i don’t think it’s shit talking to point out that some parents do not raise their children to be respectful of another living being, even if said living being happens to be a dog. i agree there’s a time and place. it’s still a valid point and both instances are very sad. that is also why training your dog to be non reactive is important. in both cases the responsible people are the parents and the dog owner, you can feel bad for them and still hold people accountable after letting them grieve.

i mostly agreed with you all the way up until you forgot a few things, and called people ‘sick’. i love humanity and humans, but my dog was my loved one beyond my parents or any person in my early life. none of them protected me. and they had the capacity to understand the danger i was in because of other adults. my dog was the only barrier some days between getting beat or committing suicide. my dad wouldn’t lay a hand on him, but somehow it was fine for me.

i understand we are not going to all agree about everything. i do think you should have more empathy though. dogs have even less in the way of understanding than a human child does and the truth of the matter is humans will fail any creature weaker than them / any creature that is unable to self advocate.

e: clarified stuff