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"You can’t purport to care one bit about the environment and own a dog."
Owning a dog is precisely why I care about the environment.....and actually do something about it.
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/spring-clean/
I read there’s been over 3 million dogs introduced to households in 2020
You have to be very careful with figures like this. There is no official record/register of dogs, so you have to use various methods to calculate a 'best estimate'. There has been a change in methodology recently, which is a large factor in the post 2020 dog ownership boom. Ownership has certainly risen, but probably not by anything like that amount.
Back to dogs are pointles, they are not. My dog plays a significant part in maintaining my mental health, if you think that's pointless I cant help you further.
Eric the greyhound in his happy places.
Firstly on the beach at Harlech and second in the hills around Carding Mill Valley.
This is Henry. He is a pure Breton Cheese Hound. They were originally bred by independent French Brie producers to detect the approach of a flat twin engine, which was used in the Citroën Ami's favoured by inspectors of the Agance de Food Standards conducting surprise hygiene inspections. They could provide their handler with up to 4 miles of warning, which for a old Citroën could be as much as an hour to hide the good stuff!
Once one of the most popular Northern European working breeds, their numbers went into sharp decline after the introduction of the naturally aspirated XUD Diesel Peugeot 205.
His coat is kept curly by giving him a small glass of red wine and an unfiltered cigarette on 14th July every year.
Ownership has certainly risen, but probably not by anything like that amount.
Yeah I'm probably guilty of confirmation bias, but at the same time, I will pretty much draw a conclusion by either 1. a cock-a-poo named something like "bubbles" or 2. owners who're are dressed in white duvet coats and are apparently confused by how leads work.
When I'm King etc, etc...
2 years past Monday since Oscar came to live with us. He was bought by mother to help with my mental support. The last 6 months we’ve been side by side almost everyday, I would have really struggled far more without him. To me he is far from pointless, he is my best buddy, my comfort when I’m alone and my light when I’ve been in a very dark place.
Back to dogs are pointless, they are not. My dog plays a significant part in maintaining my mental health, if you think that’s pointless I cant help you further.
Yup, very much not pointless or at least no more pointless than 8 billion humans. Barney, without fail is excited to see me every time I set foot in the house, even if I've only popped out to the garage for five minutes 😀 He makes me smile, a lot.
Barney, without fail is excited to see me every time I set foot in the house,
That never gets old does it?
She heard the car door.
I've often quoted the well known, "the more people I meet, the more I love my dog."
Some contributions to this and similar threads are reinforcing that somewhat.
It's not just about dogs, but there seems to be a growing culture of "I don't want/don't have, so you shouldn't either".
Chances are, if any poster on here even meets my dog, it will be the ones that want to, not the ones that don't.
That never gets old does it?
No, never. My wife can set the clock by him, 5 o'clock and he's off to the front window to watch for me cycling back down the drive, as soon as he sees me he races back through the house and beats the shit out of his toys, picks his favourite for the day and then waits by the back door for me, playtime!
@relapsed_mandalorian, that is a proper greyhound butt on display there, love it.
We lost our 15 year old westie in September 2022.
We weren't intending to get another dog then this little fella turned last November.
He was being fostered by an elderly friend of a friend, after his owners had been taken into care but she was struggling.
Asked if we would take him.
All this talk of badly behaved dogs I don't get.
We live in a coastal village in Northumberland. It's always full of dogs. Everywhere is dog friendly, all the pubs, local shops. There is literally 100's of them. I can't remember any badly behaved ones. Unless you mean just existing?
People who don't like dogs ain't my kind of people. Fact.
Some people who do like dogs ain't my kind of people, but I probably like their dogs.
Not mine, but I've claimed them 😉
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I give up. Tried like three times to
Quote, add a picture and say something. Can achieve one before it bins it.
These is a reason I don't need sertraline. That reason has four legs.
I just use that post image website and use "hotlink for forums"
Yep - use Postimages website then just copy the 'Direct Link' code on here...
We live in a coastal village in Northumberland. It’s always full of dogs. Everywhere is dog friendly, all the pubs, local shops. There is literally 100’s of them. I can’t remember any badly behaved ones.
Seen it recently. The staff asked the people to leave with their dog if they didn’t get it to behave.
"The staff asked the people to leave with their dog if they didn’t get it to behave."
So the problem was dealt with?
We have a gift shop, we are dog friendly.
The biggest problem we have with dogs, are wagging tails potentially damaging stock. However, it hasn't happened yet, has with human customers though.
Precisely.
Which shop do you have?
I don't want to be controversial but we had dinner in The Crown Inn, Humshaugh a couple of weeks ago (recently voted best pub in Northumberland). Our table was next to 2 other tables with dogs. They behaved impeccably, my face wasn't bitten off and no faecal deposits in the vicinity.
Canine contrarian bastids...all of them 🙃
All this talk of badly behaved dogs I don’t get.
