People and their pets!

[yaky]

Here are some thoughts........ Pets have their place, but, not everyone wants one. Not everyone wants to talk about them, especially when there is a world of events that are happening all around us. Not everyone wants to walk around them and their owner as you stroll down a sidewalk. Not everyone wants their body sniffed if one is around you. Not everyone wants to have one eye on where you are going and the other on the ground looking for "poop piles" because a "pet parent" did not have enough brains to pick up after the fact. Not every parent wants their child to play in a park where pets are allowed to play and do their business. Not everyone wants to walk on our beautiful beaches where pets have been allowed to roam free. Not everyone wants to go into a business establishment and find a pet either on the floor or in some ones arms or purse.
Not every business owner should have to put up a sign stating "NO Dogs". Pet owners should be bright enough to figure that out for themselves. Not everyone wants to hear "fluffy" barking at 5 pm every day when their owner gets home from work or at 6am one your day off.
Come on pet owners .........think of others!

[fluffy]

I'll bark where I darn well please. I was here first, they can move if they don't like it. ;)

[kgcayenne]

I notice that as religious faith declines, pet ownership, and what can only be described as worship, has increased.



The the thought above will be met with venom and subsequently make the point.

[Bsuds]

Dog is God spelled backwards.

[Fancy]

Not every business owner should have to put up a sign stating "NO Dogs".

Of course not - love the businesses that allow not only their own dogs but others as well. I enjoy being greeted at the door by a four legged friend.

[ToddT]

I notice that as religious faith declines, pet ownership, and what can only be described as worship, has increased.



The the thought above will be met with venom and subsequently make the point.

bahaha I get a kick out of you religious folk. (Not the normally religious, but the ones who consider pet ownership a sin.)
I notice that as overtly oppressive religion increases, we get more wars around the world, and more innocent people are hurt.

Insert passive aggressive defense statement here: if kgcayenne takes offense to this reply, then he/she must actually consider owning a pet a sin and probably needs a puppy to cheer him/her up.

Sorry kgcayenne, but I fail to see how disagreeing with your post in a public forum makes any point you have stated, other than the fact that you might be a touch crazy. I must be part of the problem.

[twobits]

Of course not - love the businesses that allow not only their own dogs but others as well. I enjoy being greeted at the door by a four legged friend.

Me too! What can say "I am so happy to see you and welcome to our premises" better than a congenial dog?

Hope nobody from Walmart is reading this. It might cost some seniors their jobs.

[mexi cali]

Wow. Anyone who feels the way the OP feels has never experienced the love of a dog.

It just doesn't get any better than the sheer joy they exude just by seeing you walk through the door. That's the best and yes can sometimes be noisy for a minute or so but hey, it's all about you in that moment no matter how your day was.

I love this quote; "The more I get to know people, the more I love my dog".

[Bsuds]

When Touring the Oregon Coast last year we would be walking the downtown areas of the little towns along the way. Our dog was always with us and was welcome in all the shops. (Except those selling food of course).

Lots of people travel with their pets and if these shops did not allow pets they would lose a lot of potential business.

[Sige]

Here are some thoughts........ Pets have their place, but, not everyone wants one. Not everyone wants to talk about them, especially when there is a world of events that are happening all around us. Not everyone wants to walk around them and their owner as you stroll down a sidewalk. Not everyone wants their body sniffed if one is around you. Not everyone wants to have one eye on where you are going and the other on the ground looking for "poop piles" because a "pet parent" did not have enough brains to pick up after the fact. Not every parent wants their child to play in a park where pets are allowed to play and do their business. Not everyone wants to walk on our beautiful beaches where pets have been allowed to roam free. Not everyone wants to go into a business establishment and find a pet either on the floor or in some ones arms or purse.
Not every business owner should have to put up a sign stating "NO Dogs". Pet owners should be bright enough to figure that out for themselves. Not everyone wants to hear "fluffy" barking at 5 pm every day when their owner gets home from work or at 6am one your day off.
Come on pet owners .........think of others!

