irresponsible things people think are cute!

My friends know I have budgies, so I keep being sent videos of cats playing with budgies, or dogs with budgies sitting all over them! I also see pictures of dogs with babies, I don't have a baby so I can't really comment on this, but they make me so mad! My cat has a healthy desire to kill and eat my budgies. My budgies are too domesticated, they're a bit thick to be honest, they know the black thing probably means them harm, but they don't realise exactly how much harm, and they are curious about her. (She's almost 2 now, and has before leaped up, grabbed the cage and pulled it down on herself, on more than one occasion, so these budgies are pretty slow learners!)

I saw a friend of mine, who has raised a child while owning various animals, put up a video of a child repeatedly harassing a dog, and thank god for the voice of reason, said that maybe this isn't cute and cool, maybe just maybe it's irresponsible and dangerous.

What do you guys think?

Knine

I have a Parrotlet - even smaller then a budgie but much much brighter. Not a hope I would have her out with the Borders. I see pictures of people doing this all the time.

I hate those videos on FB of toddlers/ small children tormenting dogs

hdowney

This drives me insane. Recent video of a toddler precariously close to the hind end of a pony, bothering said pony. You were just waiting for the child to get a face full of hoof. Meanwhile the parents filming it are giggling and cooing in the background like this is fantastic fun.

Notoldorwise

Some people just don't see risk. At an agricultural show last year, I saw a mother watch her child share an ice cream with a stray dog. Wrong on so many levels, not least, the likelihood that the dog had sniffed/eaten cow **** in the recent past....

Latatian

Kids sitting under horses. Kids slapping dogs in fun- I have a small dog who loves kids and have had parents 'playfully' encourage their kids to slap the dog in the face, or pick up the kid and swoop it at the dog's face, or even people who just let the kid run up to strange dogs\horses\goats\cattle.

People who have fat pets because they like the look of them. "Sure, my pet is going to die younger and more miserable, I'm greatly increasing their risk of diseases and a poorer quality of life, but it's cuuuuute!" If there was a drug with the same ill-effects no-one would think it was appropriate to do this.

SimonTemplar

Similarly, I absolutely can't stand videos on Youtube with titles like "Hilarious Cat Videos", and most of the cats are absolutely terrified beyond belief. For every OK clip, there can be about 3 were the animal is in distress usually accompanied by their idiot owners laughing in the background.

I just don't understand how cat owners can be so oblivious to the fact that a cat with a severely arched back while cowering behind furniture and repeatedly making that "NoNoNo" sound is hilarious.

baby and crumble

A while back there were a few videos going around where hamster owners were videoing them "shooting" their hamsters with their fingers and making the bang noise. The hamster would then stiffen up and fall over and stay really
Still for a while. You just can't train a hamster to do that kid of stuff and what was happening was that the hamster felt a sudden blow of air on them
And a loud noise, freaked out and went into
Shock/ played dead because they were terrified.

Really made me angry.

DBB

SimonTemplar wrote: »

I just don't understand how cat owners can be so oblivious to the fact that a cat with a severely arched back while cowering behind furniture and repeatedly making that "NoNoNo" sound is hilarious.

It really upsets me seeing these videos... There's nothing funny about terrifying an animal. In the case of cat videos, is it because people don't realise how the cat is feeling? Or are they just idiots?

@Baby and Crumble, I always wondered why hamsters did that. Now I've another thing to get annoyed about when they show these videos on TV shows

cowboyBuilder

budgese wrote: »

My friends know I have budgies, so I keep being sent videos of cats playing with budgies, or dogs with budgies sitting all over them! I also see pictures of dogs with babies, I don't have a baby so I can't really comment on this, but they make me so mad! My cat has a healthy desire to kill and eat my budgies. My budgies are too domesticated, they're a bit thick to be honest, they know the black thing probably means them harm, but they don't realise exactly how much harm, and they are curious about her. (She's almost 2 now, and has before leaped up, grabbed the cage and pulled it down on herself, on more than one occasion, so these budgies are pretty slow learners!)

