Newsflash! Your dog doesn't have to go EVERYWHERE with you!

[Mermaid02]

Or Mrs Smith could be issued a license in a plastic holder (like those people use on lanyards) that stays attached to her dog's leash or harness all the time. That way any time she put the leash or harness on she'd be sure to have the license, and surely she wouldn't be taking him out without the leash or harness.

I know that there was no way to know back when the rules were devised that purse pets would become so popular, but I think that now those rules need to be revisited.

That's an even better idea. Although I have seen "service dogs" without leashes.

 

[CathrynRose]

Your dog enjoys being with you.. he does not enjoy the shopping itself. I'm pretty sure he doesn't not want to help you pick out a new shirt at the mall, or your veggies at the grocery store

(bolded) Exactly. Doesn't matter if we go to the park, or if I wandered into the Gap with him. He'd like it, which I would like - KWIM?

That's all.

Again - I'm not planning on bringing the 80 pounder anywhere not dog-friendly. I was just saying I think it would be great.

 

[EllenFrasier]

Didn't read any of the responses, but the first thought that came to my mind was - Maybe these people were homeless and had no place to leave the dogs?

 

[SundaeAfternoon]

I am so tired of the "dog is my child/family" thing, really???? Really, a dog is the same as a human to you?

Absolutely. Just because you don't understand it, doesn't make it wrong.

Animals are clearly better than most people!

 

[Mermaid02]

Didn't read any of the responses, but the first thought that came to my mind was - Maybe these people were homeless and had no place to leave the dogs?

Many folks leave their dogs tied out front of the store. Plus it was a couple, so one of them could have stayed outside with them.

 

[wvjules]

(bolded) Exactly. Doesn't matter if we go to the park, or if I wandered into the Gap with him. He'd like it, which I would like - KWIM?

That's all.

Again - I'm not planning on bringing the 80 pounder anywhere not dog-friendly. I was just saying I think it would be great.

But would he enjoy sitting in a dressing room while you tried on clothes?

 

[TheZue]

I work in a clothing store and we get dogs coming in riding around in strollers I find it odd, it kinda reminds me of the people that considered their cabbage patch kids their children in the 80s...they went to summer camp with them and everything. Both groups either need to get a real child or stop pretending other things are real babies.

 

[BamaTigger]

Absolutely. Just because you don't understand it, doesn't make it wrong.

Animals are clearly better than most people!

Well said! I applaud you SundaeAfternoon!

 

[MakiraMarlena]

I recall reading about Hurricane Katrina and there were persons who died there because they refused to evacuate the flood zone without their pets. So now the government has been working on ways to allow pets to be evacuated in a disaster WITH the owners (or guardians if you are in Boulder, personally I refuse to say "parents"). Possibly without regard to whether anyone else being evacuated is allergic - if rescuers are told they have to take the pets, what can they do?

There was also a radio talk show right after the hurricane that asked the question "if you could bring your dog or have room in the rescue boat for the neighbor's child what would you do?" Fully half said they'd save the dog.

Legally it's a dog, it's not your child (unless you live in Boulder where you are its guardian) but I guess you can't fight the emotional attachment people have to their animals, which in some cases is much greater than the attachment they have to any other persons.

 

[BamaTigger]

I work in a clothing store and we get dogs coming in riding around in strollers I find it odd, it kinda reminds me of the people that considered their cabbage patch kids their children in the 80s...they went to summer camp with them and everything. Both groups either need to get a real child or stop pretending other things are real babies.

Some people cant just "get" a real child. TO each their own.

 

[LisaR]

(bolded) Exactly. Doesn't matter if we go to the park, or if I wandered into the Gap with him. He'd like it, which I would like - KWIM?

That's all.

Again - I'm not planning on bringing the 80 pounder anywhere not dog-friendly. I was just saying I think it would be great.

My kids still like spending time with us but given a choice, my son would rather golf with dad than go clothes shopping with me. My dogs enjoy our company as well. But I think they would rather lie in the sun at the front window watching the squirrels instead of spending hours clothes shopping.

