Postal worker? A swear most postal workers hate dogs. I guess I might too if I was always getting barked at and chased by them all day too. Lmao. I actually never liked dogs growing up. The always smelled bad and wanted to lick your face. I grew up with cats. My wife loved dogs and we finally got one. A Boston Terrier. Fucking best dogs! Not that I have any way to compare. Lol. But yep, I’m a convert! Now I see a dog and I’m all over them. I like dogs better than most people. Makes me sad and angry when they aren’t treated right. Not sure I would like a dog in the gym. Haven’t seen that yet. I know it would make me late for work if there was. Lol. We are on our second dog now. First one died just before Covid started. That was a bad bad year! Still miss that guy. We got our second dog(mutt) a couple years before first one died. I swear he lived longer because of getting a second dog. Gave him more energy and just seemed happier. We had to put him down because his seizures wouldn’t stop. Had them his whole life. They were awful but would only happen maybe 2 or three times a year with medication. The veterinarians were so nice. It was so heartbreaking. We had a feeling it was the end so the whole family went. Kinda crazy that we were all home at the time too. They medicated him when we got there and gave them all they had and the seizures still weren’t stopping. Usually the seizures would come in threes. As he got older they started doing that. First it was only one. Then it would be two and then three at a time. About 20min apart. Scared the yell out of us the first time he had a second one or a third one. But we came to expect another one after the first. Well he had like 10 before we even got to the vets. One in the car on the way too. We gave him ice cream and said goodbye. He knew too! Usually he is so out of it after a seizure. Doesn’t even recognize us. He will have no idea where he is and not there mentally. What was so insane was he was there, mentally. And he started giving us all kisses because he knew. He not only recognized us but knew it was goodbye. It was so crazy when I think about it. It was one of the saddest days of our lives. He fell asleep in my wife’s arms. And that’s when the tears really started flowing. Dam. That sucked! Sorry for the downer but it just amazes me how we are all connected and even with animals.
My wife is a bartender and people are allowed to bring in the dogs there. She loves it. She keeps treats in a jar behind the bar for them. When a dog comes in it’s like the highlight of her day. I hear all about it. Lol. The patrons love it too. I love it when I go into a customers home and they have a dog or dogs. I say, “are you gonna be my helper today?” I have a lot of furry helpers now. Lol.
I don't hate dogs. I have had several over the years.
My issue is when I see people bringing them inside "people" places. I never let my own dogs around my table at home. No way am I going to be around someone else' dog while I am trying to eat.
The issue I have with dogs in stores is that it is a rare occasion that those dogs aren't trying to sniff or bark as someone while they are there. Don't get me wrong, I understand that this is what dogs do but not everyone wants to be bothered with your pet. I worked retail many years ago, when this service animal horseshit started and people would bring in the untrained mutts(with the amazon purchased service animal vest) in the store that would bark and piss on shit while they walked the store. Obviously not a service animal but the store was forced by the government to let it stay. Guess who cleaned up the shit and piss and also listened to the complaints from customers about the barking? THIS GUY...
I know that not all dogs are untrained. Hell, most are trained and fun as hell to be around. It is that smaller percentage that makes it irritating for me.
Like homosexuals, 99% are cool and great people then you have the purple hair, flamboyant, assless chap, flag waving, overly gay, gaaays. Keep them at home. Ruins it for everybody lol