[dp000]

"Heard" there was an article in the paper and an announcement from the stage at Lake Sumter Landing. "Supposedly", dogs are now banned from the town squares. Does anyone know anything about this? Preferably facts, since this thread is a "rumor".

[golf2140]

I'll start out by saying I love dogs. Our last one was with us for 17 years. When we had to put him down it was like loosing a family member. I totally agree with banning dogs within the town square. We have a vast community with a number of elderly who could be tripped up by those who bring their dogs on a leash. They also allow them to do their business within the squares. Also our young grand-children just reach out to the dogs who sometimes snap at them.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by dp000

"Heard" there was an article in the paper and an announcement from the stage at Lake Sumter Landing. "Supposedly", dogs are now banned from the town squares. Does anyone know anything about this? Preferably facts, since this thread is a "rumor".

Oh Yikes, I thought this rumor was dead in the water. Just like roundabouts and politics, this subject is apparently endlessly fascinating .

I did not see anything in a quick reading of the relevant sections of today's Villages Daily Sun.

Dog owners should use a little common sense about when and where to bring their dogs in the Villages but I do not see any rational why the Villages' management would ban dogs on the squares.

[graciegirl]

I like dogs. I like them here and there. I like them almost everywhere. I like them on the square, to be fair.

I don't have a dog.

I am going to leash train our cats and take them to the square.

This is going to be a long thread. This subject just doesn't seem to get old around here.

I heard a rumor that there were only three people in The Villages that didn't have a dog.

[BogeyBoy]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I don't have a dog.

I heard a rumor that there were only three people in The Villages that didn't have a dog.

Do you know who the other two are? They must be the ones who are complaining about dogs on the square.

[K9-Lovers]

Fumar must be one of the three. (jus' jokin')

[TomW]

I think there was an announcement from the stage --something about banning Fumar from the square but didn't hear anything specific about dogs. ;-)

[784caroline]

There was NO article in the Village SUN and there was NO announcement at the Square banning Dogs.......

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by 784caroline

There was NO article in the Village SUN and there was NO announcement at the Square banning Dogs.......

I'm curious how you know this to be "FACT."

[Pturner]

I heard Fumar as three dogs.

[SABRMnLgs]

I have a beagle. She is about 12 years old. And NO I would NOT bring her to the square. What purpose would it serve? 1) It would make the animal very nervous and upset, B) It would make my wife and I very nervous and upset and 3) When I do go to the squares, I go to have a good time and not dogsit. I can do that forever when I am at home.

[beartrack]

There is nothing wrong with the dogs that go to the square to party and dance and have a good time. Especially if their single. A little sniff here and a little sniff there and "VIOLA", romance, all good fun. But, the dogs owners that bring their dogs to the square, now there's a another story. Without going into lengthy details, it kind of reminds of why we do not have any more Buffalo to admire and show to our grandkids. What on Earth did the Buffalo do wrong that had them banished forever ? Could it have been the people that could not read the signs that said " Do not feed the Buffalo " or those very same people that felt that those fences were for other people, certainly not them ! My dog is loved by us and all of our family and friends, she is our responsibility, and because we love her, we do not, I repeat, do not, bring her to the square's where she might annoy or be annoyed by folks that go to the squares for their enjoyment, other then the dog show. By the way, we never fed the Buffalo either but, we sure miss them.

Hey, folks get to show off their cars once a month at " A Cruise In " How about a " BARK IN " once a month, so we can show off our dogs?

[swrinfla]

Gracie:

Let's see - there's you, me and The Great Fumar, so maybe we're the three who don't own dogs. Doesn't account for the fact that there's only one dog-owning house in my entire 16-house cul-de-sac!

By the way, please let me know when you start training your cats to walk on a leash with you at Market Square (or, anywhere else, for that matter). I want to come laugh!

I did train my pair, long ago in St. Louis, to go out in the back yard while my wife and I were working there. They learned quickly that having the leash on was the signal that they'd go out. But, then they'd go sit under the forsythia bush and never come out until we dragged them out to go back in! Typical of the feline mind, though!

My Omega would love to get out, but I think she'd absolutely freak out at a leash!

SWR