Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2134345)

With respect to pets, it seems that there are three types of people.
They are

1) people who love them and think everyone else should love them.
2) people who don't like them and don't want other people bringing their pets onto their lawns or in stores or restaurants and they don't want to live next to neighbors who have noisy pets.
3) people who are neutral - they don't care either way.

I am attempting to come up with a solution where all sides are satisfied. Would it be possible to have one of the new villages be pet-free? You would know going in that you couldn't have a pet and that none of your neighbors could have one.

This would seem to satisfy all parties. If you loved pets, you would probably have more neighbors with pets in those villages that allowed pets. If you didn't love pets, you would live in a village where pets are not allowed - people from an adjacent village could not walk their dogs in the pet-free villages.

And if you are neutral on pets, you could decide if you wanted to live in a village that allowed pets or you could decide if you wanted to live in a pet-free village. This would seem to be a win-win-win. You could live where you wanted and everyone should be satisfied.

But would it work?

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2134345)

With respect to pets, it seems that there are three types of people.
They are

1) people who love them and think everyone else should love them.
2) people who don't like them and don't want other people bringing their pets onto their lawns or in stores or restaurants and they don't want to live next to neighbors who have noisy pets.
3) people who are neutral - they don't care either way.

I am attempting to come up with a solution where all sides are satisfied. Would it be possible to have one of the new villages be pet-free? You would know going in that you couldn't have a pet and that none of your neighbors could have one.

This would seem to satisfy all parties. If you loved pets, you would probably have more neighbors with pets in those villages that allowed pets. If you didn't love pets, you would live in a village where pets are not allowed - people from an adjacent village could not walk their dogs in the pet-free villages.

And if you are neutral on pets, you could decide if you wanted to live in a village that allowed pets or you could decide if you wanted to live in a pet-free village. This would seem to be a win-win-win. You could live where you wanted and everyone should be satisfied.

But would it work?

Originally Posted by Regorp (Post 2134613)

Opinion: pets should never be allowed inside anywhere that serves food, not sanitary. Stores are fine, but not grocery. Oh and watch your step!!

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2134345)

With respect to pets, it seems that there are three types of people.
They are

1) people who love them and think everyone else should love them.
2) people who don't like them and don't want other people bringing their pets onto their lawns or in stores or restaurants and they don't want to live next to neighbors who have noisy pets.
3) people who are neutral - they don't care either way.

I am attempting to come up with a solution where all sides are satisfied. Would it be possible to have one of the new villages be pet-free? You would know going in that you couldn't have a pet and that none of your neighbors could have one.

This would seem to satisfy all parties. If you loved pets, you would probably have more neighbors with pets in those villages that allowed pets. If you didn't love pets, you would live in a village where pets are not allowed - people from an adjacent village could not walk their dogs in the pet-free villages.

And if you are neutral on pets, you could decide if you wanted to live in a village that allowed pets or you could decide if you wanted to live in a pet-free village. This would seem to be a win-win-win. You could live where you wanted and everyone should be satisfied.

But would it work?

Originally Posted by Gpsma (Post 2134348)

And then there are people who like pets but dont want them on their lawn, in stores or restaurants. Those are the people who treat pets like animals and not children.

Originally Posted by RiderOnTheStorm (Post 2134563)

How about a Village where residents must have an IQ greater than the national average? It would certainly make for more interesting threads.

Originally Posted by NoMo50 (Post 2134567)

How about a Village for pets only...no owners allowed.

Originally Posted by Gpsma (Post 2134348)

And then there are people who like pets but dont want them on their lawn, in stores or restaurants. Those are the people who treat pets like animals and not children.

Originally Posted by JWGifford (Post 2134635)

Why would anyone want to compromise their resale value with such a restriction. You typically want all buyers, not a subset. Not sure it would be worth it for me.

Originally Posted by Whitley (Post 2134581)

Do you and ranger have some sort of bad history with each other. Coming across as a bit aggressive. This is TOTV after all.

Originally Posted by mikeycereal (Post 2134583)

Not a pet owner, but usually get along with other people's pets. Love my sister's pets. Of course they know me and reciprocate the affection. Where I lived before, I'd occasionally get someone's dog out for a morning walk running up to me to check me out. In these situations I always greet the dog in a friendly voice while the owner calls them back. Had one guy walking his pit bull where the dog made a lunge towards me. That was scary. But this thread gets me thinking... because there's that concern that someone's dog out walking that isn't friendly could bite me. Even when on a leash should they get close. Haven't gone out for a walk yet since I moved here, but this is my legit concern. Not everyone can control their dogs and I certainly don't want to experience my first bite. I do keep my distance from those walking dogs and take the wider angle... but stuff can happen. Saw a video where a guy brought dog treats on his walk for just in case. But people food has been expensive enough these days so... pass for now.