Why don't people understand?

Hello ayumitakashi, Well, dogs.. I would not want to do that, i mean i don't trust it with dogs coz when they bite you, you are in trouble. I would not even touch it if i wanted to. Cats are like, they would shy away, so that is no danger but dogs are more confident creatures, whether cute and harmless looking or bigger ones. Yes, it doesn't make sense one touching a stranger's dog even though they felt it cute to. You could never trust a dog that easily. When i used to live at my old company quarters our neighbour had an dog which seemed to be more loyal to us rather than it's big fat uncaring master. He used to take his anger out on his dogs! He used to beat them up with a belt at nights when he wished to! I and my brother felt sad for the poor dog and i don't know why the other family members didn't care for the dogs, there were two dogs. One was loyal to the owner no matter what types and the other one was happy with us. The loyal one used to bark at us too, being their neighbour it was so annoying to have a dog bark it's own neighbour even though we never did it any harm and we lived right above them, on the upper floor. That was a mean doggie! Anyways, leave that fool, lol. We used feed them at times, like with fish and all, this pleased our dog. The loyal one ate too, but still was unfriendly to us. our dog was so fond of us that he would want to jump across the fence and go out with us. One day my brother was going somewhere on his cycle and after he left, our dog smashed and somehow managed to jump over the fence and follow him and boy was he fast! We have also played with the dog, he sometimes manages to come out of fence and he is so funny to play with. We loved it so much, and wished his master treat him well. But that fat guy was a big time stubborn and he didn't listen to anyone. That dog had our love...

It has to depends. If the owner is my friends, then I might pet him even thou I am a total stranger to the dog. Of course, I will first coax the dog and check out its temperment. If it is agressive, then I won't do it. But if the owner is a stranger, then I will definitively not do so, even if the dog come up to me wagging his tail.

hi ayumitakashi I would never pet a dog without first asking the owner if it was okay. It is just plain courtesy and good manners. I was just thinking probably dogs are just like us, they have a comfort zone in which they are comfortable with other people or dogs but touch them or get in their faces and they growl and we may grumble too. Yesterday I was hot, tired, and waiting in line for my turn to take out money here inGodl Crest. this woman whom I barely know comes up to me and leans in toward me til she is practically breathing on my face, and says, its four oclock time to eat. I replied, I know the time, and I will eat afterI get my money.but she would not drop it then she grabbed my arm, and said w ell aren't you going to eat? I lost it as she breathed a garlic breath into my nose. I yelled, just leave me alone, just leave mne the hell alone. do not touch. me. If I had been a dog I would have growled at her too.The actvities director heard us and called her by name so she let go my arm. I wanted to really wanted to hit her, but this is not like me. she had just broken my comfort zone.

I usually don't touch stranger's dogs because I don't know if the owner is ok with that and I don't know either how will the dog react. It's sad to hear that people try to touch your dog all of the time even if you tell them not to I wish people were more understanding.

I usually leave dogs alone in general. Dogs, just like cats can be unpridictable. I've gotten hurt by them and it didn't matter that the dog knew me. Something set her off and I nearly lost a hand. So I've always been carful around dogs. I approach them slowly, usually stop and let dog and owner pass. No reason to set someone else's animal off. Being that I'm in a wheelchair that usually scares most dogs. When I'm out in public, they usually want to attack me for that reason alone. So I keep my distance and don't dare approach. People who are animal lovers don't want to accept that animals are that, animals. Their actions are driven by instenct and the desire to protect themselves and their owners. Drunks in general loose all ability to think and often do things they wouldn't normally. So the reasons may very from person to person, but the sad truth some may never really understand.

I think those people who come and touch your dog without asking for permission don't care about anything but themselves. They don't care the dog feel threaten, they don't care you are stressed out because you have to pull the dog away from them, they don't care they could be bitten and your dog is the one to be blamed. Something like this happens to me every day. My dog, Binne, is a friendly dog. She would go to any stranger to be petted. And it's ok with me if somebody want to pet her. But I feel like I'm going crazy when they ask Binne to jump on them. I tell them not to do so, because Binne has already a jumping problem and this will only worsen her problem. But it doesn't matter to them. They don't care that I have to pull Binne to stop her jumping. They don't care that because of them, Binne thinks it's all right to jump on every person. All that matter to them is the fun they have for a minute.

I understand completely. Tell them that "Edicate dictates that you ask a dog owner before you pet or touch an animal." "And the answer is no." I bring my cats the the vets. They hate dogs. I mean absolutely hate them. I tell people with dogs that and they come over with their dogs. I tell them that so they will stay away from the dogs. My cats go crazy in the cat boxes and almost rip their claws off trying to swing at the dogs through the cage doors. The dog owners act shocked, "but my dog is nice." Well, duh, like my cats care. They're rescues, I don't know what dogs did to them before I got them. All I know is that the smaller one caused a chocolate lab to have to go to a vet for stiches on his nose and the one that is twice as big could do twice the damage with his claws. My cats are purposely caged and I sit in a corner far away from the other animal owners. I've had to tell dog owners if my cats hurt themselves, I'm charging them for the additional vet bills to get them to stay away. It's not all the dog owners and it's not every time. But one time it was three different dog owners in 3 hours. Sometimes it's only one dog owner and I don't have to wait that long. I never had this problem until last year. Then I really had this problem. I don't understand why when you tell someone not to do something concerning your animal, they go out of their way to do it. Do they want their dog and my cat hurt? Stupid, just stupid. I feel sorry for the dogs.

I don't get this myself. Is it really that hard to ask?