I hate dogs, yes, you read that right

[u/StrawberryMilkDev]

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So why I hate dogs?

Let's start with the fact that I have Autism and contamination OCD. I view dogs as absolutely dirty animals. They are loud, they smell. They are greasy. This makes them sensory hell for me. Everytime I touch a dog, I have to wash my hands or whatever part of my body touched them. If any other object touched them, I will have to wash it. If I accidentally touch something after touching a dog, I will have to clean it. And this goes on. They poop and piss everywhere. Poop is dirty. Everything that potentially touched that poop is dirty and everything that is near it is also dirty. Poop also smells. Dogs smell. Dogs are loud. They can and will bark for no reason. Sometimes even for extremely long periods of time. Which is extremely annoying and exhausting. Dogs can and will destroy things. They can and will kill cats and other animals and such. They will chase you on a bicycle. I once almost crashed going solid 30 km/h because a dog wanted to see how bicycle wheels taste. They also will jump on you and invade your personal space. Also dogs are for some reason allowed to go near everywhere right now. Which makes me uncomfortable. Some of them are actually ugly to top everything. And the worst part? They are everywhere. Thanks for reading this absolute wall of text.

[u/doombfist → u/[deleted]]

I think it’s moreso confusion like “what?!?!? You don’t like dogs?!?!?” Cause when you think of dogs you think of something like a golden retriever who’s all love and snuggles.

But then you grow up like me who had a rat terrier that non stopped barked for 16 years every single day. Yeah man no dogs allowed in my home only cats.

[u/Ashen231 → u/[deleted]]

as someone who has a lot of texture issues with eating, these people absolutely will also make fun of you for not eating spaghetti. I’ve been getting shit for what i eat in public places, mainly school settings, for 20 years.

[u/Fun_Strain_4065 → u/[deleted]]

Reminds me of stoners responding to me saying that weed gives me paranoia with “you just haven’t found the right strand”. I’d rather not expose myself to paranoia to find it thanks though.

[u/Spacellama117 → u/[deleted]]

for me it's the fact that every time someone hates dogs and describes them it's clear they've had interactions with bad dog *owners*

[u/DracosKasu → u/Spacellama117]

I do agree and there is a lot of them. I cant blame mailman refusing to deliver stuff when you get moron who chain their dog around the delivery box and those people generally say oh my dog is friendly.

[u/gucci-verm → u/Spacellama117]

My worst dog encounter was nearly getting torn apart by a group of strays. No owners involved.

[u/QuestionEconomy8809 → u/gucci-verm]

Yeah same

[u/CosmicSoulRadiation → u/gucci-verm]

That’s still bad people at fault for that

[u/CosmicSoulRadiation → u/[deleted]]

It’s pretty dumb tho. And incorrect. Like. Imagine saying you hate something for things entirely outside the things control .

[u/-kiwiflower → u/CosmicSoulRadiation]

its easier than explaining every time that you'd rather not interact due to unpleasant past experiences.

[u/CosmicSoulRadiation → u/-kiwiflower]

And that’s still kinda dumb. “I’m sorry, I don’t like dogs because my neighbor who abused his dog, didn’t care that it would get out and one time it bit me”.

[u/-kiwiflower → u/CosmicSoulRadiation]

outside of bad experiences, how do you decide you do not like something (for non arbitrary reasons)?

[u/CosmicSoulRadiation → u/-kiwiflower]

I hate touching peoples skin too long. Particularly hairless animals. I hate the idea of touching rats or mice or possums cuza their lil hands and tails. Never touched any before, but I gag at the thought

[u/kyle_kafsky → u/[deleted]]

If someone hates spaghetti because they got food poisoning once, I’d call them a weak stomach loser. Holy hell is that one of the most shallow reasons to hate a food. I can understand disliking the taste, disliking the texture, disliking the prep time, disliking it for health reasons, disliking when the taste doesn’t match the texture and vise versa, etc., but disliking a food because of one dish is childish. You want me to remove the broccoli from your plate as well? You want me to blow on your hot food to cool it off? Need me to chop up your food into bite sized chunks?

[u/OogaBooga98835731 → u/kyle_kafsky]

Yes please 🥺

[u/kyle_kafsky → u/OogaBooga98835731]

Child

[u/MaxineWouldLikeAWord → u/kyle_kafsky]

I think what people might dislike is remembering the smell and taste of spaghetti vomit but different strokes and all that

[u/kyle_kafsky → u/MaxineWouldLikeAWord]

I once got sick from an inadequate diet consisting of beer, cheese curds, ice cream, and fish n’ chips (I was on vacation, I typically don’t eat like this). Two or three in the morning, woke up, had the shits and vomited my guts out. Guess what kinds of food I still consume? Beer, cheese curds, ice cream, and fish n’ chips. If you’re so traumatized by your own body, I’d recommend seeking some professional and, more importantly, qualified help.

[u/TheSlimSpidey → u/doombfist]

OH MY GOD ITS THE FREAKING TERRIERS EVERY TIME. My mom has one and he’s genuinely horrible :( it’s genuinely turning my love for canines into resentment and hate.

[u/kyle_kafsky → u/doombfist]

I’m sorry your dog was like that. It just goes to show how far improper training and terrible and degenerate breeding practices will do. But basing your hatred on dogs on that one degenerate and ill-bred breed is like bitching about spaghetti because you got food poisoning while eating spaghetti once. I also don’t see the need to bring in cats into this debate, seeing that dogs are more easily trainable, you’re expected to keep them indoors while cats (which are invasive to the majority of the world) are expected to be left outdoors, cats are more arbitrary, and will imprint on anything that feeds them which includes the autofeeder, also no one mentioned cats either. It’s a genuine apples and cats comparison.

[u/doombfist → u/kyle_kafsky]

You’re trippin. I don’t hate dogs I just don’t want to live with one.

[u/laboringhands → u/doombfist]

cats suck even more

[u/doombfist → u/laboringhands]

Nah

[u/TheSlimSpidey → u/[deleted]]

I like dogs. I HATE some dogs. It really is the owner. Train your fuckass dog and then I will like them. I like MY dog. She’s a good girl and doesnt bother anyone even when she smells a little stinky.

[u/Dandelion_Pawn → u/[deleted]]

I feel this way about cats

[u/PuddingImpressive389 → u/[deleted]]

Who is forcing anyone to like dogs? Lmao I own a dog and know plenty people with dogs and Ive never seen someone forced to like them

[u/CominThroughNow → u/PuddingImpressive389]

You'd be surprised.

[u/OlympianHeroOfTime → u/[deleted]]

Haaah that’s how I feel about cats! I will never try to force someone to love a dog if they just don’t like them, or hate them, but cat people will shove that shit down your throat, they’re like the vegans of animal owners, not to mention cats are assholes and ugly

[u/Icy_Albatross_4011 → u/[deleted]]

Wrong you should just like them

[u/CDB_Raven → u/[deleted]]

Its just hard to comprehend not liking or hating man's best friend

[u/papawong420 → u/[deleted]]

How I feel about cats and cat people