I feel so bitter towards them, hate is an understatement. I'm at the point where I get mad when someone talks about "how amazing" they are. It pisses me off!

People put these vile beasts on a pedestal, and act like they haven't killed people, or that cynophobia or dog allergies aren't a thing. They say dogs are better than people, and it's so stupid. They would save dogs life over a person's.

Does anyone else feel this way? I feel so, so very bitter toward them, especially with all this propaganda.

I finally got rid of a dog I've had for over 10 years. I got him when I was 22. I've wanted to get rid of the dog for years now, but I kept him because of social conditioning and judgment.

I remember telling a friend of mine that I wanted it gone because it's too much work, and she goes, "He's so small though. Isn't he trained? What work do you actually do? "I think she felt insulted bc she is a full-time mom to humans, and I know that is much more work. But having a dog sucks. And she doesn't know bc she's never had one. I also received the same pushback from some family members when I mentioned anything about being unhappy with the dog. You would think I was discussing putting a child up for adoption the way some people reacted.

Last week, I just did it. I haven't even told anyone yet. And I don't regret it all. I love coming home to no dog. There is an emptiness in my place that I love. I haven't done a deep clean yet, but my place is already smelling and feeling better. I love being out for as long as I want with no worries of what he's gotten into or if he's left something disgusting for me to clean on the floor, or having to rush to feed him. I love that I can walk barefoot with ease and never have to worry about stepping in a wet spot. I love that I am no longer being woken up when he is whimpering from a doggie nightmare at 4 am.

I am so happy that I am done buying dog food, taking him to the vet, paying for grooming, shots, taking him for walks, cleaning puke and shit, paying extra to stay places with him, or stressing out from sneaking him in.

I'm moving soon, and I am so happy that I no longer have to settle for a dog-friendly place. The best places do not accept dogs, and I don't blame them. I travel sometimes, and every dog friendly airbnb or hotel I've stayed in reeks of dogs and is filled with dog hair. I am so happy that's in the past. I am working on forgiving myself for living in those conditions, all for a dog.

I feel a sense of happiness, freedom, and possibility that I haven't felt since I was 21. I don't think I realized how much stress and weight having a dog put on me. Especially getting one at such a young age. I've gotten into it with landlords for sneaking him in, I've been caught sneaking him into hotels, twice I've had random strangers yell at me for leaving it in the car for a few minutes when I go inside a restaurant to grab carry-out orders. So many nights when I should have been relaxing or going out or studying after work, I was going home to clean dog shit, vomit, or piss. So many nights of interrupted sleep from the annoying sounds he made. So many days where I would have otherwise been relaxed at home, I was annoyed by his staring at me with his tail between his legs as if he was expecting entertainment or attention. So much useless stress in my life.

I feel so free now. In the past week, I have gone outside more than I ever have. I think I began associating the outdoors with dogtime, so I chose to stay indoors a lot. Now the outdoors represents freedom and fresh air. The other day, instead of spending the early evening inside, I took my car to a nice car wash and took my time vacuuming and cleaning my car while some of my favorite music played. I even had a nice little chat with a stranger. I grabbed iced coffee on the ride home and then hung out outside with my boyfriend while he shined my rims & tires for me (he loves cars) and checked my fluids. I thought to myself, "THIS is life. THIS is a good evening." I went inside to a clean house. No dog, no mess, nothing begging for food. I feel more alive. More "in" my life. I think that dog was depressing me. Holding me back. I am so glad it's gone. I'm never getting a dog again.

If you've read all of this, thank you 🙂.

In a recent interview:

'Speaking in New York, she explained, ‘After I had a kid, dogs became so scary…my son’s going up to it…and it’s almost like I don’t recognize dogs right now. Like, I just see them as a threat.’ The turning point came when a dog bit her son, making her say she wanted to ‘obliterate every dog ever.’ Many parents online praised her honesty, noting how having children can completely change your perception of risk around pets.'

This is nothing special. We’re all here for the same reason. This is just a space to share why you hate or dislike dogs.

I’ll make a list of reasons why I hate dogs.

