Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be doggies?
Published by Anacris November 16th, 2008 in BloggingSo I was at work the other day when I noticed a woman walking towards me pushing a stroller. Now, I’m not one to stop and “ooh and aah” over babies, so when I saw her coming, I almost completely disregarded her, save the smile and nod to acknowledge her presence in the store…However, as she got closer, I realized there was something not quite right about the passenger in the strolller, and soon found out that it was because the passenger was a dog. “Seriously?”, I thought. Out of sheer curiosity, I approached the pair and exclaimed, “Oh, how cute! I’ve never seen a dog riding in a stroller before!” She of course, like a new mom gushing over her newborn baby, proceeded to tell me all about how she takes “her baby” everywhere in the stroller and how well behaved she is in comparison to her other two “babies”… Babies? Really? The encounter got me to thinking about this phenomenon…this dog phenomenon that makes people (seemingly primarily women) go crazy over their dogs and and not just treat them like people, but as though they were their very own children and care for them in ways formerly unimagineable to me. Like someone I know that brushes her dog’s teeth and uses a baby wipe on him after he does his business. Is somebody kidding me? Having grown up with dogs, four to be precise…I’m well aware of how attached we can get to our pets. I will even go as far as saying that the ones I grew up with were more than just pets, they were in fact like members of our family. My parents never included them in pictures or signed their names to Christmas cards, but we loved them and they were a part of us. One of my favorite quotes about dogs reads “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement!” ~Charles M. Shultz (Snoopy) However, things have changed. At least for some people and their dogs. Dogs have definitely advanced in some homes, especially the smaller more portable breeds. Or perhaps it’s just that those breeds are the ones we mostly get exposed to. Isn’t that kind of discriminatory though? I mean, would the store I work in be as okay with someone pushing a St. Bernard around in a stroller? It used to be that the only dogs allowed in public places were seeing eye dogs, or assistance dogs. Does anyone else remember the Snoopy special where Snoopy can’t get in anywhere because the signs all read “No dogs allowed!”? Nevermind that Snoopy was just about the smartest dog ever and at least he could read, unlike his real life counterparts of today. But the ”No dogs allowed” rule seems to be changing and perhaps not for the better. I heard of a restaurant that offers a “Yappy Hour” like a “Happy Hour” except you can bring your dog….which to me just seems a bit…eeww. And seriously, where do we draw the line? I mean will we soon be seeing special purses made to carry around our bunnies? And what about parakeets? Think anyone would mind if I just put my parakeet’s cage in a stroller and pushed it around? At least my parakeet won’t poop in your path and mess up your shoes. Or…ooh…snakes…what about snakes? Snakes have feelings and needs too…don’t they? If I had a snake I could dress him in a tube sock and carry him around too. Think anyone would mind that? And what comes next? I wouldn’t be surprised if someone in the near future decides that there should be public doggy restrooms, or at least public doggy walks everywhere with pooper scoopers and poop bags provided at the establishements cost. Would that movement be called ”The fight for the right to potty”? But until then, might I advise that you watch where you walk?
And that’s all for now…Ciao! Hasta la pasta baby!
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Anacris - there is absolutely no way this can be a coincidence - but - I believe this woman lives in my neighborhood. She does indeed walk her two dogs in my neighborhood while pushing the other one in a stroller. I see her walk by every night. Her other two babies are tiny little dogs also. My son asks me every time if he can ask her to pet the dogs. I just snicker every time I see her pushing that dog around.
Without going in to actual location - you must work in the Trinity/Seven Springs area - unless this woman decided to go on a road trip with her “baby.”
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No way!! That’s too funny! You’re probably right I work in Port Richey so it’s very plausible that this is the same woman!! Although I suspect that when women like her do go on road trips, they take their dogs and their strollers too! Think there’s a market for doggy strollers, and doggy (diaper) bags? Thanks for reading!
Anacris
What a small world. I have seen this woman before in Citrus Park Mall parking lot. Wow what a funny article Anacris. You rock girl.
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LOL! She gets around doesn’t she? Or maybe it’s just the new thing…putting your dog in a stroller…
Thank you kindly! I had fun writing it!
You rock too!!!
(oh, and just for the record…you owe me a phone call!!!)
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Thanks for compliment. I designed it myself. Let me know if you would like some graphics for yours.
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