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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had my younger child strapped in her stroller at the bus stop waiting for her kindergarten brother's bus to arrive.  One of the large dogs got right up in my younger child's face before I could block it.  I said something and the owner was polite but that is just NOT COOL.[/quote]

Dogs get excitable around kids. Then they jump and it can freak kids out. And of course the owner knows he's being playful and says "He's just playing!" but a kid who doesn't know your dog or isn't around dogs a lot (because they're allergic and can't own them or stay at houses with them), doesn't know that. It isn't fair to make kids deal with a dog they don't know when they're just trying to wait for the bus. [/quote]

It's a public space. If kids are going to be in a public space, its completely fair to ask them to learn to deal with other people and animals and things and events that occur in public spaces.  If they don't learn to handle themselves over something that small, they are going to be neurotic messes their entire lives. Stop coddling these kids. It's not good for them. [/quote]

First quoted poster here.  Are you kidding me last poster???  [b]And what if my child, strapped in her stroller, had grabbed at the dog?!?  [/b]How do you think that would have gone????  I very rarely curse but......you're a fucking idiot.  As well as entitled.[/quote]

If your kid, strapped in a stroller, grabs at a dog, then your kid is rude and disrespectful and you're a bad parent.  The problem isn't the dog, the problem is you and your child.

What if your kid had ran into a busy street and got hit by a car?   Would you blame the car driver? Never mind, you probably would.. because you  know.. your child can do no wrong and you apparently don't believe in parenting or personal responsibility.

The world doesn't owe you anything.  [/quote]

The hell?  I own a dog. I love dogs. I also have a toddler, and we go over dog manners every. single. day. That doesn't mean she's trustworthy around dogs, because she is a toddler. If a dog stuck its head into her stroller and she grabbed the dog, that is on the dog owner. The whole point of strapping her into a stroller is to keep her away from the opportunity to misbehave. [/quote]

I am the one who posted about my young child strapped in her stroller.  What the PP said is spot on.  I have my child CONTAINED.  If your dog gets up in her face, what do you think will happen?!?  Potentially horrible consequences all around.  I have to wonder if end of these posters even have kids.  If you think my then one-year old has the wherewithal to not grab at something in her face you are setting everyone involved up for a potentially dangerous situation.  How do you not get that?  Just be a responsible dog owner and keep your dog back from the kids.  I will be a responsible parent and keep my kids back from your dog.  We will only approach your dog with your permission.  This is not difficult!  [/quote]

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