Here are my thoughts...
Children have their place, but not everyone wants one. Not everyone wants to talk about them, especially when there is a world of events that are happening all around us. Not everyone wants to have them drooling over your booth in a restaurant and throwing food at you. Not everyone wants to have to watch so they don't step on children who are running down the sidewalk without looking. Not everyone wants to walk on our beautiful beaches where children are allowed to scream and yell and run around like chickens with no heads, dropping their ice cream cones in the sand *yuck*. Not everyone wants to go into a business establishment and find children running all over the store, smashing into you and GOD forbid they run into your cart. Not every business owner should have to put up a sign stating "Children without supervision will be given candy and a free kitten." Parents should be bright enough to figure that out for themselves. Not everyone wants to hear your child screaming in the yard when you discipline them (or take the hose away) or at 6am when the baby wakes up for their morning feeding and they are in the bedroom with the open window that faces mine.
Come on parents...think of others.

[tongue firmly planted in cheek]

Seriously...I have grown children, love kids. Do you hear what you're saying? When did people start getting so stuffy?

[Steve-O]

I get what the OP is saying. Its cool if you have a dog but at the end of the day its a dog and perhaps there are some dog owners that should tone it down a little. Fifi does not need to go absolutely everywhere. Its not going to die if you leave it at home for a few hours. And for every considerate dog owner there is another that couldn't care less where the dog defecates or urinates.

[youhavegottobekidding]

Here are some thoughts........ Pets have their place, but, not everyone wants one. Not everyone wants to talk about them, especially when there is a world of events that are happening all around us. Not everyone wants to walk around them and their owner as you stroll down a sidewalk. Not everyone wants their body sniffed if one is around you. Not everyone wants to have one eye on where you are going and the other on the ground looking for "poop piles" because a "pet parent" did not have enough brains to pick up after the fact. Not every parent wants their child to play in a park where pets are allowed to play and do their business. Not everyone wants to walk on our beautiful beaches where pets have been allowed to roam free. Not everyone wants to go into a business establishment and find a pet either on the floor or in some ones arms or purse.
Not every business owner should have to put up a sign stating "NO Dogs". Pet owners should be bright enough to figure that out for themselves. Not everyone wants to hear "fluffy" barking at 5 pm every day when their owner gets home from work or at 6am one your day off.
Come on pet owners .........think of others!

I love this, you are my kind of people. You speak the truth and some people do not like the truth, it is too close to the "truth", haha

[dogspoiler]

I notice that as religious faith declines, pet ownership, and what can only be described as worship, has increased.



The the thought above will be met with venom and subsequently make the point.

Religion and Dogs have a few similarities, they both demand your attention, time, and money, and distribute the "stuff".

[kgcayenne]

bahaha I get a kick out of you religious folk. (Not the normally religious, but the ones who consider pet ownership a sin.)
I notice that as overtly oppressive religion increases, we get more wars around the world, and more innocent people are hurt.

Insert passive aggressive defense statement here: if kgcayenne takes offense to this reply, then he/she must actually consider owning a pet a sin and probably needs a puppy to cheer him/her up.

Sorry kgcayenne, but I fail to see how disagreeing with your post in a public forum makes any point you have stated, other than the fact that you might be a touch crazy. I must be part of the problem.

I had no idea that I thought pet ownership was a sin… Damn, you take telepathic ability to completely new heights by predicting thoughts that haven’t even reached inception. [/sarcasm off] LOL

There’s no offense taken at all, this is the internet and we all express opinions that will differ from time to time, and that’s completely OK. One thing I’ve noticed, is the things that people get worked up about the most are: politics, religion, their pets, and their children. Those things are the easiest to be ‘religious’ about.

It has been well documented that humans have a tendency to worship, so worship shifts from one God, to a golden calf, to amulets, money, etc etc.

I love dogs; I love cats. I won’t have either one for the time being because I can’t give pets the habitat or the attention I feel they require. I grew up always having two gorgeous large dogs, my dad, by example, showed me the time and attention required to have big, lovey, lap dogs.


There is a huge difference between being religious and having faith. On the former: been there done that for two decades; working on the latter now because I’ve come to believe they are not congruent.

[kgcayenne]

Religion and Dogs have a few similarities, they both demand your attention, time, and money, and distribute the "stuff".

So do politics and children! I'm glad someone 'gets' one of the facets of what I'm saying.