Dog lover here, not wanting to open another dogs are ace/shit bun fight, just an observation about specific dogist behaviour.
Maybe this has been done before, but I've only just noticed. Loads of people out and about pushing dogs in prams/pushchairs. I was helping my wife with her stall at an outdoor event recently and we must have seen over 30 of them come past.
Dogs of all sizes too. We did laugh when one vicious bundle of fur, the size of a guinea pig (looked like Gnasher from the Beano) launched itself at another passing dog pram from within it's own, knocking it over!
I could kind of understand if this was just letting previously active but elderly/injured dogs see the world. It was mostly young, fit dogs though. What's the point? Is it just down to people taking the vomit inducing 'fur baby' concept a bit too far? Seems a bit cruel to the mutt to me.
The other observation from the event was that most other 'normal' dogs on leads, hundreds of them, were very well behaved.
*Warning large generalisation*
Lockdown "fur-babies" that haven't been socialised nor trained properly by the pusher who think that they are doing a dog walk! The dogs get a bit of stimulation from watching but no sniffing/exploring/hunting behaviour which makes them more unmanageable. Rinse and repeat.
Were there any in handbags? 😆
Years ago* a bloke used to bring his ferret into the pub after he had been rabbiting, for the most part,it just slept inside his jacket pocket.
*long before attention seeking took over 😉
I've noticed it a bit around here, but it's generally elderly dogs, as far as I've seen.
I happened to be in Halfords yesterday and noticed a while display of prams and pushchairs for dogs. These things - https://tavopets.com/uk/all-products. Bizarre.
Were there any in handbags? 😆
Yes!!
😆 🤣 😂
Kids are getting super hairy these days
That's Pat Mustard's fault
Have you considered minding your own business, OP?
Have you considered minding your own business, OP?
What breed, what kind of pram?
May as well close the forum then.
That’s Pat Mustard’s fault
Deserves recognition!
This seemed to be a very big thing in Japan. Lots of people have their dogs dressed up and pushed around in prams.
With the birth rate being so low there we found it was more likely that someone pushing a pram had a dog in it rather than a child.
I expect it's mostly those poor deformed Pugs and other seriously inbred poor wretches
I honestly didn't know the dogs in prams was a thing but...
There is a couple in my road that do use a pram for one of their two rescue greyhounds!
It's a lot older than the other and can't go for the same length walks. They felt too guilty having to sometimes leave one dog at home so they came up with the pram.
When they told me I actually got a little bit emotional as it is such a wonderful, caring thing to do.😂 The dog loves it, peering out like royalty as he's wheeled down the road and he's petted by pretty much every person that passes them.
Absolutely lovely stuff!👍😁
Have you considered minding your own business, OP?
He should have taken some photos,always nice to get some interaction with people.
@Poopscoop love that. That use case I can absolutely understand 👍
My mum has been doing this with a couple of pups to get them out and about and a bit more socialised. They're tiny, pretty much the size of big guinea pigs and couldn't walk more than the end of the road. One of them has been sold now but she's keeping the other and is going on holiday to Seahouses next week I think and taking it with her. She took them to the pub the other week and everyone loved them!
Two pups and their mum, Willow. shih tzu/bichon frise.
blokeuptheroad
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@Poopscoop love that. That use case I can absolutely understand 👍
I agree, I wouldn't want to put a healthy dog in one, defeats the whole point of talking them out for a bit of exercise but great in this scenario.
It's a thing. One sister has a proper dog, lab, that walks miles. The other has a cavalier and she treats it like a child (worse than a child) - they won't leave it alone for long (WFH) even to the extent one will not attend a major family event (e.g. christening) if they have to leave it for an hour or more - it's perfectly happy and just sleeps, blus they have a dog cam for it.
She started the pram thing when it was a pup, so it doesn't do long walks now - it's will happily opt for the pram rather than walk far. It's perfectly healthy and could walk. It's embarrassing
@ads678 they look like fun! I sort of get that in the puppy stage when it can't walk too far. Does she plan to keep doing that when it's an adult dog?
Have you considered minding your own business, OP?
🤣🤣🤣 This has cracked me up. I think it's the comma that really makes it for me.
We see quite a lot of dogs in prams when out walking our pooch. Elderly dog still getting to go outside, get fussed etc is lovely. People pushing young dogs around like a newborn baby werids me out.
