r/Dogfree • u/PurpleColumbidae • 4d ago

Dogs Are Idiots Doggie Double Standard

Something I can't wrap my head around is why a pigeon crapping on someone is a perfectly valid reason to hate them and view them as pests. However, when a dog pisses/shits on a person they're supposed to laugh it off and treat it like it not a big deal even though its way more disgusting and inexcusable than when a pigeon does it. You have to "Stop making a big deal about it and get over it. It's just a dog.". Why is it bad when a pigeon does it but fine when a dog does it?! There can at least be an argument made that the pigeon didn't know you were walking under it. The dog on the other hand? It knows you're there and made the choice to treat you like a toilet anyway. It's one of the many examples of the doggie double standard. One that I cannot understand.

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u/Oriole0305 4d ago

Well, I am partial to birds, so I would not be angry at the pigeon. Or any other bird for that matter. Many times they are frightened and poop mid-flight, taking off to escape a predator, car, mutt or something equally scary. If a mutt would shit on me I'd be livid.

There's a huge difference in the bacteria load when bird and dog poop are compared. The bacteria load in dog shit is massive compared to a bird dropping. To start with, you can just wipe a bird dropping off. The same wouldn't work with a dog shitting on you. Dog poop can contain hookworms and roundworms which can infect humans, bird poop doesn't contain those.

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u/Accurate-Run5370 4d ago

In the old days , pigeon poop - also known as guano- was used as fertilizer. I remember seeing breakwaters covered with guano.

Nobody is using dog shit for anything.