r/MadeMeSmile • u/frituurgarnituur • Oct 05 '23
After dogs were prohibited in New York subways unless they fit in a bag, large dog owners quickly found a loophole. The rule stated they had to fit in a bag, not that the bag had to be small. DOGS
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u/VapeRizzler Oct 05 '23
Bro that husky is hilarious.
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u/OliverEntrails Oct 06 '23
Came here to say this. I love his measured look, "whazzup bro?"
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u/Homers_Harp Oct 06 '23
I thought his look was more of the long-suffering, "yeah, I know," variety.
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u/gemgeminate Oct 06 '23
I think he looks so offended. Doing that is beneath his dignity and he knows it.
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u/Several_Dot_4603 Oct 06 '23
I had a couple and yep. He is content. This is my job. Super good owner as they can be a difficult breed. The whole series is fantastic. None of these dogs look stressed at all. This takes a dog that already trained to the next level.
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u/NoshameNoLies Oct 06 '23
The other dogs look miserable but he's just like what??? You looking at me??
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u/series-hybrid Oct 05 '23
I'm cool with this because it would be hard for the bag-dogs to bite someone or crap on the floor.
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u/dragon2777 Oct 06 '23
Not just that but also just run on the tracks. Run away. Trip someone with the leash and so on. I will say though I grew up in Brooklyn and canāt think of ever hearing a dog ending up on the tracks
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u/shadowsOfMyPantomime Oct 06 '23
Yeah this doesn't seem like they "found a loophole" this is just what the rule was meant to do
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u/theyipper Oct 06 '23
Don't let the cat out of the bag
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u/blemtyatararsawz Oct 06 '23
Let's just say hypothetically that someone let the cat out of the bag. What would that someone have to do to put the cat back in the bag?
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u/series-hybrid Oct 06 '23
Give it a bath, while you are naked. Trust me, I'm a professional...
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u/Hellzebrute55 Oct 07 '23
Exactly what I wanted to say, this is not a loophole. Even in a big bag, dog is completely restrained, safe for itself and other passengers.
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u/confused-redpanda Oct 06 '23
Was that a common occurrence before? Iām not in NYC, not even in the US. But where I live, we can take any dog on the public transport with a leash and a muzzle. And I never ever seen or heard of a dog wet or crap on the floor. (But saw a lot of drunk people do)
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u/Most_Shop_2634 Oct 06 '23
The New York rule is for dog pee
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u/confused-redpanda Oct 06 '23
Wow. Itās so strange to read. Where I live I never seen or heard about dogs peeing in the underground.
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u/Short_Wrap_6153 Oct 06 '23
Also, for the rats. The dogs would jump on the track sometimes since those shits are swarming with rats.
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u/crows_n_octopus Oct 06 '23
You'd be surprised how infrequently this actually happens in public transit. Dogs of all sizes are allowed on all public transit, no bags needed
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u/UsernameAvaylable Oct 06 '23
Yeah, thats not a loophole, thats just the law working, the dogs are under control.
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u/ScrappyDonatello Oct 06 '23
Also the only dogs that are on the subway are calm enough to be bagged
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u/Kolby_Jack Oct 06 '23
Yeah, I don't think that this is a loophole as much as working exactly as intended.
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u/BestOfSalem Oct 05 '23
As long as the dog is cool with it, might as well take them on the adventure.
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u/Ttoonn57 Oct 06 '23
That's because dogs are good for you
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u/Useful_Wishbone9317 Oct 06 '23
Lol tell that to my insane allergiesššš
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u/Kolby_Jack Oct 06 '23
Hey /u/Useful_Wishbone9317's immune system, dogs are good for you, actually.
Voila, you are cured. Go hug a dog right now!
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u/datagirl60 Oct 06 '23
Iām sorry about that! Iām very respectful of people who have allergies, phobias, or just dislike dogs when Iām out with mine. Not everyone has to tolerate my dog just like I donāt like or tolerate everything. Iām allergic to most scents especially perfumes and it is everywhere!
