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Public Facing Dog

96 points by blueridge 3y ago

nelblu 3y ago
I try to write about my dog every once in a while, I wish I could be more creative but so far this is it : https://prancer.me/ https://prancer.me/.
- antisthenes 3y ago
  500x375px pictures in 2023? Your dog is beautiful enough to deserve better! Did the Grinch steal all your internet connections and leave you with shoddy mobile 3G?
  - nelblu 3y ago
    Hahaha they are low quality because I didn't want the page to suck up too much bandwidth (at the bottom there is a link for high(er) quality version, but the full quality version is not on the server). Thank you for your kind comments about my dog, I'm crazy in love with him and the bond only gets stronger as time passes.
telman17 3y ago
What a great story. We have a 3 year old Bernedoodle who resembles a walking sheep on stilts and is around 90 pounds. It is always a joy to take her out at pet allowing public places and see people’s faces just light up when they see her trotting around, tail wagging. She is friendly but also doesn’t greet strangers unless we initiate it. Never had to train her for that, she just always seems to know my comfort levels.
debok 3y ago
I love the last paragraph, it's a great attitude to have. We should apply it in other areas of our lives too. It's like putting up Christmas lights, we rarely enjoy our own Christmas lights, but people driving or walking past our homes do enjoy them a lot.
scotty79 3y ago
> But it’s not the same as with the other two dogs I’ve had in adulthood, who were so much more excited to see me every day. It has been a disappointment, if I’m honest. That's the weird thing about dog people (mostly). They need this affection. They crave it. It's nearly the core reason they have a dog. As a cat person, begrudging tolerance on their own terms is the only thing I'd expect from a pet.
- sph 3y ago
  The most annoying thing is cat people being smug about people who like dogs and pets that visibly show affection. "I'm cooler than you because I don't need the affection of a dog." This mark of pride in not needing love, probably borne out of misanthropy or misplaced sense of superiority, isn't as cool as you guys think. You still synthesise happy love and bonding chemicals when you stroke your cat like everybody else, or you wouldn't get one in the first place. Sincerely, one that loves the independence of cats and the empathy of dogs. I only wish I could have both...
  - hfhdjdks 3y ago
    This sounds like a very negative comment and with many generalizations. Please consider thinking about what your comments bring to the discussion
  - beAbU 3y ago
    But that's where you are wrong. I, like many other cat people /live/ for cat affections. My cat gives it only whe deserved or when affection back is requested, and I accept it with enthusiasm every time. Every time she does it, it feels like a gift. Every time a strange cat does it, it feels like the biggest gift. Cat affection (from my experience) is not unconditional, and that's what makes it special. My cats get mad at me sometimes, and they show it, but they always forgive. Maybe it's co-dependence, and maybe it's the inverse of a human/dog relationship. I think I might actually like this dog.
    - scotty79 3y ago
      Maybe it's like earned love vs unconditional love? Love earned with patience and care feels better for cat lovers. Dog lovers prefer unconditional kind. Maybe?
sneak 3y ago
> and the stylist insisted that Agnes roam the place unattended Am I alone in thinking this is rude and inconsiderate? If you bring an animal in public around other members of society, you should supervise and control it. Not doing so is at a bare minimum irresponsible. How well-behaved the animal has been historically is not relevant. Liking dogs is not a universal trait, not everyone wants them near. It’s the owner’s responsibility to the rest of society to supervise their animal and make sure it doesn’t go near people who don’t want it near them.
- beardedwizard 3y ago
  You are in this case because the problem is with the owner of the business.
- nmcfarl 3y ago
  I am the owner of the great Great Pyrenees (several in fact: we use them to guard our sheep from cougars - but one that sounds much like Agnes in temperament), and he would never consider going near people. People need to come to him. In this, like most activities, great Pyrenees self-supervise quite well.
  - williamdclt 3y ago
    > In this, like most activities, great Pyrenees self-supervise quite well. Hm, except the many cases of them attacking and sometimes killing hikers? I don’t have any specific expertise in the matter but these dogs are famous for being aggressive and attacking anything they deem too close to the cattle, incl humans
    - carom 3y ago
      I cannot find a single instance of a pyr killing someone.
- CoastalCoder 3y ago
  I'd say it really depends on the situation: knowing the dog and the people in the vicinity, and being in a position to accept responsibility if anything goes wrong. But there's also a question of what we want to optimize for: maximize the average pleasure of the people nearby, minimize the worst-case displeasure of anyone nearby, or some mix. I.M.E. people differ on what that ideal balance is.
killingtime74 3y ago
She's beautiful
kome 3y ago
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96 points by blueridge 3y ago

