No problem :) I can think of dozens of reasons why domestic pets shouldn't be alloweds to roam neighborhoods at will. A few:
- while some neighbors won't mind your pet constantly on their property, others will. With that in mind, its just the "neighborly" thing to do to make sure your pet is not upsetting any of your neighbors. - some neighbors might have allergies that are exacerbated by your pet coming into contact with objects on their property. Againt, just not neighborly. - domestic animals, especially dogs, face risks out in the real world that they just are not equipped to handle. Traffic for one. - there is always the risk that your pet will injure another pet that was secured in it's yard, making you fully responsible. if you live out in a fairly rural area, and what few neighbors you have obviously don't mind, and your pet faces few dangers and never causes any problems...then by all means its ok. But the fact is this scenario is quite rare. In my neighborhood particularly, no pets should be free roaming. It's just too dangerous for them, and a nuisance to the rest of us. > > I suppose since I thought you were being more aggressive than you > actually are, I should back off a bit. I had thought you were in favor > of eliminating wandering pets. My bad, sorry. > > However, it still doesn't seem unreasonable to me to allow cats, dogs, > etc. to wander around so long as they aren't causing property damage. > Yeah, if the dog is digging up your roses, the owner should be informed > and should take steps. However, if he's just sunning himself in your > backyard, I don't see what the problem is. > > --Ben > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154014 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
