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Originally Posted by Bonanza
Perhaps I can give you a reason . . . We have a dog . . . a very large dog. If we had taken her to Brownwood that night with that amount of people, truthfully, we would have left. I don't think it would have been fair to anyone, dog included, to be in such a mob scene with a dog. I think it is selfish to bring a dog to a wall-to-wall people event and regardless of what a person's reasoning is, it is wrong.
However, we will take her to Lowe's or Home Depot because they do permit dogs. We will go to a square at night to listen to the music. We will sit in the back or somewhere where she doesn't interfere with the crowd, but if it is somewhat crowded, we move further out. Our main reason for taking our dog to people places is for exposure to different places, sounds/noises, people, etc. In other words it is to socialize her and give her exposure so she doesn't get spooked (we hope) to different places and things.
Unfortunately, I do not think our reasoning is the same as others; I can't account for what others do and very often I am tempted to say something, but don't.
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I understand why you might have to "hold your tongue" at times, you seem to be not only a "responsible" pet owner, but I would guess you also treat your pet very well and do not walk it a couple blocks away, momentarily unleash it, and urge it into a yard to do it's business. I watch this and really wonder if the owner did that in the PREVIOUS locations where she lived, or does this happen when you moved to the V's ? Puzzling, and very disrespectful ! Actually gives me a sad feeling to watch some of the "entitled" behaviors you see here. Here's another interesting "discussion"...LOL... why "some" people feel entitled to park a golf cart in the MIDDLE of a parking space... do they have the "right", of course, but why do it ? What do people feel they can just drive their autos IN the golf cart lane along main streets ? But they do it ALL the time, not just "swerve" into the GC lane momentarily because they were busy checking their cell phone, but actually drive with the right front and rear tires entirely in the GC lane ! Senility or entitlement I always wonder, same with some of the things you see in regard to pets, dogs in particular. Like you, just watch and shake my head in wonder, but hold my tongue... LOL !