It is annoying when people bring their dogs into stores, just the other day I was at tractor supply where we usually get grain for the horses and we have it stacked on the flatbed cart thing and this lady with her dog dragging her around the store gets the leash caught and the dog pulls the cart into some other lady's shin.

Those lapdogs are always high strung, it's a byproduct of the breeding. I've only been bitten by a dog twice in my life and both times it was a lapdog. Those farkers hang on, I had to bang one of them on a door jamb to get it to unlock it's jaw.

stpauler: "I've paid a whole bunch of bills and I took my little girl to Walt Disney World, which I never, ever would've done before."

A settlement should be to make you whole again, not "cha-ching!"


Dog owner Odette Fournier - who blames Riel for trying to pet a dog she doesn't know - has forked over a $610 penalty to the city.
Did the employee ask if she could pet the dog?

Unless it's a trained guard dog, If you're dog bites and injures someone, it is your fault, end of story. It is your responsibility to properly train and control your animal, not the responsibility of the rest of the world to make sure they don't offend your precious.

And yes, I am a dog owner, pit bull, in fact.

Jake Havechek: Those lapdogs are always high strung, it's a byproduct of the breeding. I've only been bitten by a dog twice in my life and both times it was a lapdog. Those farkers hang on, I had to bang one of them on a door jamb to get it to unlock it's jaw.

I don't think it's just that they're high strung by nature/breeding. It's also that a lot of the people that *get* tiny dogs don't actually bother to TRAIN them properly. They think it's 'cute' when they nip at people and act aggressive, becase "Oh, they're so little, they can't REALLY do any damage". Hell, they almost *encourage* the behavior. So you get an aggressive, uncontrolled dog.

Jake Havechek: Those lapdogs are always high strung, it's a byproduct of the breeding. I've only been bitten by a dog twice in my life and both times it was a lapdog. Those farkers hang on, I had to bang one of them on a door jamb to get it to unlock it's jaw.

It's not the breeding. It's the lack of training. The owners are lazy and let the little shiats get all pushy and start thinking that they're the boss because it's AWW adorable when it growls and acts like it owns the place. Owners of big dogs KNOW that it's no joke when a dog thinks it runs the pack and correct it early.

/owns a small (22 lb) pug/boston mix
//she knows her place

What the fark is wrong with people when it comes to dogs?

You wouldn't walk up and try to scratch a random 6 year old child on the chin, or try to rub noses with the garbage man, or run up and bear hug a stranger at the bus stop.

But suddenly an animal with sharp teeth and claws comes within view and all sensibility goes out the window.

Jake Havechek: I've only been bitten by a dog twice in my life and both times it was a lapdog.

Why the hell do you keep putting the same dog in your lap?

Face bit off by a Shih Tzu? You're too much of a pussy to live.

/Probably suing Disney right now for the tea cup ride being too scary

stpauler: Dog owner Odette Fournier - who blames Riel for trying to pet a dog she doesn't know - has forked over a $610 penalty to the city.
Did the employee ask if she could pet the dog?

I'm amazed at how often people take liberties with tiny dogs. They just think it's ok to do whatever they want with them. At my old place I had a neighbor with two young mini-dachshunds and we'd go on walks or to dog parks together. I would see people just come up to us and without asking just pick up one of her dogs and gush all over them without asking if they could. It was unbelievable. If they picked up the male, fine, he loved being held and getting showered with baby talk and affection. If it was the girl? She'd nip and bark because she hated strangers and of course the offender would be the one to take issue and chastise my neighbor for having a mean dog.

Unless it is a service dog people need to start leaving their damn dogs at home. It's not a child, it's not a family member, it is an unnecessary danger introduced into a public situation for no rational reason.

FTFA: Dog owner Odette Fournier - who blames Riel for trying to pet a dog she doesn't know

Did this woman live at Home Depot? Or did her dog run away there or something? I mean, I'm pretty sure if you take a dog out in public, people are going to try and pet it.

To bad it didn't go for her throat. Whiny biatch.

chechcal: not the responsibility of the rest of the world to make sure they don't offend your preciousare smart enough to have the common sense god gave a rotting stump in the middle of the woods

What a load of malarkey. Not that it's technically or legally wrong, just the notion that there's any actual sense in it. I should be responsible for training my dog to handle normal interactions with humans and other animals properly, not to be able to sniff out morons actively seeking a Darwin award.

