Stupid Pet Owners…Yup, It’s a Rant
So I’m driving home from work today and out of nowhere comes this dog who thinks it’s good fun to chase moving vehicles that outweigh it by a couple hundred pounds.
What the hell? Why is this dog running loose? What was the owner of this dog possibly thinking when they opened up the door and let their dog out without any kind of restraint?
You know what really pisses me off? These people are probably the type of people who will look at you like you committed a heinous crime when you show up on their doorstep to let them know that their dog decided to play chicken with your three-quarter ton pickup and you won because they were too freaking lazy to restrain their pet. Because I’m not the type of person who could drive off. I would have to go up to the house. Because even though I think the dog’s owner is dumber than cotton for letting their dog run loose and they have no business even having a pet, I could not imagine how it would feel to look out to the road and see that pet laid out across the road.
So there I’ll be, blubbering like an idiot because I felt more for this dog than the people who own it (and I know I’ll be blubbering because I cried when I hit a wild rabbit once), and they’re going to look at me like I’m the cruel one.
Bite me.
I’m also the type of person who would probably go off in a ditch or risk getting rear-ended to avoid hitting a dog, which would also piss me off. But it’s not the dog’s fault their owners are stupid.
Why get a pet if you’re not going to take care of it properly? Do people think they are disposable?
Well, Duke got hit…what kind of dog do you want to get now?
Christ, these are living creatures. If you care so little about your pets, here’s an idea…don’t get one.
Idiots.
Tags: dogs, leash law, loose, pet owners, pets, restraints, trucks
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January 19, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I hear ya! At our last house, the neighbors had some puppies that they never kept tied up/inside or anything like that. The puppies ran wild tearing up yards all over the neighborhood, dragging things off, and what not. I called to see what could be done about it, because the last place we lived had a leash law. Come to find out that town didn’t. All you could do was take the owners to civil court. Spend money to get people to make their dogs behave! Ridiculous!
Anyway, after enough of us complained to the owners they controlled the dogs. I don’t understand why people have so little consideration for their neighbors or their animals!
January 19, 2009 at 11:20 pm
I live in the country, just off a major highway. Our driveway is long and winds around the barns. I have actually seen people drive in and park behind the barn and then leave a minute or so later. Pretty quickly we discover we have a new pet that has been dumped by its owners. For crying out loud, there is a humane shelter a mile up the road.
January 20, 2009 at 12:19 am
I agree, what morons. But, I have to admit to being one of those morons- well marrying one anyway. Our dog got out when the hubby didn’t block up the bottom of the fence like I told him to- luckily he came back ok.
July 28, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I don’t like leash laws. Then again, I believe in personal responsibility and training. For example, Stasha was a wonderful Shepherd/Colly mix who would stop at the edge of a sidewalk rather than chase a squirrel across the street. She was very bight, but I was also consistent in my training. Really, if you can’t spend a few minutes each day with your pet, why the hell did you get it? Done right, training is just playing, with a purpose.