I might go to malls more often if there were German Shepherds wandering around.
Same here.
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Ditto. If you want to get angry at one person who does something bad, like let their dog run wild at the mall, great. But saying nobody should be allowed to do something they could do responsibly is like saying nobody should be allowed to carry a gun because a few criminals used it wrongly. Or nobody should be allowed to own a corvette because some guy had an accident speeding.
We need to not fall into the trap of calling for limiting freedom based on the fact a few people abuse it, and therefore someone *could* abuse it, so we are just going to outlaw everything for everybody. It is a poisonous attitude that splits the country along all sorts of lines, from dog owners and non-dog owners, to gun owners and non-gun-owners.
Although on this issue, I have to wonder, who doesn’t want to enjoy meeting a new dog? Reach down, give it a pet, and make it’s day a little brighter and enjoy the pleasure yourself. If you have never done it, I recommend you try it.
Unless the dog is hostile, I would love a mall where dogs are bumping up against my calf as I sit around.