ohmidog!

Comment from Anonymous
Time August 24, 2012 at 10:06 am

This article is so retarded. Do you think the dogs can actually read the f***ing signs and understand they’re being shamed? It’s just a f***ing joke, get over it!

Comment from MaggieMalone
Time August 24, 2012 at 12:22 pm

Oh please, get off your high horse. It’s not about training or not training, payback or not. If anybody thinks this is payback to thier dog for being naughty, then they’re seriously in trouble. Because while my dogs are incredibly smart, they can’t surf the internet or read, so it’s no harm, no foul.

This site is about laughing at our wonderfully crazy relationships with our beloved dogs and laughing at the things we dog lovers deal with because we love our dogs: dealing with poop, pee, vomit, farting, torn personal items, lost sandwiches, etc.

I love my imperfect dogs, and am glad they’re not so ultra-trained, as yours apparently are, that they aren’t allowed to be themselves now and then. When dogs behave…like dogs…and we have to clean up after them, or laugh when they ate my that yummy sandwich I was so looking forward to eating (and I left on the coffee table thus tempting them unintentionally), it’s nice to know we’re not alone!

Comment from jwoestendiek
Time August 24, 2012 at 1:50 pm

Maggie,
Who said my dog was ultra-trained? My dog does all those things — and so do I. But I don’t want them to be my stamped-on-the-Internet-forever legacy, and I certainly don’t want them to be his, whether he can read or not.
john / ohmidog!

Comment from MaggieMalone
Time August 24, 2012 at 2:15 pm

To each his own. I look forward to sharing my dog’s “shame” photo and on the internet and giving people a good chuckle.

Comment from Tina
Time August 24, 2012 at 5:01 pm

Can I post a picture of my husband, too??
I can think of a sign or two to hang around his neck. (As you say, men get away with all sorts of things, regularly!)

Naw. I think I’ll just love his faults (if you want to call them that) along with all his wonderous attributes. Just like I do with my dogs. There’s no shame in not being perfect.

Given all that… there were a few pictures that I had to laugh at, anyway.

Comment from robert schlosser
Time August 24, 2012 at 5:56 pm

It’s too bad my dog is trained so well and just too perfect or I would post a picture on that website too.

Comment from KateH
Time August 24, 2012 at 7:48 pm

I think that yes, sometimes it’s funny to share your annoyance at your dog’s (or cat’s or kid’s or any other being’s) behavior, there is a definite point when all you’re doing is showing a real dislike or contempt of the animal/person. After a short while, the “Ha, ha, you’ll never guess what so-and-so did” comments become criticism and then resentment. If you really enjoy pointing out the ‘bad’ you aren’t enjoying the good.

Comment from Von
Time August 25, 2012 at 12:10 pm

Wow, this article has got to be a joke, right? …Right???

I mean, it’s not POSSIBLE for certain members of society to have such complete sense-of-humor failures that they are driven to dedicate an entire article to shaming the pet-shaming sites? Is it??

How does anyone become THIS jaded about humankind as a whole and take life so seriously that you can’t see anything but negatives? Is it from spending too many years working in rescues? Is that why you label any action that you personally don’t agree with as “wrong” or “evil” or dare I even mention the overly-used “animal abuse”?

How does someone become THIS judgemental and critical? How do you fail to see that the sole purpose of this site is just for fun? Nothing more than a giggle?

Who cares if these pets are trained or not? That’s NOT the point. It’s just a fun site to share cute, adorable and funny pics of our very loved pets who do funny things. You do know what fun is, don’t you?

I honestly do not fathom the mediocrity of certain individuals who want to take this on as their next “cause”. There are far more serious things in life to be upset about…

If anything should be labelled wrong, then I’m going to call you out for arguing that animals have the same awareness of being on a site as a son or daughter would. Animals are not human. They do not have human intellect and intelligence. They cannot read. They can’t use computers. They will NEVER comprehend the act of their owner putting a picture of them online.

Please explain precisely how this harms the animal in any way whatsoever, emotionally, physically or otherwise? All I see is a lot of caring, loving owners posting up pictures of their cute pets with funny notices. There is no harm in that.

