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Do You remember the days when .....
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15-11-2007 2:33am#1
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No I don't either we never let our dogs out even 30 years ago.
remember the days when your dog could wander freely to pooh in other peoples gardes.
remeber the days when your dog could cause accidents by wandering.
Remember the days when un0neutered dogs roamed the streets breeding and the bags of puppies were drowned or handed into the pound
Ah they were the good old days
Oh no hang on - isn't this the case for a lot of people still in Ireland
Prob why we destroy in excess of 15 to 20,000 healthy dogs a year
Then again I'm sure the OP is taking the P
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Then again I'm sure the OP is taking the P
Remember the days we didn't wear seatbelts in the back and stood between your mam and dad in the centre of the car? Of course, you didn't suzy.
Did you not play football on the street with scruffy jacker playing harder than any of the kids? Did you not have adventures with the "street dog" and get really dirty digging holes? Do you not remember Ma's shouting the kids names and the dogs name for dinner?
OP, sorry you got flamed, it happens here all the time.
There is a bull terrier (shock horror) on my old street, the kids adored her and she is one of the gang, really unusual and nice to see. (but illegal and terrible of course
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lightening wrote: »Remember the days we didn't wear seatbelts in the back and stood between your mam and dad in the centre of the car? Of course, you didn't suzy.
Did you not play football on the street with scruffy jacker playing harder than any of the kids? Did you not have adventures with the "street dog" and get really dirty digging holes? Do you not remember Ma's shouting the kids names and the dogs name for dinner?
OP, sorry you got flamed, it happens here all the time.
There is a bull terrier (shock horror) on my old street, the kids adored her and she is one of the gang, really unusual and nice to see. (but illegal and terrible of course)
Surely you can see how irresponsible allowing your dog to roam the streets is? I do reemebr dogs on the streets when i was a kid, but i also remember how badly treated those dogs looked and were.0 -
lightening wrote: »Yeah, these filthy videos with children and dogs out on the street should be banned.
Thats not what i am saying. Im talking about being a responsible dog owner.0 -
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About 30 years ago when my brother, sister and I were very young we had a dog that lived for 13 years. We took her for regular walks but never let her roam the streets. Our parents taught us to look after and be responsible for our pet from a very young age, and led by example. Maybe my parents were in the minority back then but we took this to be the norm.
So to the other person I say : It might have been the norm back then, but not for everyone
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lightening wrote: »Remember the days we didn't wear seatbelts in the back and stood between your mam and dad in the centre of the car? Of course, you didn't suzy.
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No they had a motorbike and wedged me between them
Not quite sure what analogy you are drawing here - do you remember the good old days when everyone had 10 pints and drove home - people did it but doesn't mean it was right.0 -
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We had dogs too (granted I'm talking 10-15 years ago here as I'm too young to remember much further back than that) but am from a country area. People let their dogs out, with the kids and they (we) were gone one end of the day to the other. Now my parents never did as we had too many dogs at any one time, but it was the norm for us to have the neighbours dogs out on the road. Rigsby, what did you think I meant when I said norm? There is no "norm for everyone" my understanding of "norm" is the majority of people, which means there must be a minority so of course its not "norm for everybody" as you pointed out. I am a pet owner, cats at the moment, but grew up with dogs, and am a responsible owner. I am not agreeing that dogs should have been let out, I am simply saying that it happened and that for someone to come on here and mention that to be rudely answered is totally un-necessary. Surely you agree?
Also, while on the topic, dogs back then were dogs. They were treated as dogs and I would imagine the majority were better adjusted because of it. Just waiting now for the barrage of "you think dogs were better adjusted when roaming the streets starving..............blah blah" so I'll head you off at the pass. That is not what I'm saying, what I'm saying is that when dogs were out all day with "a pack" for want of a better description they knew their place in their pack, they were not confused and were allowed develop as dogs were supposed to. I have posted here before about out neighbour neglecting their dog out the back all day, I for one would prefer to see a happy adjusted dog hanging around out the front than the little wreck thats currently out the back.0 -
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Yes lightening but Lassie was the exception.......... she was special seriously though, just had a thought. There is no denying (SP?) that dogs outside now are annoying but do you think it's because now when they get out they are not used to it and have no "street smarts" ? 0
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helena.ryan wrote: »Yes lightening but Lassie was the exception.......... she was special seriously though, just had a thought. There is no denying (SP?) that dogs outside now are annoying but do you think it's because now when they get out they are not used to it and have no "street smarts" ?
I know... good old Lassie! If you see dogs out now they are either escapees (dopes who will cause or get damaged) or always allowed out (wise dogs, learned the hard way about traffic, but probably have the best life, might end early)
People are just intolerant now. I was in a playground once in a park in Dublin, an overexcited young dog got off the lead and ran in to the playground to play with the kids.
With the reaction of some of the parents (not the kids) you would think a T-Rex had bounded in. One parent knocked three kids over and fell on another kid trying to catch the dog.0 -
helena.ryan wrote: »Rigsby, what did you think I meant when I said norm? There is no "norm for everyone" my understanding of "norm" is the majority of people, which means there must be a minority so of course its not "norm for everybody" as you pointed out. I am a pet owner, cats at the moment, but grew up with dogs, and am a responsible owner. I am not agreeing that dogs should have been let out, I am simply saying that it happened and that for someone to come on here and mention that to be rudely answered is totally un-necessary. Surely you agree?
Ok. Let me clarify my view. The question was asked "do you remember"... ect.
My answer: Yes I remember those days, but I dont agree it was right to let dogs roam the streets because I was taught otherwise from a young age. 0 -
lightening wrote: »People are just intolerant now. I was in a playground once in a park in Dublin, an overexcited young dog got off the lead and ran in to the playground to play with the kids.
With the reaction of some of the parents (not the kids) you would think a T-Rex had bounded in. One parent knocked three kids over and fell on another kid trying to catch the dog.
And along comes a generation of people who "hate dogs" and never experience the type of friendship a dog gives, because of an over-reaction like that. It's stupid.
I dont think they should be out but I do think that peopl have an obligation not only to feed/water/walk their dogs but to allow them to be dogs! A dog is a pack animal, they are happiest when with their pack. Are there any dog parks in Ireland, you know where dogs get to be let off and meet other dogs in a controlled environment? They have them in america, we need some here! (sorry for being OT)0 -
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