things that annoy the fook out of you

Saint Tom wrote: McG wrote: 9fingers wrote: Saint Tom wrote: And I'm the total opposite. I find that people are missing something in their lives if they need the company of an animal for fulfilment. But each to their own I guess. I find the majority of dog owners think their dogs are more important than the right of people who don't want to interact with dogs not to interact with dogs. Whatever about in the privacy of your home, people shouldn't have to interact with dogs in public if they don't want to. And it goes without saying that dangerous breeds and stupid incapable owners is a matter of public safety at this point. Jaysus  Jaysis indeed Are this child's injuries amusing lads?

genius 

Saint Tom wrote: No less weird than BSM suggesting that people who didn't like dogs have some issues. But again, let's deflect from the danger certain dogs and owners pose. Guns don't kill people, people kill people etc etc. No one is suggesting that all dogs be banned, that would be ludicrous.

Edited by Baldrick - 30 Nov 2022 at 10:02pm

We took in a stray staffy one night on way back from the boozer, she was sitting on our doorstep when we went out and still there when we got home.. beautiful thing with not an ounce of aggression, she just wanted to lick the face off ya so we let her stay in for the night (never had dogs and had no intention to at that point). After a weekend of feeding and walking her we brought her to the vet to try get her to a home and she told us that she is a Staffordshire Bull terrier - a restricted breed which , if not taken into a home, will be put down so we decided to keep her and over the first couple of weeks or so she got bigger around the belly..she was pregnant.

BabbsBalls wrote: We took in a stray staffy one night on way back from the boozer, she was sitting on our doorstep when we went out and still there when we got home.. beautiful thing with not an ounce of aggression, she just wanted to lick the face off ya so we let her stay in for the night (never had dogs and had no intention to at that point). After a weekend of feeding and walking her we brought her to the vet to try get her to a home and she told us that she is a Staffordshire Bull terrier - a restricted breed which , if not taken into a home, will be put down so we decided to keep her and over the first couple of weeks or so she got bigger around the belly..she was pregnant. A few weeks later she had 5 pups in our bath tub. Staffies, having large jaws, are known to have difficulty giving birth and for us the 6th pup wouldn't come out so had to spin her (and the 5 pups in a box, they have to stay with the mother) up to the vet to get the poor pup removed. The vet scanned her, which showed another pup in the womb. It was a Friday evening and the vet told us if she doesn't have the pup within 24 hours to call them. 24 hours later, no pup. Ring the vet and get answering machine saying they are closed. ****s. We then had to arrange an emergency c section for the dog (that we only had at that point for 3/4 weeks) up in Blanchardstown 9 o clock on a Saturday evening. Pups back in box and up the road. Op went well and dog was fine, end up costing us €900. After op we had to (or were told to) keep pups with mother for 8-10 weeks. Mad things they were. Only in our new house less than a year at the time ,  I came home from work one day to our new leather recliners munched ta f**k.. two lovely timber frames sitting there with foam and leather strewn everywhere. If ya didn't laugh you wouldn't stop crying. After the few weeks we eventually gave the pups away to what looked to us like decent families, which was heartbreaking, and kept one to stay with the mam. We had some dodgy f**kers come by looking to take them, no doubt going to use them for fighting so we refused to let them go.  In the end we had the pup for 10 years before she died - my wife was 6 months pregnant at the time . The mother lived for another 2 years with us and our young lad before she died. When our son came along , having a staffy,  we obviously discussed the issue of random dog attacks on children. For us, having known our dog for 10 years , the main thing was we fully trusted her so getting rid of her didn't even enter the conversation. She was great with him too.

How did your wife feel about you bringing back bar staff?

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Yep totally agree what’s the point like. On the dog issue much prefer cats myself hard to beat a little Tabby cat apart from the unwanted presents.

Saint Tom is winding you all about dogs. He loves them really, and has told me he's taking at least one golden retriever puppy from me when my wan has her litter. 

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