Why?
Often they’re not even trained to not go after strangers. Even if the owners don’t care about other humans, it’s also incredibly dangerous for the dogs.
And, of course, when you challenge the owners, they’re as nasty as their untrained dogs.
So, my mum died almost exactly a year ago, although I loved her deeply, she could be very emotionally abusive at often unpredictable times (I realise now that this was deeply tied to her own shame and trauma, and this makes me feel very sad.)
I remember that she used to come into my bedroom specifically, it seems, for the purpose of getting angry at my mess and flip out, calling me a “slut” and telling me that I had a messy room because I have a “messy brain”.
I was diagnosed as an adult with ADHD a few years ago. I realise that she was probably undiagnosed ADHD as well. She was never tidy, she just had a big boomer house to spread the mess out in.
I‘m really sad that we never got to be friends before she died at the age of 67.