Most dogs, they're fine, I had a lovely chat with a bloke the other week who was taking 5 standard poodles out! Some on a lead some off, they were all really nice dogs, the owner was telling me all about them, he couldn't have been more proud, it was great.
Just a few weeks ago, I was 'chased' by a Cock-a-poo on the trans -Pennine. It wasn't doing any harm, just running alongside me (ok, it did try to bite my ankle at first, but it mostly just wanted to run) All the while I can hear it's owner shouting at it to come to heal. The dog has zero concept, clearly not been trained at all...Last year, when this happened to me, I turned around and "took" the dog back to its owner (who glowered at me like it was somehow my fault) nowadays I just see how far it'll run with me, I reckon my record is about three quarters of a mile...
It happens frequently enough that it's a thing...
Seen it recently. The staff asked the people to leave with their dog if they didn’t get it to behave.
Aye, seen it local. Fair enough, we choose our places carefully as Stacey doesn't do small. So we need to make sure she's got the space to lay down without being a trip hazard.
Case in point.
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I just use that post image website and use “hotlink for forums”
I have no issues with getting images. I have already posted pics in here :-)
What I have issues with is the text box binning stuff half way through.
"Which shop do you have?"
We basically sell Puffin memorabilia!
Talking of training, this is one of my favourite pictures of Stacey at one of her Kennel Club 'Good Citizen' training classes. She gets bored, doesn't like to sit so will simply lay down.
She does this in shops, pubs, basically anywhere where we're static for too long.
Remembrance service not too long ago:
@relapsed_mandalorian I really wish one of our local pubs had that much space! Round here all the pubs are just too small to comfortably fit my daft long hound and still allow people to move around.
Nearly managed it once, but he insisted on unfurling his tail.
Anyway. General word of warning. Greyhounds (and often other sighthounds) multiply. Either in the house or by the fact you have inadvertently joined a cult.
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@relapsed_mandalorian, those 2 pics have made me chuckle.
I just see how far it’ll run with me, I reckon my record is about three quarters of a mile…
Why? What happens to the dog when its 3/4 mile away from its owner? Or do you not really care?
Cyclists arrive so quickly its often before a responsible dog owner can get their dog on the lead. If I am out riding and see a dog off the lead I always slow down, give the owner a chance to get it on a lead, make a point of exchanging a few kind words. Likewise if out with the dog, I always put it on the lead when a cyclist approaches as I dont know if they are scared of dogs. Its really not difficult is it?
@seriousrikk that was a cheeky mid-week walk and a pint. No chance of that sort of space at peak pub times! We are lucky that there are a few good 'local' pubs around that can accomodate a long dog or two. We're off to Northumberland in September just outside the school holidays so hoping to fully enjoy the area with the hound.
@lunge she's a character who makes me smile daily.
Jazz, the Lakeland trail hound:
Daisy putting on her “are you sure you hate dogs?” face
Those photos are brilliant 😂
BORED! I'M BORED NOW!............ I'M STILL BORED!
😂 My mate has a lovely wire haired long dog. It's basically a big hot rug.
We basically sell Puffin memorabilia!
Seahouses?
Unless you mean bongs then I have no idea.
Why? What happens to the dog when its 3/4 mile away from its owner? Or do you not really care?
It's not my responsibility. If they've chosen to let their dog of the lead on a shared path like the TPT; some sections of which are flat, wide, straight ex-railway lines used by dog walkers, horse-riders, cyclists, runners, families with kiddies - y'know The Public, then it's thier responsibility to make sure they have it under control, not mine. I hear what your saying about responsible dog owners and that's fine, its never those folks, it's the folks for whom the dog is an 'accessory', a 'fur-baby'. Those folks are the ones you that you have to suggest that maybe it would be best for everyone that they pretend they have to share the space with other people. I live in south Manchester, perhaps it's a city thing, I dunno.
Its really not difficult is it?
You'd have thought not, but there you go.
Randal the rescue GWP subtly suggesting that he might like that leftover chicken
Sweetest, most gentle dog in the world, ever.
"Seahouses?"
Yes. The Puffins Burrow, opposite Lewis chippy.
Is Oscar the Border Terrorist?
Puffins are big business in Seahouses!
Yes, that’s him.
Indeed they are.
I've just read the 'disproportionally' thread, I'll STFU
We lost Lara, our Miniature Schnauzer suddenly in January. She was a gem and never looked aged, even though she would have been 13 in June. I cried a lot.
Our family, home and routine was not the same, so we now have another Miniature Schnauzer, Oscar who is 10 weeks old.
Different colour (black), different sex and different personality, albeit loves human contact - when he wants it.
Commands are coming on, happy to be in the car - recognise he is young and it's down to us to ensure all good in that area.
We are so much looking forward to getting him out for walks from the weekend onwards.
Would post pics, but don't know how to....
My worst dog for down the pub problems was a Lemon Beagle. I had to carry a shitty stick to keep the female students away, the tri-colour Corgi or sawn off alsatian was a similar student magnet.