I honestly feel you are taking life way way too seriously. Lighten up, dude. Sheesh.

Comment from vida
Time August 25, 2012 at 3:40 pm

I guess I don’t get a real chuckle from contempt for any being I love, or who should be loved. It’s mean spirited and I too wish I knew who started it. Oh well, a lot of people are born mean and only a few grow out of it. I credit my dogs for helping me grow up.

Comment from Kelly
Time August 25, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Methinks NC has sucked the humor outta you, John. I believe the site is intended to be lighthearted, and, yes, I laughed at some of the posts. I do like your idea, tho. I may start a manshaming blog…

Give Ace a good butt scratch for me.
k

Comment from Lisa
Time August 25, 2012 at 4:45 pm

I think maybe my very favorite thing about dogs is that they’re really pretty gross. They eat poop–their own and others’. They eat until they vomit, then they eat the vomit! They find just the right time to sit down in the middle of a polite gathering and noisily lick their butts. They get all nervous when they get gas, so they get all clingy and follow you around when they’re farting.

But still. We love them. We hug and kiss them and let them sleep in our beds with us (RIGHT?) because they’re wonderful and amazing and funny and because, most of the time at least, they’re adorable when they’re being gross or a little bit bad.

And most of the posts on dogshaming are pretty normal stuff that all but the very most line-toeing of dogs do. My favorite is the well-groomed little fluffy white dog sitting on a stool with a sign that says, “I stole a potato.”

It’s just people sharing cute stories and pictures of their dogs; and I am always but always all for that.

Comment from Anne’n'Spencer
Time August 25, 2012 at 5:18 pm

Well, there is Spencer. He craps on the living room carpet and has been known to pee on it for spite. He counter-surfs, and after downing an entire loaf of bread, he farts yeastily for days. He cannot resist a trash can. He rolls around on his back every morning, begging me to scratch. If he scratches places he can reach (such as his chin or ears), his penis emerges from its usual dignified hiding place, and he feels compelled to stop and give it a good cleaning. He howls when I leave him at home. He is afraid of cats. He hates going to the vet and has been known to leave a large, steaming pile as his gift to the waiting room. If you inadvertently step too close to him, or tug too hard on his leash, or if a cat bashes him, he screams as though being tortured. He has been known to eat poop–his own or any he happens to see lying around outside. He is irascible around larger dogs and has been known to snap even at Rottweilers or Pit Bulls if he perceives they have invaded his personal space.

I don’t believe he’s that different from any other dog. He is perfectly content to be loved and to give every ounce of love he has in return. I wouldn’t dream of hanging signs around his neck. I occasionally swap “can you top this” yarns with other Beagle owners, but that’s about it. I figure next week the dogshaming people will all turn to babyshaming, and at that point the outcry will be so great they’ll have to stop.

Comment from barry knister
Time August 25, 2012 at 5:34 pm

All domestic dogs are slaves, so most of the questions worth asking have to do with the slaveowners. My dog is very amusing, but I would feel wrong about dressing her up, or hanging a sign around her neck. At the same time, I can see others rolling their eyes, and saying, “Here we have another political correctness freak.” Answer: how do you feel about getting cheap laughs at the expense of someone you claim to love?

Comment from Von
Time August 25, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Barry, to answer your question about “how do you feel about getting cheap laughs at the expense of the one you love?”…

Well, I still say its not harmful in the least. These pets are loving the attention of having their owners touch them ad talk to them while they are having their photo’s taken. None of them are dressed up. They are just sitting there like every pet does when it’s owner is taking a photo. Are you going to get upset at every owner who has ever taken a photo of their pet? Because, there is no difference, in my opinion. How is this harming the pet? What’s the difference between laughing at some antic of your pet around a few friends versus taking a pic with a handwritten note of what’s the pet’s habit is? There is no difference.

Besides, if you look at my Facebook profile, you will find a picture of my fiancé sleeping on the couch, surrounded by all the kitchen utensils and appliances I was able to sneakily take to the lounge without waking him up.

