What are some stories you have about banally shitty pet owners?
This one's got me torqued the fuck up.
>at coffee shop apartment searching
>a gal comes in asking for water and bowls for the two dogs she and her friend are walking
>look outside
>dogs are distressed, pacing, pawing at the door to come inside, holding paws off the brick sidewalk
>85°F outside
>dogs are barefoot
>brick sidewalk is around 100°F
>tell the women how hot the sidewalk is and that their dogs may be distressed because their paws are hurting, so get them in some shade or the grass
>they get snippy with me and tell me they're fine and they're only freaking out because they're being walked for an hour
>walked dogs shouldn't even be distressed anyway
>such careless owners they didn't even bring bowls or water for their dogs
Why the fuck are people like this? I understand not wanting strangers randomly criticizing you, but I told them as politely as I could. What kind of person gets defensive when you tell them their dogs may be in pain? There needs to be more qualifications to owning a dog than just having the money to buy a pup from a mill or BYB or to pick one up from a shelter.
>inb4 "REEE women"
I am a woman.
>>2454420
>tfw can't find dog shoes where I live even though it's extremely fucking hot
Can't walk my dog during the day without having to bend over to touch the ground every 5 minutes to guage the pavement's temperature.
>>2454435
>wearing shoes when going out in your own backyard or area around your house
If my feet can handle it in 90 degree weather, so can my dog and everyone else's dog. Get your dogs to toughen up.