At every entrance and exit to the Rails to Trails there are signs laying out the rules regarding who has and hasn’t the right of way, pretty straight forward stuff, also known as common sense. In addition, there are signs saying that dogs should be on a leash and please clean up after Fido takes a dump, they even provide bags and bins to place the bags full of shit.
SOME dog owners obviously think these rules don’t apply to them. When walking I can’t count the amount of times some mutt has jumped up at me, as the owners says “he/she is only trying to be friendly”. Or, when I’m on my bike, the dog, again off leash, gets in the way and nearly causes an accident. I’m sorry lady if you’re offended when I shout “get your dog on a leash you stupid b****!” —Fido Hater
This article appears in May 30 – Jun 5, 2013.
Ugggggh. I’m sort of friends with someone like this. I refuse to use the trail with her anymore. She lets her dumb dog greet EVERYONE, and walks it on one of those retractable leashes which she does not reel in when there are people coming toward her who are obviously not rushing to talk to her dog. It’s a 100lb+ husky mix that she insists is friendly, but I’m a dog person and that thing has nipped at me several times, unprovoked. I get that sometimes a dog will do something unexpected and personally am fine with that most time, if the owner is apologetic, etc.
More people should realize that not everyone loves their dog.
those retractable leashes are useless, for big or small
People are also pretty wimpy these days. What The Captain might consider a playful nibble from a big dog, others would view as a near death experience. There’s not enough respect for animals, and it shows, so there’s all kinds of issues like this.
You made the point yourself – that “dumb dog”
Ya know what? You’re a dumb human!
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I am responsible for this posting, and one correction made by the moderator – the final word was the oh so nasty C**T and not b****
Ivan – here’s Pat Condells latest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz267A6jhbw
You’re pretty badass, screaming obscenities at some poor woman out for a walk with her dog. What she did was rude, what you did was assault. First, I call bullshit on you. Second, even if its true, you look like a joke. Bravo, douchebag!!!
Lol, now that I read the comments… Look who OB is, its captain conservative. Now, back to your lawn and hating on shit, ya old nut job.
Thanks Bazzer. That clip should be required viewing in every “moderate” mosque in Britanniastan. Right before friday prayers.
Here’s a cute doggie video from Morocco that has nothing to do with the original bitch. Schwartzkopf and Petraeus* are exceptionally well behaved until Shirtless Haji starts
throwing rocks and bottles, no doubt because there’s a verse in some 1400 year old book of slipshod dream analysis that tells him to.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f21_1367164…
The guy in the yellow jacket is to be commended for his restraint. I’d have been aiming some choice kicks at Hajis head and undropped testicles.
*Disclaimer: Not their real names.
And while I’m on a roll, let me just state that while I don’t approve of Bazzers dog-hating policy, I am wholeheartedly and foursquare in step with his stupid c*** hating policy, finding, as is my wont, that the worst behaved dog (or cat) is far more agreeable company than 99.9% of the bipeds on this fucked-up coprolite we call a world.
Have a nice wednesday
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Easy there Captain. Like I said I’m a dog person, and have been around this dog while it’s being playful. When it’s come at me, it wasn’t playful. I’ve tried to like the thing, it’s just not working. And I’m not the only one of our friends to have had the same issue.
I prefer big dogs, and I don’t care if they jump up to greet me, I’m usually the one encouraging them to play a bit rough, etc. So it’s not just me being a wimp because some dog nipped me.
To add to that, if you’re going to let your dog have as much freedom as this girl does hers, I do believe that you should be relatively certain it’s not going to randomly nip at people, friendly or otherwise, and not just excuse it with “oh, she’s just playing” and a laugh. Especially to strangers who were clearly trying to get out of the dog’s way.
The Captain may have been a little over the top in the previous post. But I have observed, on several occasions, people freaking out at the littlest things a dog might do.
I do agree however, people should have better trained and more restrained pooches. You can rest assured then when The Captain recruits to the fur brigade, the troops will be well disciplined and operate under strict parameters. They’ll be models of deportment for the rest of the Corps.
Don’t hate on the dogs because their owners are asswipes.
Dogs are awesome.
