23/01/2025
Dogs have never been more colourful.
And with a new study claiming that 99% of dogs now have some level of behavioural issue, the amount of colours they wear based on if they’re a rescue or need space is ridiculous.
I shouldn’t have to buy specific leads or collars or even full training jackets for you to mind your own business.
Dogs are not public property and if they are out in public it does not make it ok for you to approach them directly.
If you would like to interact with them, the first place you should be talking is to the owner to find out anything about the dog and to be polite in acknowledging the handler exists.
Then you can ask for permission. No is a perfectly good answer. If you get the answer No, DO NOT then proceed to talk directly at the dog.
Eye contact is intimidating and threatening to dogs and giving them your best babying voice also doesn’t help it, you are making it worse.
Please respect dogs in public spaces, you don’t have a given right to touch them whenever you want, just like it would be weird to do that to a human.
Respect dogs and their space