• One forced me to get stitches in my shoulder when I was nine years old. I permanently have a chunk of flesh missing there.
• I hate no noise more than barking. I wish it were a felony for a dog to bark.
• I have sensory issues due to being autistic. That’s part of why I hate barking.
• They’re everywhere, in far more places than they should be.
• Too many people act like jerks when someone says they don’t like dogs.
• Dog nutters have the most hypocritical and flawed logic I’ve ever seen.
• Shame on people who fake service dogs.
• Due to all of my experience with dogs, I’m now afraid to go to many places and watch many shows, films, or videos.
• They’ve ruined how I feel about a lot of my family. These people were my best friends growing up, but I resent them now, unbeknownst to them, and I’d rather start all over.

Literally so many issues would be solved if dogs no longer existed. No more nasty mutts being brought to places where they shouldn't even be. Places like retail stores, grocery stores, restaurants, or anywhere really would finally be free from dogs. People would finally be able to shop and go out to public places in peace.

Neighborhoods and apartments would finally have peace and quiet without ear piercing barking. Not to mention we no longer would have to hear any other annoying and disgusting noises that come out of these animals. I certainly would not miss the disgusting sound of them licking themselves, the barking or the whining.

People wouldn't have to worry about stepping in dog shit or witnessing the scent of dog piss on the streets. Not to mention there would be no more dogs being walked by their narcissistic and irresponsible owners defecating on other people's lawns daily.

There would be no more dog attacks. People would finally be safe from aggressive shitbeasts trying to rip their faces off. People can be out in public knowing that they don't have to worry about running into a dog who would pull on its leash and try to lunge at them.

Honestly I could keep going on about all the benefits if dogs would just disappear for good. I would not be sad at all if I woke up tomorrow and every single dog just poofed out of existence. I would actually be so happy and celebrate if that happened

I just had a baby in March. Leading up to delivery, I downloaded some apps/joined groups to share discussions with fellow expectant or new mothers. Every. Fucking. Time. I see some asinine post mixed in “Hey! Pup-mama here,” or “mother of 3 fur babies 0 hooman babies” as if it’s anything close to conceiving and raising a human being. I still currently see posts like these in post partum/parenting groups. I always report every time because your doggy comfort-slave issues do not apply to us real mothers. They HAVE spaces for pet owners to find community. But no, I still see mod approved posts: “Doggo mum here, do these diapers fit right?!” Why is it that these delusional people must invade in places they have no experience or place in?! It is not the same. We are pregnant in a constant state of great discomfort for over 9 months. They don’t “get it too.” As they claim. “It’s like I birthed him!” Yeah…my 18 hours of labor, stitches in my bits, & 6 weeks of bleeding into adult diapers was EXACTLY like your drive down to the Humane Society. It just makes me feel very insulted on behalf of the hard work of motherhood and how beautiful it truly is. My baby and I are bonded forever, your dog would run past you to grab a piece of deli meat. End of rant.

I’m talking friends, acquaintances, or even friendly strangers with mutts. I could be at their house, or just having a conversation outside with my neighbor who I am friendly with. If their dog approaches me which they do 99% of the time — almost always putting his head in my crotch area looking for me to pet it — I will 100% pretend the dog is not there.

And it’s fun watching the owner have a mini meltdown, knowing their dog is looking for a pat on the back and I just don’t do it.

Anyone else?

I'm not even saying this to try and insult them or be degrading, I genuinely think dog owners simply tend to have lower IQ's than the average person, and I'll give my points as to why.

Firstly, they seem incapable of understanding or engaging with any form of hypotheticals; they are unable to consider or imagine a reality other than simply what they know. I used to think dog owners like this were just being intentionally ignorant, but now I feel as though it's genuinely a limitation to them; they can't imagine not liking dogs, they can't imagine a life where they don't have a dog, they can't imagine why a person may not like dogs, and they also have a complete lack of curiosity to the lives of those who dislike dogs, they have a very black and white thinking.

