I will elaborate more in the replies, just be nice.
Tldr… I hate how one of the most common advice you receive as a loner without social life or a partner is to get a dog. I’m taking care of a dog for a while now as a favour, since I’m unemployed and have “nothing to do” (my brother went to his gf beach holiday house for the summer with her, his daughter, my younger siblings and my mom, couldn’t take the dog, it’s old) and I’m miserable, I HATE this. I don’t wanna have to deal with any animal after this.
I’m fully with you. It’s not a dog’s fault that they are the way they are, and I’ll always do my best to take care of them and have nice interactions - but so many things about them are annoying, especially the barking. I hate loud noises, and they are so loud compared to their size.
I mean, a cat can annoy at worst 3 apartments at once (you, above you, below you) if they run around and scream like crazy. A dog barking in the night can literally annoy hundreds of apartments at once, even though they’re close to the same size.