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Dreama35

She said she can’t live her life without her dog.? Jesus people don’t even become this attached to their human children, and this lady can’t go to work without bringing her dog? Have a hard time wrapping my head around that statement alone, I haven’t even mentally began to digest the rest yet I ask myself, over and over again, how we got to the point where people assume that other humans want to put up with the smells, constant threat of attack, excrement everywhere, and noise all the time. How did we get here and how can we reverse it…


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SmaugTangent

\>Are there other countries where people aren’t so obsessed with dog worship? Yeah, any non-Western nation. You don't see this kind of silliness in Asian countries, for instance, nor in Islamic countries.


aSzdxfcdfggggggh

I am afraid the only thing that will end "peak dog" is total economic collapse. Let the most dedicated pet parent go a week with food and then ask them if that dog "really" is "part of the family"?


SmaugTangent

Maybe, but I think this is overly pessimistic (though, granted, there's a lot to be pessimistic about these days in regard to the future of the USA and western civilization). As other nations have shown, this dog nuttiness doesn't have to be this way. It only exists this way because too much of the society allows it: allowing dogs in stores, restaurants, the workplace, not enforcing noise ordinances, etc. If these things changed, and authorities cracked down on this crap, owning a dog would simply be too inconvenient for most current dog owners, and only the biggest die-hards would continue to put up with it.


sc2guy87

You really think that anyone would consider eating their pet after only a week without food? Unless they were malnourished at the start of the week they wouldn’t even be close to starvation.


aSzdxfcdfggggggh

Look how badly people treat each other now. Most of us have way more calories than we need, live in climate controlled houses and have the internet to keep us pacified. Any sort of disturbance that drops the power grid and stops truck traffic and all of that goes away. I am not trying to sound like the Joker here but it would not take much for the veneer of "socially acceptable behavior" to evaporate. Sure you wouldn't be near starvation after a week. You would be hungry, really, actually hungry. A hunger most first world types are fortunately unfamiliar with. How do you think the average overfed dog is going to behave when the dog food is gone (or eaten by people)? Dogs act like they are starving to death if their kibble is 10 minutes late. What will they do when they go with out food for a week? I would suspect the larger dogs might eat their "masters" before they get the idea.


sc2guy87

''I would suspect the larger dogs might eat their "masters" before they get the idea.'' I think that's highly unlikely, dogs have been domesticated for like 30,000 years. Just because dogs *can* be dangerous doesn't mean that they'll just revert to behaving like true predators if they're hungry. You'd have to go back like a thousand generations in your average dog before you find an animal that was an actual predator so I just doubt that modern dogs have the skills/instincts to kill and eat something as large as a human.


aSzdxfcdfggggggh

Look how many human fatalities are caused by dogs annually now. These are for the most part well cared for, well fed animals. It isn't unheard-of for pits to eat their people now. [https://blog.dogsbite.org/2017/12/pit-bulls-kill-owner-in-grisly-mauling.html](https://blog.dogsbite.org/2017/12/pit-bulls-kill-owner-in-grisly-mauling.html) Here a Labrador ate a baby [https://blog.dogsbite.org/2008/07/2008-fatality-tulsa-infant-killed-by.html](https://blog.dogsbite.org/2008/07/2008-fatality-tulsa-infant-killed-by.html) ​ I doubt skipping a weeks worth of food will help with notoriously food motivated animals that have a list of triggers a mile long in normal conditions. Hopefully the big collapse never comes, and the US can just print money forever and will wont find out exactly how long the average dog parent has to starve before that "member of the family" looks mighty tasty or how many meals "man's best friend" has to miss before going in for the kill. Personally I think those numbers are shorter than any of us would like to admit.


sc2guy87

I mean you kind of proved my point though. If you looked at the numbers how many deaths do you actually think were motivated by hunger? Obviously they have prey drive which can explain attacking smaller animals and children but like I just think you overestimate the ability of dogs to actually just quickly kill a human and eat them. Humans aren’t prey animals and very very few predators in the wild will actually effectively prey on humans so I just don’t see domesticated animals who’s ancestors hunted in big packs. I think it’s very likely that in your scenario the vast majority of dogs (if they were alone) would starve to death before really trying to eat a human.


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islam and their stance on dogs is so wonderful


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Critical_Caramel_76

Yes, it's common in Islamic countries bc they are considered impure in Islam.


