Way too many households with a small backyard have a dog that belongs on a farm chasing sheep all day. These dogs need to run, not a lazy walk around the block. And way too many dog owners don’t have the time or availability to walk to pay attention to their dogs so the dogs have behaviour issues or “anxiety” or are annoying.
Also way too many people breed their dogs for no reason and now the puppies need homes when there are already dogs in shelters that need homes.
Also Aussies, do not own a siberian husky!!!!!
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You should just get a cat
husky is funny breed i dont mind people have husky
Way too many people think others should care about their personal views
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Imagine owning a husky in Arizona or Nevada why torture the animal
I completely agree.
The rise in doggie daycare places confirms this.
There are certain breeds that can be calm, but most breeds were “created” to do a job. And if they are locked up most the day, it’s not good for them.
You can also adopt older dogs.
Or cats. Cats aren’t domesticated, weird fact.
Most people don’t own dogs.
Spay and neuter your pets !
Absolutely agree with you. I used to work in a boarding kennels, so I was with other people’s dogs on a daily basis. I can’t begin to explain how incredibly untrained so many dogs were. And many of them were intelligent breeds, so there were no excuses.
One of the first things I did was train the dogs myself, to not pull on their leads and to wait patiently for the door to open, instead of barging through. They all learned so fast, so it was obvious the owners never even tried. My goodness, these simple things can make your life with them so much easier. There was only one dog i could not train, no matter how much i tried. But all the others got it really fast.
Also, if we were very booked up, I would explain to the owners that the dogs would only get walked for 10 minutes twice a day. Not enough for many of the dogs, but I wasn’t going to lie. And many of their responses were “wow! That’s so much! Fantastic!”.
Wtf, no it isn’t. It is nowhere near enough. It was just sad. Needless to say, I only stayed there a year before finding another job. Loved the dogs, but I hated the product of people’s stupidity.
I belong to a community Facebook group and posts are limited to questions and issues about this town of about 40,000 people. About 60% of the posts are about dogs running loose. Dog owners need to learn how to confine their pets to their yard.
Most people are lazy, ineffective pet owners. Most dogs are mannerless and unhappy.
I’ve said this for years. Watching our neighbor’s Malamute mix be stuck in a 18× 9 cyclone fence never leave it. All the did is feed that dog scraps and only get him groomed when the fur was so matted that all the dog did was howl because it was in pain. Can’t call the SPCA or animal protection service out in the swamp in Virginia. I was actually relived when that dog died. At least his suffering ended.
I had a dog for 14 1/2 years. A big dog. In an apartment. Everyone said I needed a backyard. But people with a backyard don’t exercise their pet, they just let them out to roam the yard. I took her on many walks every day, some for 45 minutes or longer, and took her to the park to run after ball. Something she wasn’t even fond of. She had an awesome life. Now I’m disabled and can’t walk far so I stick with cats.
Everyone on Reddit is a cat or at least a cat owner, explains all of the dog hate
Yes, this is an unpopular opinion because it’s not an opinion it is a judgement. I used to rescue and train dogs from high kill shelters. I placed 13 of them. People are usually doing their best with their dogs and it’s better than them being killed by the thousands a day.
I agree, as a dog owner. I love my dog and I really try to fulfill her life, but I still don’t feel like I do enough. I think she deserves hikes everyday, and all I’m capable of is walking her around my city. It gives me a lot of guilt.
(I was given my dog as a gift by an irresponsible adult when I was really young- I wouldn’t elect to own a dog at this point in my life, it wasn’t up to me).
Most people should not have kids either
2 collies, no fenced back garden.
Normally we aim for 3 big walks a week (thats 7km in forests, swimming in the sea/lake, taking a train to another city for an explore etc).
Then we do 3 rest days. As we don’t have a yard they get a MINIMUM of 4 20mins walks these days. These are sniffy walks where we go at their pace and they can sniff everything.
Final day we meet with family in their garden and all the dogs play together.
The thing is you can never tire a young healthy collie. There is no point trying. All you do is make a super athlete wanting more and more exercise.
Too many people think you need to run them for hours and never teach them to settle and relax.
In pet homes the key is mental stimulation. Sniffy walks, training, playing and puzzle games etc.
My pup is 9months old and not so much as a chewed shoe because his needs are met.
Our neighbours have a border collie, in a townhouse. It just cries all day when they’re not home and tries to run the moment the gate is open. They’ve already had to fix the gate from it attempting to escape. I only know his name because they yell at him when he gets out. It’s the most miserable shit to live next to, can’t imagine how bored and lonely that dog is 24/7.
Lol i got downvoted for saying ill never get a fence since i live in the country. That i dont like rescues. Took in a lab/cattle dog mix and the owner thinks its the best choice he could have made. My yard is several acres, not flat, and a dog fence would be ugly. People on reddit are extremely judgmental unless you live in an apartment or HOA. The number of boxers i see living in apartments is ridiculous.