Open Thread Wednesday

“Most of the dog people are selfish jerks”

That sounds like a somewhat unscientific proclamation, one you might want to withdraw. And anecdotally, it contradicts my experience even before I count myself among the “dog people”, since I regularly care for friends’ dogs in the neighborhood—an activity which puts me into regular contact with a larger sample of “dog people” than you, I’d wager.

Also anecdotally, with far less hesitation I would walk around with a razor sharp umbrella and skewer people who make threats of violence against other people’s pets. And they’d lose more than an eye.

Yes, I thought the same thing but apparently the type of muzzle the dog has or the way it was applied did not prevent the dog from barking or from biting. It boils down to this: the people who adopted this dog think they are doing the right thing for the dog, but are they? After spending “thousands of dollars” on the dog and psychologists and medication, the dog is still a threat and I do not believe it is in the best interest of the dog or the neighborhood for this dog to remain here. Find a better place for the dog where the dog will also be happier. Thank you.

Enough childishness. You’re an adult and should know how to communicate like one. You’re not doing anyone here, including the original person who had the problem, any good with your inane, toothless internet hostility.

There’s a real discussion here you’re not contributing to.

I’d get completely licked. LICKED.

“thing”? I do take that as a put down.

Google “climate versus weather”.

Uh, do you really believe that a dog is commenting to you here?

Breaking news! Thursday, during the heatwave before the Polar Bomb or Vortex or whatever got here, I saw a 6-foot-long metal serving table being loaded into the former Starbuck’s space on Montague. Delivery guy said the owner had bought it.

Can we surmise that there’s a new restaurant of some sort going in there?

Many dogs just don’t do well in the city. I have had that experience with border collies – most of them were bred to “work” and to “herd” so they really do want to do that type of work.

Yes, dogs always choose which person will be the “pack leader” and respond to them. However, with training, they should respect all their “walkers”

Thanks for the mansplaining. It was sarcasm.

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Right. Quell any dissent to the narrative that all dogs are playful and all people that speed on the sidewalks with electric bikes are just trying to make a living. Im left with no choice but to defend myself from either one when walking on a public sidewalk. I hope you are all bit by this viscious animal and injured by an ahole delivering alpo from the cadman diner to a fat selfish customer. I have a taxpaying citizen right to be on that sidewalk. Dogs do not. Delivery men on bikes do not. Keep your narrative going ang get yourself a roll of gauze and band aids.

Yeah wow it’s a deadringer.

Oo-o-oh! It was sarcasm! Is that like when a story ends with, “But then I woke up. It had all just been a dream.”?