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//RANT//
Wow you know how freaking sick and tired I am of all these questions? I remember when I was little, I always wanted a dog. "The worst part is you have to pick up its poop!" They'd tell me. That would always piss me off then and it still does now.
That statement was bullcrap (no pun intended). It's not like I'm picking it up with my bare hands and eating it or anything. No. I use a damn little poop bag and I'm done. In my opinion, walking your dog in brutal weather is pretty sucky. I don't know if this applies to all dogs, but what when people say "The worst part of owning a dog is picking up their poop", clearly they've never had the "lovely" issue of when a dog's anal glands fill up with that nasty, hellish smelling fluid (which has actually gotten in my bed once... it wasn't fun). And we can never forget those lovely bills (that I don't have to pay for yet... I take care of everything else but for now my dad helps with the bills), which will be worse if your dog has problems.
So what's so the worst part about owning a dog? (The positives of having a loving companion really beat down the negatives though!)
I feel like this question is really based off opinion, but I think the worst part about owning a dog isn't really a problem WITH the dog (like I said, excluding bills).
But it's the people.
Oh god... the same damn repetitive question of "CAn I FEEd yOuR dog tHIS!?!?!??@?/242??" Makes me want to rip my head off. I don't mind it once in a while, and you're offering to give him a nice piece of egg or chicken or his treat. But if it's over every freaking thing and almost every freaking day, it starts to piss me off. People are constantly asking to feed my dog whatever the hell they have on their plate. Maybe some of it isn't bad, and maybe somethings can't be trusted. But I don't want to risk anything. Oh but of course it's even better when you say no and they feed your dog behind your back :-)
And once I say yes ONLY once, they ask over and over and over AND O V E R.
Also, IF A DOG OWNER WON'T LET YOU WALK THEIR DOG, THEY USUALLY HAVE A REASON BEHIND IT AND YOU SHOULD RESPECT THAT. Everyone wants to walk my dog. My dog is a a good 80 lb pure muscle american bulldog mix. He HATES. HE H A T E S. Other dogs. he'll lunge and snarl and bark. He's relentless. He goes insane. We're training him of course, but my dad and I seem to be the only ones to control him and he's getting better. I've (reluctantly) let other people walk my dog and oh boy did they get their a**es dragged. That's why I don't let other people walk my dog. If I do, I could risk them not knowing how to control him when another dog comes by and when they do I have to act FAST. But of course, I say this, and ALMOST NO ONE LISTENS. Pretty sure I got the bull crap response of "Oh it's okay! I own a dog too!" Well newsflash! Your dog isn't MY DOG. Unless your dog has a similar personality as mine or if you're a professional, then don't bother asking to walk my dog.  Some owners say it's okay and will let you. But if they don't, then NO MEANS NO . END OF STORY. Don't keep asking over and over because if you force me to say yes and my dog bolts and you land flat on your face, I really won't feel sorry for you. :/
Also, if a dog owner tells you rules about their dog (i.e don't pet them until they approach you or don't pet his face, etc.), LISTEN TO THEM. My dog takes a bit to warm up to strangers. I specifically tell them to make NO EYE CONTACT and don't "over pet" him, especially around the face. Also, no sudden movements around him if you're new. He never seemed to like them (I tell people this and you should see the looks on their faces lmao). But of course, some idiot will do it anyways, and my dog will growl and they get upset. Well like?? what were you expecting??? This is really important to know but not a lot of people will listen and it's really upsetting.
Okay, this one is more of a personal thing I think, but I hate when I'm sitting next to my dog or he's huddled up right next to me hoping to drop food, someone on my house (whether it be a family member visiting or whatever) will find it as a good time to come hug and pet him everywhere and get into my freaking personal space. Just. s t o p. P L E A S E. Personal space is important to me and once it's violated I get pissed.
Also, people assume my dog (and possible with other people too) that he's aggressive because he's part/ looks like a pit bull, and honestly if I had the strength to I would gladly drop kick you out of my house. My dog came from the shelter. We know NOTHING about his backstory (the only thing we know is that he was found on the streets of Georgia). Is it fair to judge him by his looks and assume that's why he's aggressive? We think he may have not been trained socially (or at all). And people will usually ignore me when I say it's just strangers he doesn't tend to like. I think it's because he a bit protective over us. But once you get to know him he'll love you forever (My tutor is a good example of this. He growled at her the first day they met but after awhile, he gets so excited when she comes over).
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//END RANT//
omg that was so long but kudos to you if you read the whole thing, haha. I had this on my chest for a long time and I probably got a bit off topic but man am I sick of all of this lol
 
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Ugh I hate when people decide to cuddle my dog when she's right by me