They also quickly become defensive when someone says they do not like dogs/animals in general, and they take it almost as a personal attack and become aggressive and defensive, and nothing ever seems to be their fault, or they act like they are the 'exception', they are unable to think critically about themselves, unable to reflect on their actions, and everything they do must be right. I see this a lot on posts criticising dogs, about how they stink, how they act, etc. Almost every dog owner feels the need to comment something along the lines of "oh yeah, I totally get that, not me and my dog though!" YES, you and your dog.

Also, on posts about some violent dog attack, dog owners seem unable to engage with empathy for anything besides the dog. There are too many "baby viciously mauled by a pitbull" posts with dog owners under it spewing the same sort of comments almost instinctively, unable to sit back and engage critically with the content

"The baby must have done something to provoke the poor doggo"

"Dogs can sense when a person has 'bad vibes' and may attack on the basis of those bad vibes 🤷"

"omggggg I feel so bad for the poor puppersssss, is it going to be put down???😟"

It's the same repeated comments that lack any empathy for humans, which is honestly quite concerning and endlessly frustrating to see. They don't think, they just act.

They also display a lot of rigid thinking with no reasoning behind it "I can't imagine ANY reason why a person shouldn't like dogs" "I don't trust people who dont like dogs tbh", its all about putting themselves in the morally superior postion for the act of liking dogs, while trying to cast people who dislike dogs for ANY reason as weird, dangerous, not safe to be around etc.

I also think it's so odd the way they completely excuse their dogs' behaviour. I do think dogs being badly behaved is mostly on the owner, but if dogs need to be TRAINED not to be aggressive or display bad behaviours, then most people should not have dogs. I used to like dogs from a distance. I knew my lifestyle wouldn't suit a dog, and I knew I wouldn't be able to properly take care of one. This was the reasoning as to why I did not get a dog, and I'm endlessly glad I didn't now. Which is a big contributing factor as to why I feel as though dog owners have lower IQ's. Far too often, a person's life halts when they get a dog because they can't take care of it. The rise of 'doggy daycares' makes this evident. It's a complete lack of thinking about the future, and is so avoidable with a quick Google search. Seeing very active dogs like huskies in cramped apartments because their owner genuinely couldn't think to do a Google search of what animals are suitable to live in an apartment space is mind-boggling, but not surprising when it comes to dog owners. They cannot think beyond "awwwwww that dog looks so cute, so I'm going to get one", no thinking about their current situation or if they can even take care of a dog, just they want one, so they HAVE to get one.

(I also think there has to be some deficieny in your brain to find a majority of dog breeds 'cute', how do people find pugs who are genuinely abominations who can barely breathe or move without pain cute, I feel bad for the little guys honestly, breeding animals for 'cuteness' and not for the actual health of a dog breed is probably among some of the worst things humans just...casually do. And not to mention those humongous dogs like pitbulls who just slobber endlessly? It's genuinely disgusting.)

There was a woman at Trader Joe’s yesterday with a small dog in her cart like a baby. This woman picked up her dog and placed him down on the check out counter, where people bag their groceries. Chatting the cashier’s ear off about how cute he is.

I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I said to her, “take your dog off the counter, you’re disgusting.”

She looked at me like I just slapped her. She started a spiel about how it’s a service dog and she needs it. I told her, “I doubt that’s a service dog and even if you do need it, you don’t need to put it on the counter where people put food.” She turned red and took her dog off the counter.

Call these people out! Make them feel embarrassed about their disgusting behavior.

I studied public health. Throughout my education, I’ve learned about all sorts of public health issues. I’ve learned about what lacking exercise and nutrition do, how a poor environment creates health issues, how bad smoking is, and all sorts of valuable things of course. But one thing that the curriculum refuses to teach about are dogs and their threat to the public’s health.

Dogs cause physical injury and even death, with all the dog bites and attacks on innocent people. They’re also safety hazards when they decide to jump on people and trip them over. They also transmit bacteria and parasites, which is especially awful for anyone who’s immunocompromised to be around. Don’t get me started on how they’re basically reservoirs for tick-borne diseases. They pose environmental hazards, such as noise pollution and waste management issues (peeing and pooping, where the excessive nitrogen contents in them cause a lot of harm to the planet), which ultimately will have a way of negatively impacting human health. Even psychologically, there are people who get overstimulated and stressed out easily. Dogs with their hyperactivity and insanely loud barking only puts people who get overstimulated easily under greater stress, which can also create health issues of their own. The list goes on big time.