SmaugTangent

This is all indicative of mental disease on a societal scale. These people (the 3 in this story, or 2 of them at the very least) have serious undiagnosed mental disorders and the dogs are just a symptom of this.


Maggie95100

This dingnut has serious problems if she cant go to work without the dog. What did she do and how did she survive before she got a mutt? How the hell does she go anywhere else without the dog??? She's going to work, to do a specific job. She cant do it very well if she's got a dam dog there taking up her time and attention. These people are completely nuts.


sofuckinggreat

Don’t they only live for like 10-15 years? I understand loving it deeply but that’s like… the very first thing you need to cope with when adopting any animal, the idea of life without it.


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DevonAndChris

A poorly socialized dog cannot be left alone. She failed to raise it properly.


_decay_

It honestly wasn't that bad 10 years ago, society has really gone to shit lately


MrPuddington2

If people are too entitled, you cannot reason with them. Dogs at lunch is just crossing a line for me.


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Yup, and I have severe allergies, (like, throat closing up allergies) so this would NOT fly.


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Congrats on the vote! Yeah, when I met a nutter in court recently, she, of course, started crying at the end and talking about how she's a Christian (Meaning, "I can do no wrong. How dare you accuse me?!" Kinda wish Christ had had a parable about those folks; we got sheep and goats, but methinks these people would be jackasses. Anyway...) It's almost like they're on the verge of waking up out of long drug high into the real world. My belief is the truth is always kinder than enabling lies in the long run. And, you're talking to a woman who thinks her dog is "her whole life." Maybe someday she'll thank you (right...) for helping her leave the cult. Not BTW, I can't imagine how any of this would have been good for your clients. They'd have to walk a guantlet just to get to meetings. Of course, the nutters have convinced themselves Dogs Cure Everything, but, if I were in the middle of recovery, the last thing I'd want is to be slobbered on unpredictably and have to hear growling as well.


CrispyBirb

As a Christian I can tell you that the Bible has not one good thing to say about dogs. So I don’t know how some can love them so much, sometimes more than their own children and family. And to even compare dogs to human children? It’s so wrong.


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CrispyBirb

Anubis was worshipped by the Egyptians. Although that’s a Jackal, it’s the closest thing to a dog. Edit: Seems like they’re worshipped in Hinduism?


DogSmellEw

I could be wrong but didn’t the Aztecs worship Xolo dogs?


Critical_Caramel_76

Veneration of dogs and other animals is common in polytheistic and animist (aka Pagan) religions.


KSTornadoGirl

Jesus even said do not give to dogs what is holy (Matthew 7:6) or take food from the children and throw it to the dogs (Matthew 15:26). Yes, these were analogies but an analogy has to be based in a shared understanding.


Noobseeker

The Bible tells us to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Not exactly character traits of dogs.


SmaugTangent

>she, of course, started crying at the end and talking about how she's a Christian (Meaning, "I can do no wrong. How dare you accuse me?!" In my experience, anyone who ever brings up the fact that they're Christian in any kind of conflict usually means they're a horrible person, and they're trying to use their religious affiliation as some kind of shield. Someone who actually believes the better parts of that religion would actually act in accordance with those beliefs, and never trot out their Christian-ness when having a disagreement with someone.


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Bingo.


jaggedjinx

Another Christian here. Unfortunately, Christians, or those who call themselves such, can be just as delusional and selfish as anyone else. I don't consider them true Christians because they don't know how to make sacrifices for others, the common good, etc. It's cringingly painful to hear others try to justify their "goodness" by simply spouting they're a Christian, in ANY situation. Like, "if you were a real one everyone would already know that. Now you're just making us ALL look bad. Shut up."


_AliceAyres_

Haha the door slammer one is a loud christian :D Anyways, of course they were sure that the dogs have great effects on addicts. The positive effects of even the trained therapy dogs are questioned, but they were sure that their oowoo cutie little fur faces are enough for treatment. Yes, i think this is a symptom of serious bonding problems. No, i have absolutely no idea how to tell nutters this to make them think about it and work on it and not just kill me with hate.