He even has the coffee maker under his arm. It’s harmless. Juvenile? Maybe. Did it make me laugh? Till the terms rolled down my eyes, yes! Did it make him laugh? Yes…after a day or two! Did it make others giggle? Yes.

Life is too short to take overly seriously. Sometimes I think we all lost something very special when we decided to “grow up and be serious adults”. We lost the ability to have fun. Nothing wrong with enjoying a laugh if it’s not hurting anyone.

Comment from Anonymous
Time August 25, 2012 at 10:46 pm

Barry, how it’s this at the “expense” of the dogs? Yeah, I bet they’re really freakin’ miserable being made to sit with a sign for what, five minutes? Maybe even, god help them, TEN? God, you’re an idiot. Slaves… Really! How stupid can people get.

Comment from Stephan
Time August 26, 2012 at 12:48 pm

I’m so glad I don’t know you all who are so offended by this. You’ve lost (if you ever had it) every ounce of humor and fun that makes life so wonderful. You’ve got to be the most boring people to be around. But I’m sure your dogs love you anyway though.

Today my mom is visiting with her dog. My dog pissed on her dog’s favorite squeaky sttuffed toy. Did I get angry? No! I laughed at the beauty of dog communication and soaked it in Nature’s Miracle. And now I have another great dog shaming contribution to send in!

Comment from Alexis
Time August 26, 2012 at 1:02 pm

John – I completely agree with the post. Despite what other moronic sophomoric 11-year-old-potty-fixated-middleschoolers posting snotty and poorly written abusive responses to your article, I do think that dogs who deserve our love and respect for all they do should not have their very few failings immortalized on the internet. The vicious attacks of humans on humans and humans on dogs need no further encouragement. That is one reason why I don’t even bother anymore reading a certain popular dog-related website (hint: last four letters are “…ster” because it has begun appealing the lowest forms of purportedly “human” life. I will say it again: dogs should be respected. I will widen that: ALL life should be cherished and respected. Unfortunately with people such as Von, MaggieMalone and Anonymous (the one who hurled the “retarded” epithet which is using a word which should be erased from English usage) it seems like the love and respect and increased caring and responsibilities for dogs which has gained such traction in recent years is slipping away into disrespectful trashmouthing. I hate to see this country return to the ways it largely viewed dogs until about twenty years ago.

I agree with Vida – the featured website is contemptuous and mean-spirited.

And Lisa – if you like dogs because of their “gross” habits – seriously, girl, there’s help for you. Just reach out, honey. It’s out there for you – I would say about $10K of analysis ought to do it – paired, of course, with about a year of antipsychotic prescriptions which you will take hopefully monitored by your very own Nurse Ratchet.

Comment from MaggieMalone
Time August 28, 2012 at 4:14 pm

Oh, so sanctimonious, Alexis “honey”. How does it feel to stand so far above and be so much better than everyone else? (that’s sarcasm, “sweetie.”)

Your opinion is just that: yours. You go ahead and take life so seriously that you clench up and scowl at the world. Go ahead. Me? I’m going to continue loving my dogs, laughing at their craziness, sharing their craziness with other dog lovers, and loving life with all of it’s nutty imperfections — potty humor and all.

It’s such a better way to live than to be clenched in a humorless and unattainable quest for perfection.

Comment from Von
Time August 29, 2012 at 12:41 pm

“….moronic, sophomoric, 11 year-old- potty-fixated middleschoolers…”

ALEXIS! People like you crack me up! Your post is so ironic. ! Here you are, claiming all life should be respected and cherished… But in the very same breath you insult and disrespect the posters who don’t agree with your taste in humor!

Haha. (sorry, shouldn’t laugh). You are insulting people because they were insulting people. Aah. I take it that you like to think of yourself as tolerant and open-minded; yet in fact the opposite is true.

Your post seethes with anger and intolerance, disrespect for anyone whose beliefs differ to yours, insults other posters and is full of self-righteousness and contempt.

If you don’t like Dogshaming, then don’t visit the site. Live and let live. None of these dogs are being harmed physically or psychologically in any way.