Would post pics, but don’t know how to….
@benz - upload to postimages.org, click hotlink for forums, paste directly into reply box. Or sign up and post pics directly.
Here’s Tsuki.
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She’s very quiet.
usually curled up somewhere fastidiously cleaning herself like a cat.
Will sleep all day, or walk for miles.
Doesn’t like swimming, climbs trees.
Barks at upturned buckets and flags.
Not a fan of posh dog food.
nickc
... I’ll STFU
I'll believe [i]that[/i] when I see it! 🤣
It’s coffee time for Oscar and I. Lots of people in here in the doggy bit, even those who don’t have one.
"It’s coffee time for Oscar and I."
Causing absolute chaos. Won't someone think of the dog hatez.
Yes. The Puffins Burrow, opposite Lewis chippy.
Well I never. I believe I bought some oven gloves off you a couple of weeks ago.
Causing absolute chaos. Won’t someone think of the dog hatez.
To be fair a caffeinated border terrorist could be chaos!
"Well I never. I believe I bought some oven gloves off you a couple of weeks ago."
Me personally or the Mrs?
Which oven gloves?
Causing absolute chaos. Won’t someone think of the dog hatez.
Seconds after posting that another dog walked past and growled at him. Oscar wasn’t happy.
He was told off and is now sat quiet.
Brave dog growling at the dog equivalent of a Border Reiver!
Haha!
Yeah you don’t pick a fight with something that won’t give up.
Lola loves swimming, she's also strangely interested in finding what's in the bottom of a bucket 🙂
No toy survives first contact with the Labrador. Yes that is our lawn, it was feb last year and the builders had been trampling over it for about two months. It doesn't look much better now to be fair 😉
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Wilbur, loves both dog friendly Michelin star restaurants, and a day in the mountains.
New coaster arrived in the shop today.
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Wow thats cute benz!
My mums shih tzu cross bichon frisé had pups a week or so ago. Tiniest things I've ever seen. This was 3 days old.
A dog has the same annual environmental impact as a Toyota Land Cruiser. You can’t purport to care one bit about the environment and own a dog.
They’re completely irrelevant in modern society and a waste of the world’s resources in a climate crisis. They are also a pain for people who don’t have dogs.
Looking back at that pragmatically:
1) It's already been pointed out that it's closer to a low mileage city car than a land cruiser
2) It probably means the owners will go on less / fewer / no overseas holidays for the next 14 years or so, which saves the dogs carbon footprint each time, per person on a trip to the Med. So for a family of four that's a reduction in their footprint of ~2.25t/year.
3) They’re completely irrelevant in modern society and a waste of the world’s resources in a climate crisis. They are also a pain for people who don’t have cars.
Spud (not ours, we were dog-sitting) think's he's a better use of a carbon footprint than a Daewoo Matiz.
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Slight detour but... all those morons that got dogs during lockdown and then gave them up when they had to go back into the office (as was staggeringly obvious and predictable) should be ashamed for being so cruel and dumb.
Spud (not ours, we were dog-sitting) think’s he’s a better use of a carbon footprint than a Daewoo Matiz.
To be fair, a Landcruiser is better use of a carbon footprint than a Daewoo Matiz
Sandy is lovely.
We lost our wonderful little Flo a couple of years ago now and I miss her everyday. She was great company while working from home, pretty much just me and her everyday day, from 8 ‘till 4. She would sleep at my feet and wake at 11 for a coffee ( for me) and snacks ( for her) and we would enjoy a lunchtime power walk most everyday.
We will get another dog in the future, when we circumstances change again and we can commit fully to looking after it. Some lovely dogs on here.
I think dog people know dog people, and I hope that those people walking their dogs don’t think it’s weird that I can’t help but smile when I see a happy dog out for a walk.
To be fair, a Landcruiser is better use of a carbon footprint than a Daewoo Matiz
Depends, do you need to get around a 1st world country but pathologically object to public transport.
Or make jokes about driving Land-Rovers in the outback and compensate for something?
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Still can’t understand the ‘no place in a modern world’ argument. There are a shit tonne of people globally who work with dogs. They perform some fantastic tasks on a daily basis. What are the Land Cruiser brigade proposing they are replaced with? Angry comments backed up with no facts perhaps? One of them there robots from Boston Dynamics? A miserable human?
Dogs are ****ing brilliant.
Let's push past it.
Yesterday I dropped an olive. The four legged dysonsnaffled it.
Then immediately dropped it looking confused. Then tried it again. And spat it out. Then walked away. Then came back uncertainly and tried it again. And then dropped it again.
She must have attempted to eat it 5 times before finally giving up.
That’s another dog benefit! Not having to pick up dropped food! Just call the dog and problem solved.
Seems like the appropriate place to post this news story. No wonder he's smiling in the picture. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-68779132
And the water saved by a canine powered pre-dishwasher "rinse"?