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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's the outdoors.  It's the dogs natural habitat.  Why don't you stop trying to own outside.  It's open to squirrels, raccoons, mice, dogs, cats, bears.

You need a chill pill.  If your kid is too fragile to see a dog outside, they probably should be home schooled in isolation, or in a special institution for children with special needs.[/quote]

NP.

1) If there were squirrels, raccoons, mice, cats, or bears roaming around through the crowd during school pick up, I think a lot of people would also be upset about that, including likely you.

2) Almost all schools have special classes for special needs kids, so the school is "a special institution for children with special needs". That's one of many reasons why most schools do not allow dogs on the premises unless they are companion animals or other specially trained dogs.

3) We aren't talking about the sidewalk, the woods, a public park, or any of the MANY outdoor areas that are perfectly welcoming of dogs (including, often, private businesses that are dog-friendly, of which there are many). We're talking about directly outside a school or on the school playground or parking lot. That's not "outside" it's school premises. Again, I think a bunch of raccoons in the same situation would be cause for alarm.

YOU need a chill pill. It's okay not to take your dog everywhere. You can leave your dog at home for a short period (if your dog is too fragile to be at home for the time it takes to do school pick up, perhaps it belongs in a special institution for dogs with special needs). Schools are not for dogs. They are for children. So the needs of children should be paramount when considering what happens at a school. Your desire to combine your dog walk with school pick ups is not a child's need.

Well, unless you count adults who act like children in the broad category of "children". But I don't.

Thanks for playing.[/quote]

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