[RogerButton33]

I am quite bored today and so I decided to take the dog for a walk and I made a stop at a pond where there were about 20 (give or take) kids.

in about a couple of seconds, I was barely sitting, they were ALL OVER HIM!

finally, some little girl says to the whole bunch "shouldn't we ask if we can pet him first?" although they were already all having their hands all over the dog
lucky me he adores children!
a couple of kids stopped to ask permission so I said go ahead but next time, ask permission because the dog could be a bad doggy.

they seemed to understand.

now the expression on my dogs face was just priceless
he kinda looked up in the air to spot me I guess, and EVERYWHERE around him were kids lol
he seemed SO HAPPY!
he was looking at me with his bully smile and just enjoying having 12 hands all over him and getting all that attention.

needless to say he was totally exhausted after playing with the kids for over an hour

I wish I had taken my camera with me this is getting RARE!

maybe it's just around where I live, but it seems like kids don't like dogs anymore? lol
around here, kids don't even LOOK at a PUP anymore
when I was a kid, my friends and I were ALL OVER dogs when we saw one, let alone a cute little pup!

now, they don't even look at it, and when they do they run screaming the other way

now my question: is it just around here or are kids more wary of dogs or simply don't like dogs like they used to?

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wow, that post is FILLED with smiley's lmao
excuse me for the smiley overload lol

[MADwanker]

I think parents today are more cautious about all kinds of things including dogs, and are passing that along to their kids. It's good and bad.

[hujdrftgkas]

I think parents today are more cautious about all kinds of things including dogs, and are passing that along to their kids. It's good and bad.

i believe its fully bad. parents should teach their kids manners around dogs, not scare the crap out of them, or think they can just run up screaming and clober stuff either.

[MADwanker]

I totally agree about teaching them manners, unfortunately that doesn't always happen.

[beenBinybelia]

Yea this thread is totally useless without photos and the smileys DON'T count for pictures!!

[RogerButton33]

LOL
I'll snap some pics of the dog tomorrow, although it won't be with kids unfortunately lol

[sposteTipsKage]

I don't know about where you live, but around here I have actually heard parents tell their children to be afraid of dogs.

Even to the point to telling the children to get in the car if there is someone just walking down the street with a dog, until they pass and then they can get out.

It's totally frightening to hear these adults instill the same fear and lack of knowledge that they have into their children

[greekbeast]

As a kid, we were always warned that "some dogs aren't friendly, so always ask if you can pet the dog first".

With the amount of uneducated dog owners walking around these days with dogs who have never been socialized properly (except to members of the family), little kids who just run up to "pet the doggie!" could get a bite right to the face (perfect level). I've seen it happen in a Petsmart! Its just better if all parents could say "always ask first!" instead of instilling fear but still, nobody wants to take their kid to the emergency room. Better safe than sorry I guess.

[F1grandprix]

Honestly parents are a lot more cautious these days so when you see kids there with their parents they are less likely to come up to a dog. But I've noticed the kids that aren't supervised will run up to the dog and either pet at it.....or kick at it.

Sasha has been ran down by a kid on a bike and the little girl actually ran over her paw (we are still working on her fear of bicycles after that happened), she has had things thrown at her by kids from trash to rocks, and our door was vandallized but a couple of preteens because the one didn't like the way my dog looked. Cop went door to door until he got one of the kids to confess and he put them in the police car, one had a rap sheet and had we pressed charges would have went to juvi over it and the other his mom made him clean the door and he wasn't the ringleader but I was shocked to see that this particular kid was involved. But seriously 12 years old and already had been in that much trouble. What is wrong with this world.

We have moved since. Out on walks on the greenway and the parks we have the problem of little kids like ages 2-7 running far ahead of their parents and coming up to her and not even asking to pet her. Thank God she has a rock solid temperment and you could do almost anything to her and she would tolerate it. And I used to tell them that they need to ask permission before coming up to a dog, but then you'd go back out the next week and some of the same kids were doing the same thing. So I finally got to the point I just don't let them touch her. I mean I'll never get through my walk and we won't ever get our exercise and we go at a pretty fast pace if we are constantly having to stop because people want to pet my dog. I've gotten to the point I carry my Ipod and I don't have it turned out but if people think you can't hear them, most of the time they won't try to stop you.


Most kids love Sasha, most people love Sasha. But there are a few dog hating brats out there.

I personally think Dogs and Kids go together and I've said it once and I'll probably say it a million more times, I couldn't have asked for a better dog to raise my daughter around.

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I for one appreciate the parents that keep an eye on their kids and teach them not to approach a strange dog. I'm really not a people person and I don't like being approached by people. And other than my daughter, kids get on my last nerve. My daughter doesn't, but about every other kid I've come across does. Sometimes I wish Sasha wasn't so approachable but she is so pretty and loves people so I wouldn't change it. I need a dog that people are less likely to approach in the future. I kind of like to be left alone you know. Is that wrong?


