Just a bit of a rant. Hubby and I were walking the dogs last night, and approaching us was a man, woman and child in a stroller. As we got closer the man proceeded to walk right around us, bringing him onto the road, so he could avoid us.
The woman must have said something to the effect of, "why are you avoiding them"? He said loud enough for us to hear, "I don't trust them even when they are on lead". I mean geesh our dogs of course took no notice of them, and he was waiting for a response from us. Naturally hubby and I did not oblige him, because his comment wasn't worth a breath of air.
Rather than angering us, we just shook our heads later as we passed. The thing that saddens me, is because of an attitude like that, I doubt that the child in the stroller, will grow up appreciating, the love and companionship that a pet can bring, in particular a dog. Funnily enough the child was chanting, doggy doggy, doggy's and was so excited.
The woman must have said something to the effect of, "why are you avoiding them"? He said loud enough for us to hear, "I don't trust them even when they are on lead". I mean geesh our dogs of course took no notice of them, and he was waiting for a response from us. Naturally hubby and I did not oblige him, because his comment wasn't worth a breath of air.
Rather than angering us, we just shook our heads later as we passed. The thing that saddens me, is because of an attitude like that, I doubt that the child in the stroller, will grow up appreciating, the love and companionship that a pet can bring, in particular a dog. Funnily enough the child was chanting, doggy doggy, doggy's and was so excited.