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onetwo_threefour · 12-03-2009, 03:37 PM

I'm the worst of both worlds, I have two dogs and two young children.... Scary!! Of course, if we don't pick up poop fast enough in the back yard or on our walks, my youngest runs around shouting "Poo, Poo!!" at the top of his lungs and pointing at it the whole time.

Anyway, to answer some earlier question, our dog registration fees are apparently the only source of funds for the Animal Control people. According to a notice I got with my last licence renwals, they get zero dollars from the City.

As such the idea that that money is going elsewhere and could support the cost of constructing and maintaining ofleash parks is probably wrong. Having said that as long as dogs are licensed and required to be leashed I think it is at least somewhat reasonable for dog owners to expect come area in the city where they csn take their dogs offleash for some exercise, just like I think it's reasonable for most parks to be no-dogs allowed or on-leash area to preserve those who don't want to come into contact with offleash animals from having to experience that.

The point is, when the city allows the development of new communities, they mandate a certain amount of greenspace/parklands, I personally think it is reasonable to designate some as playground, some as reserve, some as off-leash and whatever else makes sense to balance the various lifestyles of citizens in the community. To the extent that this happens, everybody is supporting everyone else's way of living in a reasonably equitable fashion.

The whole argument that children are the future and dogs are DESSian creatures of nightmare comes across as irrelevant and antagonistic. (Kind of like everything DESS posted)

As a better example, since kids pee in public pools should parents have to pay a surcharge for their children to use public pools? I mean if I don't want to have to be exposed to swimming in your kid's pee, shouldn't I be outraged that there are publically funded pools that allow peeing children in them and they don't charge families extra for that?

12-03-2009, 03:37 PM	#52
onetwo_threefour Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mahogany, aka halfway to Lethbridge Exp:	I'm the worst of both worlds, I have two dogs and two young children.... Scary!! Of course, if we don't pick up poop fast enough in the back yard or on our walks, my youngest runs around shouting "Poo, Poo!!" at the top of his lungs and pointing at it the whole time. Anyway, to answer some earlier question, our dog registration fees are apparently the only source of funds for the Animal Control people. According to a notice I got with my last licence renwals, they get zero dollars from the City. As such the idea that that money is going elsewhere and could support the cost of constructing and maintaining ofleash parks is probably wrong. Having said that as long as dogs are licensed and required to be leashed I think it is at least somewhat reasonable for dog owners to expect come area in the city where they csn take their dogs offleash for some exercise, just like I think it's reasonable for most parks to be no-dogs allowed or on-leash area to preserve those who don't want to come into contact with offleash animals from having to experience that. The point is, when the city allows the development of new communities, they mandate a certain amount of greenspace/parklands, I personally think it is reasonable to designate some as playground, some as reserve, some as off-leash and whatever else makes sense to balance the various lifestyles of citizens in the community. To the extent that this happens, everybody is supporting everyone else's way of living in a reasonably equitable fashion. The whole argument that children are the future and dogs are DESSian creatures of nightmare comes across as irrelevant and antagonistic. (Kind of like everything DESS posted) As a better example, since kids pee in public pools should parents have to pay a surcharge for their children to use public pools? I mean if I don't want to have to be exposed to swimming in your kid's pee, shouldn't I be outraged that there are publically funded pools that allow peeing children in them and they don't charge families extra for that? __________________ onetwo and threefour... Together no more. The end of an era. Let's rebuild...