@blokeuptheroad No, Willow, the mum, doesn't use the pram and the pup she's keeping won't when it can start to walk a bit more. For such a small dog Willow can actually walk a fair distance. Think she just needs an insurance policy for when they're going places when she's on holiday and the pup starts flagging!
They are great fun.
Yup our elderly Basset Hound would go in the pram. Would walk incredibly slowly on its own for as long as it could. Also loved doing the school run with me when the kids were small. The way the dog would invariably be flat out in a pram on the way back.
I saw a dog in a manger once. Proper scenes
We've got one for our Dachshund. He's got IVDD (basically back issues) so he can't walk too far but he's young, fit and healthy otherwise. When he has a flare up we take him out in the stroller so he doesn't go mad inside and to still sniff. It also lets us get outside too. If we go for long walks then we take it so we can all go out.
This is a bit of a sore topic for me as I get fed up of sneering, whispered comments when we're out with him. It's his equivalent of a wheelchair - see also various discussions about people parking in disabled spaces and walking into the supermarket.
And yes, I'll likely also get a rucksack to out him in for walks where strollers aren't appropriate.
Wtaf..
I have never seen this in my life. Scottish dogs must be made of harder stuff. My hound would go bezerk if she was put in a pram!
did once have to carry her home (she’s not a small dog) after a particularly energetic run at the park however. She just sat on the pavement half way home and refused to budge
@davidr understood. I suppose in some cases it's like the human 'not all disabilities are visible' scenario. I confess to doubting that all those I saw were in this category, but acknowledge that some may have been. Food for thought. I didn't mean to disparage those in your situation, apologies if that's how it came across.
Only seen it with very elderly dogs. Not something I’d choose to do myself, once they’re at that point it’s kinder to let them go.
I’ll show my mum this as she’s knocking on a bit and I have to take her out in a wheelchair when we go out 😉
Saw a woman a few months back walking her dog, nothing strange about that until you notice the dog had a little red boot on each paw 😯
We’ve got one for our Dachshund. He’s got IVDD (basically back issues)
Because it's a poor inbred little wretch, you are part of the problem if you buy these puppies.....
Of course if you adopted the dog from rescue you are part of the solution and I salute you sir.
I think the proper solution that would be satisfactory to most would be to place the infirm dog in a small carriage which in turn could be pulled by a second or even third dog if the infirm dog was a larger breed. This would help reduce the number of dogs in rescue centres as they could be gainfully employed, and most rescue dogs seem to like pulling. There would be a fantastic market for dog carriages,, as there would be lots of designs such as royalty inspired models, traditional two wheel traps, Roman chariot etc. Then of course all the after market accessories
Anyone caught doing this kind of nonsense should have the dogs taken away from them by the RSPCA, banned from keeping dogs and have their hard drives checked.
I’m in Leeds, outside Laynes by the station…
…just seen a CAT in a pink pram.
I suspect that when I'm *really* old (I am already really old in my daughter's eyes !) my dog will be pushing me around the woods in a pram.
As for dressing up dogs... all my Labradors have always been given permission to bite anyone tries to out a jumper on them.
My neighbours have a lot of dachshunds. Hard to know how may but we estimate around 12 at the moment. They bark. a lot. Sometime they start barking in the garden at 5.30am. My neighbours are not popular in the street.
Last week I saw her walking 8 with 2 of them in a pram. I didn't even try to disguise my absolute disgust.
I posted on here about getting a pram for our pooch when he had some weird leg problem and could barely walk. There was the usual, better off putting him down comments, we found using glucosamine (Synoquin) tablets sorted him out and three years later he is still running around like a nutter. Just bought a rucksack for any walks longer than a mile and that works well and gives me extra exercise as he seems to be made out of concrete.
jkomo
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I posted on here about getting a pram for our pooch when he had some weird leg problem and could barely walk. There was the usual, better off putting him down comments, we found using glucosamine (Synoquin) tablets sorted him out and three years later he is still running around like a nutter. Just bought a rucksack for any walks longer than a mile and that works well and gives me extra exercise as he seems to be made out of concrete.
That's great news mate, long may it continue. 👍
Don't mind dogs with mobility issues going out in prams.
Anyone who dresses a dog in an outfit should be thrown into some sort of arena where they test whether an XL Bully is vicious or not.
