Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you stay on the street off campus it is fine. If you’re in front of the door, especially with special needs kids and tiny kids and allergic kids etc. you’re really just an entitled jerk. No one wants your mangy mutt there.
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There was a mom with a dachshund at our Mclean elementary who did this every single day, without fail - right smack in front of the exit door. I think the principal finally said something, thankfully. It was absurd.
I'd rather be greeted by a cute dachshund than many parents. Probably nicer.
100% agree. Kids also love little dogs like dachshunds and even some medium sized breeds like labs and retrievers. We had a mom always bring her lab to pre-k pickup, she started doing it when he was a puppy for socialization reasons. The kids adored that dog, everyone always wanted to give him a piece of cheese. It’s a great idea to have a little waiting area around schools for pet owners (if you wanna bring a leashed cat, all the more power to you). That way the little ones get exposure and the pets get some practice being around people. And I have dog allergies, this is nothing like peanut allergies or egg allergies or whatever. Unless your child is going to be burying its face into the dogs fur and putting his nose in the dander in an enclosed room, you’re not even going to experience anything. As long as dog owners are responsible and keep their pets leashed and it doesn’t literally say “no dogs” in front of the school door, I don’t see how anyone could object. I suspect some of the parents on here could use a little pet therapy to help with their aggression.
Yeah, no, my kids are not your dog’s practice people.
Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you stay on the street off campus it is fine. If you’re in front of the door, especially with special needs kids and tiny kids and allergic kids etc. you’re really just an entitled jerk. No one wants your mangy mutt there.
+1
There was a mom with a dachshund at our Mclean elementary who did this every single day, without fail - right smack in front of the exit door. I think the principal finally said something, thankfully. It was absurd.
I'd rather be greeted by a cute dachshund than many parents. Probably nicer.
100% agree. Kids also love little dogs like dachshunds and even some medium sized breeds like labs and retrievers. We had a mom always bring her lab to pre-k pickup, she started doing it when he was a puppy for socialization reasons. The kids adored that dog, everyone always wanted to give him a piece of cheese. It’s a great idea to have a little waiting area around schools for pet owners (if you wanna bring a leashed cat, all the more power to you). That way the little ones get exposure and the pets get some practice being around people. And I have dog allergies, this is nothing like peanut allergies or egg allergies or whatever. Unless your child is going to be burying its face into the dogs fur and putting his nose in the dander in an enclosed room, you’re not even going to experience anything. As long as dog owners are responsible and keep their pets leashed and it doesn’t literally say “no dogs” in front of the school door, I don’t see how anyone could object. I suspect some of the parents on here could use a little pet therapy to help with their aggression.
Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you stay on the street off campus it is fine. If you’re in front of the door, especially with special needs kids and tiny kids and allergic kids etc. you’re really just an entitled jerk. No one wants your mangy mutt there.
+1
There was a mom with a dachshund at our Mclean elementary who did this every single day, without fail - right smack in front of the exit door. I think the principal finally said something, thankfully. It was absurd.
I'd rather be greeted by a cute dachshund than many parents. Probably nicer.
100% agree. Kids also love little dogs like dachshunds and even some medium sized breeds like labs and retrievers. We had a mom always bring her lab to pre-k pickup, she started doing it when he was a puppy for socialization reasons. The kids adored that dog, everyone always wanted to give him a piece of cheese. It’s a great idea to have a little waiting area around schools for pet owners (if you wanna bring a leashed cat, all the more power to you). That way the little ones get exposure and the pets get some practice being around people. And I have dog allergies, this is nothing like peanut allergies or egg allergies or whatever. Unless your child is going to be burying its face into the dogs fur and putting his nose in the dander in an enclosed room, you’re not even going to experience anything. As long as dog owners are responsible and keep their pets leashed and it doesn’t literally say “no dogs” in front of the school door, I don’t see how anyone could object. I suspect some of the parents on here could use a little pet therapy to help with their aggression.
Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind small dogs or if you’ve got a chill Golden. We have a family that brings their goldendoodle for socialization reasons, very cute. But bringing a pitbull is a terrible idea.
By the way, dogs and cats are a good way to weed out awful people. If someone immediately says they don’t like them, that’s a sign. We had a neighbor who hated dogs, she was really mean and her two girls had a serious mean streak.
Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you stay on the street off campus it is fine. If you’re in front of the door, especially with special needs kids and tiny kids and allergic kids etc. you’re really just an entitled jerk. No one wants your mangy mutt there.
+1
There was a mom with a dachshund at our Mclean elementary who did this every single day, without fail - right smack in front of the exit door. I think the principal finally said something, thankfully. It was absurd.
