Yesterday on Radio 2's lunchtime show they were discussing whether the UK was now treating dogs and their owner better than parents with children? I listened to both sides of the argument, but really found very few people who had contributed, on either side, with common sense. One woman complained that there were large grass areas in service stations for people to exercise their dogs, but she had to take her children to a small smelly cubical to go to the loo. Well what does she want? The large grass area for her children to play and shit and let the dogs shit in the car park and foyer? Come on woman? I think it was the same lady who complained that her children were not made welcome in places with many offering a free biscuit for dogs and nothing for her kids, tuck into the bonios boys, we don't mind! I could feel for the parents who said that their children who are scared of dogs are often approached by bounding off the lead dogs in parks. One man saying his child's fear is great and he is limited to where he can go, but he stressed that most dog owners were sympathetic and kind to his plight. I must admit that lots of shops, pubs and cafe's are now dog friendly, and as woman said, my dog sits quietly under my seat whilst we eat, but we have to put up with children bouncing about screaming and yelling. Sorry, but in most cases I agree.