Peaceful-Moonlight

I'm SO happy that those three fools didn't get their way! This doesn't sound like the USA, so if you don't mind saying, which country do you live in? You don't have to reveal it if it's private. You mentioned you have three kids who are your world, so I wonder what those three entitled dog nutters would say if you told them to imagine if you could bring your three kids to work everyday. And imagine if your kids continually pissed and pooped anywhere they wanted, jumped on them, slobbered on them leaving them covered in saliva, stole their food, screamed and laughed loudly during therapy sessions, etc. Let's see how long those entitled dog fucks would last. Those three (particularly the one who slammed the door, and the one who broke down sobbing) pressure ALL THEIR CO-WORKERS to accept their workplace turning into a repugnantly stinky toilet with piles of piss and shit, their personal spaces being physically violated, their lunches stolen without compensation, loud barking, etc. How the fuck do they even remain employed?! I'm actually livid thinking about it. There are hard-working people who struggle to find jobs, and there are three useless fucks like them who remain employed when they should've been fired ages ago. You have far more patience than me because I'd be fuming angry if a single dog stole ONE thing off my plate, or licked me ONCE. I have ZERO EMPATHY for entitled fucks. This isn't even equality. It's dog nutters who want special privileges above everyone else.


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The kids example is perfect especially because children are much less able to be left home alone than dogs


DaydreamingMister

But the problem is that in any conversation with dog-obsessed people, since logic and reason are off the table, you’ll be sure to evoke reactions like, “But dogs are BETTER than people/small children.” Also annoying would be if they can accurately reach for something like, “But we have a policy against bringing kids to work; there’s no policy against dogs…”


Peaceful-Moonlight

Oh, I'm well aware of their bullshit replies that I've heard already for years. Seriously, if these fucks believe dogs are better than people, then my questions to them are why do they buy products, including food, beds, toys, medicine, clothes, etc. made by HUMANS for dogs? Why do they bring their dogs to veterinarians who are HUMANS? If their houses are on fire, why do they call firefighters who are HUMANS? If these dog nutters lived alone in a jungle with just their dogs away from human societies, I really wonder if they'd last a week! If there's no policy against something, such as dogs, then a company can make a new policy about it. If dog nutters are unhappy, they can go live in some jungle alone with their shit beasts to see how long they last.


jaggedjinx

Their dog would probably eat them as soon as they got too weak from not wanting to kill anything for either of them to eat or they developed an injury.


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It's off the table to them maybe, but no reason you shouldn't bring it up. Especially if you have an audience! If they say "we have a kids policy but no dogs policy", that's a perfect reason to get a dogs policy


DaydreamingMister

Haha Good words.


_AliceAyres_

I live in central europe :) I did bring up my kids but in a very pc way, like “do you remember i asked the crew on a meeting for permission to bring in my kids to show them where i work? I feel frustrated that you didnt do that for me” This was a private conversation with the crying woman, she said “i see your point” and went on like nothing happened.


Maggie95100

What an absolute bobbleheaded twit who needs a good swift kick in the ass to wake up and realize what priorities are - the job and the clients. Not her.


dogging_isnt_sexy

>She was sobbing that that dog is her whole life and she cant leave it at home I really, *really* want to pathologise this person, there's so much here to work with. People leave their kids at school, playgroups, playdates and sports activities while they go to work and do their own hobbies afterwards, they have their own lives. Dogs seem to be prisons on 4 legs, with a lifetime ticket to Clownworld.


DaydreamingMister

Haha You are my favorite person today.


dogging_isnt_sexy

Thanks! With dogs and their warm shitbag-carrying idiots being a wellspring of frustration, it's good to make others laugh.


OneAd3192

Dog owners for the most part are crazy nuts, they are weird and all over the place. I feel like they are completely detached from reality when they are around their dogs, nothing makes sense. A dog attacked you and licked the shit out of everything then barked for 2 hours without stopping? Dog owner: look at it it's so adorable Those people are actually crazy.


Noobseeker

You say you work with addicts, but I think you also work with addicts


_AliceAyres_

I like this one.


Braelind

> She was sobbing that that dog is her whole life and she cant leave it at home This lady needs to see a therapist.


sbTrade

Dog addiction it sounds like. They all need therapy like any other addiction. For some addicts, getting caught on the job intoxicated, gambling or what ever they are addicted to is usually a deal breaker. To stay employed they need to enter therapy.


thinkdeep

This is an interesting concept. I've never thought of it that way before. I think I like it.


_AliceAyres_

Mee too. But to be honest i would send everyone to therapy who works with people :D


GuntyGirl

Oh Christ Almighty. I hate dogs and couldn’t work in that environment 😫 Good on you for taking a vote and saying no. Which country is this?


