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LOLteocaf said:
For the Love of Dogs. At Rockler or anywhere else in the World!
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I did take it up with the managers at a couple stores, now they have big signs saying only service dogs allowed.
I don't hate dogs, I do hate dog crap, pee and the possibility of getting bit by an animal I have no idea about its health.
I also think you should be ticketed for having a dog on your lap when driving.
I don't hate dogs, I do hate dog crap, pee and the possibility of getting bit by an animal I have no idea about its health.
I also think you should be ticketed for having a dog on your lap when driving.
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I love dogs (and cats, too) and I usually pet them after giving them an opportunity to sniff my hand to see if they'd like to interact with me. That being said, I think it's insensitive owners that are the real problem.
We have a neighbor with a rather large Lab who used to bring it to the bus stop when my daughter was about 5 or 6. This neighbor kept trying to force my daughter to pet it when we would be waiting at the bus stop in the morning before school. As the dog was almost as high as my daughter, I didn't want her to get near for fear of this dog knocking her over necessitating a trip back to the house for a band-aid and maybe a change of clothes thereby missing the bus and making me late to work and my daughter late to school. The neighbor was more concerned about people liking her dog than controlling it and the dog was not well behaved so I asked her to keep the dog away from my daughter while at the bus stop.
Well, that did not sit well with the neighbor, who, the next day, enlisted another person with two dogs to join her and her dog at the bus stop. She then proceeded to have their children bring photos to us showing the dogs playing with them in their house. I was totally flabbergasted by this bizarre behavior! This neighbor was so blinded by wanting people to like her dog that she didn't understand that the dog was not the problem, it was her insensitivity to others' feelings and her inability to control her pet and respect my wishes. From then on, my daughter and I chose to stay in the car until the bus showed up.
Several days later I had a "told you so" moment when the neighbor let her Lab loose to greet another neighbor and the dog jumped up and knocked the older lady over. I felt sorry for the poor woman who got knocked over, but it did feel good to tell the neighbor with the Lab, "see, that's why I didn't want your dog near my daughter at the bus stop."
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I totally respect that people don't want to be exposed to animals in a business situation. I would be comfortable inviting anyone to my home and have them interact with my pups on my pups turf. Mac and Goldie would never do anything here, but taking them out of their environment and then having interaction might cause an issue. I won't do it.
Mac made one visit to a dog friendly mall when he was a wee pup and I could carry him. Definitely a chick magnet - LOL. Goldie made one appearance to a parking lot event to get her runner up prize in a cutest pet contest. The winner - a cat - won a day at a doggie spa. (How did that work out?) Their visits went well but I have seen too many animal behavior alterations caused but things outside the norm that I personally wouldn't risk it.
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Mac made one visit to a dog friendly mall when he was a wee pup and I could carry him. Definitely a chick magnet - LOL. Goldie made one appearance to a parking lot event to get her runner up prize in a cutest pet contest. The winner - a cat - won a day at a doggie spa. (How did that work out?) Their visits went well but I have seen too many animal behavior alterations caused but things outside the norm that I personally wouldn't risk it.
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Adding to the excitement of this thread, here in the USA it is National Dog Day today!
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Well ... this certainly went west!
To my thinking, if you have a pet you choose to take into a place where there's "real live people" .. it's needs to be completely contained. It's simple really - use your common sense.
If you think your animal has the right to roam in public, you need to be put down, along with your animal. Simple!
Back on topic - awesome looking pets in this thread. There's nothing more heart warming than the eyes of a loyal dog [smile]
To my thinking, if you have a pet you choose to take into a place where there's "real live people" .. it's needs to be completely contained. It's simple really - use your common sense.
If you think your animal has the right to roam in public, you need to be put down, along with your animal. Simple!
Back on topic - awesome looking pets in this thread. There's nothing more heart warming than the eyes of a loyal dog [smile]
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WarnerConstCo. said:
See there ya go. You excersized your right as a American to complain to the business owner and he acted on your complaint. It was resolved to your satisfaction.
Me as a freeborn American would not go to that store and take my business elsewhere along with my squilla and drip it somewhere else.
Problem solved. What that business owner is betting on is that more people think like you then think like me and others.
If he is incorrect and it effects business then dogs will be allowed back into the store.
Capitalism and competition at its best.
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Kev said:
I agree pets should not be allowed to roam in public. There are laws on the books about that. However a business is private. So those laws do not apply.
I like this thread.. It's fun to discuss issues like this.
You want to see people get upset, start a thread on pencils say using framing pencils as opposed to regular pencils and mechanical pencils...
Did that once on another forum and was entertained for quite a while listening to folks comment which they like best
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Here in Oz we have a lot of people with dogs that actually have a lower IQ than their pets. Take the mother with a pram full of screaming offspring with two enormous dogs on extendable leads that create a scary tripwire on a multi use pathway at twilight!
I have NOTHING against dogs .. I do have issues with stupid and inconsiderate people.
I do have an ongoing issue with our nine year old "pup" that likes to dig holes .. just not where I need them dug [mad]
I have NOTHING against dogs .. I do have issues with stupid and inconsiderate people.
I do have an ongoing issue with our nine year old "pup" that likes to dig holes .. just not where I need them dug [mad]
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Untidy Shop said:
A search shall reveal that there have been several pencil threads here already to peruse.
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[member=1674]Peter Halle[/member]
I know how you love goldens, and so I thought this may be of interest. There is a group in the Twin Cities known as RAGOM, Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota, they claim to be one of the largest Golden rescue groups in the U.S. Every year they hold an outing free to the public and they put on various dog shows, clinics, events and what-not. The thing I find most intriguing is visiting the festivities and seeing 75-150 retrievers all at the same time. They're all gold and they all have that goofy retriever smile on their face. It's pretty awsome to see so many of the same breed of dog, in the same space, at the same time, all enjoying each other and also the individual owners. They are truly the Walmart greeters of the dog world. A few years back I counted over 500 different Goldens at this outing.
