Just totally lost it with this stupid woman on the train. She decided that peak evening rush hour was the perfect time to take a fucking giant dog on the train with her, now this train is standing room only, lots of bikes, lots of luggage, so when people are trying to get off it's common courtesy to get out of the way of the door. That doesn't mean slightly pushing the wolf beast to one side, it means GETTING IT OUT OF THE FUCKING WAY, by getting OFF the train so the people trying to leave can actually, you know, leave. I already had to move away from the slobbering creature as I do not want dog hair, drool or any of the assorted shite that is no doubt matted into it's manky fur on my clothes. OK, I hate dogs, but this is hardly a unique position. Trying to lift a folding bike plus my bag over the stupid thing's head without actually touching it has probably knackered my back, but hey, as long as you didn't have to actually move your arse and GET THE DOG OUT OF THE WAY, screw everybody else, right? What makes you think the commuters of Cambridge want to spend time pressed up against your foul-smelling 'best friend', FFS other people's questionable personal hygiene is bad enough without them bringing DOGS along as well. There's no such thing as a clean dog, I don't care if it's your substitute child**, it's still a manky, flea-ridden animal that drops fur*, rolls in fox shit and eats it's own vomit which for some reason dog owners think is cute. There are two trains a day that are this busy, some (any!) thinking or brain activity could have told you that 6pm is going to be one of those times and therefore, not the best time to transport your dog. It wasn't a guide dog or one that does anything useful. They shoud be banned from trains full stop, why the hell do you want to take a dog on a train for!? Take it on holiday in your own vehicle, not one you're sharing with other people.
*fur that my husband is allergic to, by the way, so if my clothes get covered in it I will not only have to wash all of them including my winter coat but then I will have to clean out the washing machine filter, a great way to spend an evening. And then my coat will still be wet in the morning so I'll be freezing for the rest of the week in a thinner jacket, all because you couldn't wait an hour (or get your shit together to travel during the day).
**Think I'm exaggerating? Try and criticize a dog to it's owner, see how they leap to it's defence.