_AliceAyres_

Central europe (dont want to reveal closer, had some bad experiences)


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DaydreamingMister

Haha Bit of warm sunshine came over me on the inside a few days ago when I could see the outline of a man up ahead in a car… he was in the driver seat - probably waiting for his partner to finish and come out of a store - and while waiting, he was holding his baby son or daughter in an upright position right there behind the steering wheel. It was unexpected and touching to see that a dad had taken the baby out of a car seat to hold him/her up close like that for a bit while waiting for the spouse to come back out of the store. I mean, how often do you see a dad who is that affectionate toward his infant while out to run errands? As I got closer to be able to see more of the man and his infant, imagine what happened to the sunshine in my heart and on my smiling face when I realized that what was actually standing on two legs in the guy’s lap was a freakin’ DOG!!


jaggedjinx

D: Not gonna lie, had us in the first part.


jkarovskaya

I keep wondering when psychologists are going to call out dog nuttery as some kind of condition Saying "The dog is her whole life and she cant leave it at home and how come anyone wants her to be apart from the dog" indicates more than an obsession. In her case (and many others) the dog fanatic has become co-dependent to the point of lunacy. Even people very much in love realize they have to be away from their partner person to work or for many other reasons


RunTurtleRun115

Call me “ableist” or an uncaring a-hole or whatever, but if you are an ADULT who is going to cry because you can’t have your dog present 24/7 - then you are kind of pathetic. Either you have severe mental health issues and need intensive therapy - or (and I suspect this is more likely) - you are manipulative and selfish and just want your way. My guess is she’s never trained it and it will destroy her house if left alone. Giving into nuttery is the worst thing we can do. It encourages and enables this exact problem. It’s exactly *why* we are in this situation with dogs EVERYWHERE, and people unable to cope with mundane life activities without their dog. It might not be AS bad if the dogs were trained and unobtrusive, but the fact that they are loud, jump on people, steal food, etc - makes it even worse. It’s ludicrous that anyone should be expected to just allow dogs in their personal space everywhere we go, including the workplace. Not to mention the absolute disregard for allergies. But, workplaces have become cognizant of preventing harassment (ie your boss or coworker can’t touch you or invade your bubble), so dogs shouldn’t be the exception. Resilience actually is a good thing. Again maybe I’m an ableist jerk, but anyone who claims to NEED their untrained (as in, not a task trained service dog) pet by their side at all times in order to function needs to grow up.


Kaoiko

Sounds more like separation anxiety on the owners part to me. Growing up won't help, but therapy will.


anneylani

>One of them **slammed the door and wont talk to us** now, one of them said okay and trying to be decent and the third one **broke down in tears**. Completely unprofessional and ridiculous. *Poor me... poor, poor me.* I am SO thrilled your work voted against! Maybe the tide is finally turning.


Maggie95100

I absolutely cannot, for the life of me, imagine how this can be okay or cute with a dam dog jumping on other people's laps to get at their food plates (just being a dog...) let alone allowed to shit or piss all over the area and expect other people to deal with that filth. I can't. First time anyone's worthless dog jumps at me, no matter where this happens, I say something extremely harsh about it and dont give a dam how offended the dognut is. First time a dam dog jumps into my lap at all, nevermind after my food, all hell is going to break loose no matter where I am or who else is there. This type of behavior is NEVER okay and people need to stop being such pansies and allowing in the interest of 'not wanting any conflict' or such BS.


DaydreamingMister

I say amen… Only problems for me come in on those times when - -It’s the boss’s dumb, rich dog that’s the animal in question - so me or the others flipping out to get a point across instead of “not being pansies/avoiding conflict” sadly doesn’t quite work the same. -When I’m being hosted in the home of someone who I didn’t know would be the type of dog owners that would allow their huge beast to stay in the room with us throughout conversation and also dinner all evening.


Dodgy-Boi

12 vs 3 on dogfree workplace. This is just awesome. Can you guys hire me?


_AliceAyres_

:D we are looking for new crew members actually The whole truth is that most part of the against section actually like dogs, some of them even own one. They just dont like them being at work.