"Glucosamine (Synoquin) tablets sorted him out "
Our first Lab had a little shoulder problem from early on. Never stopped him running around like a loon. But as he got older he would be uncomfortable in the evenings after charging around too much (just like blokes in their 50s and 60s go play football like they think they are still 23... then pay for it in the evening). Synoquin worked wonders for him.
Never in a pram though!
@blokeuptheroad no problem and no offence taken. There are probably lots of dogs being wheeled about unnecessarily but I always want to show the other side of the coin.
@anagallis_arvensis With compassion like that you've really missed your calling if you're not already a doctor. Such bedside manner.
Have you considered minding your own business, OP?
Oof, touched a nerve. Dog in pram owner there?
Dog in pram owner there?
Nah, cat owner.
Prams, nah. Rucks yeah*.
Free Phys innit. 
*Little buggers flat out refused to walk so had to carry them home.
Wait till you see Taylor Swift's back pack for her cat 😆
Most excellent 👌
I’m in Leeds, outside Laynes by the station…
…just seen a CAT in a pink pram.
I saw a woman a few weeks back with a cat tucked inside her jumper.
That was Leeds central station too, now I come to think about it.
Prams, nah. Rucks yeah*.
Dogs are the least of your worries there. Are you just home from Desert Storm or are you planning for an eventuality we need to know about? 😁
Anyone caught doing this kind of nonsense should have the dogs taken away from them by the RSPCA, banned from keeping dogs and have their hard drives checked.
Amazed it took an hour from OP for this to appear!
Saw a woman a few months back walking her dog, nothing strange about that until you notice the dog had a little red boot on each paw 😯
That's acceptable.
Hard ground, and tarmac especially gets ridiculously hot in the sun. It's very easy to burn a dogs paws on a walk, it doesn't even need to be a hot day, just bright sunlight.
My neighbours have a lot of dachshunds. Hard to know how may but we estimate around 12 at the moment. They bark. a lot. Sometime they start barking in the garden at 5.30am. My neighbours are not popular in the street.
Our neighbors have 1 (and a French bulldog for the un-dynamic duo of inbreding issues). And it's one too many. Everyone within earshot wishes it a quick and painless death.
Just crossing my fingers that when the landlord dies* they sell the house, but not to the current tenants!
*he's a lovely guy that lived there until his wife died and he went into managed accommodation, they had the sort of garden that people stopped and took pictures of, now it's a mess, dog shit everywhere, the roses are mostly dead and the detritus of umpteen side-hustles.
I also have compassion in spades, it also runs to poor dogs bred to live a life in pain for the delight of their owners
Perhaps worthy of a separate thread. My daughter is a vet and gets very angry about this. Brachycephalic breeds in particular which suffer from breathing difficulties or eye problems. Chosen because to some they look "cute", perpetuating that suffering.
I hadn't realised, but Google suggests up to 25% of dachshunds suffer from genetic back problems.
I'm sure there are genuine reasons, but i've noticed a lot more dogs in prams lately too. In fact on our local high street, I'd say over the last year any given pram is now more likely to have a dog than a human inside. It's quite odd, and must be fashion driven for the most part, unless dogs have suddenly got an awful lot sicker recently.
There's a lovely dog that wanders around one of my local parks, Bob is his name.
His back legs don't work properly so he has a wheeled harness type thing so he can pull himself along - complete with a little number plate with his name on 😀 He gets loads of attention!
I guess he'd be an ideal candidate for a pram but seems more than happy with life on 2 legs and 2 wheels.
^^ Lovely! What tyres for two wheeled pooch harnesses in your local park?
Definitely off-road ones as he likes to run on the grass 😃
Had this in the bluebird cafe in conniston last week, dog in pram sat at the table , so big i could not sit behind it at the other table so i had to sit on the end of the table...a dog sat at the table...my gastor was suitably flabbered
There’s a lovely dog that wanders around one of my local parks, Bob is his name.
His back legs don’t work properly so he has a wheeled harness type thing so he can pull himself along – complete with a little number plate with his name on 😀 He gets loads of attention!
I guess he’d be an ideal candidate for a pram but seems more than happy with life on 2 legs and 2 wheels.
If TJ kicks it. Is he kicking a dog or a bicyclist?
A lady I lodged with years ago (a dog walker, and dog owner) went into a very boutique bike shop (think Parlee, Lightweight, Colnago, etc) and asked "where are your dog trailers please?" and told me she surprised when they looked entirely blankly back at her. Still makes me laugh!
