Ben Nachie wrote:I think the solution is to get a dog.
Why do I say that? Well, then you'll find out how hard it is to train a dog, and once it is trained, how hard it is to get it to remember that training and act consistently. Dogs are intelligent, living, breathing creatures just like us, and they have minds of their own, just like us. Some of them have stronger wills than others, just like us...
But I already know how hard it is to train a dog, how hard it is to keep its actions consistent. I know it's an intelligent, living, breathing and independent creature.
I also know that regardless of how hard it is or how strong willed the dog is, it is
still my responsibility to ensure the dog's behaviour.
That's why I don't have a dog.
(For the record though, my stance is more along the lines of 'dogs should be allowed to roam freely as long as the owner takes swift action when he/she sees it causing undue distress to someone or something.' It's just this particular argument of "it's hard" I'm not keen on, we know its hard, but its the responsibility you took on when you decided to get a dog!)