Post ArKShA7RYCSBwz8Wh6 by dmandl@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #ArKShA7RYCSBwz8Wh6 by dmandl@mastodon.social
       2025-02-20T17:53:00Z
       
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       I have nothing against dogs (though I'm definitely a cat person) but I've never understood the appeal of owning an animal that you, the owner, have to constantly fight with to prevent it from biting or killing random people on the street. Yes, I know, #NotAllDogs.
       
 (DIR) Post #ArKShB9xgK3vB5K3G4 by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2025-02-21T02:19:51Z
       
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       @dmandl Really? It's almost zero dogs that are likely to bite strangers pitcon the world. Problem dogs are 100% problem owners! But all animals are sentient beings, scare one bad enough that it thinks it's life, or that of a loved one, is in actual danger, that's different, and again nearly certainly a human problem.
       
 (DIR) Post #ArNVinCgbSkmnMwC5g by dmandl@mastodon.social
       2025-02-22T13:37:52Z
       
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       @tomjennings I had a dog bite or scratch my leg (I wasn't sure) the other day while I was innocently walking down the street. I hadn't even looked at it. But all my life I've seen dog-owners desperately tugging at leashes to prevent their dogs from going after people. Nothing against the dogs, I just think it's an odd way to live.
       
 (DIR) Post #ArOE5LWy3JINc3zMky by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2025-02-22T21:55:01Z
       
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       @dmandl Oh man that sucks. Dog folk need to rear their dogs to live in the world. Often they don't, dogs endlessly pulling, humans acting like they're not responsible. No one else but them is. Sorry that happened to you.
       
 (DIR) Post #ArOjRN5S2o6NOC6Icq by dmandl@mastodon.social
       2025-02-23T03:46:19Z
       
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       @tomjennings No harm done, but then I was wearing long pants and thermal underwear.