With all these issues for how dogs negatively impact the environment and the public’s health, it baffles me that public health degrees (both undergrad and master’s degrees) refuse to add the dangers of dogs into their curriculum. NEVER once were they mentioned in a negative light in any of my classes. I’ll even go as far as to say that dog ownership is basically the new smoking. But sadly, the refusal of adding dog dangers into the curriculum doesn’t surprise me since many people who make and approve the curriculum are very likely dog nutters/lovers themselves.

So one of my neighbors in the building next to mine has an aggressive pitbull. I've had a few close calls with the shitbeast and today was the last straw.

The owner is an older guy who looks to be in his 60's and he has a young female pitbull. This thing reacts to seeing people just minding their business outside. It'll growl, snarl, try to lunge at people, etc. I recently haven't seen or heard the dog in a while so I thought somebody reported it and it got put back in a shelter. Damn was I wrong!

I was outside about to go back into my building when I hear the damn aggressive beast snarling and barking at me from the building next door. I turn and see it trying to break out of its owner's grip to lunge and attack me. I immediately go inside pissed. Why the hell is this monster still living here?! What the fuck is going through that guy's mind if he thinks owning this beast is acceptable and a good idea?! I got right to work.

I sent an email to my apartment complex with all the necessary info. I make it very clear that the dog is a pitbull because it is the number one restricted breed in my apartment complex. That policy is written clearly on the website. Not long after I sent the email, I get a call from my roommate. She said the leasing center was trying to reach me reguarding my email (I changed my number and forgot to give them my new one). I decided to walk to the leasing center to see what they needed.

I get there and the worker wanted to get right into my email. He said its highly concerning and needed to be brought up to the manager. He asked me for more descriptions of the dog and the owner. I gave as much info as I could. He then thanked me for reporting the dog and that they will do an investigation asap. I will also be recieving updates on the investigation and what will be going on.

I honestly think that there's a possibility that this guy is going to lose ownership of his dog or he will be facing consequences reguarding his lease. Honestly I don't feel bad, it was his choice to bring an aggressive pitbull into an apartment with those kinds of restrictions.

What is it with people that take their dogs everywhere? My autistic 8 year old, maybe 4 mentally, has had a severe phobia of dogs since the age of 2, when he was "playfully" tackled twice in a row.

It used to be that people left their dog at home when they went out. Going on vacation? The neighbor will check in. Now? They buy a damn airplane seat and expect my child to sit within a few feet of their dog. Going to a theme park with roller coasters? "We can't leave our baby home alone". Picking up supplies from the store? "Sorry, she peed on the floor". Dog-free park with splash pads? "That's just for the bad dogs". Out for a walk and your unleashed dog rushes us? "Oh, he's a good boy". We skip our family reunions because they all let dogs run wild, peeing on chairs, and stealing food off of children's plates.

What kills me is that I'm always the one in the wrong, because they're completely clueless. I don't ever complain, I even sometimes go so far as to say, "it's not your fault my son has a phobia". Some get the clue and are supportive the next time, but most friends and family are not. Stranger dog owners will stare at me like my child has issues and is ruining their Easter egg hunt. We refuse to let it hold us back. We're still active outdoors, in the city, and heavy travelers. But the world's obliviousness to how their dog impacts others is frustrating.

I take mine everywhere with me. He can sense people's auras. He rescued an old lady that was having a seizure once even. Science supports this. No I will not cite any studies

Every. Single. Time. I'm at my fiance's parent's house I have to hear that sentence a hundred times in a baby voice, I swear. Why do dog owners get so offended if you don't literally cuddle up on their dog and give it your undivided attention? Why do they feel the need to constantly call you out for it?

