Sep 22, 2020, 2:16 AM
@Auspice Well, cats are evil. (I kid, though they can be little assholes)
Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.
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@badger said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Night terrors. Started last week. Goes great. Screamed loud enough to wake the deep sleeper (my partner) and the cats (mostly Sagan - he turned into a bottle brush and hid under the bed.) Brahms sleeps the sleep of the sweet angel babies.
I'm jealous.
I get them sometimes. I'm sorry to hear it.
I am fortunate that I have a cat who is attuned enough to me to recognize that it's happening to wake me up. She'll force me to wake up and cuddle her.
I wish I had something I could recommend. Mine have improved with time. But it sucks during. Hopefully the kitties adapt and can be there for snuggles when you need it!
Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.
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Well, there it is. Reddit surprised me again.
/r/dogfree , a subreddit for people who dislike dogs. Who dislikes dogs, gdammit! Apparently about 26,000 people.
- He who takes offense when not intended is a fool. He who takes offense when intended is a greater fool.
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@Arkandel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Well, there it is. Reddit surprised me again.
/r/dogfree , a subreddit for people who dislike dogs. Who dislikes dogs, gdammit! Apparently about 26,000 people.
I mean, there are people who were attacked by dogs as kids and thus have a phobia of them.
There's plenty of people out there who hate cats and people don't bat an eye over that (IRL at least).
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@Auspice Well, cats are evil. (I kid, though they can be little assholes)
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- He who takes offense when not intended is a fool. He who takes offense when intended is a greater fool.
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@Arkandel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Mygawd, that is @Ganymede's music!
I was attacked a couple of times by dogs when I was younger. I don't dislike them, but I am far better suited for a cat's temperament.
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I don't dislike dogs, but I do dislike dog owners that either let their dogs run without a leash or even on a leash let them jump all over people. My youngest is terrified of dogs since my mom's dog bit her when she was handing it a snack when she was two (not the dog's fault, she should never have been given the treat to do it and I was pissed when I figured out what happened). So when those "s/he's friendly!" people smile as their dog approaches my screaming child, I am never pleased because it seriously traumatizes her every single time. She's not screaming to be cute people, she's screaming because she is legitimately terrified of your dog, it doesn't matter how friendly it is.
The other day I was walking down a little path by our house and a big dog who was not on a leash ran up to me, then stood up and put its paws on my chest. "He's very friendly," his owner said with a smile as it left paw prints all over my shirt. He stopped smiling when I told him to put it on a leash.
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@Quinn said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I don't dislike dogs, but I do dislike dog owners that either let their dogs run without a leash or even on a leash let them jump all over people.
This.
Dogs are pretty fucking awesome. I understand why you'd consider them family. But if one of my kids ran up to someone, put their hands up on their chest, and started to kiss them all over I would be mortified.
But I don't blame kids or dogs for their bad behavior.
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Having owned a dog who was terrified of strangers I can only second this. Don't let your damn dog run loose, and don't walk up to my dog uninvited. Boundaries, people. I don't want 50 kilos of unfamiliar German Shepherd coming at me like a missile when I'm out for a walk, and I don't want to pry 50 kilos of terrified and angry German Shepherd off your kid, either.
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@L-B-Heuschkel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I don't want 50 kilos of unfamiliar German Shepherd coming at me like a missile when I'm out for a walk, and I don't want to pry 50 kilos of terrified and angry German Shepherd off your kid, either.
Added peeve:
Keep your fucking crotch-fruit away from other people's pets. You wouldn't like it if my cat attacked your munchkin, so restrain your beast from trying to stalk and hug my kid.
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Kids bring afraid of dogs is why, in dog training (I was so happy to have learned this and taught it to dogs I owned), the hand sign for 'down' is to draw your hands up by your shoulders.
It's the classic reflexive pose a child will go into when they're scared. Fists up tight by their shoulders.
Train your dog that it means 'down' and they'll come to an immediate halt.
It's a good backup plan when you do leash, etc, but some parent comes within leash range going 'Oh look st the puppy!' when you aren't looking and you do have a very very good and friendly dog but the child is not ready for it. (My Cleo was amazing and protective af. She protected me from a neighbor's dog once. She would body slam other dogs at the dog park who would try to jump up on me because she knew I didn't like it. But she did always want pets so she'd run up wiggle butt to someone new.....unless she got the signal and then she'd just sit)
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I'm lucky. My dog is a total love slut. I think if the Devil was offering belly rubs, my dog would be all in.
But he's still 75ish lbs, and not a little lap dog like he thinks he is. And his one bark can be loud and deep. People are naturally going to be afraid of him, unless they're used to dogs like him. Training him to sit and wait for people to come to him has been one of the best things I've ever done.
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A former co-worker's daughter ran up to a tied-up dog at a public park (the owner was pouring sand of their child's shoes) and launched herself at it, trying to pet it. The dog- now spooked by a five-year-old it doesn't know invading its space without permission or supervision from the owner- reacted accordingly: by biting the girl in the face.
She's fine, other than a small scar above her upper lip which will probably get smaller as she gets older.
The co-worker tried to sue the dog owner for costs for her daughter's therapy due to the trauma, medical bills from the ER trip, and future plastic surgery to get rid of the scar. She was so smug and dramatic about the whole thing, you'd think her child was sucked into a wood chipper by her telling of it. The owner countersued.
My co-worker lost and ended up having to pay the dog owner's attorney fees. I feel bad her daughter, who is only 5 and wasn't taught that unfamiliar dogs aren't yours to pet at will. I'm not pleased the kid got hurt; but I was pleased that my co-worker's bad parenting cost her a lot of money.
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@GangOfDolls said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I'm not pleased the kid got hurt; but I was pleased that my co-worker's bad parenting cost her a lot of money.
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@GangOfDolls said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
A former co-worker's daughter ran up to a tied-up dog at a public park (the owner was pouring sand of their child's shoes) and launched herself at it, trying to pet it. The dog- now spooked by a five-year-old it doesn't know invading its space without permission or supervision from the owner- reacted accordingly: by biting the girl in the face.
She's fine, other than a small scar above her upper lip which will probably get smaller as she gets older.
The co-worker tried to sue the dog owner for costs for her daughter's therapy due to the trauma, medical bills from the ER trip, and future plastic surgery to get rid of the scar. She was so smug and dramatic about the whole thing, you'd think her child was sucked into a wood chipper by her telling of it. The owner countersued.
My co-worker lost and ended up having to pay the dog owner's attorney fees. I feel bad her daughter, who is only 5 and wasn't taught that unfamiliar dogs aren't yours to pet at will. I'm not pleased the kid got hurt; but I was pleased that my co-worker's bad parenting cost her a lot of money.
People that don't teach their kids not to run at dogs infuriate me.
SO OFTEN at the dog park (y'know, fenced in area for dogs to play off-leash) people would bring in their SMALL CHILDREN and be all 'LOOK AT THE DOGGIES' and half the time the kids would be downright terrified.
Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.
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So you’re getting your car looked at the other daaaaay ...
... and this guy keeps talking to you. No matter how focused you are on your own shit. Trying to ignore him. Seems like a lonely dude.
But shit, man, take the fucking hint.
“It is better to live doing the things that you like. It is foolish to live within this dream of a world seeing unpleasantness and doing only things that you do not like.” -- Yamamoto Tsunetomo.
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@Ganymede Figure it out, bud.
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But..
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@Auspice I get so excited when kids run up to me asking if they can pet my dogs. Like I KNOW my dogs won't bite, but these kids and their parents don't, so I get a little giddy. Yay for responsible parenting!