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I know how you love goldens, and so I thought this may be of interest. There is a group in the Twin Cities known as RAGOM, Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota, they claim to be one of the largest Golden rescue groups in the U.S. Every year they hold an outing free to the public and they put on various dog shows, clinics, events and what-not. The thing I find most intriguing is visiting the festivities and seeing 75-150 retrievers all at the same time. They're all gold and they all have that goofy retriever smile on their face. It's pretty awsome to see so many of the same breed of dog, in the same space, at the same time, all enjoying each other and also the individual owners. They are truly the Walmart greeters of the dog world. A few years back I counted over 500 different Goldens at this outing.
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Well, you just had to post those images and tell the story - didn't you. My wife has already begun the "prelude to Golden puppy talk."
I had to go find an image of our first Golden - Blazer.
We watched the neighbors behind us put a cardboard box with a side cut out upside down in their yard, pound a stake in the ground, attach a chain to a puppy and place the little guy out in the yard in an ice storm. For the next 6 months or so we cringed at how he was being ignored.
One day my wife asked me if the pup became available would we take him in. I enthusiastically said yes. The next day strangely the little girl asked me if we wanted him because you were going to let him go in the street otherwise. She wanted a kitten and Dad said that she had to get rid of the dog first. I explained that if she did this I wouldn't give the dog back she asked $2 for the dog. I paid her $5 and told her to save the rest for her college education.
That family thankfully moved away after a couple of more years, but not before going thru many more unloved pets including two mis-treated dobermans that escaped and mauled a very friendly German Shepherd belonging to another neighbor who was also chained in the rear yard.
Blazer adapted to life inside and even had his own love seat. As his hips wore out some of his loving disposition went away and he became more unpredictable.
Here is a Costco portrait of him from when he was 8. Unfortunately I have very few digital images left due to a hard drive crash. And that toy was his favorite. He would prance and carry that around for hours, sleep next to it, even place it in his food bowl. We still have it in a special box next to his ashes. His Golden soul blessed our lives for 15 1/2 years.
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Blazer - 1994 to 2011
I had to go find an image of our first Golden - Blazer.
We watched the neighbors behind us put a cardboard box with a side cut out upside down in their yard, pound a stake in the ground, attach a chain to a puppy and place the little guy out in the yard in an ice storm. For the next 6 months or so we cringed at how he was being ignored.
One day my wife asked me if the pup became available would we take him in. I enthusiastically said yes. The next day strangely the little girl asked me if we wanted him because you were going to let him go in the street otherwise. She wanted a kitten and Dad said that she had to get rid of the dog first. I explained that if she did this I wouldn't give the dog back she asked $2 for the dog. I paid her $5 and told her to save the rest for her college education.
That family thankfully moved away after a couple of more years, but not before going thru many more unloved pets including two mis-treated dobermans that escaped and mauled a very friendly German Shepherd belonging to another neighbor who was also chained in the rear yard.
Blazer adapted to life inside and even had his own love seat. As his hips wore out some of his loving disposition went away and he became more unpredictable.
Here is a Costco portrait of him from when he was 8. Unfortunately I have very few digital images left due to a hard drive crash. And that toy was his favorite. He would prance and carry that around for hours, sleep next to it, even place it in his food bowl. We still have it in a special box next to his ashes. His Golden soul blessed our lives for 15 1/2 years.
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Blazer - 1994 to 2011
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Sad story [member=1674]Peter Halle[/member]...but what a great ending. [thumbs up] 15 1/2 years is a good long life for any dog that had such a rocky start to begin with. I'll be tickled if our Samantha lives that long! [thumbs up] [thumbs up]
I've always said that there are some people that shouldn't have children, some people that shouldn't have pets and some of those same people shouldn't have either. [sad]
Not to become morose, but simply to point out the extent of the problem, I recently became aware of the fact that in the U.S., each year, 7-8 million dogs & cats are abandoned and only 3-4 million are adopted. We know what happens to the remainder. [sad] [crying] [mad]
I've always said that there are some people that shouldn't have children, some people that shouldn't have pets and some of those same people shouldn't have either. [sad]
Not to become morose, but simply to point out the extent of the problem, I recently became aware of the fact that in the U.S., each year, 7-8 million dogs & cats are abandoned and only 3-4 million are adopted. We know what happens to the remainder. [sad] [crying] [mad]
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There are many animals out there that are unfortunate.
One of my first customers as a contractor when I went out on my own - and the only customer who had a kitchen built using the panel saw I own - runs a shelter that will accept any dog and seek a home for them. They have been in business for a few decades, rely on contributions, rely on volunteers, and some of their dogs and cats have been there for approaching ten years. Once a pet comes in they will be cared for.
Their organization has been one of those that social networking has helped survive (tying this thread into a question I asked in another thread.)
Regarding Blazer and his age, my dogs have historically gotten better medical care than I did before I got cancer and experienced the blessing of the NIH.
Peter
One of my first customers as a contractor when I went out on my own - and the only customer who had a kitchen built using the panel saw I own - runs a shelter that will accept any dog and seek a home for them. They have been in business for a few decades, rely on contributions, rely on volunteers, and some of their dogs and cats have been there for approaching ten years. Once a pet comes in they will be cared for.
Their organization has been one of those that social networking has helped survive (tying this thread into a question I asked in another thread.)
Regarding Blazer and his age, my dogs have historically gotten better medical care than I did before I got cancer and experienced the blessing of the NIH.
Peter
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