Is it common for guys to use their dogs as a way to pick up women?

In movies for sure, but in real life too – probably. Why not, it’s a great opener?

Works on me. Every time.

Well, they are not called a man’s best friend for nothing. I won’t be surprised if a lot of male dog owners do that, but as to how common, no idea whatsoever.

From what I hear, it works for both sexes. Talk about a conversation starter! And you have something in common immediately.

I tried pissing in the street & licking my balls to impress this gal one time, it didn’t work out well….who’d a thunk it eh?

Some of my guy friends do it blatantly and overtly which, if done right, can be very charming.

Nothing like going to introduce yourself with a bag of poop in your hand… ; )

@EnchantingEla : Still better than not having picked it up!

The “Car Talk” guys advocate driving around with a puppy in the passenger seat and the top down as the perfect way to meet girls…at traffic lights, at cross walks, in parking lots and in town (if you live in a very small town, like mine),

Dogs are good for it, but a baby is even better.

Not if the baby has both the driver and the absent mom as parents.

It happened to me twice in the last couple of weeks. I was walking my dog, and on two separate occasions a guy used his dog’s curiosity about me or my dog to flirt with me. So, I don’t know if it is intentional, but it definitely happens outside of the movies. The one guy was really creepy, unfortunately… I went straight home after I ran into him.

@ANef_is_Enuf Sorry, I’ll try to turn down the creep factor next time.

It’s convenient, but they don’t get pets just because of women.

The dog worked pretty well for me. But the baby kept pulling on the damn leash all the time.

Never done it.

It’s common for guys to use anything to pick up women, dogs included.

@Facade Chloroform works best, in my opinion.

@Blackberry I prefer roofies, that way they can somewhat support themselves while walking and carrying two or three passed out chicks isn’t that great. lol

@King_Pariah Lol! Good idea. (We’re going to hell)

I met several nice women while I was out with my dog, of blessed memory. Unfortunately, nothing romantic came of any of these meetings because the women were all married, engaged, lesbians, or nuts. I did meet a couple of available women whom I hired to watch my dog when I was out of town, but I didn’t ask them out because those were times when I really needed a reliable dog-sitter more than I needed a girlfriend, and I didn’t want to scare them off (also one was too old, and the other was too young, and lived with her older brother). On top of that, my dog had some bad experiences with inept vet techs, and was testy around strangers when she was older. But I think the biggest reason having a dog never got me anywhere with women was that the dog was better company than most of the women I met. If I hadn’t had the dog, I might have been lonely enough to settle for what was available.

@Blackberry @King_Pariah LOL!

Doggy Walking pick-ups are Plan B. Only to be used if Plan A doesn’t work.

Plan A involves borrowing someone’s cute infant.

@Blackberry It’s okay, I hear they serve beer… but it’s rodeo chilled… but it’s still beer!

I found that a cute, talkative, 2 year old kid sitting on your shoulders as you walk in the mall to be the ultimate chick magnet.

While it may be something simple like your dog or with your child at the playground that helps strike a conversation, I don’t USE it, or “Pick up Women”.

Ironically that was one of the reasons I got my dog, Guido (pure bread Siberian Husky). Ironically enough, it never worked for me, and a number of my g/f’s (ahem) have hated the dog (not dog people I guess)... yet when my g/f’s would walk the dog, they would get hit on.

(I also had room mates successfully employ the dog tactic while walking him for me)

As large as my malamute is, he is only able to retrieve young girls and very petite women.

@ratboy: Perhaps it is the “retrieving” that is the issue. Train him to sit up, twitch his nose and beg for a treat rather than bench pressing a 90 lb. tweenie.