Stop bringing your dog to elementary pick up!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I walk my dog to get my kid and we stand on the playground because that’s where pick up is. I’m not by the doors but I’m on school property. I’d like to see more people walking and less cars blocking everything personally.

A dog on a leash ran about 8 feet today to try to jump on my 6 year old as we were leaving the school to walk home. If you are going to bring your dog, please don’t let it try to jump on kids, even if the dog is on a leash. Can any lawyers out there tell me who’s rights prevail—my child’s right to leave school property without being accosted by a leashed dog, or a dog owner’s right to bring the dog onto school property? I haven’t complained to the school yet, but I have a hard time believing dog owners don’t know that their dogs will try to jump on kids. In this case, I placed myself between my daughter and the dog, and the owner jerked the leash back, but not before the dog tried to sniff my crotch.

Sounds like you need a shower or change of pants.

I'm not afraid to create a scene. I would have kneed your dog in the chest or kicked it and dared you to do anything about it.

For a quick crotch sniff? Oh boy sounds like someone needs anger mgt stat!

Control your dog or I will.

Dog people are insane. If you can’t keep your animals away from people’s genitals, you shouldn’t have dogs. It’s the night of entitlement to tell the world to deal with your animal all over their crotch.

Does this really need to be explained to you? (Just in case

No, you don’t have rights to touch strangers crotches.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I walk my dog to get my kid and we stand on the playground because that’s where pick up is. I’m not by the doors but I’m on school property. I’d like to see more people walking and less cars blocking everything personally.

A dog on a leash ran about 8 feet today to try to jump on my 6 year old as we were leaving the school to walk home. If you are going to bring your dog, please don’t let it try to jump on kids, even if the dog is on a leash. Can any lawyers out there tell me who’s rights prevail—my child’s right to leave school property without being accosted by a leashed dog, or a dog owner’s right to bring the dog onto school property? I haven’t complained to the school yet, but I have a hard time believing dog owners don’t know that their dogs will try to jump on kids. In this case, I placed myself between my daughter and the dog, and the owner jerked the leash back, but not before the dog tried to sniff my crotch.

Sounds like you need a shower or change of pants.

I'm not afraid to create a scene. I would have kneed your dog in the chest or kicked it and dared you to do anything about it.

For a quick crotch sniff? Oh boy sounds like someone needs anger mgt stat!

Control your dog or I will.

+1. Your dog makes contact with me, and I will absolutely kick it. Keep it off school ground and other locations where signs are posted that dogs aren’t allowed, and leash your dog/control your dog, and it won’t be a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you stay on the street off campus it is fine. If you’re in front of the door, especially with special needs kids and tiny kids and allergic kids etc. you’re really just an entitled jerk. No one wants your mangy mutt there.

+1

There was a mom with a dachshund at our Mclean elementary who did this every single day, without fail - right smack in front of the exit door. I think the principal finally said something, thankfully. It was absurd.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is hilarious. I have been reading it out loud to my husband and cracking up. You all are generally ridiculous.

And yes, I bring my dog to school pick up. Literally never heard of anyone having an issue and my dog is well-behaved of course, so it really doesn't impact others.

But do carry on!

Well I hope you’re not at our elementary school because the principal’s newsletter today said in accordance with county guidelines dogs are not allowed on campus at arrival or pick up. But you do carry on.

I respect school rules.

I do not respect whiney mom's who believe their kids cannot be within X feet of a dog on a leash due to allergies or neuroses of the parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Non dog owners, I have a question. Do you object also to parents who bring the fog to the neighborhood bus stop? What about the lidless person who walks their dog past that bus stop in the morning? Isn’t the real issue whether the fog is friendly and well trained?

Let’s walk through this really slowly for you, because you clearly lack critical thinking skills.

If there is a sign posted on school property that says “No Dogs,” that is clear, and enforceable. It is not public property. Students, parents, teachers and staff have every right to expect that no dogs will be on the property, and every right to ask the dog owner to exit the property and even bar them from the grounds if they break the rules.

Unless a bus stop is somehow on private property, it is a public space. Unless there is a sign posted saying “No Dogs,” you are free to walk your dog there. No student, parent, teacher, staff member or bus staff can reasonably expect there won’t be dogs around the bus stop. So there’s no reason why anyone would object to a dog being there.

So, in conclusion:

A sign saying “No Dogs” on private property = no dogs.

Public spaces = dogs are fine, unless some type of sign is posted.

That said, your dog must be on a leash, and controlled. Per most city laws. If your dog is off-leash and out of control, I’m well within my rights to kick it, pepper spray it, club it, or otherwise protect myself and my children by any legal means necessary. And yeah, I’m serious.

Did you get all that?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Non dog owners, I have a question. Do you object also to parents who bring the fog to the neighborhood bus stop? What about the lidless person who walks their dog past that bus stop in the morning? Isn’t the real issue whether the fog is friendly and well trained?

Let’s walk through this really slowly for you, because you clearly lack critical thinking skills.

If there is a sign posted on school property that says “No Dogs,” that is clear, and enforceable. It is not public property. Students, parents, teachers and staff have every right to expect that no dogs will be on the property, and every right to ask the dog owner to exit the property and even bar them from the grounds if they break the rules.

Unless a bus stop is somehow on private property, it is a public space. Unless there is a sign posted saying “No Dogs,” you are free to walk your dog there. No student, parent, teacher, staff member or bus staff can reasonably expect there won’t be dogs around the bus stop. So there’s no reason why anyone would object to a dog being there.

So, in conclusion:

A sign saying “No Dogs” on private property = no dogs.

Public spaces = dogs are fine, unless some type of sign is posted.

