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Originally Posted by Britster  I understand both sides. I look at Jackson as my child and he goes almost everywhere with me that he can. He's bigger at 12lbs so anywhere that he can be on a leash and walk himself he goes.  I can carry him but only for so long! I don't really see how it would be a problem if you bring your dog into a store with shopping carts and let your dog ride in the cart but a lot of places like Target, etc won't allow it.
I do agree that it's difficult because how can you tell one person they can't bring their Great Dane inside but you can bring your Yorkie? Great Danes are also peoples "children" and I don't think it's necessarily fair to allow some and not others when both can be equally behaved. So I think it's a tough call, hence why most places don't allow them.
I do agree that I've seen kids that act WAY worse than Jackson ever would. I also must say I get grossed out when I see a bunch of kids with snot running down their noses, coughing, etc and then I always end up getting sick  A dog could never get me sick like that! LOL.
I don't know, like I said... I see both sides. |
I agree with you 100%. I see both sides to this. Kaji is my baby boy and I love him more than I've loved anything. I know he is cleaner than most people out there. But.... if I were to see someone's dog sitting in a cart in the meat section of a grocery store sniffing at the meats while his/her owner's back is turned, you can bet I'd be grossed out. How do I know their dog is clean? I know Kaji is clean and well mannered, but how does everyone else know?
It reminds me of my mom's cousin's wedding. She had a more traditional American wedding (RSVP, no kids) and that pissed the entire family. We're Mexican and in a traditional Mexican wedding there are no seating charts!!!
About half of my relatives didn't go to the reception because no kids were allowed. My brothers and I were because we had a rep for being well behaved (and I was 15
) which made many more people very mad. If rules were made for some and not for others, you stand a chance at making people very upset.
And as a side note, I've never been bitten by a dog, big or small, but I've been bitten by a kid. I even asked him why and it was because he liked me. I guess that's what I get for working with kindergarteners!