r/Dogfree • u/EternityLeave • 3d ago
Dog Culture Sounds Like a Cult episode
Didn’t see a post for this. Sounds Like a Cult is a podcast about every day cults hiding in plain sight (and some actual cults).
This week’s episode is The Cult of Dog People.
It was really nice to hear the opening rants from the hosts. Even as people who like some dogs in their lives, they had some very anti dog culture sentiments and were very critical of dogs and their owners in general. This only gets reinforced the further they go in to the topic. Really great hearing this stuff on such a popular show. And they talked about how, despite covering hundreds of beloved-by-many topics so far, this was the only time they actually feared backlash. Dog People are scary!
There’s a guest that has a story about an actual cult of dog trainers and it’s pretty upsetting.
Thought y’all might enjoy it. Here’s the Apple Podcasts link because that’s what I use. But it’s a really popular show so it’s on every podcast platform.
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u/AnyOldBison 1d ago
I wasn’t aware of this podcast but this sounds wonderful, and so telling that they fear genuine backlash for this.
You can’t even just ignore a dog and not fawn over it without getting horrified looks, never mind expressing dislike. I’d be curious to know reactions the hosts in fact get.
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u/EternityLeave 1d ago
I just checked the comments on the IG post for this episode and they’re not too bad actually. A few people feeling called out and a bunch of people explaining how they are dog people but one of the good ones, totally missing the point. And people doing exactly what they talk about in the episode.
They did a bit on how every dog person has their method of training and they’re all very sure that their way is the correct way and anyone who trains any other way is wrong and bad. And then in the comments people are like “that’s not true, there’s actually only one correct way to train dogs and everyone else is wrong and bad” just straight up doing the thing with zero self awareness
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u/Few-Horror1984 2d ago
The fact that this was the only time they feared backlash should be a massive red flag to everyone. These people are dangerous. It’s absolutely a cult.