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Originally Posted by Lonnieme2
For some reason I thought that everyone in the Villages loves dogs, or maybe I wanted to believe this. The times that my husband and I have visited, dogs seem to be everywhere. Seeing them is uplifting and makes me smile. So many people posting on this forum are phobic that a dog in a shopping cart or sitting at a restaurant table will bring great disease. I am an inspector and if you only knew what you eat at any restaurant, including those that you think are clean, you would definitely eat at home from now on.
Even then, if you knew what is in some of those grocery store bought foods or the filthy conditions the animals you eat are raised in or how they are processed... Oh my God!... You would plant your own vegetable garden and only eat from it.
The dogs that are out and about are the least of your worries.
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Sorry to smudge your rose colored glasses, but no, not everyone likes dogs. Even those of us who do like dogs often are faced with situations we find most inappropriate, thanks not so much to the dogs, but because of irresponsible and self-entitled owners.
Glad you find seeing dogs uplifting. Truth is, many people are made very uncomfortable or experience anxiety when suddenly confronted with a dog. Many also have allergies. Since you are an inspector (you didn't say what kind of inspector), I would expect you would already be aware of and understanding of these conditions.