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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2134379)

Hopefully the developer (or one of his employees) reads TOTV and will see that an overwhelming number of villagers would like to have pet-friendly and pet-free villages - and will implement it.

If it works, it works and if it doesn’t work, it will be like De La Mesa - the village with a private park and pool. Apparently that didn’t catch on.

Since all of the replies are negative, I find it amusing that you think there is an 'overwhelming' demand.

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Originally Posted by Dusty_Star (Post 2135614)

Since all of the replies are negative, I find it amusing that you think there is an 'overwhelming' demand.

Most of the replies (certainly not all) are negative - but many support the idea. The suggestion was to have one village (out of more than 100) be a pet-free zone. I think that more than 1% of the people that have responded would like to live in a pet-free zone.

I do find it somewhat surprising that almost all of the people that are against it are pet owners who don't want to allow other people the option to live in a pet-free village. The suggestion would not change one pet owner's life - pet owners could still keep their pets - but it would change non-pet owners' lives. As a general rule, if a proposal doesn't hurt anyone but helps some, I am usually for it.

I have known people that have had to move because of issues with their neighbors over pets. I don't know why "America's Friendliest Home Town" would want to force their non-pet loving neighbors to live around pets. Many of the problems around the world are caused by people wanting to control what their neighbors can and cannot do.

This seems to be an ongoing issue. It seems that about 10% of the posts on this board are about conflicts between pet owners and those who do not own pets. If we can solve that issue, we should do it.

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2135654)

It can never be a pet free zone. The roads are owned by te county and open to the public. Dogs would be allowed to walk on the streets.

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Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 2135661)

It can never be a pet free zone. The roads are owned by te county and open to the public. Dogs would be allowed to walk on the streets.

So if there were a single village where people couldn't own pets, do you really believe that people from nearby villages would make it a point to walk their dogs in the one pet-free village? Or as America's Friendliest Home Town, would they be courteous and walk their dogs in the 99% of the villages that allow pets?

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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2135665)

Honestly, there will be dogs. What if an owners children come to visit with their pet? Yes, I think
people would walk their dogs in that village because they can!

Oh, you are coming up with a solution? You in charge now?

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Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 2135668)

Yes, I think
people would walk their dogs in that village because they can!

Do you really think that dog owners would go out of their way to intentionally walk their dogs in a village that is designated as a pet free zone? I think that the vast majority of Villagers would not do that.

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Originally Posted by GoldenBoy (Post 2138817)

Oh, you are coming up with a solution? You in charge now?

Which post are you replying to?

What is your definition of a pet?
Really?
Would a Parakeet count??