Ye Olde Dog Lover manages to answer two of the six questions I posed, but having observed the behaviour of dogs and their owners over the years I suspect his answers are a little less than truthful.
His omissions suggest that he does allow his animal to run around freely, that he assumes blindly that he can take the dirty thing anywhere, that he has not bothered with any sort of real training, and of course he holds all around him in complete contempt.
Ye Olde Dog Lover then suggests that I move. Interestingly this is what all doggists seem to scream. All because I have the temerity to politely ask them to keep their annoying, useless animals quiet.
But let’s consider a very real example – in fact my exact situation. Around 20 years ago I bought an apartment in a (then) nice condo block. The rules were and still are quite clear, no dogs allowed, which was one of the reasons I bought where I did.
After a couple of years, dogs started to appear. Complaints fell on deaf ears, and now there are 50 or more “sets” of dogs in the complex. Some units have two, three or even more.
Now, I have not broken any rules, yet Ye Olde Dog Lover suggests it should be me who moves, not the rule breakers. In fact he seems to think the rule breakers should not be taken to task at all.
I guess in his doggy utopia, people who behave well would be locked up because they have done nothing wrong, while thieves, murderers, rapists and dog owners run free.
I’m glad you don’t run the country, but feel free to start your own political party.
You could call it the Barking Mad Party, or the Me, Me, Me Party.
And by the way, I am not in the slightest bit interested in photos of your ugly animal. Keep them for Facebook, alongside pictures of your latest meal and perhaps shots of your dog’s latest deposit.
And always remember this: If you keep a dog, your neighbours hate you.
Suffered dogs far too long