What is it about Dogs that make some owners so eager to hit children for them?
saw a repost from a tattoo artist i follow that made me go 😬😬 (yes, he has a dog but I thought he was normal about it since majority of his post are just his work)
the post asked the hypothetical question of “Would you hit a child if it meant your dog could live forever?” ofc because it’s a dog Instagram account there was little hesitation from everyone to agree. But the comments… look I know instagram comments rival the evilness of some of the worst on twitter but just Christ, some of these answers were very unnecessary. A simple yes, would have sufficed but no we got… (yes, these are some of the actual comments)
“I would run through a daycare like Connor Mcgergor“ (Interesting choice for an example.)
“Not me thinking you meant with my car and sitting here seriously considering it“
“Line them up, l'm doing it for all the dogs“
“I'd volunteer my child if I had one”
“Do disabled children count? If so, yes.”
“Ill hit 3 even if I only need one”
“Oh was it not with my car???“
“Get me a sledgehammer.“
“Point me to the kid. Hope he deserves it. Lol”
among many others. And look, I get dogs are dear to their owners and kids can be very annoying but a dog cannot be that dear that you are willing to go the extreme and hit a child with your car for your dog. (that’s not even getting into the repercussions, you want me to believe you’ll go to jail for this dog?? or Possibly into debt for this because of the legal fees for this dog??) Im sorry that’s just insane ? like i know this is ‘hypothetical’ but why would you admit any of this????
But this made me think, do some owners only like dogs as much as they do because they don’t talk? (minus the companionship aspect, being bred to serve + please and it’s an animal) They make a ton of noises yes, but they’ll never talk back to you or say their actual thoughts about you. If they were able to say words and talk like people, I wonder would their owners like them less (most owners would probably be in for a rude awakening.)