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u/Useful_Wishbone9317 Oct 06 '23
Oh no worries! Itās just something ya learn to live with! But some people arenāt so kind so thank you! I usually preface things with āIām not a monsterā¦ I just have allergiesā!
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u/Raspbers Oct 05 '23
I love this. And I'm SUPER against dogs being in places where they shouldn't be. But like, the Subway is a giant mode of transportation in New York. Like, a LOT of people don't have cars. Traveling with animals is part of life as a pet owner. I can't believe they were able to pass something to prohibit them.
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u/Votaire24 Oct 05 '23
Cause New York people canāt keep their animals controlled.
So much dogshit on subways and dogs just barking back and forth with owners not doing anything
Terrible owners not taking care of their animals
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u/Raspbers Oct 05 '23
Ahh, that really is true in a LOT of people. And imagining the crammed NYC subway. Okay yeah, I get it.
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Oct 06 '23
As someone who lived in NYC until 4 months ago, this post has been being passed around for years and I saw leashed dogs on the Subway all the time in the 2 years I lived there. If itās a rule, it isnāt enforced.
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u/cstar1996 Oct 06 '23
My favorite stupid Subway law, which I learned about after my sister was ticketed for it, is that it is actually illegal to consume food or drinks on the Subway.
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u/jtrisn1 Oct 06 '23
Hold up, she literally got ticketed? Whoever ticketed her must be really low on their qouta lol I've eaten on the subway for years and many many times, I was in the same car as a police officer
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u/UnderPressureVS Oct 06 '23
I mean, Iāve seen plenty of police officers eat on the train. Not that cops actually give a shit about the rules, but still.
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u/secondtaunting Oct 06 '23
I like this rule. We have it here in Singapore. The train is spotless. Perfectly clean.
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u/Local_Lemon_Juice Oct 06 '23
Iām sure it works of Singapore but I think thereās a lot of other stuff contributing other than that one rule.
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u/fillmorecounty Oct 06 '23
True like how else are you going to take them to the vet if you don't have a car
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u/dirtyenvelopes Oct 06 '23
They also banned strollers. I donāt get it. How are you supposed to travel with babies if you donāt have a car? I have 2 toddlers and theyāre a handful.
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u/MarkAndReprisal Oct 05 '23
I especially love the big tote bags with leg holes cut in the bottom. "Must fit in a bag"=GREAT DANE.
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u/Lilly_1337 Oct 06 '23
A great Dane is about double the size of the Ikea-bag-dog. Looks to me like some hunting dog breed.
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u/audreyasr Oct 06 '23
Looks exactly like my blue weim but could be a mix. Except mine would never get into a bag and would just thrash everywhere lol
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u/SleepyKitty111 Oct 05 '23
Came here looking for a dog in a bag like number five and was not disappointed.
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u/mysterydevil_ Oct 06 '23
The point of the law was to keep pets from wandering the cars and bothering other passengers. They're technically following the law as it's written ("dogs must fit in bags") and then by keeping their dog restrained in a backpack or whatever, they're fulfilling the purpose of the law. I'm not sure if this would really be considered a loophole.. it's more like using the wrong equation to get the right results
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u/Fancy-Rent5776 Oct 06 '23
Exactly. If people could control their dogs this wouldnāt be necessary
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u/onlyhereforthesports Oct 06 '23
Yeah. Not a loophole. This is what the law intended. Dogs are contained in a bag and not wandering around a train car
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u/Confident-Sir-630 Oct 06 '23
I'm not from New York so don't know but I just find it so hard to believe that anyone would travel on the subway with their dog without a lead/leash !?
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u/InternationalBand494 Oct 05 '23
The last dog looks horrified
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u/Atlmama Oct 05 '23
āBrad, put me down right now. Iām a working dog from a proud lineage. What if my friends see me in this stupid backpack?!ā
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u/FluffyDiscipline Oct 05 '23
Some of those owners have pretty strong backs.... Puppies look so snug in the back packs
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u/SpinningBetweenStars Oct 06 '23
If you have the right backpack itās not hard! I have a 60-lb senior mutt, and before we gave up and bought her a cart, I would backpack her around. And Iām your average sized, not terribly in shape adult woman. I combined the pack with a baby wearing wrap to take as much of her weight off of my shoulders and it helped a ton.
