Know I will take flack for not understanding peoples connection with their cats/dogs but oh well. Why do we allow certain people to bring their pets everywhere they want? I mean I am not a pet owner by choice but should not be forced to deal with yours. I get that blind people need them at times and certain people gain from a comfort dog. But their are places for health reasons pets should not be. Like grocery sections of stores, restaurants, butcher shops right? In some cases breaking health codes or is all that out the window?

Three examples: 1. Getting chicken at the local grocery store and a local I know of but don't know is in with his comfort dog. Dog is literally sniffing nose to the burger on lowest shelf space. Not licking but sniffing. 2. Wife and I are local bar and grill. They have a dog in their all hours. Wife is about to grab a chicken stripe and the dog runs up and licks her hand. She gets up to wash them and owner says oh come it is just a kiss! That was her last time in there (man their wings where great!). 3. At the store the other day and in walk 2 girls high school age. Both walking a dog and each other. Yep each had a dog on a lease and each had one on each other. Not sure what they were getting but I was getting paper plates. They were near me and I was trying to ignore then while one of their tiny dogs had its nose in my pant leg. Wanting to drop kick it!

I am not an animal hater by any means. Just seems like boundaries of all kinds are out the window. I could list a hundred more examples I have had to deal with others pets and have even pet a number of them. But should we have to?

I have not taken a dog anywhere for attention since I was 16. Had the 2 seater convertible out figured taking my beagle along would be a bonus chicks like dogs. Well I had two girls and my beagle in thet 2 seater and things were heading in a very good direction when the dog threw up. It went right up one girls shorts leg she has on umbros. Needless to say things didn't go like I thought they were going to after that and it was the last time that dog went with me.

Now when I take a dog it's often for training. Not attention. I don't like many people and don't care what even les think. But my dogs do need training when they are at that point the do go in public. But only places dogs are welcome.

Now support animals many take way beyond reason. Yet I'm still for them. Infact mom's cats are about all that keep her alive when she was going through chemo and radiation. Her condo got a lesson when they tried to make her get rid of them. They don't go out or to store they shouldn't.

I couldn't agree more. I have dogs and they are well cared for but at the end of the day they are still dogs. They also live outside where dogs belong. I just returned from an elk hunt where we stayed in an awesome air B&B. It was a log home on 40 acres really nice and clean. All but the dog hair all over the couches and area rugs. Couldn't walk in socks or sit on the couch without dog hair all over you. Disgusting !

Youns are busting my bubble about wanting another.
Oh well, maybe a skunk this time.
Name him Morris lol.

I have very strong feelings about this, but I will keep it highly condensed so as to not get me banned. Those people who treat their pets as anything but pets have a mental defect. I have ALWAYS treated my dogs well, but they have never been and never will be equivalent to a human. People who call their pets their children or that they are a cat or dog "parent" when speaking are totally mental.

I want a skunk too! “Sir Lars of Roquefort” but “Roku” for short

Lol ....I thought i was the only one