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I Respect Animals And People

So this is something id like to talk about. Dogs in cars... what is appropriate and what isnt?

I bring this up as i had an encounter with a lady a "do-gooder" if you will.
Try to make a scene about my dog briefly being in my car by itself.

I had literally just ran into my mothers to give her flowers and left my dog in the car. Not even 10 minutes. Of course the windows were open a bit and i was parked in the shade.

Well this lady walking by gets all bent out of shape about it and starts giving my mothers bf grief about the dog in the car. My dog was barking cause well she is a chihuahua and hates being left behind for any amount of time.

I could understand her concern if she had been there watching and it had been a significant amount of time and i was parked in the sun or what not, but honestly she didnt assess the situation appropriately before deciding OMG that poor dog. How dare it be left in a car.

Like im sorry would you prefer I leave it locked in the house by itself for hours on end? Like no. My dog is coming with me so she isnt alone for long.

Just grinded my gears.

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RoxClymer · 41-45, M

Another thing I take issue with,

I am disabled, have been since birth,
Say I am driving around town, with my dog
Suddenly i have a medical issue, my dog is in the car
"Longer than it should be"
A "good Samaritan" comes along smashes my window
Now I have to worry about my medical issue, the repair of my car and getting my dog back
Just because a "good Samaritan" freaked out
all on a fixed income....

Fernie · F

@RoxClymer the "good Samaritan" only knows there is a dog locked in a closed up car and she or he does the right thing for the dog. How on earth could that person have ANY idea why the dog is in there? Your not looking at this from all sides. I would smash a window in if I thought the animal was in danger

RoxClymer · 41-45, M

The good Samaritan Doesn't have any idea why the dog is in the car, that's why, unless the dog is showing serious signs of distress, random strangers should leave it alone.

We haven't even covered the subject of over protective or anxious dogs that wouldn't think twice about biting a stranger, especially a stranger that broke into the vehicle.