She Brought Cupcakes To The Dog Park But She Refused To Share Them With One Guy And His Children
Believe it or not, dog park etiquette is a real thing. Certain rules should be followed, and common sense is always necessary when you’re at a dog park to make sure no humans or dogs are hurt.
A young woman recently vented about a man and his kids who seem to know nothing about how to behave around dogs in a dog park.
This woman has three dogs with sensitive stomachs, and two of the three have actual food allergies.
She is a regular at her local dog park, where they follow a fairly standard “community rule” of not feeding another person’s dog any treats without permission from the owner.
Everyone at the park has been fine with following this rule except for one man and his two kids.
The man allows his kids to consistently feed the dogs food without asking their owners for permission.
What’s worse is that most of the food isn’t even for dogs. The woman describes it as “cooked leftovers his kids eat and give to the dogs when they are full.”
One day, the man had brought his kids to the park to feed some ducks. A sign in the park was hanging up advising visitors not to feed ducks bread as it can give them stomach issues, but the man totally ignored the sign and started feeding them from an entire loaf of bread.
Then, his young daughter started feeding dogs in the park slices of bread, including this young woman’s.
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After asking the young girl to stop and telling her that she should not start feeding strangers’ dogs, she called her dogs over to sit beside her.
Even though the dogs were seated next to their owner, the young girl and her sibling started feeding them once again.
“I approached the guy and told him to control his kids,” writes the woman.
His response was harsh, calling her a ‘Karen’ and accusing her of not allowing others in the park to have any fun.
When she asked him if he would like to pay for the vet bills that the unwanted feedings may lead to, he responded by telling her to “go get a social life.”
To teach him a lesson, the next time this woman arrived at the dog park, she brought a big box of cupcakes for other dog owners and their kids.
This wasn’t uncommon, as her dog park is very communal and celebrates many birthdays and special occasions together. Either way, human food is only consumed by humans.
The man and his kids walked up to the woman, asking if they could have some cupcakes.
The woman refused to give them any, telling him, “Teach your kids to only feed your dog, and then I will be more than happy to share my food with you.”
Their behavior never got much better, so whenever the woman brought any sweet treats for other dog owners, she still refused to give the man and his kids any.
She was eventually met with some backlash, with a couple of park members calling her vindictive and saying that she was “punishing” the kids for no reason.
“Short of driving to another dog park an hour away, I cannot separate the dogs and the children,” she pointed out.
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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