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bobohyde · 10-02-2012, 04:10 AM

I would never leave Columbo tied up anywhere. He means too much to me to chance something happening to him. I also keep his black sherpa bag in the car. It looks like a purse/bag and you really can't see the mesh unless you are looking for it. That said, I always leave him at home anytime shopping in town. So the sherpa bag is only for times when we've traveled somewhere with him and it's either too hot in the car or parking is where I can't see the car and don't feel comfortable leaving him alone. I admit to traveling long distance and stopping for food (when too warm to leave in car) and I've snuck him in his bag into restaurants. If we can't find a restaurant with outdoor seating, then we pick somewhere that's busy and loud and hopefully has a booth. If someone where to ask me to leave, I'd do it immediately. But no one has ever even noticed, probably because I'm so discrete and not openly flaunting him. We are also very lucky in my town because there are many many very good restaurants with outdoor seating that will openly let you sit with your dog. They even provide water bowls, etc. There are usually one or two well behaved dogs in every one. But then we have been traveling and gone to restaurants in other states in the exact same type of outdoor setting and they will say sorry, no pets allowed at all. And those towns have been hard to find a place other than sandwich shops with outside benches to eat with him. I find that very interesting.

10-02-2012, 04:10 AM	#24
bobohyde Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: c Posts: 427	I would never leave Columbo tied up anywhere. He means too much to me to chance something happening to him. I also keep his black sherpa bag in the car. It looks like a purse/bag and you really can't see the mesh unless you are looking for it. That said, I always leave him at home anytime shopping in town. So the sherpa bag is only for times when we've traveled somewhere with him and it's either too hot in the car or parking is where I can't see the car and don't feel comfortable leaving him alone. I admit to traveling long distance and stopping for food (when too warm to leave in car) and I've snuck him in his bag into restaurants. If we can't find a restaurant with outdoor seating, then we pick somewhere that's busy and loud and hopefully has a booth. If someone where to ask me to leave, I'd do it immediately. But no one has ever even noticed, probably because I'm so discrete and not openly flaunting him. We are also very lucky in my town because there are many many very good restaurants with outdoor seating that will openly let you sit with your dog. They even provide water bowls, etc. There are usually one or two well behaved dogs in every one. But then we have been traveling and gone to restaurants in other states in the exact same type of outdoor setting and they will say sorry, no pets allowed at all. And those towns have been hard to find a place other than sandwich shops with outside benches to eat with him. I find that very interesting.