I love animals, especially dogs, I trust them more than I trust people. Many people treat their dogs as if they were their children and I believe this is not only good for the dog but also therapeutic for the owners. But I believe there is a problem if you can’t go to a restaurant and leave your dog home for a couple of hours. I never spent 24/7 with my daughter when she was growing up and I’m sure no parents do. I do understand there are people with special needs that have service dogs and I’m fine with that. About 6 months ago my wife and I were having lunch at Longhorn, we were sitting at a banket and a couple across the way were sitting with a large dog under their table. I was impressed how well behave the dog was, the only time he would raise his head was when someone passed by and every now and then he would look at us. When they were leaving, the couple smiled at us and left, and as far as I could tell neither had special needs. As I look back who I really felt sorry for is the dog. Here was this poor dog sitting in a strange place motionless under a table, strangers walking by while their owners were having a nice meal. Look I don’t care if you bring an elephant into a restaurant, but there should be a good reason behind it.
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