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[quote=Anonymous]So much of the cause of this is a lot of people whose living situation or jobs make having a dog inconvenient, decided to just go ahead and get one anyway. So you see these dogs in all these places they should not be, because their owner works 9-10 hours a day, travels for work, lives in an apartment or small row home, and the only way to get the dog enough exercise or to make their life work is to bring the dog everywhere. They take the dog to the grocery store because they don't have time to walk the dog AND separately go to the store. They bring the dog to school pick up for the same reason. They want to go to restaurants and bars to see friends, but their dog spent all day cooped up in their little house so they just bring the dog out with them. They have to travel with the dog because they don't have a reliable pet sitter, can't afford to board their dog, or their dog is so poorly socialized they can't safely leave him with someone else.

People had dogs 20 years ago and managed not to do any of these things. But that's because 20 years ago, people didn't get dogs when their lives were not remotely conducive to dogs. For some reason, many of today's dog owners just don't think that matters for them.

I'm also astounded at the kinds of dogs people have in these tiny city homes with limited access to dog runs or places where the dogs could really let loose. So many vizslas, Australian shepherds, collies and labs. Folks, those dogs are bred to have a TON of energy and they will not do well with a couple walks a day. The reason your dog is neurotic AF and pulls at the leash and hates when you leave the house is that they are BORED and need to be able to run round and herd people and things and sniff everything and wrestle with another dog and play frisbee, etc. Why the heck didn't you get a dog that at least makes sense for an apartment or a more sedate lifestyle? Those dogs are cute too. Look at the dogs that are popular in super dog-friendly cities like Paris -- bulldogs and papillons and the like. These are dogs who can be totally happy to hang around an apartment most of the day and just go out for one 30 minute walk plus a couple toilet breaks. Great apartment dogs! Did you not research this at all before signing yourself up for a decade of dog ownership.

Idiots.[/quote]

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