Personally though as a kid I remember all my friends would run up to any old dog they saw. Me however, I just wanted to hang out with my own dog. I was honestly scared of dogs that weren't mine. lol

[soSldI4i]

As a kid i never whent up to a dog and pet it, unless it was my uncles dog or our dog

[BenWired306]

i know what you mean. at work sometimes people bring their dogs along, and this kid (maybe 8years old) was so busy playing with his ipad that he didn't even glance at the cute little boxerpit mix puppy wagging his tail and slopping out kisses to everyone. I was astonished! I mean as kids we were taught to ask before we pet a dog, but we always wanted to pet them! And we had a house full of dogs, including a rottweiler (which in the 80's-90's was almost unheard of as then they were "the aggressive dogs")

I think a lot of parents now days don't teach their kids to respect animals, instead they instill fear and hatred. Which is not good, for the kids or animals they come across. People need to realize that education is much better than fear mongering and it will cause less problems if kids learn how to approach a strange dog. There would be less accidents that way.

[nonDosearrany]

I think a lot of parents are over paranoid of every little thing, not just dogs. I mean growing up I don't think I sat in a car seat for very long and now a lot of places they are trying to make it mandatory for up to 12 year olds. I used to play in my neighborhood with all the kids until it got dark and now parents would rather have their kid inside playing video games than outside because of the dangers. A lot of parents are passing their fears to their children. I've seen too many young kids who really want to see my dogs and their parents are telling them no and then pulling them away.

[Muramoursuard]

I think a lot of parents are over paranoid of every little thing, not just dogs. I mean growing up I don't think I sat in a car seat for very long and now a lot of places they are trying to make it mandatory for up to 12 year olds. I used to play in my neighborhood with all the kids until it got dark and now parents would rather have their kid inside playing video games than outside because of the dangers. A lot of parents are passing their fears to their children. I've seen too many young kids who really want to see my dogs and their parents are telling them no and then pulling them away.

When I was a kid, the rule was, if you're not in school, you're outside no matter what the weather. If there was 3 feet of snow, my ass was suited up and outside by 9am. And I only came home throughout the day to eat and had to be home by dark. I drank from hoses and warmed myself in front of dryer duct, or made a snow or tree fort. I learned to spot creepers, and was smart enough to keep my distance. My parents taught me to avoid strangers, and to respect dogs. If I got bit, it was my fault because I approached a strange dog without permission or did something stupid to the dog. I never got bit or molested.

Parents now are way too cautious. Although my friends who have kids raise them by the same rules my parents raised me with. It seems like a matter of how much you let the media get to you. I've also encountered a lot of people and kids who have been bit by dogs, and kids always ask me if my dogs bite. Probably has something to do with all the crappy owners too. People now don't know how to raise kids or dogs anymore.

[HakTaisanip]

now my question: is it just around here or are kids more wary of dogs or simply don't like dogs like they used to?

I think "for the children" being spewed at people for so long has resulted in a generation of pampered idiots.

There are a lot of dogs in my current neighborhood. When some of them are out and see mine they come running over wanting hang out with her. With few exceptions they all ask first.

When I was out west the neighborhood I was in was mostly Hispanic and ALL the kids there wanted to play with everyone's dogs. But they always asked first.

Seems like it's the "upper middle class" areas that have turned into the biggest bunch of chicken shit kids on the planet. At least that's what I've been seeing.

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People now don't know how to raise kids or dogs anymore.

Exactly.

[myhackingtosh_ws]

My parents where always strict about "ask first!" so thats what I did when I was younger.. oh heck, I still go up to dogs and ask the owners to pet them. lol! I'm a big five year old that way.

Around here the kids always ask first, I've been lucky. I even had this little 4 year old come up on his own (with his mom watching a few feet away) and he asked to "pet the puppy". I ended up giving the kid a treat to feed her to 'reward' them both. lol.

[Muramoursuard]

Seems like it's the "upper middle class" areas that have turned into the biggest bunch of chicken shit kids on the planet. At least that's what I've been seeing.

And they'll be the first to die when the revolution comes. Or we finally get one of those awesome epidemics that wipes out a big chunk of the population. Fingers crossed.

[casinobonusa]

Ganja, did you see that video "my dog is a weapon" that they shot in England? Is made it sound like the new trend was to get guardian breeds and (poorly trained) staffy's for protection on the streets. If Belgium is like that it could explain why kids are being taught to fear dogs.

Sounds like your pup had a good experience though... the story put a smile on my face.

[Anaedilla]

When I was a kid, the rule was, if you're not in school, you're outside no matter what the weather. If there was 3 feet of snow, my ass was suited up and outside by 9am. And I only came home throughout the day to eat and had to be home by dark. I drank from hoses and warmed myself in front of dryer duct, or made a snow or tree fort. I learned to spot creepers, and was smart enough to keep my distance. My parents taught me to avoid strangers, and to respect dogs. If I got bit, it was my fault because I approached a strange dog without permission or did something stupid to the dog. I never got bit or molested.

