[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by KelMchel

WOW.......after reading this whole thread, Im thinking this is NOT the place for me......my 2 children are my WORLD and to get a babysitter to run to the store is absolutely ridiculous to me.....this poster said she takes her dog nearly everywhere she went except for grocery stores and restraunts.....as much as I love our new little yorkie, Im sure that there are places and people that would not appreciate me bringing him everywhere........apparently you dont have children Im guessing? Your dog is to you what our children are to us.......and if I got a sitter EVERY TIME i had to run out, Id be broke! Sitters cost money.....they dont come free! Again.......Im amazed after reading this thread!

Why are you amazed at this thread? Most of the members here think of their yorkie as their child, including me. There are a lot of members on her that also have children and still think of their dog as their child as well. No I do not have children and don't plan to. I never said parents should get a sitter everytime they need to run out somewhere - someone else made the comment that they couldn't leave their children at home and I just said that they could get a sitter - obviously not all the time but if they know their child won't behave in a situation, why not? You said that some people might not appreciate you bringing your dog with you - well, you aren't ever going to get approval from everyone for anything you do. My dog is my baby and I should be able to take her anywhere I want, as long as it doesn't violate health codes. I never said I had a problem with well-behaved children either - I have a problem with the ones that are not disciplined - the ones that run around, scream, throw fits, missbehave, and their parents don't do anything about it. What about the people that don't appreciate having to be around these undisciplined kids? Not everyone likes children - I don't mind being around well-behaved kids, but it just makes me nervous and irritated when kids are running around causing chaos. You know, I have actually seen signs on some places before that said NO CHILDREN so children don't always have to be allowed in stores either. There are just too many parents letting their kids run wild - maybe they aren't causing too much harm when they're five but what's going to happen to them in 10 years?? I'm really afraid to see how a lot of these kids are going to turn out... As I've said earlier, I am very impressed when I see well-behaved children and parents that teach their kids discipline and good manners. We need more parents like these out there.