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> I really don’t understand dog ownership. Dogs are wonderful. What I don't understand is letting them into your home. Disgusting. Some people even let them o

> I really don’t understand dog ownership. Dogs are wonderful. What I don't understand is letting them into your home. Disgusting. Some people even let them on their beds, which is truly bonkers. Why anyone would let naked dog butt, complete with poopy fur, onto their bed, is beyond understanding.

pdonis 5y ago
> What I don't understand is letting them into your home. Then of course you wouldn't do it, and nobody is saying you should. But other people who have their dogs in their homes understand it just fine. Live and let live.
- markdown 5y ago
  Absolutely!
Auracle 5y ago
If your dog, inside or outside dog, has a poopy butt you should do something about it. Some breeds need trims back there from time to time. I personally don’t understand people that get breeds that shed like crazy as indoor dogs, or people that get large dogs and keep them cooped up all day.
k8sToGo 5y ago
Last time I checked the dog butt is covered in fur. Also dogs have a prolapsed anus... Where are you from that dogs are not seen as family members? Also what about children? They are not exactly known to be clean either.
- markdown 5y ago
  > Where are you from that dogs are not seen as family members? Where did you get that idea? My dogs absolutely are members of the family. They don't get to live in my house though, just like the dozens of other relatives I have who don't share my roof. > Also what about children? They are not exactly known to be clean either. Children don't enter the house with dirty feet. They don't lie in the dirt outside and then come and nap on the couch. They wipe their butts and shower twice a day. Most dogs live free, out in the open. I'd bet only a small proportion of the worlds dogs are kept indoors.
- pessimizer 5y ago
  Letting dogs into your house is a cultural thing. Amongst old-school US Southerners who love their dogs, it's seen as bizarre. I'm pretty sure among most cultures who keep dogs, it's seen as bizarre.
clairity 5y ago
both my cat and dog sleep on my bed, and both are surprisingly clean and self-attentive about grooming. but like children, they do get dirty more easily and spread it more easily. that's why we have sinks and showers and washing machines, for them and for our own dirty selves. and as with caretaking humans, i do clean my dog's (and very rarely, my cat's) butt with wet wipes if she happens to get some poop on her fur, but that doesn't happen too often since she doesn't like it either and positions herself to avoid it. dogs need social interaction, especially with their humans and with their dog friends, to avoid (specific) behavioral problems. if you have only one dog, it's often easiest to fulfill that need by allowing it indoors to be with its human(s).

pdonis 5y ago

> What I don't understand is letting them into your home. Then of course you wouldn't do it, and nobody is saying you should. But other people who have their dogs in their homes understand it just fine. Live and let live.

markdown 5y ago
Absolutely!

Auracle 5y ago

If your dog, inside or outside dog, has a poopy butt you should do something about it. Some breeds need trims back there from time to time. I personally don’t understand people that get breeds that shed like crazy as indoor dogs, or people that get large dogs and keep them cooped up all day.

k8sToGo 5y ago

Last time I checked the dog butt is covered in fur. Also dogs have a prolapsed anus... Where are you from that dogs are not seen as family members? Also what about children? They are not exactly known to be clean either.

markdown 5y ago
> Where are you from that dogs are not seen as family members? Where did you get that idea? My dogs absolutely are members of the family. They don't get to live in my house though, just like the dozens of other relatives I have who don't share my roof. > Also what about children? They are not exactly known to be clean either. Children don't enter the house with dirty feet. They don't lie in the dirt outside and then come and nap on the couch. They wipe their butts and shower twice a day. Most dogs live free, out in the open. I'd bet only a small proportion of the worlds dogs are kept indoors.
pessimizer 5y ago
Letting dogs into your house is a cultural thing. Amongst old-school US Southerners who love their dogs, it's seen as bizarre. I'm pretty sure among most cultures who keep dogs, it's seen as bizarre.

clairity 5y ago

both my cat and dog sleep on my bed, and both are surprisingly clean and self-attentive about grooming. but like children, they do get dirty more easily and spread it more easily. that's why we have sinks and showers and washing machines, for them and for our own dirty selves. and as with caretaking humans, i do clean my dog's (and very rarely, my cat's) butt with wet wipes if she happens to get some poop on her fur, but that doesn't happen too often since she doesn't like it either and positions herself to avoid it. dogs need social interaction, especially with their humans and with their dog friends, to avoid (specific) behavioral problems. if you have only one dog, it's often easiest to fulfill that need by allowing it indoors to be with its human(s).