Wow. We were considering getting a dog, but this thread is making me rethink it. Ya’ll dog owners are being a-holes to little kids who may or may not be afraid of your animal, and who have no control over being there. Show some compassion and civility.

I think if learning that some people do not want to be approached by your dog makes you feel combative and defensive, it’s time for some self reflection. Why does it make you so upset that some people can’t or don’t want to touch or be touched by your dog? You may consider working on this in therapy.

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Anonymous wrote:The dogs should not be AT the bus stop. That is to say, it's fine to walk your dog with your kids to the bus stop, but IMO the dog should be stopped 10-15 feet away from the bus stop itself, so your kids and any other kids who want to interact with the dog can do so, but no one is involuntarily interacting with the dog.

What about people just out walking their dogs? Do you really expect them to go out of their way to avoid bus stops?

I'm the poster you're responding to. No, not really - a dog walking past/through the bus stop to me is not "at" the bus stop. It would take approximately 5 seconds to go past the corner where the kids are, so to me that's not a big deal.

If I was out walking my dog and approaching a corner that had a bunch of kids standing around, I'd for sure cross the street or at least walk in the street to give them a wide berth. But if for some reason it's more appealing to you to walk right through the kids because technically you have just as much right to the sidewalk as they do, I'd say technically you're correct.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The dogs should not be AT the bus stop. That is to say, it's fine to walk your dog with your kids to the bus stop, but IMO the dog should be stopped 10-15 feet away from the bus stop itself, so your kids and any other kids who want to interact with the dog can do so, but no one is involuntarily interacting with the dog.

What about people just out walking their dogs? Do you really expect them to go out of their way to avoid bus stops?

When our kids were school aged, I preferred to stay on the perimeter with our dog. The bus still can be loud and chaotic and I think our dog liked the distance too. If kids wanted to calmly come over to pet her that was fine.

Our kids are grown now and it doesn’t bother me at all to cross the street when walking our current dog if kids are at the bus stop. I have no need to barrel through a group of kids with her when I can easily cross then cross back. We are in the suburbs so it doesn’t involve crossing a busy road though.

I live in NYC and there are probably kids on the other side of the street as well. The sidewalk is just crowded, everyone has to learn to live with people, dogs, bikes (illegally on sidewalk), scooters, etc. City kids grow up pretty fast learning the world does not revolve around them.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The dogs should not be AT the bus stop. That is to say, it's fine to walk your dog with your kids to the bus stop, but IMO the dog should be stopped 10-15 feet away from the bus stop itself, so your kids and any other kids who want to interact with the dog can do so, but no one is involuntarily interacting with the dog.

What about people just out walking their dogs? Do you really expect them to go out of their way to avoid bus stops?

Yes! Walk your dog on the other side of the street then.

Nah.

Some of these posts tempt me to make sure I walk my dog right through the group at the bus stop every day. But, I won't. I avoid groups of kids because some don't know yet to ask before approaching a dog. FYI for the "keep your dogs away from ABCDEFG people "..... I do. We stand back, ds doesn't need to be within reach of me to wait for the bus, and I'll work on training with distractions in the mean time.

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Anonymous wrote:The dogs should not be AT the bus stop. That is to say, it's fine to walk your dog with your kids to the bus stop, but IMO the dog should be stopped 10-15 feet away from the bus stop itself, so your kids and any other kids who want to interact with the dog can do so, but no one is involuntarily interacting with the dog.

What about people just out walking their dogs? Do you really expect them to go out of their way to avoid bus stops?

When our kids were school aged, I preferred to stay on the perimeter with our dog. The bus still can be loud and chaotic and I think our dog liked the distance too. If kids wanted to calmly come over to pet her that was fine.

Our kids are grown now and it doesn’t bother me at all to cross the street when walking our current dog if kids are at the bus stop. I have no need to barrel through a group of kids with her when I can easily cross then cross back. We are in the suburbs so it doesn’t involve crossing a busy road though.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The dogs should not be AT the bus stop. That is to say, it's fine to walk your dog with your kids to the bus stop, but IMO the dog should be stopped 10-15 feet away from the bus stop itself, so your kids and any other kids who want to interact with the dog can do so, but no one is involuntarily interacting with the dog.

What about people just out walking their dogs? Do you really expect them to go out of their way to avoid bus stops?

Yes! Walk your dog on the other side of the street then.

Nah.

Anonymous wrote:The dogs should not be AT the bus stop. That is to say, it's fine to walk your dog with your kids to the bus stop, but IMO the dog should be stopped 10-15 feet away from the bus stop itself, so your kids and any other kids who want to interact with the dog can do so, but no one is involuntarily interacting with the dog.

Unless the school comes and maintains the bus stop the. dogs are allowed there even at the bus stop, because it is a public place.

Anonymous wrote:Dogs should not be at the bus stop or school pick up. My elementary school explicitly does not allow this.

Some children (and adults) are scared of dogs and allergic, and as someone pointed out above a lot of people's dogs are not as well behaved as they think they are. God forbid your dog get off leash and bite someone, bites another dog or gets bit by another dog...it's just asking for trouble.

Also, to the person who said it's a great way to socialize your dog, my child is not there to help you train your dog. Leave it at home.

A bus stop is public space. You don't have a say about whether or not a dog is on public space. If your kid is freaked out by them, you need to work on that for your child's sake. If you would rather not pet it just say "we're not dog people".

Anonymous wrote:They are an awesome bonus and make me smile?

Same here.

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Anonymous wrote:The dogs should not be AT the bus stop. That is to say, it's fine to walk your dog with your kids to the bus stop, but IMO the dog should be stopped 10-15 feet away from the bus stop itself, so your kids and any other kids who want to interact with the dog can do so, but no one is involuntarily interacting with the dog.

What about people just out walking their dogs? Do you really expect them to go out of their way to avoid bus stops?

Yes! Walk your dog on the other side of the street then.

Anonymous wrote:The dogs should not be AT the bus stop. That is to say, it's fine to walk your dog with your kids to the bus stop, but IMO the dog should be stopped 10-15 feet away from the bus stop itself, so your kids and any other kids who want to interact with the dog can do so, but no one is involuntarily interacting with the dog.

What about people just out walking their dogs? Do you really expect them to go out of their way to avoid bus stops?

The dogs should not be AT the bus stop. That is to say, it's fine to walk your dog with your kids to the bus stop, but IMO the dog should be stopped 10-15 feet away from the bus stop itself, so your kids and any other kids who want to interact with the dog can do so, but no one is involuntarily interacting with the dog.

Anonymous wrote:Some children are terrified of dogs. Dogs should not be at the bus stop. They are also not allowed on school grounds.

Do you know the difference between school grounds and a public street or sidewalk? One is where dogs are not allowed the other one dogs are allowed. As a dog owner, I would never take my dogs to

Your kids are afraid of dogs? Well, you’ve done a terrible job at acclimating them to life.

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Anonymous wrote:Some children are terrified of dogs. Dogs should not be at the bus stop. They are also not allowed on school grounds.

Kids need to adjust to the real world. Dogs exist. They have evolved alongside humans for centuries. They are a part of our society like it or not.

Again, keep your dog away from folks who don’t want to interact with them. Why is this so hard for some people?