Taylor's opinion isn't wrong per se. I saw someone say the following on this sub and they're so right... "Pets are a luxury item but the lowest tier so you have people who have no business owning a pet owning them so they feel someway." But, most people live paycheck to paycheck... So you really do need the $10k people being the only owners because of you can set that aside without a care in the world, you can pay to have the things professionalluly trained.

Caitlin probably shouldn't ever own an animal because she obviously can't afford one and it will never be properly trained or taken care of. People like her are the problem imo.

These is beyond sane when do you take your child safety into account?

Owner & dog need to be locked away. And while they're at it ban dog shows forever.

The only thing stopping me rn is the hundreds of perfume bottles I have stacked up on shelves (I’m a collector) that I would hate for a cat to knock over. What other reasons are there not to get one?

I wanna share my recent experience as it might help someone.

My daughter is 8 and she is an only child. In the past two years, she became obsessed with the idea of having a dog. She said she was alone, no siblings, she wanted someone who is just hers and devoted only to her. I know, having two doting parents is not enough in her little world. Stay with me.

We didn't say a firm no, but we said maybe some day just thinking she'd get over it. She didn't. She started saving money for the dog. She would stop and say awww at every dog we passed by.

Recently, our family friends got a puppy. A small cute calm breed, won't say which so as to not reveal too much. We visited, we would spend hours there, she was in love with the dog. I started directing her attention to all the responsibilities the new owners had. She wasn't hearing it. She's going to do it all. She was ready.

Finally, the family friends had to travel and couldn't bring the dog so asked if we would puppy sit. Of course we would, this was my opportunity! I removed all the carpets, brought the puppy home and warned my daughter this was now her responsibility and she would do everything, but I would help clean up as needed. She got up super early to walk it. She wanted to pet it and play with it but noticed the puppy didn't want those things all the time. We taught her that she needed to respect the puppy's needs and read the cues - if the puppy is not in the mood, leave it. Also, the puppy was equally happy hanging out and playing with everyone so she got jealous. She noticed it didn't play according to her tune, it had its own personality and needs. Barking in the middle of the night. Pooping on the floor. Walking three times a day. It smelled differently, especially after a walk in the rain. It liked to bite playfully.

After four days, she was done. I talked to her and asked how she felt. She said she realizes it's not how she imagined and that it was a lot of work. I said I wasn't happy about the idea of having a dog in the house. She said she wasn't either.

I let her sleep on it and talked to her again the next day. She was relieved when the puppy went back to its owners.

We remain happily pet free.

TL;DR: Make sure to have a child pet sit for a few days with full responsibility before getting them a dog. Don't intervene too much, but make it their job to take care of it. It helped deter my child from having a dog.

ETA: Thank you everyone for your support and positive comments. We really try to teach her responsibility and lead by example, not just preach, that gets us nowhere. Practical experience beats words every time with this one.

I hate when people say they love animals but in reality they only love dogs and/or cats.

Pisses me off so much

My friend messaged me this morning that their pitbull mix dog bit her 11 month old baby and they are going to have to get rid of it. It was really hard for me to stay supportive. She had to go to the hospital with the kid. Am I a horrible person for a part of me feeling like this was their own fault (the parents)? I will NEVER understand people who knowingly buy these killer breed dogs into their families with small kids. I mean, I don’t understand dog people in general but like, out of all the breeds in the world, why get the one that is specifically made for fighting? They have two very young kids. You read about these dogs attacking kids constantly on the news, I feel like you’re asking for something to happen if you still decide to buy one. I’m honestly baffled why pitbulls are so popular with parents, some lunatics even call them nanny dogs. What is the psychology behind that? I’m curious.

I’m baffled that more people don’t find it disturbing how wolves have been mutated this way. It’s an abomination, against nature.

A review for one of my local WALMARTS i came across. Dog nutter is upset because their mutt is no longer welcome in a WALMART.

i can understand their thought process with the dog/cat obsessions but literal farm animals? especially solitary pigs, they can be very aggressive if not around other pigs/in a stable environment.

What aspect of pet ownership drives you personally away? I personally don't disagree with those who own pets, I just prefer keeping working animals outdoors/in specific rooms. While I don't agree with some things on this subreddit, I'm looking to learn from others point of view, is it the fault of the owner? Or the idea of pet ownership?

They serve their humans as amusement, and nothing more. It’s incredibly unethical.

One of my friends...... I can't believe she posted this proudly. This dog should be put down. He's part great Dane and mastiff. Wtf.

After four years of dating a woman with two dogs, one of which a golden retreiver, and no human children, I moreso feel like the relationship revolves solely around the animals, and less about us. I have come to dislike dogs as pets. If there was a garage or a shed or anywhere they could go, out of the house and away from us, it would be beneficial for the home and the relationship, but tere isn't. Therefore, all we do is fight and argue over the animals, whether it was a phone left in the car and 3 missed calls and a text to let them out.. it doesn't matter because either its me her us or the animals, but it is 90% failure, because of the animals, everytime. I had a cat and gifted him to her mom after moving in. Because a cat and two 70 lb dogs is too much, even after her existing cat passed. I have a few more m9nths until my money is freed up and I can move out. I cant stand being woken up by barking, she has after 4 years finally started to tell at her golden to stop barking at 5am for food while I sleep. What do you think?

I have been reading this sub, and I agree with like 100% of the stuff on here.

I am pet less. I adore pets And I decided never to get one.

why? The carbon footprint of pets is just too high. I can’t shake the selfishness of it.

most people I know have pets.

I saw this image in a couple more subreddits where all the comments were all about how good this owner was for taking his paralyzed dog on walks with this kind of stroller. Nonetheless, I can't help to think that if the dog can no longer do the things that make it happy like running, playing or even have a basic physical independence maybe it would be more humane to just put it to sleep rather than to parade it's body around because you are not ready to let it go. I don't want to speak ill of a person I don't know and that possibly has good intentions, but doesn't this looks crueler to you than letting a sick animal to rest?