I saw a friend of mine, who has raised a child while owning various animals, put up a video of a child repeatedly harassing a dog, and thank god for the voice of reason, said that maybe this isn't cute and cool, maybe just maybe it's irresponsible and dangerous.

What do you guys think?

I agree, but is it not hypocritical to think these things are cruel when you keep birds in a cage ?

which in my view is just horribly cruel ..

tk123

People with poorly socialised dogs in the dog pen thinking they're being really cute and playful and delighted because 'they'll sleep tonight!' grind my gears. I don't actually go in that often because I tend to get irritated pretty quickly - latest example 3 larger playful breeds last week who Lucy really wanted to play with so went in. Ended up having up pull Bailey away from a humpy/bitey a Labrador who had him by his poor face where the piece of jaw was removed! :mad: Bailey had given the dog plenty of signals and then warnings that he was being inappropriate all of which were in earshot/view of texting owner who should have intervened and taken her clueless dog away. Somebody else actually gave out to her when a few dogs came in and he floored one of them 'who's dog is this can you come and get him?!"

Whispered

You know the video doing the rounds of the guy tormenting a large spider. The spider has claw like "hands" on its front legs?
I hate spiders, hate them but I just felt sorry for the poor creature.

Babies with dogs. We put so much work into not allowing the baby annoy the dogs (and the othe way around as they can still be a bit boisterous around him). Our neighbours brag about how good their dog is allowing their child ride on her back

PucaMama

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

I agree, but is it not hypocritical to think these things are cruel when you keep birds in a cage ?

which in my view is just horribly cruel ..

It's no worse than keeping any other animal as a pet. I used to have 8 budgies now I have only 2 cockatiels. I do miss having budgies tho. I also have 2 dogs a cat and a fish. Everyone is happy and healthy.

Knine

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

I agree, but is it not hypocritical to think these things are cruel when you keep birds in a cage ?

which in my view is just horribly cruel ..

I have a Parrotlet. She has a fantastic life. She is extremely happy & loves people. It is no more cruel to keep her then it is a dog or cat. She loves being out & about but also loves her very big cage.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

You don't know a whole lot about birds. It's understandable as you can't know everything about all animals. You think it's cruel, but the birds favourite place is often it's cage. It's where they feel safest.

SimonTemplar

I really appreciate this video...

Marmalade is a great name for a ginger cat
A great Youtube channel too for cat lovers.

TG1

hdowney wrote: »

This drives me insane. Recent video of a toddler precariously close to the hind end of a pony, bothering said pony. You were just waiting for the child to get a face full of hoof. Meanwhile the parents filming it are giggling and cooing in the background like this is fantastic fun.

This one actually really bothered me, there was so much that could have gone wrong, I know tiny ponies are cute but a kick from one can do damage to a grown adult never mind a toddler.

Anything involving kids and animals gives me the shivers, I don't have kids and maybe people get a bit lax when they are their own but I can't relax for a second when kids are round Bob (dog) or Lucy (horse) there is just too much that could go wrong.

I had a friend get a bit annoyed a while ago cos I wouldn't let her toddler sit on Lucy for a photo op as we didn't have a hat to fit her. Two weeks later I had quite a serious freak fall from her. I still think now what if I'd said ok and that had happened to a four year old with no hat on....

intheclouds

So many things.

Animals in circuses. Disgusting.

Pets in cages, be they birds, bunnies, hamsters. I say this having had a bird in a cage, bunnies, a hamster and goldfish as a child. I still live with the guilty memories. I saw first hand how it was a miserable existence for the animals. All they ever wanted was to be out of the cage. Perhaps if someone kept such animals in plenty of space and they only went in the cage to sleep, with the door open? I don't know, I just know I was horrified by it in childhood and now wonder how my parents allowed it. It wasn't cute, it was prison.

Speedwell

One single thing. "Oh, it would be unfair to Fluffy to not let her experience being a mother just once before we get her spayed."

boomerang

People who drive with their dog sticking its head out the window. So stupid and dangerous. Likewise people who drive with their little dog perched on the parcel shelf.

tk123

boomerang wrote: »

People who drive with their dog sticking its head out the window. So stupid and dangerous. Likewise people who drive with their little dog perched on the parcel shelf.

