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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anybody who has a problem with kids or dogs just sucks.  [/quote]

Weirdly broad statement. I love dogs and kids but I think it's presumptuous for someone to assume they could stay in another person's house with their dog. Like maybe it works out if they are dog lovers (and also like your specific dog) but also maybe it doesn't and you need to be prepared to go to a hotel or leave your dog at home.

Loving dogs (or kids) does not mean loving every single dog in every single setting. [b]I wouldn't take my kid to a fancy restaurant known to be a good date night spot, or a crowded rock concert, or a quiet museum lecture.[/b] Because my kid would not enjoy those venues and would almost certainly be disruptive in a way that would make it less enjoyable for everyone else, too. And the same is true of dogs. They are great. They don't belong everywhere at all times.[/quote]

Hmm. I regularly take my eldest kid, currently 10, to all of those places. [/quote]

Great, but you probably did not take that child to those places when they were 5 years old, right? And don't take your younger kids? Meaning that this stuff is context specific and that not all children, or pets, are welcome all places at all times. So you don't take a hyperactive preschooler to the opera, and you maybe don't take your dog to stay in the home of your relative who is allergic and doesn't really like that dog. It's case by case and you have to be willing to accept limitations.[/quote]

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