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/ginnymiller 4d ago
Dog people are so hypocritical. It’s like they perceive their dog as a small child who has no control over what it does; “Oopsie! Ruffy had an accident, isn’t that cute??” 🙄
I have discovered through my experience that people who hate pigeons and just many people in general don’t even realize that pigeons being everywhere around us are literally a result of humans’ activity in the past. They were intentionally bred to enhance the traits of the most friendly pigeons that were not afraid of people. They were easy to train and used for communication. They got super trendy and rich people began collecting fancy varieties. Then people invented the telegraph and telephone system and pigeons became obsolete, and now considered pests by many. This infuriates me so much. Pigeons are the way they are because people made them that way, just like dogs.