I try to write about my dog every once in a while, I wish I could be more creative but so far this is it : https://prancer.me/ https://prancer.me/.

antisthenes 3y ago
500x375px pictures in 2023? Your dog is beautiful enough to deserve better! Did the Grinch steal all your internet connections and leave you with shoddy mobile 3G?
- nelblu 3y ago
  Hahaha they are low quality because I didn't want the page to suck up too much bandwidth (at the bottom there is a link for high(er) quality version, but the full quality version is not on the server). Thank you for your kind comments about my dog, I'm crazy in love with him and the bond only gets stronger as time passes.

telman17 3y ago

What a great story. We have a 3 year old Bernedoodle who resembles a walking sheep on stilts and is around 90 pounds. It is always a joy to take her out at pet allowing public places and see people’s faces just light up when they see her trotting around, tail wagging. She is friendly but also doesn’t greet strangers unless we initiate it. Never had to train her for that, she just always seems to know my comfort levels.

debok 3y ago

I love the last paragraph, it's a great attitude to have. We should apply it in other areas of our lives too. It's like putting up Christmas lights, we rarely enjoy our own Christmas lights, but people driving or walking past our homes do enjoy them a lot.

scotty79 3y ago

> But it’s not the same as with the other two dogs I’ve had in adulthood, who were so much more excited to see me every day. It has been a disappointment, if I’m honest. That's the weird thing about dog people (mostly). They need this affection. They crave it. It's nearly the core reason they have a dog. As a cat person, begrudging tolerance on their own terms is the only thing I'd expect from a pet.

sph 3y ago
The most annoying thing is cat people being smug about people who like dogs and pets that visibly show affection. "I'm cooler than you because I don't need the affection of a dog." This mark of pride in not needing love, probably borne out of misanthropy or misplaced sense of superiority, isn't as cool as you guys think. You still synthesise happy love and bonding chemicals when you stroke your cat like everybody else, or you wouldn't get one in the first place. Sincerely, one that loves the independence of cats and the empathy of dogs. I only wish I could have both...
- hfhdjdks 3y ago
  This sounds like a very negative comment and with many generalizations. Please consider thinking about what your comments bring to the discussion
- beAbU 3y ago
  But that's where you are wrong. I, like many other cat people /live/ for cat affections. My cat gives it only whe deserved or when affection back is requested, and I accept it with enthusiasm every time. Every time she does it, it feels like a gift. Every time a strange cat does it, it feels like the biggest gift. Cat affection (from my experience) is not unconditional, and that's what makes it special. My cats get mad at me sometimes, and they show it, but they always forgive. Maybe it's co-dependence, and maybe it's the inverse of a human/dog relationship. I think I might actually like this dog.
  - scotty79 3y ago
    Maybe it's like earned love vs unconditional love? Love earned with patience and care feels better for cat lovers. Dog lovers prefer unconditional kind. Maybe?

sneak 3y ago

> and the stylist insisted that Agnes roam the place unattended Am I alone in thinking this is rude and inconsiderate? If you bring an animal in public around other members of society, you should supervise and control it. Not doing so is at a bare minimum irresponsible. How well-behaved the animal has been historically is not relevant. Liking dogs is not a universal trait, not everyone wants them near. It’s the owner’s responsibility to the rest of society to supervise their animal and make sure it doesn’t go near people who don’t want it near them.

beardedwizard 3y ago
You are in this case because the problem is with the owner of the business.
nmcfarl 3y ago
I am the owner of the great Great Pyrenees (several in fact: we use them to guard our sheep from cougars - but one that sounds much like Agnes in temperament), and he would never consider going near people. People need to come to him. In this, like most activities, great Pyrenees self-supervise quite well.
- williamdclt 3y ago
  > In this, like most activities, great Pyrenees self-supervise quite well. Hm, except the many cases of them attacking and sometimes killing hikers? I don’t have any specific expertise in the matter but these dogs are famous for being aggressive and attacking anything they deem too close to the cattle, incl humans
  - carom 3y ago
    I cannot find a single instance of a pyr killing someone.
CoastalCoder 3y ago
I'd say it really depends on the situation: knowing the dog and the people in the vicinity, and being in a position to accept responsibility if anything goes wrong. But there's also a question of what we want to optimize for: maximize the average pleasure of the people nearby, minimize the worst-case displeasure of anyone nearby, or some mix. I.M.E. people differ on what that ideal balance is.

killingtime74 3y ago

She's beautiful

kome 3y ago

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