That said, your dog must be on a leash, and controlled. Per most city laws. If your dog is off-leash and out of control, I’m well within my rights to kick it, pepper spray it, club it, or otherwise protect myself and my children by any legal means necessary. And yeah, I’m serious.

Did you get all that?

"On school property" does not include the sidewalks and neighborhoods that surround the school.

[Anonymous]

As long as you aren’t deliberately blocking an egress and pretending you aren’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread exposes why people should think long and hard before adopting a dog.

I love dogs too. Adore them! I love hanging out with my friends and family who have dogs, I will schedule dates with friends just so I can hang out with their dogs if I haven't seen [the dog] in a bit. So this isn't an anti-dog screed at all.

But often people get dogs and then are surprised to discover: it's not just a ton of work, it can be quite limiting because dogs have lots of needs and can't just go everywhere you go. If you love going out for drinks after work, for instance, I would recommend you not get a dog. Because one of two things will happen. Either you will have to stop doing this thing you enjoy OR you will have to curtail it so that you only go to dog-friendly patios during weather that makes patio drinking okay OR you will become that person who complains endlessly about how not enough bars and restaurants allow dogs and really it's discrimination and your dog is really well-behaved so what's the big deal. Option #3 is super annoying because you don't get to decide what private businesses allow dogs. You should have thought of that before you got a dog. It's not your dogs fault or the bars fault. It's your fault.

And this is the same. Is it super annoying to have to arrange school pick-up around your dog? Yup, sure is! It would be MUCH easier if all kids liked and were not allergic to dogs, and all schools allowed dogs, and all dogs were well-behaved at pick-up, and pick-up was never so crowded that having leashed dogs running around made things tricky. But: that's what school pick up is like. There are kids, including kids who don't like dogs. It's crowded. Some/most schools have explicit rules against dogs on school property (whether they are enforced or not). And so on. It's not the kids's fault, or the school's fault, or the fault of parents/families whose kids are allergic to or afraid of dogs. And it's not the dog's fault! It's your fault.

If you don't like it, don't get a dog. It's real easy. If you have a dog, get ready to deal with the inconvenience of having a dog. The world will only bend to you so much. Sorry.

Thank you for that. Dog owners are so entitled. No, we all don’t like your dog and you don’t have the right to take it everywhere. Too bad. Be a responsible owner and go to a park or quite possibly anywhere but a school. Don’t have time? Shouldn’t have gotten the dog.

[Anonymous]

Im glad the people at my neighborhood school aren't so uptight. We essentially have a dog waiting area off to the side of the building entrance (off school property, but in sight of the doors). There are usually about ten people with dogs there. People who don't like dogs are free to wait on the left side away from the mutts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im glad the people at my neighborhood school aren't so uptight. We essentially have a dog waiting area off to the side of the building entrance (off school property, but in sight of the doors). There are usually about ten people with dogs there. People who don't like dogs are free to wait on the left side away from the mutts.

I LOVE that. We can co-exist. It does have to be THIS or THAT.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you stay on the street off campus it is fine. If you’re in front of the door, especially with special needs kids and tiny kids and allergic kids etc. you’re really just an entitled jerk. No one wants your mangy mutt there.

+1

There was a mom with a dachshund at our Mclean elementary who did this every single day, without fail - right smack in front of the exit door. I think the principal finally said something, thankfully. It was absurd.

I'd rather be greeted by a cute dachshund than many parents. Probably nicer.

[Anonymous]

I’m just going to assume all the insane moms in this thread are from Virginia. Or potentially Maryland.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Non dog owners, I have a question. Do you object also to parents who bring the fog to the neighborhood bus stop? What about the lidless person who walks their dog past that bus stop in the morning? Isn’t the real issue whether the fog is friendly and well trained?

Let’s walk through this really slowly for you, because you clearly lack critical thinking skills.

If there is a sign posted on school property that says “No Dogs,” that is clear, and enforceable. It is not public property. Students, parents, teachers and staff have every right to expect that no dogs will be on the property, and every right to ask the dog owner to exit the property and even bar them from the grounds if they break the rules.

Unless a bus stop is somehow on private property, it is a public space. Unless there is a sign posted saying “No Dogs,” you are free to walk your dog there. No student, parent, teacher, staff member or bus staff can reasonably expect there won’t be dogs around the bus stop. So there’s no reason why anyone would object to a dog being there.

So, in conclusion:

A sign saying “No Dogs” on private property = no dogs.

Public spaces = dogs are fine, unless some type of sign is posted.

That said, your dog must be on a leash, and controlled. Per most city laws. If your dog is off-leash and out of control, I’m well within my rights to kick it, pepper spray it, club it, or otherwise protect myself and my children by any legal means necessary. And yeah, I’m serious.

Did you get all that?

"On school property" does not include the sidewalks and neighborhoods that surround the school.

…yes, dear. We get that. Can you read?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I walk my dog to get my kid and we stand on the playground because that’s where pick up is. I’m not by the doors but I’m on school property. I’d like to see more people walking and less cars blocking everything personally.

That is NOT ok. There is a reason dogs are not allowed on school property at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you stay on the street off campus it is fine. If you’re in front of the door, especially with special needs kids and tiny kids and allergic kids etc. you’re really just an entitled jerk. No one wants your mangy mutt there.

+1

There was a mom with a dachshund at our Mclean elementary who did this every single day, without fail - right smack in front of the exit door. I think the principal finally said something, thankfully. It was absurd.

I'd rather be greeted by a cute dachshund than many parents. Probably nicer.

I love dogs, but only an entitled person would think it ok to bring their dog on school property, cute or otherwise. Kids don't have a choice about being there, and many are allergic. And it's the rule. Ignoring it shows pure entitlement.