I don't like dogs...

[thistlechaser]

I should be working, but bitching is so much more fun!

I don't like dogs. I don't think they should all be stuck on a rocket and fired off into space, I just don't want to pat random ones I meet.

I went to get my car washed today (which took 45 minutes, WTF? Goodbye lunchtime!). Some little old lady had a hyper little dog with her. She took it around to 'visit' everyone waiting for their cars. Tiny little dog, maybe 10 pounds tops. Damned thing wouldn't stop jumping on me, wiggling its whole body around. When I reached down to pat it/push it away, it licked me and put its paws on me and stuff.

My whole time sitting there waiting, all I could picture were the germs that must have gotten all over my hands. A dog's mouth, paws that had been all over the ground. (It was an outdoor carwash, no bathroom that I could see to wash my hands in.)

I'm not one of those people who need to wash their hands 784834701145 time or worry about OMG GERMS on everything, just... blah. Yes, little old lady, I know you love your dog. That does not mean everyone else there feels the same!

When I was a kid, I liked dogs. Our family always had dogs. I thought they were pretty keen. However, the older I got, the less I liked them. I'm firmly a cat person now. Cats generally don't slobber on new people, and if one happens to be out on a leash, it's not usually going to want to wiggle over and greet every new person it sees.

(I sort of feel like I've made this post in the past and the general outcome of comment-conversation was that I actually don't like untrained dogs and bad owners... which is true. I don't personally want a dog, but I don't mind at all if other folks have them, so long as they're not jumping all over me.)

Comments

[doxxxicle.livejournal.com]

I hate jumpy slobbery dogs. I dislike dogs in general but the ones that get up in your face are particularly odorous.

Cats forever!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yay cats! :D

[pomr.livejournal.com]

My rule of thumb is (except for cats) any creature who has a brain smaller than my fist is not a pet. =)

Jumpy/slurpy dogs are not fun, though that behavior is cute in a puppy.

That lady was out of line, though I am sure she wasn't being deliberately obnoxious.

Also, if I remember correctly a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's. Weird, right?

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Also, if I remember correctly a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's. Weird, right?

I think you're right, yes. And a cat's mouth is worse than a human's?

That lady was out of line, though I am sure she wasn't being deliberately obnoxious.

Totally agreed! I bet she thought she was being nice or something.

[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

I'm a total dog person, but I get very, very cranky when I encounter people who don't make interaction with their dogs optional (same with people and their babies/toddlers- let ME approach YOU, thanks, and don't assume the whole world is into your drooling/wriggling/jumping/babbling little companion of either species and not give me the choice to opt out of greeting him/her/it.)

I am so compulsive about the "If someone wants to greet/pet my dog, they'll let me know" thing that I cross the street whenever possible while out walking to avoid those "sidling past each other on the sidewalk" situations. Some people look askance at that, like I'm being unfriendly, but my dog is big and overly friendly, and I always like to err on the side of caution, you know?

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

See, that would totally work for me! Let people come to you if they want to greet the dog, not have you bring it to them.

same with people and their babies/toddlers-

That exact point, too. I'm sure you love your kid, as you should, but don't expect the rest of the world to as well...

[achika-soladia.livejournal.com]

I have four small dogs in my house. As I believe I'm mentioned in recent LJ posts, I want a cat.

These dogs are too loving for me, and loud. I've always owned dogs though, but I have a fear of larger dogs barking, which I believe was from a mild attack when I was a kid when I wanted to get close to a new puppy.

Ah well, I'll have to move out if I want one. XD Though if I could get a non-slobbery/lovey dog, I wouldn't mind having one of each!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Moving out has other good things, too! Like privacy! :D But bad things like big rent checks and such.

[achika-soladia.livejournal.com]

I have a good amount of privacy already, other than when someone needs to do laundry. XD And I can't afford rent, so I'll just bum off my parents until I can! =D

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oooh, good reason to stay then!

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

I find that when your a kid people tend to like dogs cause you're hyper, the dog is hyper, play is fun! But as you get older people tend to slow down/not want "OMG PLAY!" all the time and kinda get tired of it so a cat works better! They aren't jump all over you crazy but they still love you (or at least the food you provide) and they can play sometimes if you're both in the mood for it.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head. When I was a kid, I didn't have much of a life. A dog was great for filling up my time and using up my energy! Now that I'm old enough to do my own thing, I'm much happier with a live-and-let-live cat.

[quistie.livejournal.com]

Actually, dogs are the same way. My sister's dog Emily is sorta old, so she really doesn't get excited very much. Apart from occasionally getting a tad too excited when she's around other dogs or cats, she is really well-behaved. And when we're not out for walks, she is more than content just sitting quietly somewhere nearby, calmly surveying her surroundings while I watch TV or something.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Heh! That's a dog I could live with.

[quistie.livejournal.com]

I was reading this post earlier, and the top subject line appears as followed: "...and Puppy Dog Tails — I don't like dogs..."

Does that constitute irony? Ever since that Morissette song, I am just not sure anymore.

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

God I hate that stupid song. The only thing ironic about it is that nothing in the song is actually ironic.

"An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day"

People die when they are old, it happens. Now if he died when trying to pick up his giant cheque for winning the lottery, I could see hat.

"It's a death row pardon two minutes too late"

That's just a flaw in the system...

"It's like rain on your wedding day"

Only if your fiancee was a weatherman and he chose the day specifically because there would be clear skies.

"It's the good advice that you just didn't take"

That's just your own damn fault stupid!

I could make a whole post about it but I think I'll end there. The song erks me because it's on the rotation of songs we play at work over the speaker system...

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

The song erks me because it's on the rotation of songs we play at work over the speaker system...

I generally hate any song that I have to hear over and over at work.

I don't mind the song, but only because of her voice. I just ignore the words and listen to the sound of it.

[achika-soladia.livejournal.com]

A better name for that song would've been "Unfortunate Coincidence!"

[quistie.livejournal.com]

And don't forget about the 10,000 spoons bit! Apparently she needs to stop shopping at Spoons R Us all the time.

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

I never understood that bit. In my head I'm thinking: "I don't know, 10,000 spoons in a lot of spoons. I think I could break them/sharpen one good enough to make it into, basically, a knife...freaking lazy people..."

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ha! If not irony, then flat-out humor!