That's like stupid little kids who insist on running up to my dog from behind. If you can't be arsed to teach your little moron not to be a complete retard then maybe a couple bites will.

Although, they're not as good as the 'tards up the street who complained to the HOA that people were driving too fast in the development and that there should be a 5 mph speed limit because children play in the street.

/ HOA's response in the yearly update: maybe you shouldn't let your kids play in the street

What the hell kind of idiot goes around petting strange dogs? Even I know better than that!

If you can't kick the shiat out of a dog that size there's something wrong with you, not trying to be ITG, I wouldn't want to face a Rottie, but a Shih Tzu, yeah I'll go mano a mano with that dog.

Owangotang: it is an unnecessary danger introduced into a public situation for no rational reason.

I don't want to alarm you... but you may be a complete pansy.

Ponzholio: "It's been bittersweet, ..." said Anne Riel.

Yeah, it bit her sweet nose right off...



And much lolling was had. Well done.

stpauler: Did the employee ask if she could pet the dog?


Does your dog bite?
No.
Nice doggie. ......OW! My face! I thought you said your dog did not bite!
That is not my dog.

Freudian_slipknot: Jake Havechek: Those lapdogs are always high strung, it's a byproduct of the breeding. I've only been bitten by a dog twice in my life and both times it was a lapdog. Those farkers hang on, I had to bang one of them on a door jamb to get it to unlock it's jaw.

It's not the breeding. It's the lack of training. The owners are lazy and let the little shiats get all pushy and start thinking that they're the boss because it's AWW adorable when it growls and acts like it owns the place. Owners of big dogs KNOW that it's no joke when a dog thinks it runs the pack and correct it early.

^This.^

I've got an 80lbs pit mix, and she knows for a fact who's in charge. Truth is, dogs want you to be in charge because being pack leader is stressful.

Parent's little lap/rat dog thinks it's in charge, until I come over and don't take it's shiat, and they all think I am "mean," lol.

It is amazing how dumb most dog owners are. All dog purchases should by law come with a copy of Cesar's Way.

Exercise, discipline, affection, in that order, = happy dog and owner.

She sounds like a coont.

Gordian Cipher: In most cases I've seen, it stems from the fact that the dog sits at home all alone all day while the owner is at work. The people who are home with their dogs all day tend to have well-behaved dogs.

Eh. I work from home and my dog sleeps with me all day. He is a terrier and a terror.

Still a puppy though

Splinshints: Owangotang: it is an unnecessary danger introduced into a public situation for no rational reason.

I don't want to alarm you... but you may be a complete pansy.

Compared to Marines I'm sure that I am. Compared to you? I'm f*ckin' Rambo.

stpauler: Dog owner Odette Fournier - who blames Riel for trying to pet a dog she doesn't know - has forked over a $610 penalty to the city.

Did the employee ask if she could pet the dog?

Owners know the temperament of their pet more than anyone else and have a legal duty to act accordingly, including leaving Cujo at home if he doesn't play well with other people or pets, or is prone to attack unprovoked.

Gordian Cipher: Felgraf: Jake Havechek: Those lapdogs are always high strung, it's a byproduct of the breeding. I've only been bitten by a dog twice in my life and both times it was a lapdog. Those farkers hang on, I had to bang one of them on a door jamb to get it to unlock it's jaw.

I don't think it's just that they're high strung by nature/breeding. It's also that a lot of the people that *get* tiny dogs don't actually bother to TRAIN them properly. They think it's 'cute' when they nip at people and act aggressive, becase "Oh, they're so little, they can't REALLY do any damage". Hell, they almost *encourage* the behavior. So you get an aggressive, uncontrolled dog.

A lot of people don't bother to train their dogs properly; it's not just the yappy dog owners. In most cases I've seen, it stems from the fact that the dog sits at home all alone all day while the owner is at work. The people who are home with their dogs all day tend to have well-behaved dogs.

/also, a pitbull

Aye, although sadly my GF's (although I start to thinkof him as 'mine' now, as well. I am slowly being turned into a dog person) terrier mix tends to get left home alone for a few hours each day-one of us staying home is something neither of us can do yet. Nevertheless, we play with him when we get home, and take him on long walks. Food toys seem to help, too. It's weird: I've heard terriers tend to be pretty stand-offish with other dogs, but he's generally *really* friendly.

