Lowe's and my dog

**Eli** · 02-18-2014, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by Ziggy

Hate the ankle biters that are always like a wind up toy bouncing off everthing...:o like mini tasmanian devils gnawing at your calfs and shins.:p

From my POS T-mobile thingie

I agree. Some kids have no boundaries

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**thatguy** · 02-18-2014, 08:43 PM

Ive had dogs my whole life and am definitely a pet lover, and an animal lover in general...except those damned skunks that come on the deck.

Here is the thing about dogs in public places as I see it.

I don't have a dog now because I travel over 50% of the time for work. Deb flys out to wherever I am a lot of times to see me.
It is totally unfair to a dog for us to do what we want and put the dog in boarding frequently.

So when i have another person transfer some of the, shall we say, difficulty of raising or caring for their dog unsolicited it bothers me to a degree.

I have friends and co-workers who spend a good deal of time and energy figuring out what to do with their "beloved" pet so they can come to work or visit or whatever.
To me, that isn't loving the dog, that is self serving.

I get that that is not the case with your dog, exactly, but bringing non service animals into a store is using that scenario, and all the people there, as a training tool for your dog.
If I was able to have a dog/ dogs in my life I would in a second.
Don't force me to deal with yours.

Picking dog crap up on an entrance to a store is not responsible ownership in my book.

We do have cats. They are employed to kill moles and rarely come in the house at all. No litter box anywhere. They do NOT crap anywhere near the house or yard.
When they do come in the house, they know EXACTLY what will get them thrown out instantly.

Jumping up on anything, going into a bedroom, etc. is things they WILL NOT do. They will not climb on a car to save their life.

No dog I have ever had is permitted on furniture...they had their own bed.

When my dogs went for a ride in the car, they knew it was to a lake or park...not a store.

I get what you are doing as far as socializing your pup. But dropping deuces on the sidewalk in front of Lowes may not be the best method?

I pride myself on being able to train dogs, and have straightened out so many rescues over the years I can't count them all.
It is funny to see some of my buddies dogs change in demeanor when they see me. They know right away that better straighten up!

Anyway, it's all good, not trying to argue.