@ Drac - You were duped mate - a few minutes before, whilst you weren't looking, they'd been crapping over the local footpaths whilst their lazy fuc&wit owners did nothing to clear up 🙂
Bastards! I fell for the ploy.
I reckon the jogger running infront of the car forcing it do an emergency stop was in on it.
I'll happily pat a waggy dog and ask it how it likes being a dog if I'm out walking and meet one coming the other way, and maybe exchange pleasantries with its owners.
Bt you said this before...
The bottom lime is, you don't get to invade other people's personal space without invitation, whether that's with a child or an animal or anything else. Someone's basic right to go about their business without being mithered by strangers does not suddenly go out of the window because they happen to have something cute with them.
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I dunno, but I can see that those two quotes are far from mutually exclusive.
A dog with walkers can generally be ignored as it's more likely to be calm and happy having had a proper walk, rather than hyper because it's only out long enough to fill a baggie. So I can choose to interact with an approaching dog or not as I feel fit. Oh, there's that word again.
many people seem to get cats who don't have children. Food for thought.
many people with cats treat them as their children. they aren't.
many people with cats let them crap everywhere. don't.
cats are lower in the pecking order than people and should be taught this.
cats are in essence wild animals, albeit largely domesticated, they can be unpredictable.
teach your children to approach cautiously and always ask the owners if they can say hello and even then do it carefully.
I'm more a dog person but I don't mind cats.
My dog is part of my family. I'm a responsible dog owner. I hope you and your son have some nicer interactions with dogs and their human soon.
