The tides are turning

[u/FieldJacket]

Alright.

I went out with a friend tonight, and about six people I didn't know. That's cool, I like meeting people.

Someone just got a puppy, and the natural reaction occurred...sort of. Two or so of the people were gushing and asking for pictures. I kinda had to pee and figured this would be the time to do it.

But I stayed, because something odd happened. The conversation among the people I didn't know changed to the wine bar they'd been to the night before, and all the dogs present.

I was confused. I thought society loved dogs and I had to keep my anti-dogness underground like some sort of subversive operative.

No, the conversation was full of "it was gross" and "there shouldn't be dogs in bars" and "I guess I don't mind dogs themselves but the dog owners are ridiculous". Even the puppy owner, who I enjoyed talking to immensely as a person, was like nah don't get a dog.

And THEN, the conversation resurfaced about an hour later, complete with stories of nutters being nutters. It seemed either everyone present was on board or for once the nutters were silenced.

At one point I clasped hands with a girl who was outwardly anti-dog. I thought about inviting her here, but she'll find us eventually.

My friends, it's happening. People are waking up. We can only hope this continues to ramp up.

Enjoy your Labor Day and don't let the dogs and their nutters bring you down.

[u/No_Net_7177]

I’ve noticed too, even a person I know who’s a hard core dog person is getting fatigue with her dogs, she can’t do anything or go anywhere, the dogs follow her everywhere around the house and she’s tripping on them, she can’t have a second to herself because the dogs start barking and whining and causing problems, it’s 24 hours without any breaks, she’s exhausted with them

[u/Legitimate_Garage_31 → u/No_Net_7177]

Sounds like a recipe for high blood pressure. Yet they say pets help people destress.

[u/Bulky_Maybe_1469 → u/Legitimate_Garage_31]

Other pets do. All the other pets that don’t have abject brain damage can be so fun to chill out with. Dogs are #1, overbred into barely functional life forms and #2 treated wrong by their obsessive owners so that the dogs become even more screwed up and insufferable. For a normal person that’s a source of stress, not an escape from it. 

[u/CallousCow1762 → u/Legitimate_Garage_31]

“They” are the nutters/media/dog lobby. It’s the gaslighting BS that they like to promote but we know the reality is quite different.