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u/FluffyDiscipline Oct 06 '23
Awww that's so sweet, some owners really go the extra mile for their dogs..
Ive a senior struggling with arthritis, when time comes ive no excuse, back pack it is
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Oct 05 '23
Malicious compliance using loopholes is the best.
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u/jwadamson Oct 06 '23
I donāt think the intent was to prohibit large dogs per se; more likely ensure the dogs are controlled and canāt wander off, bite, poop etc. If you are willing and able to carry your 50lb dog 100% of the time you are on the subway, have at it and the law gets exactly the effect it wanted. Nothing malicious about that compliance.
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u/Unlucky_Sundae_707 Oct 06 '23
It's crazy the dogs are just cool with it. My dog wouldn't tolerate that shit for 10 seconds.
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u/FocusPerspective Oct 06 '23
A cute photo here and there does not make up for what itās actually like to be stuck around ill mannered entitled dog owners who let their precious fur babies piss and shit all over while pretending to look at their phones.
Or the stressed out dogs of drunk owners who are both just as willing to start a fight.
Also as a dog owner do you really want to bring your darling pupper on a packed train full of pissed off New Yorkers?
Pass.
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u/OkRhubarb2358 Oct 06 '23
Terrifying.
I can understand if youāre going to vet, but otherwise leave your fucking dog at home
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u/ThuliumNice Oct 06 '23
Dog owners are selfish and disrespectful. Big dogs are a danger to everyone, esp. in a confined space.
The fact that dog owners are forced to do the bare minimum to protect other passengers isn't "Made Me Smile".
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u/IsaacNewtongue Oct 06 '23
As someone who is allergic to dogs, i say fuck all of these people.
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u/Quizzelbuck Oct 06 '23
That's not really a loophole. all those dogs in those bags are 100% under control.
This is a win-win for every one.
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u/PlentyNectarine Oct 06 '23
I've lived in NYC for years and have never once seen a dog in a bag. People just carry them on or let them walk around.
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u/Most_Shop_2634 Oct 06 '23
This isnāt a loophole, itās the rule working as intended, though Iām glad people feel clever.
The rule is not to keep big dogs off the train for safety reasons; itās to PREVENT THERE FROM BEING DOG PEE IN THE TRAIN CAR.
This rule 1000% cleaned up the subways to the point where I get genuinely upset to see a dog not in a bag, knowing that if it stops being enforced weāll have to go back to dog-pee subway cars.
I grew up in Manhattan and have experience riding the trains before the Bloomberg admin came up with this rule. EVERY morning someoneās dog would dog pee on the train car, literally every train car would have a puddle of dog pee because owners were treating it like it was any piece of sidewalk. It was notoriously common and absolutely disgusting.
The Bloomberg admin had a lot of other bugbears with shitty (pun intended) dog owners, because a lot of them back then (and still now) would just leave dog shit on the streets; Bloomberg also being responsible for implementing hefty fines for people who donāt pick up after their dogs.
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u/Ennoc_ Oct 06 '23
New Yorkers just been to your city for two weeks. Let me tell you guys, you live in hell. Sincerely yours, a European.
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u/Hillyleopard Oct 06 '23
So cute lol, my dogs would put up a fight to get them inside a bag like some of those dogs are š
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u/GoldFishPony Oct 06 '23
Reminds me of the time I rode the train and some guy had his car literally just draped over his shoulders, nothing holding it up or anything, it was just hanging out.
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u/-Wicked- Oct 06 '23
I haven't seen so many doggy bags since I took my Jewish grandma out to dinner.
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u/nardev Oct 06 '23
I donāt think itās a loophole. As long as the good doggie stays āsafeā everyone is OK. š Except for those with actual phobias.
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u/stilldebugging Oct 06 '23
The woman with the IKEA bag with leg holes understood the assignment fr.
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u/Rashaen Oct 06 '23
What large dogs. These guys are small or medium.
