# Dog Owners **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 21, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864 "2002-11-21T03:23:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/41 "2002-11-21T10:34:56Z")
Wish I had a dog - One of my hobbies is throwing sticks and I’m getting really tired of having to run after them myself, that gets kinda boring. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by LindyHopper:_ > Because they (mostly) come when called. Wow! That’s what I call good training! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/42 "2002-11-21T10:36:53Z")
AFAIK, this is dimwitted ‘humorous’ thread #5 from this silly poster. Looking forward to seeing that little all-caps 6-letter word under his/her name soon. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/43 "2002-11-21T10:41:37Z")
How come, **BZ00000** , that you get to rack up over 200 posts, be a member since last March, and only _now_ decide to self-destruct? I _think_ you’re saying that those without a “real” need for a dog (how do you quantify that, anyway?) shouldn’t have one, and that the dog should be put to sleep or the owners shot. I _think_ you’re saying that. But even that could be a wild guess. Look, there are lousy dog owners out there. I’ve had it out in th’ past with an arsehole who liked to discipline his labrador with a broom handle. But (a) the animals don’t deserve to just be put to sleep, and (b) your other option is just plain insane. This is another one of those “long, slippery slope to oblivion” threads, ain’t it? Oh, if I only had a buck for every time _this_ happens! _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/44 "2002-11-21T13:22:46Z")
All our pie belong to our dog. Katie wants me to tell you “Woof, Wooof Bark.” GDDPWC\* [sub]Grin, Duck, Dog Play with Cats.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/45 "2002-11-21T13:33:57Z")
As they say in France: > [@](#): > > Plus je connais les hommes, plus j’aime mon chien… The better I know men, the more I love my dog… ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/46 "2002-11-21T13:43:18Z")
You know how some cultures believe in reincarnation? And that if you’re good in this life, you’ll be rewarded in the next? It turns out the very best thing to be reincarnated as is a dog that lives in my house. ---
**Author:** ![BZ00000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@BZ00000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BZ00000)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/47 "2002-11-21T14:10:53Z")
These are dangerous animals, look at how many people are attacked by dogs every year. We don’t need them. Try telling the parents of child that was attacked and killed by a dog that these animals are not evil mean spirited beasts that are one second from snapping. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/48 "2002-11-21T14:13:26Z")
Any animal will respond if provoked. Even humans. I bet if you poke a troll with a stick enough, they’ll snap. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/49 "2002-11-21T14:14:46Z")
I have two purebreds. But they’d have been killed if we hadn’t adopted them…just like thousands of their cousins each year. Go greyhounds! BA, I can remember when I just learned to type. Tone it down and learn how to contribute to the board constructively, will you? ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/50 "2002-11-21T14:18:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BZ00000 \* > \*\*These are dangerous animals, look at how many people are attacked by dogs every year. We don’t need them. Try telling the parents of child that was attacked and killed by a dog that these animals are not evil mean spirited beasts that are one second from snapping. \*\* Wouldn’t it be nice if this thread were to die quickly? DNFTT!!! ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/51 "2002-11-21T14:19:29Z")
**BZ00000** As a dog lover, I am trying to understand this hatred you have for dogs. Did you know someone who was attacked by a dog? Or are you just being a complete asshole and trying to get a reaction? Please enlighten us. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Earthworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dirty\_Earthworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Earthworm)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/52 "2002-11-21T14:21:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BZ00000 \* > \*\*These are dangerous animals, look at how many people are attacked by dogs every year. We don’t need them. Try telling the parents of child that was attacked and killed by a dog that these animals are not evil mean spirited beasts that are one second from snapping. \*\* Don’t interact with humans ever again, then. Humans kill more people every year than dogs, I am sure. (no, I do not have a cite.) Try telling the parents of anyone who has been murdered that humans are not evil, mean-spirited beasts that are one second from snapping. More people are killed in car accidents than by dog attacks. (again, no cite, but I hear about one or two mauling cases per year, as opposed to several car accidents) Never drive again. In fact, more people die of natural causes each year than are killed by a dog. So why bother even living? Moron. :rolleyes: -Dirty ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/53 "2002-11-21T14:43:07Z")
Please. I don’t know about you guys, but the main purpose of my dog is to write a \ thought provoking journal\ ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/54 "2002-11-21T14:44:09Z")
**jackelope** , I generally am a “large dog” person, but your pooch is one of the cool smaller dogs, and is one of the few smaller breeds I would choose to live with. Nice photo. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/55 "2002-11-21T14:49:49Z")
If a mod would fix my coding, I would mail them some christmas cookies ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/56 "2002-11-21T14:53:01Z")
I can help. I speak jive. * * * From Jarbabyj: Please. I don’t know about you guys, but the main purpose of my dog is to write a [thought provoking journal](http://www.livejournal.com/users/margiepup) ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/57 "2002-11-21T14:59:38Z")
When is an Admin. going to put this user name out of my misery? I beleve this is the same guy who hated old people. His old people neighbors just let their dog pee on his lawn, and since he hadn’t taken his lithium yet, he got a little worked up. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/58 "2002-11-21T15:03:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Janx \* > \*\*When is an Admin. going to put this user name out of my misery? > I beleve this is the same guy who hated old people. His old people neighbors just let their dog pee on his lawn, and since he hadn’t taken his lithium yet, he got a little worked up. \*\* No, that was someone else (unless this is a sock). He got banned. ---
**Author:** ![BZ00000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@BZ00000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BZ00000)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/59 "2002-11-21T15:04:06Z")
Actually, I like older people they have interesting stories and can share wisdom with you. Also, lets not forget all that some older people have done for us. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners/137864/60 "2002-11-21T15:12:08Z")
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