Dogs in the grocery store - Page 5

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

Other than service dogs, I'm not a fan at all of animals in stores, banks, restaurants, etc.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

Marienkaefer2 · ‎03-09-2010

@Sooner wrote:
@MalteseMomma wrote:
@bri20 wrote:
Why are children compared to pets on these types of threads?

for some their pets are the only children they will ever have.
But animals aren't children. I'm sorry, I love animals, saw my dad cry twice and once was when the dog died, and appreciate how much they are to your life if you love them. But bottom line, they aren't children. As much as you might love them and think of them as family, they are not children.

And thre are places where children don't belong either. Lots of places. It is a matter of what is appropriate.

@Sooner

Very well put. I agree.

Especially with the last sentence.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.--Marcus Tullius Cicero

MickD · ‎03-10-2010

In my little beach town service dogs wear the identifying service dog vests and I have seen the handlers wear their identification on a cord.....simple.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.... ~ S & G

maestra · ‎03-09-2010

@QueenDanceALot wrote:
@bri20 wrote:
Why are children compared to pets on these types of threads?

Because they can be just as gross as any animal?

Oh, wait.......then we'd have to add the gross grown ups.

n/m

Ask any schoolteacher about the grossness and it isnt confined to the little ones. I've had to send teens back into the loo to wash hands after using the bathroom.

I always bathed thoroughly after school each evening and clothing was laundered.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

I love animals, especially cats and dogs, but there is a world of difference between pets and children.

I totally get the emotional attachment with a pet, I've always felt it with mine.

tropics21 · ‎05-02-2010

It is so sad to have such angry words for pets and children.

tropics21 · ‎05-02-2010

that is your opinion, to some of us, our pets are our children, it's apparent you are old school

Marienkaefer2 · ‎03-09-2010

@Noel7 wrote:
I love animals, especially cats and dogs, but there is a world of difference between pets and children.

I totally get the emotional attachment with a pet, I've always felt it with mine.

@Noel7

Yes, my doodle is the love of my life!

But he doesn't want to go to the grocery store with me. He told me he's bored there.

"Take me to the park!"

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.--Marcus Tullius Cicero

maestra · ‎03-09-2010

@tropics21 wrote:
It is so sad to have such angry words for pets and children.

no anger here, just a daily reality. I love children and feel both proud and thankful for the positive influences and interactions I've had with so many of them.