I’m fairly new to living in the United States (2 and half years), and quite frankly, the most intolerant and verbally abusive people I’ve come across are liberals and animal activists. I have yet to find one capable of calm, unemotional and respectful conversation with someone who doesn’t agree with their views. I live in San Francisco and often bump into people who ate not open to any other opinion besides their own.

Are you one of these?

Comment from kirsten
Time August 29, 2012 at 1:58 pm

calm down a tad haters — it is a fun site and hurts NO ONE – my dog was proud to take his picture, just like I think he is proud when he pees on everything – in a perfect world I could give him the attn he needs so he wouldnt pee on everything – we’re not beating our dogs, we’re laughing about them – every dog on dogshaming is clearly a well loved pet – there are FAR more important animal related issues you could focus your time on!

Comment from MMeddings
Time August 29, 2012 at 4:18 pm

I was sent the dog shaming site by my sister (a dog mum). I don’t see it as a way of making the animals feel badly or disrespecting them. As a dog mum myself I was relieved to see that my Maggie’s behaviour is indeed ‘normal’ and appears to be quite common among dogs. The pictures show it doesn’t matter the breed or domestic situation (living with kids, other pets, etc), dogs will be dogs.

This is a visual way of sharing the quirks of our pets. I chuckled at some pictures, groaned at others and truthfully..gagged at others (scooping items out of the toilet..ugh). No dogs are being harmed, physically or mentally from what I can see in the pictures. They are all groomed, been to the vet and are loving members of the human family they live with. However, I am not surprised at the viciousness some of the comments.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I don’t have to accept or agree with it.

Thank you for sharing yours.

M

Comment from Caroleann McCallion
Time August 29, 2012 at 5:42 pm

Nothing better to protest? Really? Seriously? What with everything from dumbass celebritites never letting thier teeny feet touch the ground & dressing them up like fairies – to the obscenity of Crush films? You’re absolutely sure you have nothing better to do with your time and energy?

I’ll bet everything I own (apart from my beloved dog) that every one of those dogs is loved as devotedly as is mine.

It’s a bit of harmless fun. It’s only impact on this sad old world is to reassure dog owners that they are not the only one that has a dog like that.

Comment from Sarah W
Time August 29, 2012 at 5:43 pm

I’ve recently submitted a photo to the website. I don’t know if it will be posted, and it doesn’t really matter. I find the site humorous.

Is it pushing the boundaries of polite society? Certainly. But is it harmful? Absolutely not.

Most of these posters include with their post a mention of how they still love their dog, or how they’re still adorable, or whatever. And the fact is that these posters truly must love their dogs or else they would be doing something other than laughing about it with others on the internet.

Our dogs love us unconditionally and faithfully, and we owe it to them to do the same. But bemoaning their (occasional or habitual) misdeeds is by no means a disservice to them.

My dog is wonderful and well-trained, I have very few complaints about her. But it is nice to know that the things she does that drive me nuts– she’s not alone in doing.

This website is simply a forum for the dog-loving and dog-owning community. A chance for dog owners to share stories and laugh– it’s far more about the relationship between pet and owner than an attempt to truly “shame” these dogs.

Comment from nancy
Time August 29, 2012 at 6:05 pm

I love my dogs and I think they are the handsomest smartest dogs in the world but I know for a fact that they could care less about any picture, sign or story about their misdeeds I may post on the internet nor are they even aware of it nor are even able to understand the concept. I know they probably would rather me take a picture of what they chewed and post it in good humor rather then me getting angry. And to compare doing so to your dog versus your child is the silliest part of your article.

Comment from Unknown
Time August 29, 2012 at 7:22 pm

Whoever wrote this is so silly. Seriously?! You’re an idiot. It’s hilarious. I love dogs and I take fantastic care of mine but sometimes they misbehave just like a child and it’s adorable and funny! So get over it you moron and get a life!

Comment from Toby
Time August 30, 2012 at 1:54 am

I have never really been a pet lover until my fiancé and I decided last year to get our bulldog. When we went to the airport to pick him up I could barely handle the anticipation. Then we got our first glimpse of him and in less than a second I was a dog lover. I would throw myself in front of a bus to protect him. Since, then he has given us countless smiles, laughs and adorable moments with his antics. Dogshaming is nothing more than dog lovers wanting to share those memorable and lovable moments with other like minded people who can appreciate the beauty and humor with them.

