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Originally Posted by lovsthosebigdogs
I just returned from a 4 day long event called Greyhounds in Gettysburg where the town of Gettysburg PA welcomed greyhounds and other dogs in stores and restaurant outdoor patio spaces. They do this annually and literally have hundreds of dogs and their people attend and, to the best of my knowledge, there are no dogfights or major problems because each year more and more stores and restaurants open their doors to us. Other tourists don't seem freaked to see that many dogs in town or at the restaurants and it is a wonderful extended weekend. This is not the only event like this that I attend. We do it at Dewey Beach, DE and at the wineries in upstate NY once a year. Our dogs would NOT rather be left at home and enjoy the weekend as much as we do. They are well behaved and enjoy the attention from the people they meet. I can't speak for other dog owners or other people around the country, but what I see on TOTV is not what I have encountered in our dog weekends. We have been graciously welcomed where ever dogs are allowed. We do NOT expect to go where dogs are not permitted and do not bring them to those places. I do intend to take my dogs where dogs are permitted in TV.
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Amen, LTBD. This dog-on-resto-patio lament is getting so old.