God forbid I don't love on your smelly mutts and let them jump all over me. No, I don't want to pet the dog and I don't care that it loves me and always wants to be next to me. As soon as someone notices that I'm not giving a dog enough attention, it's "Don't bother her, she doesn't like you." It always feels extremely passive aggressive, like it's said with an eye roll. I'm so over it.

Hi All. My neighbor told me I should put this here. I don’t like dogs. I grew up with a dog in my parent’s home and said nope not in my home. Do I wish harm on dogs…no.

Work has been great I have been in the office for 5 years. Some people talk about there pets some don’t. I work with a few “dog moms” ewww. But overall not bad.

Well enter new coworker S. S is a certified dog lover . That’s all she talks about. She asked me if I have a pic of my dog. I said no. I don’t have a dog. She was shocked. She asked a few questions. I have learned not to say I don’t like dogs. Well I got mad because she would not shut up. I came right out and I don’t really care for dogs.

She reported me to HR because of my comments. She doesn’t know if I’m a good person.

This is ridiculous. HR wants to meet to discuss my morals and cruelty to animals.

Alright so I think this is something a lot of black people grew up noticing. I grew up in white suburbia and the most racist and xenophobic people i have ever known LOVEEEEEEE dogs and will advocate for animal cruelty. I think it’s a historical thing. Not long ago, dogs were more worthy of food and shelter than black people were. While I can see why so many people are childfree, I’ve noticed they will talk about how children are gross and they would choose their dog over children. But i only see these comments made by white dog lovers under WOC posts. I’ve known plenty of black dog owners to give away their animals after the dog shows signs of aggression towards their children. White people find it offensive to give your dog away “just because you have a child” they think they can train the animalistic behavior away. 72% of dog owners in the US are White. 71% of s#% abuse commited against dogs are White. A lot of them won’t ”touch a black person” though. Alright that’s my lil rant. I could be bias but these are just things I’ve observed.

Im a bit disappointed because this youtuber’s content isnt dog-related and I enjoy it when theyre not showing or talking about their dog, but the dog is so featured that it’s basically a part of the channel now. I also have to watch it being constantly babied in the videos and being called a « child » or the youtuber will call themselves a « parent », it drives me nuts. Its another reminder of how invasive to the world these animals are.

Dogs are GREASY. Every time I pet someone’s dog, it leaves this coating on my hands. When dogs sit on the same furniture repeatedly they leave a visible shiny spot. And yet, dog people are always so offended when I have to wash my hands after touching their pet. Not only is it common sense to wash your hands after touching an animal, I don’t want your dog’s smelly oils all over my hands.

The algorithm decided to show me an article about this woman and her story.. not sure if this was posted here before as it happened 2023/24.

But, if you google her name you can find a bunch of news, posts, etc.

The one I saw:

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“The body of a woman who went missing after jumping into a river to save her dog was found on Sunday. Authorities say Amanda Richmond Rogers, a 45-year-old mother of four, jumped into icy waters to rescue one of her dogs that had fallen through the ice in Eagle River on Dec. 23.

Alaska State Troopers and the AK Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team searched for Rogers, who was last seen swimming underneath a layer of ice in an attempt to get to her dog.

Her sister Jennifer Richmond said that she was found with her dog in her arms and that to her boys, “she really did die a hero.””

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This is tragic and very sad, but I disagree with how she is portrait as a hero.. I’m sorry..

Jumping in to potentially save one of your kids, of course!! But jumping into icy waters and go under the ice to maybe save your dog?! All while you have a family with 4 kids.. I’m sorry but that is not heroic to me at all.. and I believe her sister might misread and underestimate how the kids will eventually feel about this..

Dog nuts have tried their best to shame me,

both online and in-person. People definitely go harder when they can hid behind a phone obviously. But I always just find it humorous.

Such low IQ behavior to think that I’m somehow a terrible terrible human being, because I don’t take too kindly to your farting mutt’s wet, red-rocket being dragged around my environment.

They always want you to glaze and makeout with these things’ assholes to be considered a good human being. Very weird.