As for Alexis your “enlightened” verbal abuse and flaming of people on this site who disagree with you has accomplished nothing but making you look small, smug and foolish. I suggest you use that $10k and find a therapist for yourself that can restore your sense of humor.

At the risk of derailing from the topic there is too many real issues in the world that need our attention and energy. Child starvation, poverty, global warming, child labor, etc etc etc. The fact that the time it took most of us to write our post here, myself included. Someone was murdered by a oppressive regime in Syria, some child died from aids in sub Saharan Africa, and some baby was born addicted to drugs in the united states should makes us all feel pretty small for wasting our energy here.

Comment from Nicole
Time August 30, 2012 at 10:59 am

Really? The site is a joke, lighten up. Why don’t you focus your hate on things like when people abandon their dogs and/or abuse them. I work with a rescue and have had many foster dogs and adopted many. I have even submitted my dog to be ‘Shamed’. Are you saying I’m an evil dog owner and not ready to have a dog, because I did so. You really need to find something else to blog about. Way to pull this out your ass just to get attention.

Comment from jwoestendiek
Time August 30, 2012 at 11:12 am

No Nicole, I wasn’t saying that –maybe try reading it again more slowly. And yes, our website does focus our attention (not hate) on animal rescue.
John/ohmidog!

Comment from Suz
Time August 30, 2012 at 2:03 pm

You seriously need to get over yourself. I love my dogs and cats more than anything, but laughing at things they do is the only way to keep sane in this crazy world. I enjoy the dogshaming website with the humor it is intended to impart. I may even submit a picture or two because heaven knows my dogs have done some silly and crazy things…there’s no shame in that. We love our dogs and want to share the things they do that are funny or annoying. No one who was truly angry about anything would post a humorous picture of their dog and that is the difference between people who truly love their pets and those who don’t. We can find the humor in situations and empathize with others who’ve had the same experience. And, dogs really have no shame, which is why it’s so funny.

Comment from Alexis
Time September 3, 2012 at 4:22 pm

Real easy answer for you, Von – I respect humans. Not seeing much of what I would call “humans” on this shameless altar erected to the lowest common denominator. Gee, Von – too bad you can’t go back to your former planet since you hate it so much here in the US – I guess the mother ship must have been really happy to dump you and take off.

John – give it up and don’t bother to explain. The vast majority of persons in this country are incapable of reading for comprehension so it doesn’t do any good at all to suggest that they go back and actually read something for comprehension. Face it – sadly, most of the posters here are wallowing in intellectual and emotional (if not physical) squalor and loving every minute of it. Case in point: Toby’s post – somehow attributing $10K to my possession. Tsk, tsk, tsk, Toby. Reading for comprehension isn’t within your capability either!

Comment from Sarahkate
Time September 5, 2012 at 11:41 am

I looked up this blog post after reading the ventriloquist post. I agree with the author. I do think that people trying to get other people to agree with their bogus “humor” while focusing on negative things their supposedly beloved dogs do that annoys them is a form of bullying. When dogs do so much for people why is it necessary to dwell on negatives and invite others to join in on the “fun”? Making fun of others especially supposedly beloved family members even when those family members have four legs and tails just isn’t right. I don’t bother with websites that are so stupid, I checked Dog Shaming out just once and decided not to bother again. It just wasn’t funny and if people who post there think it is funny to choose one small part of their life with their allegedly loved pet and amplify that small part with mean pettiness – well, IMO they need to rethink what “humor” means. It’s probably people like that that keep the standup comics with the filthy mouthed gutter “humor” employed – usually in nightclubs where excess alcohol consumption likely numbs any sense of decency.

Comment from Rox
Time September 5, 2012 at 11:45 am

I think there should be a baby-shaming site. After all babies smear babyfood all over their faces and throw it everywhere, scream bloody murder at all times of the day and night, fill their diapers regularly expecting others to clean up after them, and require hundreds of thousands of dollars to raise including purchasing a completely useless college education following which they move home, unemployed, and proceed to scream bloody murder regularly at parents who they blame for everything “wrong” in their lives. Tit for tat. Bad dogs, baaaaad babies. Frankly I would choose a bad dog over a bad baby any darn day of the week!

