[Cisco Kid]

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[ilovetv]

This thread (linked below) explained in great detail the problem of unknown dogs meeting each other and reacting to the other dog aggressively or even savagely.

Posts #6 and #8 give good insights and Post #6 seems like an excellent way of introducing stranger dogs to each other. But "meeting in neutral territory first" is not going to happen as people bring in stranger dogs into a crowded or cramped and busy restaurant patio.

So how then, do people expect strangers' dogs to meet each other in a restaurant patio, under foot of patrons and servers, without aggression while many owners have done little or no training/socialization of the dog?

After seeing a big, leashed dog on the sidewalk diving under the railings of the patio at Johnny Rockets to viciously attack two docile small dogs just resting under the table, I believe the potential for dogfights in a restaurant patio, under patrons/servers' feet, is a huge liability and a terrifying sight to see.

For Dog owners only: How to introduce your dog to another dog, and how not to.

[RedChariot]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

This thread (linked below) explained in great detail the problem of unknown dogs meeting each other and reacting to the other dog aggressively or even savagely.

Posts #6 and #8 give good insights and Post #6 seems like an excellent way of introducing stranger dogs to each other. But "meeting in neutral territory first" is not going to happen as people bring in stranger dogs into a crowded or cramped and busy restaurant patio.

So how then, do people expect strangers' dogs to meet each other in a restaurant patio, under foot of patrons and servers, without aggression and owners who have done little or no training/socialization of the dog?

After seeing a big, leashed dog on the sidewalk diving under the railings of the patio at Johnny Rockets and viciously attack two docile small dogs just resting under the table, I believe the potential for dogfights in a restaurant patio, under patrons/servers' feet, is a huge liability and a terrifying sight to see.

For Dog owners only: How to introduce your dog to another dog, and how not to.

Thank you for your thoughtful post. I fear that it may fall on deaf ears on TOTV. The posters/dog owners do not want to hear any possible serious repercussions to bringing their dogs to restaurants. They seem to just want to make jokes about it and not give serious thought to potential problems and liabilities.

[Cisco Kid]

Originally Posted by RedChariot

Thank you for your thoughtful post. I fear that it may fall on deaf ears on TOTV. The posters/dog owners do not want to hear any possible serious repercussions to bringing their dogs to restaurants. They seem to just want to make jokes about it and not give serious thought to potential problems and liabilities.

RedChariot I can answer why I for one do not take you serious and make jokes.
If you look at you past post you jump is on all the dog hate threads.
I LOVE MY DOGS.
I too jump in to defend them.
You should see me defend them in person.
I do not believe you are truly concerned about the issue or the dog.
Maybe you are a kind loving person.
But I can only judge from what you post.
I do not post attracts on your loved ones.
Yes it may seem odd to you, but may dogs are my loved ones.

[graciegirl]

I understand what you are saying Cisco, and Red Chariot and Ilovetv.


I don't have a dog. I like them but we have kitties. We did have little children but they grew up and had babies and then they grew up. All of the time of the raising of the babies and since I was 12 I have lived in the house with kitties. Children and kitties. Now grown ups and kitties.


They are soft and furry and they make terrible messes sometimes and cause a LOT of work. I enjoy them and sometimes worry about them and take care of them and our home too. Both Sweetie and I and Helene, work much harder to keep things clean than if we didn't have them.


It is hard to understand others who don't have a soft spot for animals just as it is hard for them to understand me. I know they have wonderful qualities, are kind and fair and reasonable and funny and good. There are many, many people who love animals but don't want to go to restaurants where there are animals. They have every right to feel that way.


There is something for everyone here in this lovely place. Restaurants of all kinds but NONE as good as those on the east coast. I haven't ever lived on the east coast so it really must be fun to dine out there. I am from Ohio where people know how to cook simple things so we dine in a lot. I like to cook. I don't mind if dogs are present when I am eating.


I try as hard as I can to find good in people and I also love to joke.
Good morning everyone. It is a LOVELY day in The Villages.