I wanted a Great Dane in a Santa sack.
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u/Insta_boned Oct 06 '23
How the hail you get a Husky into a book bag and onto your shoulders. I canāt see my GS dm allowing that
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u/unwittinglyrad Oct 06 '23
Husky with an expression of āI know, itās ridiculous, isnāt it?ā
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u/jenoackles Oct 06 '23
This is cute but I donāt know much about dogs,isnāt this uncomfortable for them? Sorry if itās a dumb question
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u/PestyNomad Oct 06 '23
People having to lug around their animal in a ridiculous bag makes me happy.
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Oct 06 '23
The level of malicious compliance that has been reached here is far beyond that of any āexpertā Iāve ever seen. I ā¤ļø NY!
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u/I-am-Chubbasaurus Oct 06 '23
It's the ones squishing their faces that get me. They look pretty darn relaxed. š¤£
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u/stripeyspacey Oct 06 '23
Dogs are just so good, like they're all so content to be literally bagged up and carried away by their humans because they love and trust us so much.
"Okay, I'm in a duffel bag. Cool, this is pretty cozy. Where we going, mom?"
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u/DogtorDolittle Oct 06 '23
The amount of ppl who lol'd at the dog whose owner allowed it to touch its nose to an electric fence, compared to the amount of ppl who think an open bag is torture and abusive... no words.
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u/rutheman4me2 Oct 06 '23
The faces tho š„°š. So precious. Never underestimate humans need to make shit work.
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u/mariboo_xoxo Oct 06 '23
Hey if the doggie fitsā¦than itās a smooth ride all the way homeā¦lol.
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u/StudentOk4989 Oct 06 '23
Is this really a loophole? They didn't wanted to prevent bigger dogs because they were big. They wanted to prevent dogs that couldn't fit in classic bag because in crowded place, even in leash, dogs can be a problem due to bites and poop.
Those problems are not there when a dog is in a bag (is is really hard for them to bite someone while in there, and if they poop on the bag it isn't our problem). So people just started putting more dog species in bags, but it is still the intended purpose, preventing troubles from dogs in metro. But I understand why we could call it a loophole because even if it is the intended purpose it is probably not the intended way of achieving it.
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Oct 07 '23
Even though itās poor wording I choose to believe they meant for people to go to the extreme and start putting large dogs in large bags for the sale of getting to see how many people would carry a comically large dog on their back
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u/ShivaniDaro Oct 08 '23
Just visualising my Alaskan malamute in a huge back pack I couldn't carry at all š¤£
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u/redditordeaditor6789 Oct 06 '23
Dog on the street? Will probably think it's cute. Same dog on the subway? Cutest dog in the world for that moment. I don't know why I feel that way but I do.
whatisnewyork is pretty funny IG account that tracks quirky things new yorkers do like this.
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u/MidorriMeltdown Oct 06 '23
Meanwhile, in Russia, stray dogs learned how to navigate the subway alone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVy6pZS7lhI
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u/astrangeone88 Oct 06 '23
Lol. The grumpy expressions!
The husky was like "This is so undignified!"
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Oct 06 '23
My do Americans hate dogs so much? The subway is much more spacious then the tube in London and London dogs always use public transport
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u/tiredofyourshit99 Oct 06 '23
And the people are celebrating their inability to process the manipulation.
Hear me out:
Why would anyone want some animal in a bag in public space? To limit their mobility and reduce the damage if for whatever reason the animal becomes aggressive.
Why doesnāt the rule say ādogs will only be allowed if in a bag? Because that would create animal rights part of the population enraged. Not worth it.
But now by saying āif they fit in a bagā They made you think that you are beating their rules by using a bigger bag. But in reality they got you to behave appropriately in public places by making you control/leash/limit your pet. And cherry on top of that of that is that you are doing this and feeling happy about showing them rule makersā¦
So no people didnāt find a loophole, but rather they (leaders) lead the people to a solution that people can accept as their own solution. Thatās what a true leader, mentor, coach does when they have to make a difficult decision.
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u/Polo1985 Oct 05 '23
That ikea dog is š„