Things that annoy you.

[Hamartithia]

MSN(or hotmail.com) has deeply annoyed me. I was trying to make two new emails(because I forgot my passwords to my last two others and had no way of getting them back), and the procedure was so long and tedious. Not only does a parent have to make a hotmail just to give you permission to use yours(unless they already had one, and in my case they didn't), they even have to prove that they're an adult and put their credit card info down! Geez -_- In the end, I switched to yahoo.

[Placid]

hehe I use yahoo too and I like it... it just works better for me.

and is that a saying people use "like to pee on someones post toasties" iv never heard of it

[Atwood]

Something that annoys me is all the pitbull threads in the Animal Chatter board, where people go on and on (usually in caps) about how pitbulls are the sweetest dogs ever and would never do anything even remotely aggressive because they are all born as perfect little angels. If they ever do anything bad, it's a misunderstood action, the fault of the victim, and/or the result of a horrible abusive owner, but never is it in any way because of any fault in the dog itself. What they don't seem to realize is that they're doing the 'breed' (though 'pitbull' is usually used as an umbrella term for several breeds) almost as much a disservice through lionizing it as the people who proclaim that every pitbull is born a vicious killing machine. It's the unfortunate fate of pitbulls that a lot of people get them for the wrong reasons, either because they think they're vicious or because they want to prove that they aren't. Some people go about proving that they aren't the right way: they get a well-bred dog, they socialize and train it well, and then they enter it in canine temperament tests, use it as a therapy dog, or just let it be seen to be a polite and good-natured dog. Most significantly, they don't deliberately expose the dog to potentially dangerous situations to 'prove' its 'goodness'. Regrettably, far too many other people seem to think that the way to prove a dog is good-natured is to let a baby shove its arm down its throat, have toddlers ride it like a pony, leave it unattended at a seven-year-old's birthday party full of screaming running kids, and generally expose it to situations that no dog should have to put up with. They also often will give the dog more trust than they should, like letting an untrained dog run off-leash in the jogging park or leaving it alone with a baby crawling all over it, which is an open invitation to tragic and potentially fatal accidents (almost certainly fatal to the dog at least). End result: another newspaper with "Horrific Pitbull Attack!" in the headlines, more bad press, more breed bans, more pitbulls dumped at shelters and euthanized, and more negativity and fear surrounding them thanks to these misguided people who claim to love pitbulls so much.

What they seem to forget is that pitbulls are dogs. Not superheroes, not nannies, certainly not ponies, but dogs, and it's unfair to them to expect them to put up with conditions that would probably have me biting people. When they do ignore that fact, there's a risk of Bad Things happening, and it's the dog and the breeds that suffer for their owners' lack of proper sense. Like all dogs, some pitbulls are good and some are bad, some are trustworthy and some aren't. Like all dogs, pitbulls (and other oft-maligned breeds like Rottweilers, Dobermans or German Shepherds) have certain traits that they tend to show. Like the majority of terriers, a lot of pitbulls are dog-aggressive, and while most can learn through socialization or training to be good with other dogs, none should be simply expected to love other dogs or put in situations where they might get pushed over the line. Like most terriers, a lot of them have a high prey drive, so it's probably not a great idea to shove a cat in their face and expect them to be best friends if the dog isn't socialized with small animals. Ignoring these traits and pretending they don't exist causes nothing but harm, so do pitbulls a favour and treat them like actual dogs with natural drives and limitations instead of Lassie-fied paragons of canine virtue.

To put this into perspective a little, I love Bernese Mountain Dogs. I have two of my own, and I absolutely love the breed and think they're the greatest. There is no breed I trust more around children, and my older dog especially adores children and would probably let them do anything with her. Do I let them? Not a chance. For all that I trust and love my dogs (and actually because I love my dogs), I would never leave them alone with a child, certainly never let a child maul them, nor force them to put up with being petted, pulled, poked and prodded by little fingers. To me, that would be a form of both dog abuse and child neglect, because no dog should be trusted alone with a child, and no child should be trusted alone with a dog. The best ways to give your breed a better name are to show that you're a considerate dog owner by training your dog, respecting that other people might be afraid of them due to the reputation or prior bad experiences, showing through the dog's polite manners on walks or in the house how well-behaved they can be, and being a responsible caring dog owner who protects their dog from potentially risky situations (for both it and others) so that accidents have no opportunity to happen. Don't force an innocent animal into ridiculous situations just so you can brag "My Rottweiler is so sweet he'll let the baby stick her head in his mouth!" =.= It does very little good for the breed, and the potential harm is massive. Be kind to your pitbulls: treat them like real dogs.

[WolfWhisperer]

I also get annoyed when I am tired and I don't want to be. Yuck!

[Enbizaka]

http://www.addictinggames.com/i-dont-even-game.html
this game is annoying me right now. I can't get past level 4..XD
[EDIT/]nevermind.I got it.

[offtopic] I love that game! Level 75 =)

[dozy]

Atwood: My next door neighbor had Bull Terriers. 3 huge ones. He used to beat them and whip them up into a frenzy. He did that one day and the dogs started fighting, and attacked his little girl accidentaly. The little girl can usually play with the dogs on their own. It was an accident. But instead he stabbed the dog to death with a kitchen knife.

He's lying like mad to the press && campaigning to outlaw the breed -_-

I think they need to spend more time getting rid of legal highs that kill people (Meow Meow), and catching pervs && Murderers than complaining about a dog breed. EVERY dog breed has a potential to be harmful. In every dog breed their are harmful dogs. In the "harmful breeds", alot of them are well-trained dogs with loving owners. That's what a dog needs.