 

[wvjules]

I recall reading about Hurricane Katrina and there were persons who died there because they refused to evacuate the flood zone without their pets. So now the government is working on ways to allow pets to be evacuated WITH the owners. Possibly without regard to whether anyone else being evacuated is allergic - if rescuers are told they have to take the pets, what can they do?
There was also a radio talk show right after the hurricane that asked the question "if you could bring your dog or have room in the rescue boat for the neighbor's child what would you do?" Fully half said they'd save the dog.

Legally it's a dog, it's not your child (unless you live in Boulder where you are its guardian) but I guess you can't fight the emotional attachment people have to their animals, which in some cases is much greater than the attachment they have to any other persons.

I see that as totally different than taking Fido with you to Publix. I think the animals SHOULD be evacuated with their owners.

 

[VillageMama]

Here is a link to Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals In Places Of Business... http://www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm

Here is a link clarifying that Emotional Support Dogs are not Service Dogs and are not protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990... http://servicedogcentral.org/content/node/74

 

[Mermaid02]

Here is a link to Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals In Places Of Business... http://www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm

Here is a link clarifying that Emotional Support Dogs are not Service Dogs and are not protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990... http://servicedogcentral.org/content/node/74

Very interesting- thanks!

 

[MakiraMarlena]

I see that as totally different than taking Fido with you to Publix. I think the animals SHOULD be evacuated with their owners.

Yes, but if the country is now going to acknowledge that pets should be treated as people in this circumstance, who's to say that the heavy emotional attachment won't someday be universally acknowledged in all walks of life? Grocery stores, restaurants, family leave to care for a pet, etc. like they do in Europe.

 

[HelenePA]

(bolded) Exactly. Doesn't matter if we go to the park, or if I wandered into the Gap with him. He'd like it, which I would like - KWIM?

That's all.

Again - I'm not planning on bringing the 80 pounder anywhere not dog-friendly. I was just saying I think it would be great.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Just because you can fit a dog (not yours) into a purse and sneak it around doesn't mean you should either I just do not get this bring your dog everywhere with you trend

 

[SundaeAfternoon]

I see that as totally different than taking Fido with you to Publix. I think the animals SHOULD be evacuated with their owners.

Hey! We agree on something today!

 

[NMAmy]

I love dogs--I've always had at least one dog. However, all of them except the one with a job (my ex's K9) stay home.

I can't imagine that my dog would enjoy going to the mall with me. And, I guess until she learns to talk and asks to come along, she'll be staying home.

I'm brushing enough of my own dog's hair off my clothes--when I buy something new from the mall, I'd prefer to buy it without another dog's hair already over it, thanks.

 

[goofy!]

I recall reading about Hurricane Katrina and there were persons who died there because they refused to evacuate the flood zone without their pets. So now the government has been working on ways to allow pets to be evacuated in a disaster WITH the owners (or guardians if you are in Boulder, personally I refuse to say "parents"). Possibly without regard to whether anyone else being evacuated is allergic - if rescuers are told they have to take the pets, what can they do?

There was also a radio talk show right after the hurricane that asked the question "if you could bring your dog or have room in the rescue boat for the neighbor's child what would you do?" Fully half said they'd save the dog.

Legally it's a dog, it's not your child (unless you live in Boulder where you are its guardian) but I guess you can't fight the emotional attachment people have to their animals, which in some cases is much greater than the attachment they have to any other persons.

I should have added a when I posted that the City of Boulder made dog owners guardians. Believe me, most of us serious dog owners think it is crazy. There is a reason Boulder has the nickname of "40 square miles surrounded by reality." (said fondly and not disparagingly) Great place to live and I wouldn't live anywhere else, but sometimes you have to go 'huh?"

If at all possible, I think family pets should be rescued with families. However, when the choice is a child over the pet, it should always be the child. No questions asked. I love my dogs, but to sacrifice a child for a dog -

 

[Mermaid02]

Ya know, if the dogs had been walking on a leash or in someone's lap who was in a wheelchair I would have rolled my eyes and moved on..... but THERE WAS DOG BUTT IN THE GROCERY CART (along with a skeevy blanket) and that is just not right. One of the little dogs was lying down and the other was standing on his hind legs with his front paws on the edge of the cart. If those dogs had worms and there was fecal matter on their fur....... think about it....... or don't, it's close to dinner time.