[ewstanley]

Actually I would prefer to see a well trained dog on a leash over a uncontrollable child. I have seen some a lot of "well behaved grandchildren" act totally obnoxious with the grandparents oblivious to what is going on. I used to take my dog to visit at the local assisted living center and had never had any problems. The several times that I was in the Villages, I saw some grandparents letting their grandkids dance and crawl on the floor at Katie Bells. It was really disruptive to the others that were trying to dance. I blame the grandparents, what they consider "cute" is totally unacceptable. I would welcome a dog any time. I read recently of a dog that can smell cancer, it is amazing what they can train animals to do. I'll bet if the person that didn't want animals allowed in stores had seizures he would want a dog that can sense one. This is just my opinion, my two cents.