AND dogs barking out their car windows at us out on a walk - yes it's just DELIGHTFUL that you allow your dog to jump all over car causing a distraction to yourself! :rolleyes: Dogs riding in passenger seat displease me too lol. I always want to tap on the window 'excuse me but is your passenger side airbag disabled?!'

John_Rambo

Dancing dogs. Awful.

Boxer beeping the horn in the car. Hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKj7EmzyyOo

loveisdivine

Speedwell wrote: »

One single thing. "Oh, it would be unfair to Fluffy to not let her experience being a mother just once before we get her spayed."

My mother in law came out with this one recently "Spaying your cat means you're depriving her of a family" :rolleyes:

Speedwell

loveisdivine wrote: »

My mother in law came out with this one recently "Spaying your cat means you're depriving her of a family" :rolleyes:

Whereas giving away the kittens isn't? For real. I have a mature female cat. Recently I got a baby kitten. She was annoyed. The brat is seven months old today and she's chill now, but I don't regret signing her up for that early spay study in the US years ago (she was spayed at twelve weeks and is the healthiest cat imaginable). The kitten was neutered at fourteen weeks, by the way (it's nearly impossible to find a vet who will do it here, why?).

Whispered

Speedwell wrote: »

Whereas giving away the kittens isn't? For real. I have a mature female cat. Recently I got a baby kitten. She was annoyed. The brat is seven months old today and she's chill now, but I don't regret signing her up for that early spay study in the US years ago (she was spayed at twelve weeks and is the healthiest cat imaginable). The kitten was neutered at fourteen weeks, by the way (it's nearly impossible to find a vet who will do it here, why?).

I've had two vets in the liftime of my pets, both will early spay, I didn't realise it could be difficult to find one to do it! Maybe it's more difficult coz they're so teeny

ganmo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9yl3g_enAw
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iah7E2tgt_M

in both the dogs are playing but the sheep are defending themselves and trying to attack the dog

ShaShaBear

This seemingly new thing of people looking for "pet" lambs and ducklings. I had a full-blown argument with a woman recently who simply (and I am sooo serious) did not seem to understand that these are the juvenile versions of a full-grown animal and they do not forever remain lambs and ducklings. Ten minutes in and she still didn't seem to get that sheep are grown-up lambs and could easily be the size of a Border Collie.

ganmo

a lamb starts at 4 kg fully grown it'll be bigger than a GS closer to newfie
I've often wondered could I rent pet lambs to ppl to look after for the summer and take them back when they're getting big. but i'd prob end up on the bad side of the dept

hdowney

ShaShaBear wrote: »

This seemingly new thing of people looking for "pet" lambs and ducklings. I had a full-blown argument with a woman recently who simply (and I am sooo serious) did not seem to understand that these are the juvenile versions of a full-grown animal and they do not forever remain lambs and ducklings. Ten minutes in and she still didn't seem to get that sheep are grown-up lambs and could easily be the size of a Border Collie.

I know someone who had a lamb in a house. Ok at the VERY beginning, it had been rejected by it's mother I think, was tiny, needed feeding every god knows how often. But VERY SOON it was growing and growing etc. It got huge. They put a nappy on it?!?!

ShaShaBear

hdowney wrote: »

I know someone who had a lamb in a house. Ok at the VERY beginning, it had been rejected by it's mother I think, was tiny, needed feeding every god knows how often. But VERY SOON it was growing and growing etc. It got huge. They put a nappy on it?!?!

Jebus Crust.

Hooked

Oh man I could've done with this thread last week...

My OH's sister posted a pic of her 2 year old asleep in the dogs bed. WITH the dog!!!

She went off to have a shower, leaving the 2 year old alone in the apartment with the dog. I'm not a parent, but surely, dog aside - you don't leave a 2 year old alone in an apartment?

Now to the dog. Small thing, mixed breed, obviously was sitting (or worse, asleep) in its bed. No dog, no matter how well trained or well behaved - can be trusted alone with a toddler??? Or am I mad.