Part of the dog buggy issue is people turning their dogs into people, which they aren't - see also:
Dogs in onsies
Dogs with disabled badges - yes, I actually saw this
Dogs with dyed hair
Thankfully, most owners aren't this^ daft or weird. Nice that infirm doggos can get out and about at least!
Have you considered minding your own business, OP?
Since you are telling someone to mind their own business, I can only conclude that you have a young healthy dog which you transport places in a pram.
Otherwise, what OP chooses to post about is (brace yourself for irony) none of your business.
Have you considered minding your own business, OP?....
Clearly you have not...
🤣🤣
I despair, didn't know this was a thing.
Never seen a dog pram in the highlands. I suspect dogs get run over by tractors in farm yards up here before immobility becomes an issue.
I have sympathy for folk who have an otherwise happy content dog with mobility issues doing this, but the implication of the above posts and links is that people have found a new way to over humanise their dogs - probably reducing the quality of an able dogs life.
So sad - lets roll up the carpet on western civilization and start again.
Surely lap dogs have existed all the time their have been ladies that want one.
Going back to cruel dogs our friends have a rescue french bulldog. I love dogs but very wary of this thing. You can't tell what it's thinking. No tail to wag and no facial expressions.
Sounds like Bike Vs Bike argument.
Dog ownership is a strange thing, i also read a sign in a cafe in richmond that i never thought id see.
It read,
Dear customers,
Please do not put our chair cushions on the ground for your dog to lie on...
Please do not put our chair cushions on the ground for your dog to lie on…
As a certified mad doggist I find the level of entitlement which lead to this sign even being needed absolutely bonkers.
If I'm going somewhere that my hound will need to lay down, it's on me to take an appropriately padded thing for him to lie down on.
Made a mess of quoting so I'll just add this separately.
I am already working on a design/looking for a trolley to put my greyhound in. Hes still quite spritely now but injuries and mistreatment from his time in the racing industry have left him getting quite bad arthritis. He it still happy in himself and really enjoys a good sniffari but the walk to and from the interesting spots will likely get too much for him in the next 12 to 18 months. So I'll take him on a trolley (he's way to big for a pram) and then he can put all his energy into the fun stuff and not have to deal with the boring pavement stuff.
If I can make it workable with my bike, even better.
Please do not put our chair cushions on the ground for your dog to lie on…
Not defending this weird behavior, but humans have a strange hierarchy of cleanliness. We're societally quite happy to accept that I'm sat on a cushion, farting away last nights biryani in sweaty lycra after a few brisk laps of the park. But the line's drawn at the dog.
Saw some dude cycling uphill with a Jack Russel sized thing in a dog specific back pack. Saw him riding down later and the dog was chasing him.
I was a bit jealous.
The number of Doggy Babboe bikes in Munich exploded after the city started subsidising cargo bikes.
Oddly, on the application you had to give a reason why you would benefit from having a cargo bike. Taking kids to school, transporting tools etc I can see, but taking my dog for a walk?
Even see couples, each with a Doggy Babboe with a dog up front. That's up to 2000€ taken from taxpayers to transport a dog. FFS.
I think it's a trap for election season, you put a dog in a pram and go and find the nearest tory or reform candidate, they think they have an opportunity for a quick kiss on a baby's head in front of the cameras, but instead they become a meme running around screaming with a jack russel firmly clamped onto their faces.
Slightly OT, many moons ago I was walking my dog through Tenby on a nice sunny day. I noticed that people walking towards me were looking down at the doggy and smirking. One guy cracked up laughing. What's going on I thought, reigned the dog back and had look at her..... she'd picked up a baby's dummy.
My neighbours have a lot of dachshunds. Hard to know how may but we estimate around 12 at the moment. They bark. a lot. Sometime they start barking in the garden at 5.30am. My neighbours are not popular in the street.
There are 5 (yes *five*) breeders within a 10 minute walk of me. Which is amazing as there are only about 60 houses within 10 minutes walk...
King Charles, Red Setter, Bearded Collie, Pyrenean Sheepdog and some massive bushy black dog breed.
(We've got Huskies and Irish wolfhounds about 10 minutes away).
So i feel your 5:30 am pain. Thankfully not too many yappy, earpiercing dogs.
