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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Perspective from Germany:

We allow dogs in certain situations (restaurants) but I think this post is wrongly titled.  What you are not liking is untrained dogs in stores.  Much like untrained children

Your (American) focus on profits means less time for care/bonding with pets and children.  It shows itself in public.[/quote]

I agree with this -- you don't see the same problems with dogs in other countries even when they are allowed in more public spaces.

Part of it is the long hours Americans work leaving insufficient time to train a dog and satisfy their needs for exercise. But I also think it's an attitude issues. My friends in Paris and Berlin and Copenhagen who have dogs view it as a responsibility, not an entitlement. Their dogs are not just cute accessories to post on social media and for other people to gush over on the street (Europeans don't really gush anyway, at most you will get a "very handsome dog" and a nod). They are companion animals that people get because they want to care for them and spend time with them.

I think a lot of Americans get dogs without having any idea what it means to care for one, or considering whether their lifestyle accommodates it. For instance all the young people who travel a lot for work and pleasure getting dogs without planning in advance for how their dogs will be boarded or cared for while they travel. It's so careless! I feel that people get dogs here because it's trendy and that they will abandon them when it is no longer trendy. So lazy.[/quote]

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