What if the child accidentally provoked the dog? My OH's family thought it was super cute... And all of them (all parents) saw NOTHING wrong!!!



Don't even get me started on parents letting small kids approach (run up to) me in the pet shop, with one Husky in each arm. For F@€K SAKE... Use some common sense!!!

ShaShaBear

Hooked wrote: »

Oh man I could've done with this thread last week...

My OH's sister posted a pic of her 2 year old asleep in the dogs bed. WITH the dog!!!

She went off to have a shower, leaving the 2 year old alone in the apartment with the dog. I'm not a parent, but surely, dog aside - you don't leave a 2 year old alone in an apartment?

Now to the dog. Small thing, mixed breed, obviously was sitting (or worse, asleep) in its bed. No dog, no matter how well trained or well behaved - can be trusted alone with a toddler??? Or am I mad.

What if the child accidentally provoked the dog? My OH's family thought it was super cute... And all of them (all parents) saw NOTHING wrong!!!



Don't even get me started on parents letting small kids approach (run up to) me in the pet shop, with one Husky in each arm. For F@€K SAKE... Use some common sense!!!

I have an 18 month old and she isn't even so much as allowed to look longingly at any of Opie's toys without my express permission. I wouldn't even look in the opposite direction if the two of them were in close proximity let alone leave them alone in a room!!!!

Hooked

ShaShaBear wrote: »

I have an 18 month old and she isn't even so much as allowed to look longingly at any of Opie's toys without my express permission. I wouldn't even look in the opposite direction if the two of them were in close proximity let alone leave them alone in a room!!!!

My 2 dogs are asleep here beside me on the floor as always. Hugo, soon 5, is a soft auld soul. Patient, smart, sooooo well behaved... Just a gem of a dog. A king sized personality.

But there is no-way I'd let him alone with a child. None. Actually, I'd be reluctant to let him be held by a family member or friend, in the company of a child. I wouldn't trust either party to 'behave' appropriately around him.

What's with a lot of folk.., you know - is it the fact that they just don't see the danger... Is it ignorance? Stupidity? Or are they just honestly and naively not aware of the risks.

It saddens me... how the dog is always to blame when things go wrong.

tk123

Hooked wrote: »

Don't even get me started on parents letting small kids approach (run up to) me in the pet shop, with one Husky in each arm. For F@€K SAKE... Use some common sense!!!

I have an orange Julius-k9 harness with 'in training' patches to deter idiot parents from shoving or allowing their toddlers to run up into Lucy's face. There's just been one too many screaming at her that she's gotten afraid of them. It works very well and we generally only have calm parents and kids ask if they can pet her now which is great because it's a positive experince rather than her trying to run away or hide under the table at the coffee shop(!) She ditched us at our table and went to the one beside us the other day to talk to a little boy and his dad lol!

Latatian

https://youtu.be/fQK3MzMrkMQ


Thought of this instantly when I saw this topic, but couldn't remember what it was called. In fairness to the dog- he is giving them every warning, doing his best to tell them to back off and give a bit of space. Look at him when they kiss him on the head, he couldn't make it any clearer, every time they move away again he stops. The owners say "He only growls when you hug or kiss him." Yeah, obvious message there.

Edit: just to reassure people, no-one gets bitten in the video. In spite of their best efforts, one could say.

Latatian

Latatian wrote: »

Thought of this instantly when I saw this topic, but couldn't remember what it was called. In fairness to the dog- he is giving them every warning, doing his best to tell them to back off and give a bit of space. Look at him when they kiss him on the head, he couldn't make it any clearer, every time they move away again he stops. The owners say "He only growls when you hug or kiss him." Yeah, obvious message there.

That's just so disturbing. That poor dog. When he rips one of their jaws off they'll have him put down in a heart beat like it wasn't entirely their own fault. Ffs

celligraphy

Ya some people are fairly thick when it comes to pet owning, my daughter started sitting in her grandmothers cats bed recently , told them not to leave her in it , it's not fair on the cat it's her bed her safe place not my daughter's just teaches her bad manners and the cats a sweet little thing.

Hate hate hate people who let kids tease puppies with toys or teddy bears , give the pups completely wrong idea