Comment from Erin
Time September 5, 2012 at 12:30 pm

I like this much better than the “shaming” ones. NOT because I think the dogs are psychologically harmed by the signs, but because its super easy to focus on the bad your dogs are doing instead of looking for and reinforcing the good. Too many times I’ve seen owners correct their dogs over and over for the “bad” they dog, and completely ignore the good, and this website is yet another example of dog owners doing just that. If you want a well behaved dog, you have to start focusing on the good, and reward that. The behavior thats most rewarded (good or bad) is the one you will see the most often. So in conclusion, while I’m not a huge fan of these type things, its more because of what its doing to the human thought process towards their dogs, than about the dogs.

Comment from Erin
Time September 5, 2012 at 12:31 pm

Oops, forgot to include the url: http://dogsdoinggood.tumblr.com/

Looking for the good is so much harder than looking for the bad!

Comment from Snow White
Time September 17, 2012 at 7:22 pm

Humorless people? Do you think the dogs really enjoy having a camera shoved in their face which forces them to look downward and sniff at the ground so the humans can have their 10 seconds of fame on a dog shaming blog. This shows no respect for dogs at all. As John said, the time that is spent putting a sign on the dog’s neck to embarrass the dog, would be much better spent on helping the dog learn some training or spending quality time with your dog on a walk! This is not funny at all and is a sick form of entertainment.

Comment from Anonymous
Time September 25, 2012 at 4:07 pm

I really don’t have a problem with dog shaming site. What bothers me, are the pictures of dogs cringing or hanging their heads. Those dogs aren’t ashamed of their behavior, they are reacting in fear, and have obviously been either verbally or physically abused in the past. (not necessarily by their current owners/families). It makes me sad to see that body language, and to understand it doesn’t come from a sense of shame, but from fear.

Comment from Kat
Time September 25, 2012 at 4:08 pm

I really don’t have a problem with dog shaming site. What bothers me, are the pictures of dogs cringing or hanging their heads. Those dogs aren’t ashamed of their behavior, they are reacting in fear, and have obviously been either verbally or physically abused in the past. (not necessarily by their current owners/families). It makes me sad to see that body language, and to understand it doesn’t come from a sense of shame, but from fear.

Comment from Von
Time September 26, 2012 at 7:27 pm

Alexis, the truth hurts, I see! Your reply again goes to prove just how charming you are. Tell you what…. Instead of using your energy to reply again, use it to pull that huge stick out of your butt;)

Life is great when you are not uptight!

Comment from Marie
Time September 26, 2012 at 9:36 pm

I have trained a French Bulldog to pass his AKC canine citizen test. I know about training and have had the dog that was almost literally trained to perfection. I also have a granddaughter that forgets to close her door and the temptation is just too much for him :~) When he gets caught with the stuffed Panda off the bed he knows he should not have got it and he looks pitiful. BUT we were not abusive or bad pet owners either. The fact that some of the dogs look pitiful shows they probably know they should not have thrown the trash over the floor because their owners have taught them that. But again~sometimes temptation is to too much. Right now I am working with and training a 4 month old Boxer. Seeing some of the pics remind me mine is just like every other doggie~ He’s gonna have his moments from time to time. I don’t really see fear. I see a doggie that has probably been trained and worked with and still gave in to temptation :~) If a dog was smart enough to know his pic went up then I might have a problem. But as stated the dog does not know his pic is on the net. However~ they are cute and remind me that my little stinker is perfectly normal.

Comment from Camille
Time September 26, 2012 at 11:26 pm

Seriously people –relax. It is all being done in good fun. I am a dog lover/owner and provided that the dog is not being hurt in any way–what is the harm in this? My dog gets that “shamed” look on her face without me saying or doing a thing. She knows when she has done wrong without me even saying so. It’s possible that many of these dogs are well aware that what they were doing was unacceptable and the faces are the “you’re busted” faces they often get–not anything that was made up.