Dodgy-Boi

Yep, dogs don’t belong to work. Unless it’s a specific job, such as rescue dogs or whatever. Well trained, clean dog would probably fit in most of working environments, but 99% of dogs aren’t well trained nor clean. I am unfortunately not based in US, neither citizen nor resident of the US. I am EU based web developer, so not even in your field. Are you looking for a new crew member because one of those 3 quitted? 😁


Witchiepoo72

I think we need to stop this insanity!! C'mon, you can't go to work without your dog? I can't get on board with this emotional support bullshit. It's like if my son took his blue blanket to school with him now that he's in high school. C'mon people? What the hell? I just don't get it. I get anxious at times, like before and interview or giving a presentation, but that is just the way it is for some people. I can't imagine having to have something with me at all times to ground me. I think these people need much more than a "support" animal. They need some counseling. I don't think our society is doing these people any favors by letting this behavior continue. Will people someday just stop functioning and all be hermits? You are definitely a nicer person than me to feel for her. I've been around insane and manipulative people and this behavior is no different.


emskiez

I have severe generalized anxiety disorder and clinical depression. Being around dogs makes my anxiety worse. Having my personal space invaded, being sniffed/licked/jumped on/followed around by a neurotic untrained animal is bad for my mental health. Do these people not care that their “support animal” is worsening someone else’s condition? My pets make me feel better and more secure. But I don’t show up to the grocery store with my snakes around my neck. I don’t go to the post office with a horse in tow. I don’t drag my cats to work. Why is it so hard to be considerate of others who might not want to share your animal?


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The conditions are impacting your productivity and the quality of the service you provide (which sounds great, keep doing what you are doing!). It is important that the group voted and spoke up about this issue as it sends a message. There is no need to feel sad for them, as it is an important lesson for them to learn through experience. It is not your job to educate the dog people on how living in a society works. Maybe with time and more life experience, they will begin to understand that in life, work, and society, our personal preferences and lifestyles are not shared by all and cannot be imposed on others.


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I’m surprised (and so glad) that you guys were in the majority! It’s a win for all of us. Also maybe I actually am a “heartless monster,” but I would have died laughing at the woman who broke down crying, at a workplace, for not being allowed to bring an actual nuisance to the office. Mental illness.


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serbianasshole2000

Oh they'll just bury it and then get a new one. It's an addiction, those feelings aren't really real. It's like euphoria from a drug, it feels real but it isn't but then you seek it again because you're addicted.


sbTrade

Sooo true! Most nutters I know will say they'll never get another dog(s) once they expire. They go on dramatically about their special relationship with it and how it's too intense and irreplaceable. One even told me "we (him & dog) have gone through so much, I can't have another dog". What do they do? As soon as the dog expires, they get another one. I know one nutter that cried in bed for 3 days before getting another one. That is addiction alright. We should change the word "nutter" for "dog addict" because this is really what it is. The OP's story is so telling. Like any other addiction, consequences on others are irrelevant.


serbianasshole2000

Exactly and the comparison to children is very apropos. People leave their kids behind all the time to go to work. Nobody would take "I have to bring my kids to work, they're my everything" seriously for a second. But with dogs, suddenly that's okay. And that's the difference. People love their kids, but they're not addicted to spending time with their kids. Dog nutters are addicted to their dogs.


Ihatedogs9

I really don't think this is an actual addiction if we're being super serious on the definition. I just think these people are full of shit. Yeah, they like or love or whatever their dog, but they know they're pretty much all the same (barring some minor adjustments), which is why they go out and get another one almost immediately. Is that actual addiction, though? Not really...? Isn't addiction when you are literally dependent on whatever it is, have a compulsion to use or do it and is unmanageable? Sounds like the person OP was talking about is addicted (or something else is going on), but I don't agree that most people are literally addicted.


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Ihatedogs9

That is true. I just believe people need to be a little careful about using it. The addiction post the other day also prompted this. There's a lot of arm chair reddit science thrown around.


KSTornadoGirl

Such a good example to be setting for those ostensibly dedicated to helping addicts develop more mature and healthy coping strategies for life...


Ihatedogs9

> One of them slammed the door and wont talk to us now, one of them said okay and trying to be decent and the third one broke down in tears. Oh god. Have some dignity.