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Roger, that.
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You say that now Captain, but once you get one you will soon realize that no matter how well trained your dogs are, there will always be someone who will be offended by them. My opinion of these screaming maniacs is that if it wasn’t you taking their shit it would just have to be someone else. I have broad shoulders and can easily become unnaproachable, so it may as well be me.
Nothing makes me laugh harder than some assclown screaming at someone else like a whackadoo over some minor inconvenience. Then I also think, if they are that comfortable spazzing on a complete stranger over not getting their way, what they treat their family like.
Sigh….*puts on the bullseye*
I am one of those people with an irrational distrust of dogs. I have been bitten by them without even trying to provoke them. Caveat stated.
If I am in a ‘leashed area’ or on a public street, I expect to not have a dog jump on me. If the doggies stay away from me, fine and dandy and everyone enjoys the day. But so help me if one does jump on me, I do not respond well.
It really boils down to responsible pet ownership. If you can’t control/clean up after your cat/ gerbil/parrot/dog/pet rock in public, you shouldn’t take them in public.
I’m ok with dogs, though they’re not my preference of favorite animal, and I look at it like this: no one would be ok with letting their kids or even themselves go jump on a stranger, so why is it ok for some owners to let their dogs do the same. My body is mine — I don’t care if you’re a dog or a human: don’t touch me without my permission.
Oh and I agree with SHITTY that yelling obscenities at the owner may be uncalled for.
Nothing unreasonable about that at all, Scooter. It doesn’t matter if it is only ‘a little inconvenience” any more than it matters if you “only get a couple of bruises and scrapes” from being clipped by a cyclist on a sidewalk. Theres no excuse for either to happen. An irresponsible pet owner is in no way to be confused with an animal lover. In the end their carelessness, stupidity and psychotic delusions (yes Brindis owner, I’m talking about you) are more detrimental to the animal they supposedly love.
To be fair, I’m pretty unreasonable and do barely suppress the urge to flail madly at the dog and/or scream obscenities. I could easily be that person unfortunately. But I try and save my swearing at drivers trying to run me down.
ANd agreed: Brindi’s owner was an absolute tool.
LOL – flailing would prolly make you look like an even more entertaining person for the average hound to play with, from the hounds perspective. And, from my video, throwing rocks is right out.
I was at Parlee Beach many years ago, down on the far end, not many people about. 2 young girls were there frolicing with their beastie, a big doofus-goofus dog in perpetual sensory overload and looking for nothing more than to bury his cold wet nose in bare skin in exchange for a couple of ear scratches and belly rubs. But, the operative word was ‘big’ and he had enough Alsatian in him to look intimidating when he came bounding up to you, which he did to a poor elderly lady who had wandered down to our end. I have never seen a person so literally petrified with fear. The girls rushed up, apologized profusely for letting him get away and didn’t even try the old “he was only playing” line.
Later a lifeguard came down and asked them to move even farther away , which they did with no protest at all.
Spectacular bike ride on the trails today, not a Liberal or NDP quiff to spoil the morning exercise.
All the mutts were on leash, the stroller mothers were bashing away at the cellulite. Overall, a great day to be retired and not have a care in the world.
I pretend the focus mitts are a Liberal on one hand and an NDP on the other when working punches and combinations. When we do kicks it’s strictly a visualization of a member of the Green Party.
Then Ivan yells at me to do it again while Bro Tim eats rocky road ice cream.
Biscuit, Yer gonna eat lightnin’ and yer gonna crap thunder.
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Disclaimer: Biscuits training regimen not exactly as illustrated.
More like dis, Ivan: http://s.mcstatic.com/thumb/6930524/193386…
Is there no limit to the kind of fun you can have with an ice-cream van?
Like that time I was a Detective Chief Inspector with the Manchester C.I.D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0GHN9MKDrE
I remember when my cousin in Dartmouth used to have an ice cream van.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yteMOI27YDo
I haven’t seen so many disappointed faces since the last episode of Beyond Scared Straight.
Love that show! There should be a Dartmouth version.
Hoo-Yeah! I’d love to see some dorkside gangstas in a fer real American jail.