See my best friend or I just want to pi## off others

Dog owners' choice. Not your business!

Maybe it was their first time for the tree lighting event and they didn't know it would be "elbow to elbow", with thousands of people?

he majority of the dogs wearing vests are not service dogs. Service dogs may be petted if the owner agrees. Get over it TV is dog friendly.

I the early days of The Internet people who jumped on posters for making spelling or grammar errors were called "Trolls"- Congratulations

Because they're selfish, and don't care that their dog is probably only behaving itself because it's overwhelmed and unable to do anything else.

They don't care that the loud music coming from multiple speakers from the square's nightly entertainment is likely painful to their VERY SENSITIVE ears. They don't care that the only thing their dog sees when he's being walked through the crowd are legs and feet and it's likely one of the last things it actually wants to be doing. They will insist that their dog loves the attention, loves being out with mommy and daddy, loves the crowd, loves the music.

No - they don't. Your dog doesn't love it. Your dog loves you, and to the detriment of its own health, will obey you willingly and with a wag on his tail. You are damaging your dog's hearing. This is cruel, not love.

I love dogs and I would never EVER subject a dog to large crowds with loud music, unless it was my service dog. And even then I'd probably do it minimally, out of respect to the dog.

I say this about large dogs and small dogs. Pets don't belong in large crowds with live music. Add to this for the small dogs - they endure all of the above, but they also run a greater risk of being stepped on, dragged around, and "hounded" by well-meaning people who don't know any better and insist on "oooooh looka how cuuuuuute!" grabbing and petting.

There's one lady who -literally- drags her dog around - this pooch is probably 15 years old, can barely see, is lame with one REALLY bad leg and three somewhat bad legs. And gets - I kid you not - dragged. She walks faster than the dog can walk, and it can't keep up with her and falls and she just tugs it over the concrete square. That's the worst of them.

I have had dogs for 6byears and owned a dog business for a number of years. Your opinion and I disagree. I take my small dog and carry him. The loud music does not bother him! I feel badly for the older dog, but it is the owner's choice not yours! MYOB

Were you a dog in a previous life?

How else would you know so much about how dogs feel and what they like? Are all breeds the same? Do all breeds like (& dislike) the same sort of music? Do they all hate 50's & 60's rock? Do some of them like Rap music or Techno?

How do you explain this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSWsGB2emes

Thanks. You are totally correct!

These are the same people that bring dogs to the stores and restaurants. Maybe people didn’t expect the crowds to be so large. We bring our small dog to the squares when we go for the music but we stay on the other side of the street. We love our dogs but have no problem leaving them in the house when we go someplace they shouldn’t be. I do not like seeing dogs in restaurants or store, generally sitting in a cart.

How do you know? Have you asked your pooch?

MYOB.....might want to take that advice

I can tell when he is uncomfortable.

Since you know nothing about dogs MYOB!!!! You add nothing to the thread as usual!

Dogs’ body language is easy to read if you are an interested observer. Loud sounds do hurt dog’s ears without question.

I just did an experiment with my cat; played Handel’s Messiah to him. When the instruments and singers hit a really high note, the cat lowered its ears. When the instruments played mid-range, the cat’s face relaxed. The cat showed me which pieces he liked to listen to.