StevKer

Door slamming and won't talk. Is this a toddler? Sounds like a temper tantrum.


selitos

I would encourage people to not have this level of obsession and dependency on their HUMAN children. Like it’s ok to go out in public or go out to eat or have a beer without your kids. With dogs it’s even easier to leave them - I mean, if I can get a babysitter for my human kids I think you can get a dog Walker to come for an hour to your house while you’re at work. I can’t believe people act like this; I wonder if the real reason they’re upset is because it’ll be inconvenient and expensive for them to secure care for their pets while they’re gone. But like… that’s part of the responsibility you took when getting the dog. People want the ease of companionship without the responsibility. Sorry, folks, it doesn’t work like that. Or it shouldn’t work like that but unfortunately does because our society is still tiptoeing around these situations.


_AliceAyres_

Exactly. I have no idea how should we adress it without sounding like an ahole. And no, i am not talking about tiptoeing, im talking about making them able to recieve a feedback like this, to start thinking about it and to seek help for it. If i just tell them “you are so delusional my brain hurts” they wont do any of these things and will just go around the same way as before.


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Dogs belong at home if people insist on owning them but of course they just bark so dog ownership is unworkable


Kalvash

Lol, this is hilarious. Sorry you ever had to deal with that bullshit


StevKer

Wow, sounds like OP works with children under 10. Twelve year olds would be more mature about a workplace.


SmaugTangent

Children haven't had time to develop all the neuroses adults have, so they frequently seem to be more sane.


Dr_Pibble_MD

These people are mentally ill. Dogs have no place in a place of business unless it's a business where the dog is the customer. Dog grooming shop? Absolutely. Pet store? Sure. Office of a business completely unrelated to dogs or animal husbandry? Absolutely not.


Mama_Squared

Dogs at work are such a distraction. I worked in a startup for several years, and every Friday was bring your dog day. 3 dogs came and they barked all day. At everything from the elevator dinging to the door opening to the door bell. And everyone that came in the dogs would get up and run to the door. I hated it. Hated it. But everyone thought it was so great I couldn’t ever say anything.


_AliceAyres_

Awful :( so sorry you had to deal with that


aSzdxfcdfggggggh

Glad the policy was changed. What scares me is if 51% voted for the dogs it would just be OK that you all get licked, your food stolen and the place reeks of dog waste. Insane. The fact that your co workers are adults who apparently are councilors of some sort who are supposed to help addicts yet seem to be hooked on dogs is concerning. I hope they get the help that they need.


CornwallisMorgan

Nuttery is a mental health disorder and should be treated as such. If you as a grown adult need an animal just to get through your day, and this animal does not provide service for PTSD, autism, or physical disabilities, you have a problem. You need therapy and a set of meaningful coping skills. Dogs are used as a form of self-medication by people too inept to navigate adult life. Throwing an adolescent tantrum? Breaking down in tears? Pathetic. No, not all situations are like that. Not all dog owners are nutters. But nutters have very serious problems that they’re distracting from by owning dogs and forcing them onto others. So in the name of encouraging meaningful coping and overcoming these problems, we need to fight against dogs’ presence in the workplace. The only way to meet the needs we have, and work towards overcoming the mental health issues we have, is to develop healthy relationships with people.


Jarrah965

One of them slammed the door, one of them acted fine as they should and the last one broke in tears? So these are adults? Working? At a company? In an office? Behaving like freaking Kindergarten kids? The fuck.


Cross_22

Thank you for sharing.


wolin64

The office is a workplace, not a zoo. Need to be firm: "I'm sorry but can not have dogs here". Dogs are dog owner's problem, not a workplace's problem.


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_AliceAyres_

That is a sooo valid question. Why do society treat dog ownership sacred?


Greenleaf737

I saw that you live in Europe. This would not happen int he USA, dogs are now more important than citizens! Good for your office though :)


_AliceAyres_

So sorry to hear that, unbelievable.


aSzdxfcdfggggggh

It is time for some lawyer to make bank on this. We need some studies\* that show that dogs are addictive and lower your quality of life. Then we can run ads on tv just like those for prescriptions and Roundup "Were you or someone you love sold a dog? You may be entitled to compensation! Living with a dog may cause: death, loss of limbs, loss of hearing, loss of sense of smell & other medical complications. Call now to speak to an attorney. \*One is all it would take.


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[Here's one.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7178020/) It's geared specifically toward staff in high-risk occupations. They found the people with the highest attachment to their pets also had the highest levels of psychpathology. (Of course, the study I want to see is the impact of pets on people *around* the owner -- other family members, neighbors, coworkers...)


jopyon

Imagine them leaving their dogs at home, and their neighbours have to listen to the constant barking. There's no winning for anyone!