, dogs are awesome, loyal, and cute AF, but at the end of the day, I just want a pet that won’t maul me. The only types of cats that do that are big cats and no one should have those as pets, just like wolves and bears and alligators. All animals are awesome, but I still prefer cats over dogs.
Su Gerla • Dec 20, 2021 at 1:55 pm
Not sure what you mean about a plastic bag. A cat (or any animal or child ) can get their head stuck thru the handles and panic and run stepping on the bag and tightening it around their neck. Some will also chew and eat small pieces of a plastic bag, of course not safe. Unless it was a typo, and you meant a plastic (toy) ball?
Vanessa Dargain • Dec 27, 2021 at 10:28 pm
Same .
Mitch • Dec 16, 2021 at 3:05 am
Wtf? Not cold blooded? You simply explaining yourself is kind of “cold blooded”.
Emily • Aug 31, 2022 at 11:53 am
Oh no if I express my opinions and explain them I am automatically cold hearted–
YOU think it’s cold-hearted to dislike an animal. Disliking something, even an animal or another person, is not automatic grounds to be considered cold-hearted.
Mitch • Dec 16, 2021 at 3:03 am
Wtf? Not cold blooded? You simply explaining yourself if kind of “cold blooded”. You come from a selfish brood. You seem emotionally stunted.
Derek • Jan 9, 2022 at 4:22 pm
Or maybe he had a bad experience with a dog attack. I know I have before. And I didnt even do anything to deserve it
Dove • Dec 15, 2021 at 9:01 pm
Thank you for this article I’m a very good kind person and I hate dogs too. I have been tortured by them Their seek for attention destruction how they hurt you when they jump on you make me hate them They are also dirty smelly and they actually do not belong inside the home They take away your independence It is like the power of the dogs movie for me Dogs constantly bully and torture me I woii you led not hurt them but they hurt me terribly
Rebecca Schott • Dec 16, 2021 at 12:41 pm
So true so sad
Unknown • Jan 10, 2022 at 5:48 am
Excuse me? You hate dogs because they annoy you? Dogs bully you. I’m just saying your acting like dogs are specifically bullying you. Yes. That’s how dogs act when they are excited. I’m sorry dogs love you and you don’t love them back. Thanks for your opinion. I really appreciate it.
Shut up • Feb 20, 2022 at 10:54 am
I’m glad they did 🙂
Amelia • Dec 14, 2021 at 10:31 pm
Thank you. Seriously, thank you. Although I do love animals, especially cats, birds, and lizards, I do not love dogs at all. They’re loud, invasive, smelly, and in most cases, completely untrained. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been jogging and had anl massive, unleashed dog barreling towards me. I also feel your pain on those dating sites, where every single guy I saw had his dog in his main profile picture. It’s taken 38 years, but I finally found a wonderful boyfriend who’s a cat person!
I know dog nutters love to screech about how anyone who doesn’t blindly worship dogs as they do are objectively bad people, and I’m sick of it. Especially considering how a shockingly large percentage of them tend to be pushy, judgmental, and seemingly see nothing wrong with a dog murdering a child…or even an adult. Sorry, dog lovers, but dogs are still predators, they’re animals, not people, and no, not every single mauling victim “abused the dog” or “deserved it”. Honestly, the only thing worse than dogs are their irresponsible, human-hating owners!
Rebecca Schott • Dec 16, 2021 at 12:39 pm
Beautiful ❤️