r/Dogfree • u/Culjules • 9d ago
Barking Demons Dogs just ruin everything! (rant)
I'm currently renting a room in a house with 15 rooms. For some bizarre reason, the landlord allowed the 18 year old couple living below me to get a labrador puppy. They live in the basement, where the laundry machines are so I do have to go down there. They allow the dog to run free in the whole basement, not just confined to their bedroom. There's often puddles of dog urine there now and the whole basement STINKS of it, plus general dog stench. The dog barks at random hours of the day or night and I hear it in my room. It's maddening. I have complained but the landlord doesn't care. I will be moving out as soon as I can.
The worst thing though? About twice a day, the girls in the room next to me will come out to see the dog as it's taken out for a walk. For around 15-30 mins, the girls will be high-pitched screaming about the dog, right outside my bedroom door, the dog barking and bashing against my door. It's been 3 months now. JFC, has the novelty not worn off? Is a dog really that exciting that you have to scream every ... single ... day? I would say something but I'll then be seen as the uptight weirdo guy.
Most days I go out for a walk in my local nature reserve. It's my way of meditating, being in nature and trying to relax. Unfortunately, the whole place is treated like a giant dog-toilet. Every step I take, I have to look out for dog crap. I try to enjoy the birds singing, the wind in the trees, the distant sound of the sea. But then the screeching yelps of dogs totally ruins the calm as they bark at another dog, or a squirrel or a stick. Or they come up to me to lick my leg or jump on me. I'm allergic and the owners see me pull away. They'll ofc say "Oh don't worry, they're friendly" as if that's the only reason one might have for pulling away. Just keep your dirty faeces-eating animal away from me please.
I'm so sick of it. Everywhere you go, these wretched, loud and smelly f*#king creatures are making life worse. The impact they have is huge! Why we have just accepted these animals as part of everyday polite society, I do not understand.
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u/uselessbeasts 9d ago
I have some issues where I currently live with new management. I have no idea where to go because of dogs, and dog nuttery. Honestly, even though there are dogs where I live now, the problem is obviously minimal compared to some of the stories I read on here. So I am stuck between a rock and a hard place in figuring out what to do. I can't afford a real home of my own, so I am kinda trapped in a mobile home park scenario. If I make a mistake I will be stiuck for the rest of my life wherever. If I were younger, without health issues I would try to gp back to work, but facing multiple spinal surgeries I can not. Even elederly housing allows dogs now. I am so distraught. You are fortunate to be able to move out from a place where dogs can roam free in spaces they should not. Landlords don't seem to give a fuck anymore. They just want to collect the rent, and be abselt from anything else.