Parents now are way too cautious. Although my friends who have kids raise them by the same rules my parents raised me with. It seems like a matter of how much you let the media get to you. I've also encountered a lot of people and kids who have been bit by dogs, and kids always ask me if my dogs bite. Probably has something to do with all the crappy owners too. People now don't know how to raise kids or dogs anymore.

Same here. And, I lived in the inner city until I was 10, so once we moved out to the suburbs, my parents were like, "you were a city kid. You know how to handle yourself" and set me free. In the summers, we were basically gone from sun up to sun down with a couple bucks to buy a snack or something. We never got into serious trouble and knew how to stay away from creepy people. I mean, I had a dad where when I was like 5, he was like, "if somebody messes with you, punch them in the balls." To this day, I have a big billy club next to my front door that he had won in a bar brawl.

I remember my aunt had a schnuzer that hated kids. My parents were flat out like, "Don't pet the dog. it bites kids. If she bites you, you better not come crying to me." Once my sister and I were fighting and our German Shepherd bit me. My mom was like, "Your sister's younger. The dog sided with her. Don't fight with your sister."

Kids these days lead lives that are too structured and sissified (at least upper-middle class suburban kids). Let kids go out and be kids, get hurt, do stupid shit, etc. I did, and I turned out none the worse for wear, and my friends all turned out fine, too. It's lame that I have to be like, "back in my day..." and I'm only 27.

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And they'll be the first to die when the revolution comes. Or we finally get one of those awesome epidemics that wipes out a big chunk of the population. Fingers crossed.

Haha...whenever somebody random pisses me off, I'm like, "When the revolution comes...they'll be one of the first against the wall."

[Muramoursuard]

Same here. And, I lived in the inner city until I was 10, so once we moved out to the suburbs, my parents were like, "you were a city kid. You know how to handle yourself" and set me free. In the summers, we were basically gone from sun up to sun down with a couple bucks to buy a snack or something. We never got into serious trouble and knew how to stay away from creepy people. I mean, I had a dad where when I was like 5, he was like, "if somebody messes with you, punch them in the balls." To this day, I have a big billy club next to my front door that he had won in a bar brawl.

I remember my aunt had a schnuzer that hated kids. My parents were flat out like, "Don't pet the dog. it bites kids. If she bites you, you better not come crying to me." Once my sister and I were fighting and our German Shepherd bit me. My mom was like, "Your sister's younger. The dog sided with her. Don't fight with your sister."

Kids these days lead lives that are too structured and sissified (at least upper-middle class suburban kids). Let kids go out and be kids, get hurt, do stupid shit, etc. I did, and I turned out none the worse for wear, and my friends all turned out fine, too. It's lame that I have to be like, "back in my day..." and I'm only 27.

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Haha...whenever somebody random pisses me off, I'm like, "When the revolution comes...they'll be one of the first against the wall."

LOL, I already say "back in my day" and I'm 21....

It was fun moving from a shitty trailer park in Flint, to a rich, suburban upper middle class town. Ugh. I got to realize how horrible the school I used to go to was my first day of math class, when the teacher said "Now you all know multiplication by now", and I'd never even heard of it.

[elects]

I'm 35. Back in my day you were outside unless you got grounded, you were about to go to a relatives house and your mother wanted you to stay clean or someone died. Sometimes being in the house was permitted under extreme weather conditions. I have some nice scars that have some funny stories to them, but survived.

Nowadays, I don't think 95% of kids would care if they were grounded especially if their parents don't take away the cell phone, PC, laptop, various console game systems and their handheld game systems,too.

My brother and sister were 8 and 10 years younger than me. They fought like constantly unless they were ganging up on me and my mom. Princess, our Boston Terrier, used to get between them and bark back and forth until they shut up and then go take a nap. When my borther was about 6 or so he took to teasing her. My mom got on his case for it and told him he was going to get bit. Princess finally bit him and my mom said "See? Thats what you get! Now leave the dog alone!" and told him to go run it under cold water.

If you got sick it better be serious or you weren't going ot the doctor. Now, they take their kids in when they have a runny nose!

We had chores, got whuppins, learned that certain actions caused certain reactions and sometimes those reactions weren't pleasant. Personal responsibility was a lot more than a phrase.

We only feared the things that had hurt us bad in the past and sometimes not even that.

A fight wasn't a reason to call a cop or the school unless there was a gun or very large knief involved and most of the time the only comment made was something along the lines of "I hope you didn't start it without cause. How does the other kid look?"

Yeah, society has definately gone downhill. Its not just the kids, its their wussy parents,too.

A couple years ago a mom came to my door because my daughter beat up her son. My response was "Are you seriously here to tell me your boy got beat up by a girl?". She said her son had just recovered from hip surgery due to his weight and could have been hurt! Seriously? Really? This kid picked on every kid within 50 feet of him and finally got a butt kicking so that he could run home and tell his mommy. Not to mention that a pre-teen should not be having hip problems requiring surgery for being hugely fat! That is how far we have fallen.