I'd rather be greeted by a cute dachshund than many parents. Probably nicer.
100% agree. Kids also love little dogs like dachshunds and even some medium sized breeds like labs and retrievers. We had a mom always bring her lab to pre-k pickup, she started doing it when he was a puppy for socialization reasons. The kids adored that dog, everyone always wanted to give him a piece of cheese. It’s a great idea to have a little waiting area around schools for pet owners (if you wanna bring a leashed cat, all the more power to you). That way the little ones get exposure and the pets get some practice being around people. And I have dog allergies, this is nothing like peanut allergies or egg allergies or whatever. Unless your child is going to be burying its face into the dogs fur and putting his nose in the dander in an enclosed room, you’re not even going to experience anything. As long as dog owners are responsible and keep their pets leashed and it doesn’t literally say “no dogs” in front of the school door, I don’t see how anyone could object. I suspect some of the parents on here could use a little pet therapy to help with their aggression.
.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you stay on the street off campus it is fine. If you’re in front of the door, especially with special needs kids and tiny kids and allergic kids etc. you’re really just an entitled jerk. No one wants your mangy mutt there.
+1
There was a mom with a dachshund at our Mclean elementary who did this every single day, without fail - right smack in front of the exit door. I think the principal finally said something, thankfully. It was absurd.
I'd rather be greeted by a cute dachshund than many parents. Probably nicer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a very well behaved dog but he’s not perfect and he can get over excited at times and it can be unpredictable. He’s never mean or aggressive but little kids can’t tell the difference so I would never bring him to school.
On the other hand, if you’re coming to my home for something (Pre covid I would host Girl Scout events and such at my home), you don’t get to be an ahole about my dog. I tell everyone we have a large dog and two cats, no guns, and no smokers. If you show up to something I’m hosting and freak out because my dog sniffs your bottom briefly or wants you to pet him….don’t attend further events at my house.
If you are hosting girl scouts or something similar at your home, you should be more responsible and put the dog in some private space with a closed door and not let them out. Or move the girl scout event into a room with a door and close the door so that the dog and the kids are separated.
If you are having a private party or such, then you are welcome to warn your guests about the dog and leave the dog loose. But it is irresponsible to host something like a club or group event and have your dog out. That means that some participant who is allergic or scared of dogs would have to choose between participating in the event, possibly missing some required activity (like a badge activity) or dealing with your dog.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a very well behaved dog but he’s not perfect and he can get over excited at times and it can be unpredictable. He’s never mean or aggressive but little kids can’t tell the difference so I would never bring him to school.
On the other hand, if you’re coming to my home for something (Pre covid I would host Girl Scout events and such at my home), you don’t get to be an ahole about my dog. I tell everyone we have a large dog and two cats, no guns, and no smokers. If you show up to something I’m hosting and freak out because my dog sniffs your bottom briefly or wants you to pet him….don’t attend further events at my house.
If you are hosting girl scouts or something similar at your home, you should be more responsible and put the dog in some private space with a closed door and not let them out. Or move the girl scout event into a room with a door and close the door so that the dog and the kids are separated.
If you are having a private party or such, then you are welcome to warn your guests about the dog and leave the dog loose. But it is irresponsible to host something like a club or group event and have your dog out. That means that some participant who is allergic or scared of dogs would have to choose between participating in the event, possibly missing some required activity (like a badge activity) or dealing with your dog.
Anonymous wrote:I have a very well behaved dog but he’s not perfect and he can get over excited at times and it can be unpredictable. He’s never mean or aggressive but little kids can’t tell the difference so I would never bring him to school.
On the other hand, if you’re coming to my home for something (Pre covid I would host Girl Scout events and such at my home), you don’t get to be an ahole about my dog. I tell everyone we have a large dog and two cats, no guns, and no smokers. If you show up to something I’m hosting and freak out because my dog sniffs your bottom briefly or wants you to pet him….don’t attend further events at my house.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m just going to assume all the insane moms in this thread are from Virginia. Or potentially Maryland.
Maybe even DC! I mean, the entire site has forums for Virginia, Maryland, and DC….
Anonymous wrote:I have a very well behaved dog but he’s not perfect and he can get over excited at times and it can be unpredictable. He’s never mean or aggressive but little kids can’t tell the difference so I would never bring him to school.
On the other hand, if you’re coming to my home for something (Pre covid I would host Girl Scout events and such at my home), you don’t get to be an ahole about my dog. I tell everyone we have a large dog and two cats, no guns, and no smokers. If you show up to something I’m hosting and freak out because my dog sniffs your bottom briefly or wants you to pet him….don’t attend further events at my house.