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NBachers

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15. Sorry- dogs do not belong in restaurants or grocery stores, no matter how special their owners are.
Fri Sep 15, 2017, 04:47 AM
Sep 2017
Big mistake is to leave your dog with strangers in a strange place. uppityperson Sep 2017 #1
The risk of getting bitten by a dog is actually pretty low milestogo Sep 2017 #2
I'm not sure they belong in a city either scarytomcat Sep 2017 #21
Your view is pretty distorted and extreme. milestogo Sep 2017 #38
sounds like you are responsible but many are not scarytomcat Sep 2017 #54
I live in the country and cyclists often take rides out here Drahthaardogs Sep 2017 #78
You prove your own point and seem ti be the exception. elehhhhna Sep 2017 #55
You need to call Animal Control, your City Council, and local news SharonClark Sep 2017 #67
I have called animal control many times scarytomcat Sep 2017 #83
I never allow kids faces anywhere near my dog's face. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #3
I find it annoying and frustrating that most dog owners PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #4
I find the same thing to be true about other people's kids mythology Sep 2017 #20
That. The_jackalope Sep 2017 #22
and off your yard . . . blasted kids DrDan Sep 2017 #25
No, but you can keep them off your lawn. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2017 #30
I'd have to agree. hamsterjill Sep 2017 #34
Nope. Because kids are legal persons Loki Liesmith Sep 2017 #35
Zing! + 1,0000! BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #37
In Germany also. cwydro Sep 2017 #68
Yeah, because the kids bark and bite. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #44
It's never been more true BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #46
⭐️👍🏾⭐️ BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2017 #66
No. America needs more kids, not fewer. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #80
Overpopulation is global. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2017 #82
Probably yes, if they bite you in the face elehhhhna Sep 2017 #56
Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #74
In this case it wasn't the dog owners Major Nikon Sep 2017 #39
Was the breed of the dog mentioned ? CentralMass Sep 2017 #5
Why does that matter? Doreen Sep 2017 #6
Not that it matters, but yes. Collie-Shepherd mix uppityperson Sep 2017 #7
Collie-shepherd mix. nt Codeine Sep 2017 #8
Thankfully, it wasn't a Pit bull. Owners like this (of the dog, not the child) anger the hell out of grossproffit Sep 2017 #48
Collies and Shepard s aren't easily managed dogs, either. elehhhhna Sep 2017 #57
German shepards can be hard to predict. I've known a few gentle giants but CentralMass Sep 2017 #71
When I was about three, we went to a party at the home of my parent's friends Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #79
I'll bet you are probably right. We had friens who owned a large femake German Shepard.. CentralMass Sep 2017 #81
The other day, my wife and I were walking our dogs ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #9
Regardless of how smart they are, some dogs just don't like kids Major Nikon Sep 2017 #43
The other thing about my dog is that she bounces ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #50
I've had border collies for decades Major Nikon Sep 2017 #53
Thanks for reminding me of a Collie I once had who delighted in "herding" kids. Impeach Trump Sep 2017 #60
My dog is better behaved in the restaurants we eat at than most children there. TeamPooka Sep 2017 #10
I think most dogs are not a problem SHRED Sep 2017 #13
NO!! DONT SAY CAR!! plzzzzzzz samnsara Sep 2017 #32
Really? SHRED Sep 2017 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #40
She'd a wise mature ladydog. Of course she behaves. elehhhhna Sep 2017 #58
Sounds like a fear bite Bayard Sep 2017 #11
Per the story, owner of the dog encouraged the kid to pet the dog. LisaL Sep 2017 #52
I wonder if it was related to a food trigger.Dogs can get territorial around food. CentralMass Sep 2017 #72
I was eating outside at a restaraunt once nini Sep 2017 #12
Ugh SHRED Sep 2017 #14
Sorry- dogs do not belong in restaurants or grocery stores, no matter how special their owners are. NBachers Sep 2017 #15
The Brits don't have much of a problem with it. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #41
I know, we really need to get over our hang up about children getting bit in the face elehhhhna Sep 2017 #59
It's so interesting the difference in cultures. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #65
absolutely agree - it's really pretty sad to see folks who have to take their dogs to DrDan Sep 2017 #16
the line has been blurred with respect to service dogs scarytomcat Sep 2017 #23
you got that right . . . DrDan Sep 2017 #24
I thought there was a registration process? SHRED Sep 2017 #28
In my city, the emotionally ill owner doesn't have to have any ID for the dog in public places. CottonBear Sep 2017 #31
Nope. There are a bunch of scam on-line websites that will "register" dogs and then send out... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #45
poor little girl. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #17
Nobody wants your smelly-ass, hair-shedding, Codeine Sep 2017 #18
Plus, there are people allergic to dogs. Does that cross their minds? doodsaq Sep 2017 #19
Ut oh JustAnotherGen Sep 2017 #26
I love my Uncle Ruckus JustAnotherGen Sep 2017 #27
if a dog bites its the owners fault not the dogs...jmtcw.. samnsara Sep 2017 #29
Thank you. Skidmore Sep 2017 #33
The owner should never have walked away. hamsterjill Sep 2017 #36
My dog lillypaddle Sep 2017 #47
So your dog is basically me? elehhhhna Sep 2017 #61
Who's a good dog? lillypaddle Sep 2017 #75
My vet come to our house for a house call with her 2yo boy. ileus Sep 2017 #49
My elk hound/Akita mix went with me everywhere WhiteTara Sep 2017 #51
Jake Two Times was as our elkhound elehhhhna Sep 2017 #62
Sounds like a lively household! WhiteTara Sep 2017 #63
Our white Siamese cat sat three steps down to the basement and taunted him elehhhhna Sep 2017 #64
My daughter was bitten in the face as a child luvMIdog Sep 2017 #69
Wow SHRED Sep 2017 #70
I had an ex boyfriend JustAnotherGen Sep 2017 #76
Food aggression ? CentralMass Sep 2017 #73
My nephew just got bitten by a dog for the 3rd time in his short life Not Ruth Sep 2017 #77
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