No I Do Not Want To Pet Your Dog Manjoo

In the essay “No, I Do Not Want to Pet Your Dog” written by Farhad Manjoo talks about how Manjoo is not a dog person; additionally, he goes into detail about how dogs are a problem in today’s society. A point Manjoo talks about is how dogs rule urban America and he is being serious. Dog owners allow their animals to run rampant and do whatever they want to do. Throughout the essay the problem is mentioned at the real people at fault are the pet owners themselves. As the story progresses the reader understands why (Manjoo) does not like dogs and his reasoning behind it. I agree with (Manjoo) people automatically assume that everybody likes dogs when they see them; meanwhile, people take their dogs out in public and they tend to not think about how other people may feel. If somebody has had a traumatizing experience with dogs and one randomly approaches them, that person would be in a state of panic. I feel as though people have lost the sense of valuing other people’s feelings and opinions. …show more content…
These objections can transfer over to different animals such as: cats. The statistic that (Manjoo) pointed out was that 1000 Americans a day are treated for dog bites; hence, not all dogs are as nice as they are made out to be. Even if the animal’s owner tells you that the dog loves people at any time something could set the dog off (startle them) and cause them to bite a person. The message that (Manjoo) is trying to get across is that dogs should not be welcome in any of the places that they are and not everybody loves dogs. In my opinion (Manjoo) is wanting people to question is it right to let their dogs do whatever they want to and to take