I saw a woman post on the nextdoor app that she had become homeless recently and she has a dog. She said that she can't find work because she doesn't want to leave her dog in the car for 8 hours. She was looking for work where she could bring her dog. No one pointed out that she should ditch the dog, but several people congratulated her for being courageous enough to keep and stand by the dog. She even mentioned that she didn't have money for the dogs vet bills. I pointed out that she should give the dog away or find it a foster home so she could get back on her feet and I was literally attacked by several people saying I was cold hearted and crazy for even suggesting that she give up her dog. What is wrong with people?! I even said to just find a temporary home for the dog, but people were saying that would be like giving up a child and several people even said they would rather be homeless with their pets than have to give them up. That is insane to me. The dog could literally care less if she lived or died and would be happy as long as it had food and was healthy.

Greetings everyone. Throughout my entire life, I never really liked dogs. I never let anyone know the specific reason because I feared shame. I wanted a safe space to discuss this and so I found this Subreddit recently.

Growing up, I was very fortunate that none of my social circle has been avid dog owners nor did any of the house parties I went to had dogs. Unfortunately, I cannot avoid this forever. I recently started a new job and a few of my colleagues are dedicated dog owners with many dog pictures. My boss once in a while likes to bring his dog in and he gets petted. Thankfully, I'm not the only one that doesn't pet him so he doesn't notice.

In case you're wondering, the reason I don't like dogs is mainly to do with the fact that I'm a germaphobe. Dogs are not clean but most dog owners don't really care about that. I totally acknowledge the companionship of a dog. It's just I'm not somebody that wants to be near or touch one. That's why I really dislike it when people take their dogs illegally offleash (even a chihuahua) while I'm jogging around a park trail.

What is the best excuse for saying you don't like dogs? Like how should you react if everyone pets a dog while you're the only one that doesn't? I just fear that dog owners won't understand me. I've read stories about how dog owners tend to assume everyone likes dogs.

For context, there is a viral video going around of a food delivery driver getting attacked by a dog that bursts out of the door as soon as he gets out of his car to deliver the food, and the owners aren’t able to restrain the dog.
99% of comments are from normal people saying that dog owners should have enough sense to keep their dogs secure if they know they have a delivery. However, there are a few of your typical dog owners who think YOU are the problem for not wanting to get bit by dogs.

I made a comment about how I was a mail carrier, my role was specifically to deliver packages, certified letters, and other things that required going to the door. I explained how often this type of thing would happen to me and how often the dog owner thinks you’re the bad guy for coming to their house with a package that they ordered and how they treat you like you’re the problem for getting attacked. I explained that dog owners like this suck and should really change their attitude about service workers who are literally delivering stuff FOR THEM.
So someone replied to me with “you seem like someone who deserves to get bitten by a dog”
Huh? Why? Because I said dogs shouldn’t bite delivery workers? That’s stupid as shit. They were just mad because I criticized their precious angels who can never do any wrong. Here are a bunch of other comments from that same thread, many from the same person. They all demonstrate the same lack of empathy for the safety of other people and their selfish, dog-supremacy beliefs that dogs can never do anything wrong.

“You seem like someone who deserves to be bit by a dog.”

“No, but pointing out my dogs are better dogs than you are a person. No question about that.”

“My dogs “are” better than you and probably more intelligent”

“I have already said my dogs are better people than most people are. Thats not butt hurt genius, it’s a fact and one that you’re so willfully proving.”

“If you’re afraid of being bitten by a dog, just stay home, don’t go out anywhere”

“if you’re having so many dog attacks maybe it’s because the dog senses you’re a bad person, blame yourself”

That last one is especially funny, because dogs think literally ANYONE is an intruder and will bark and attack them, literally every single mail carrier I know has been chased by dogs on at least a few occasions, are all mail carriers bad people? Every single one?
What about toddlers and infants that they bite? Infants are bad people too?

These people demonstrate the typical dog owner sentiment that it’s YOUR fault if you get attacked by their dog. I can’t fucking stand this mentality. These people are insufferable and inconsiderate of other people.

Another waste of a human life all over a stupid shitbeast.

I'm sure the nutters are all "but at least the doggo is ok!"

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