[Kheisa]

To put this into perspective a little, I love Bernese Mountain Dogs. I have two of my own, and I absolutely love the breed and think they're the greatest. There is no breed I trust more around children, and my older dog especially adores children and would probably let them do anything with her. Do I let them? Not a chance. For all that I trust and love my dogs (and actually because I love my dogs), I would never leave them alone with a child, certainly never let a child maul them, nor force them to put up with being petted, pulled, poked and prodded by little fingers. To me, that would be a form of both dog abuse and child neglect, because no dog should be trusted alone with a child, and no child should be trusted alone with a dog. The best ways to give your breed a better name are to show that you're a considerate dog owner by training your dog, respecting that other people might be afraid of them due to the reputation or prior bad experiences, showing through the dog's polite manners on walks or in the house how well-behaved they can be, and being a responsible caring dog owner who protects their dog from potentially risky situations (for both it and others) so that accidents have no opportunity to happen. Don't force an innocent animal into ridiculous situations just so you can brag "My Rottweiler is so sweet he'll let the baby stick her head in his mouth!" =.= It does very little good for the breed, and the potential harm is massive. Be kind to your pitbulls: treat them like real dogs.

The stigma attached to pit bulls is ridiculous. They're either vicious biting beasts or angelic do-no-bad dogs. People who say that pit bulls are sweet just because of their personal experiences with them are... Ugh. Of the several breeds we know as pit bulls today, the ones bred as fighting dogs are genetically inclined to never harm a human but go after other dogs, because, in the ring, the owners have to be able to pull the dogs apart after/during a fight without getting injured themselves. But while we naturally associate babies with being human, the dogs can't as easily make such a distinction, unless (and even then...) they were brought up around babies and small children and therefore trained to not harm them.

It's the same thing as with Sibes and cats. You might think of a cat as a pleasant domesticated animal, but to a Sibe, they might as well be a squirrel or a possum or a rat outside because they're the same size and run when chased. Even Sibes brought up around cats can forget their training if the cat breaks into a run from something. Suddenly it's a running prey animal. I'd personally never get a Siberian Husky if I happened to have a cat at the same time.

Also, thank you thank you thank you for making it the child's fault as well. I was at a friend's house a few years back and she had a really old Golden named after... some state (Oklahoma? Dakota? Kansas?), and about four siblings, one of whom was maybe two years old. At one point I found myself alone with the dog and the baby, because I'm a shy dog person and feel more comfortable around dogs than people. The child had found a pencil and was approaching the dog with it. I watched nervously, waiting for one of the other family members to come into the room, but none did, so when the kid made it obvious the pencil was going eraser-first into the dog's eye, I had to get in there and confiscate the offending pencil. But the idea that such a situation could come around when I'm not there to fix it, and/or with a less mellow old dog... It's really horrifying that anybody could let that happen. I don't even let my Papillon alone with strangers, especially children, unless I'm taking the CGC test. xD; He has long ears to be pulled and thin legs to be broken and a furry tail to be pulled.

I mean, I'm my dog's advocate. Anything that happens to my dog happens under my watch, which means that anything that happens to anybody interacting with my dog happens under my watch. I don't let anything happen to him by controlling those around him- I can't speak to him and reason with him, but I can speak to and reason with them. Pit bull owners need to learn to do the same. If your dog takes treats roughly, and you know he takes treats roughly, and a child approaches and asks to give your dog a treat, you say, "Oh, sure, but first, put it flat on your hand and hold it out like that." You don't even need to say "he's mouthy" or give any kind of explanation; they should listen to you because they're interacting with your dog on your good graces. And you have the right to take the dog away at any time you so choose.

... On topic, people who act really haughty and superior when they come up to pet your dog grate on my nerves. Real dog experts don't flounce around claiming to be dog experts, so when someone- anywhere- claims to know all there is to know about dogs, I try to go the other way. People in dog classes who don't listen when you give them advice annoy me as well. It feels like, well, you came into my class to learn: that means you accept me as knowing more than you do. I'll accept that you know more about your dog than I do (hopefully), but if I see you do something obviously wrong, I'm going to point it out, because that's what I'm supposed to do. "Try to practice loose-leash walking; I noticed you didn't have much slack in your leash earlier." "Your dog takes treats a bit roughly. I'd work on that at home unless you're comfortable with telling the people who want to give your dog treats how to hold their hands."

Atwood: My next door neighbor had Bull Terriers. 3 huge ones. He used to beat them and whip them up into a frenzy. He did that one day and the dogs started fighting, and attacked his little girl accidentaly. The little girl can usually play with the dogs on their own. It was an accident. But instead he stabbed the dog to death with a kitchen knife.

Bull terriers or pit bulls? Just a personal question, because it seems more... likely, I suppose, for someone to abuse pit bulls-- or at least, it happens more often. As opposed to bull terriers, which I personally can't stand the thought of someone abusing, as they're one of my favorite breeds. ^^;;

[dozy]

Bull Terriers. Pitbulls are banned here

[Kheisa]

D': That's horrible. Both that pit bulls are banned and that the bull terriers are being abused.How could anybody hurt a face like that?

[June Bug]

Pitts can be either sweet or vicious. My cousin owns one that is the perfect example of the 'do no bad' type, but her boyfriend bought a puppy that, no matter how well he treated her and tried to train her, was just downright mean. She never attacked anyone, he made sure never to provoke her, but she growled and snapped.
Pitts used to have the nickname 'nanny dogs' because they where perfectly suited, the well trained ones anyway, to guard children without doing any harm to non-aggressors.
It's a shame that most of the time it really is a human error situation, but some Pitts, like all breeds, are just downright bad-tempered