Owangotang: Unless it is a service dog people need to start leaving their damn dogs at home. It's not a child, it's not a family member, it is an unnecessary danger introduced into a public situation for no rational reason.

Come on tell fark where the mean dog touched you.

Make owners liable and let them decide where they want to bring their dog.

Owangotang: Unless it is a service dog people need to start leaving their damn dogs at home. It's not a child, it's not a family member, it is an unnecessary danger introduced into a public situation for no rational reason.

Apparently you haven't met my family members.

Owangotang: Compared to Marines I'm sure that I am. Compared to you? I'm f*ckin' Rambo.

How do you go from being terrified of the notion of dogs in public to Rambo in the course of a few posts? That's quite a swing there, my ITG friend.

Sounds like bullshiht.

SnarfVader: So, blame the victim for paying her bills and taking her daughter to Disney World with the settlement money because victims should never be able to experience any enjoyment from a monetary reward? Right, Subby? Ok, gotcha.

/Hurr! She's part of the 1% now! Hurr!
//Also, a pit bull.

Subby is obviously a Republitard. You know one of the ones that scream about lawsuits raising the cost of insurance, but think you are a lair when you can prove to them that in any given year lawsuits only add 1-3% to the cost of insurance. I have no idea why so many 99%ers favor tort reform when it is people just like them that get hurt by it.

My wife's family had a dog that bit a kid at a pet store.

The kid was repeatedly asked to stop poking the dog in the eye. When that didn't work the dog finally bit the kid.

Why people bring children to stores is beyond me. There is no rational reason to bring your crotch fruit with you everywhere you go. Especially if they are not properly trained on how to behave in public.

Owangotang: Unless it is a service dog people need to start leaving their damn dogs at home. It's not a child, it's not a family member, it is an unnecessary danger introduced into a public situation for no rational reason.

Problem is, now in in Slouching Toward Gomorrah California, we have "companion dogs" that get special permits like guide dogs. WTF dog isn't a companion dog? I saw some arsehole in Denny's with a little poodle with some "companion dog" outfit on, and the little farker was jumping all over.

JeffreyScott: stpauler: Dog owner Odette Fournier - who blames Riel for trying to pet a dog she doesn't know - has forked over a $610 penalty to the city.

Did the employee ask if she could pet the dog?

Owners know the temperament of their pet more than anyone else and have a legal duty to act accordingly, including leaving Cujo at home if he doesn't play well with other people or pets, or is prone to attack unprovoked.

I don't understand this mentality. Do you randomly assault humans? Why would you treat dogs any differently? If a dog is loose or the owner allows it enough leash slack to attack someone else that is the owners fault.

If you purposely approach and assault a dog to satisfy your own stupid irrational desires without considering the dog has its own thoughts and emotions you're an asshole and quit literally could lead to a perfectly normal dog being killed because you place your own impulses above the personal space of someone else's pet.

It should have taken her whole farkin face off...

Not every Shih Tsu I've met has been a miniature Cujo, but plenty have been damned nasty. What they have in common are owners who insist on treating them as spoiled children, not dogs.

Medical Toilet: WTF IS THAT THING ON HER NECK

I'm pretty sure it's a squeaky toy... you know, to distract dogs away from her nose in future attacks.

Medical Toilet: WTF IS THAT THING ON HER NECK

A Shih Tzu?

Carth: Owangotang: Unless it is a service dog people need to start leaving their damn dogs at home. It's not a child, it's not a family member, it is an unnecessary danger introduced into a public situation for no rational reason.

Come on tell fark where the mean dog touched you.

Make owners liable and let them decide where they want to bring their dog.

No. Why the hell do I need to be subjected to some slobbery beast shedding its' fur all over, all while potentially shiatting and pissing wherever it sees fit? Just leave the damn dogs at home. It's ok. You'll be just fine without your precious snowflake.

Splinshints: Owangotang: Compared to Marines I'm sure that I am. Compared to you? I'm f*ckin' Rambo.

How do you go from being terrified of the notion of dogs in public to Rambo in the course of a few posts? That's quite a swing there, my ITG friend.

There is quite a difference between being terrified and being reasonable. I suggest you Google both terms and return when your head is not firmly up your own ass.