Dogs Dogs Everywhere

[tealin]

Who Let the Dogs In?

So glad I'm not the only person who has a problem with the rapid expansion in dog-friendly spaces – I feel like such a Grinch most of the time.

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[lumiere42]

Yeah, and it's *always* *dogs*, a significant number of which are ill-trained ... some people will have allergies and/or phobias, and certain places can be a safety issue for the dog as well.

My 2p: if someone couldn't bring a pet^^ cat into a particular place on a lead, why should they be able to bring a pet dog?


^^'Pet' as oppsed to service animals & ESAs, which are a different story altogether ...

[tealin]

Trouble is, there's also very little regulation of the ESA designation, so you get dogs in official little fluorescent vests whose etiquette is little better than any other dog on the street. This devalues real, trained, law-abiding ESAs and ruins the game for everyone, but it's very hard to roll it back now ...