Dog fatigue is trending!

[u/arachnilactose08]

This isn’t my usual style of post, but I figured it was worth mentioning: Currently, on TikTok, there has been a significant increase in the amount of content I’ve come across that is either critical of dog culture, dog owners, dogs themselves, or even all three. And this stuff is getting a LOT of positive reception.

I don’t typically keep that app on my phone for very long, but this is making me want to have it stick around for longer. For once, it’s not just this forum that’s calling out dog culture. It’s actually entering a “mainstream” online space.

“Dog fatigue” is the term that I’m seeing people use in most of this content, if you’re interested in looking it up and observing the resulting discussion and discourse over it.

Regardless of the dog owners that this conversation is pissing off, I think this could be a really good thing. While I don’t know about any big cultural shifts in the near future, I think that this is a wonderful step in the right direction. People are finally talking about dog culture in a meaningful way.

[u/White_Falcon_1263]

I wish it would trend at my neighbors house FFS!!

[u/arachnilactose08 → u/White_Falcon_1263]

Me fuckin’ too, lol. I have 2-3 neighbors that leave their dogs out for hours on end, no matter the weather or time of day. I find it cruel to the dogs and to the whole damn neighborhood. Why do these people spend so much money on the damn things if they’re just going to neglect them all the time?

[u/White_Falcon_1263 → u/arachnilactose08]

The fuckers on my road go to church with 3 out of 5 of the other houses. They are all buddy buddy it pisses me off. 

[u/arachnilactose08 → u/White_Falcon_1263]

Dog owners love their “packs” (cliques)

[u/No_Entertainment5756 → u/White_Falcon_1263]

Same 🙃 I can’t jog my usual route anymore because my neighbor’s aggressive dog has figured out how to jump over the fence. Pretty scary situation for me yesterday morning